Gender & Health Program Coordinator, La Clinica del Pueblo, Washington, DC

Gender & Health Program Coordinator

Posted on: February 3, 2015
Posted by: La Clinica del Pueblo

This position works within the Community Health Action Department to coordinate intervention to prevent gender-based violence and promote reproductive and sexual health and rights among immigrant Latina women in DC Metropolitan area through the implementation of participatory health education methodologies, peer-based support groups and system navigation.

Qualifications

• Two-years of college or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Fully bilingual Spanish/English; fluent spoken and written Spanish/English; bicultural.
• Knowledge of Latino immigrant community in DC Metro Area and ability to work with all segments of the community.
• Two years minimum experience with facilitating small-group intervention sessions.
• Two years minimum experience implementing recruitment strategies for gender-based violence prevention interventions.
• Two years minimum experience with program implementation, including work plans, spending plans, and programmatic reports.
• High motivation for work in the women's rights/health promotion fields.
• Strong ethical core.
• Detail oriented, self-starter, and highly organized.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power point), internet and data entry

• Two years minimum experience working with women's reproductive and sexual health issues.

• Experience with legal system navigation

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Develop and implement work plan ensuring completion of Gender and Health Program's deliverables, including:
   1. Reaching recruitment work plan's goals for health promoters and participants,
   2. Recruiting, training and coordinating health promoters activities.
   3. Recruiting and facilitating small-groups skills-building sessions.
   4. Reaching work plan targets for individual group and community -level interventions.
   5. Implement training based on popular education for peer educators. Co-facilitate personal development groups, skill building and other educational sessions with the target populations.
   6. Provide monthly written reports on progress meeting work plan's goals;
2. Conduct initial interview and needs assessment for prospective program participants.
3. Coordinate and schedule program appointments for clients. Includes calling clients to inform them of changes in schedules or cancelled appointments
4. Handle phone/face-to-face contacts with clients and individuals seeking information regarding Gender and Health Program.
5. Coordinate Services Navigation for program participants linking them to health care, social and legal support services and ensuring retention.
6. Provide logistic support for Weekly Support Groups and Monthly Educational Workshops.
7. Update social media platforms with program's prevention messages, calendar of activities and information;
8. Administer assigned program's expenditure budget, ensuring expenditures according to approved budget;
9. Collect and report data from each activity following program guidelines;
10. Coordinate work related to the Gender and Health with staff within and outside La Clínica;
11. Represent La Clinica at relevant meetings and coalitions within and outside La Clinica;
12. Attend required trainings to increase/maintain skills;
13. Attend program, department, and all staff meetings and all mandatory La Clinica activities;
14. Follow La Clinica's Code of Conduct and all other personnel Policies and Procedures;
15. Perform other duties as assigned.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should send cover letter, resume and other requested materials to: resume2@lcdp.org or Fax to: (202) 332-0085. EOE. No phone calls or third party agencies please!

Research Technical Advisor, International Rescue Committee, New York, NY

Research Technical Advisor

Posted on: October 21, 2013
Posted by: International Rescue Committee

DESCRIPTION

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the largest humanitarian agencies in the world, providing relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of oppression and violent conflict. IRC has worked for over seven decades and today is involved in over 25 areas affected by conflict. We address both the immediate, life saving needs of conflict-affected people in an emergency and the reconstruction needs in post-conflict societies.

The IRC aims to achieve a world in which women and girls pursue their potential, free from violence and inequality. We invest in research with women and girls to 1) better understand the realities, lives and priorities of the women and girls with whom we work, particularly in relation to violence and abuse; 2) inform more woman-centered and responsive program design; 3) evaluate program impact; and 4) influence approaches and interventions in the wider humanitarian and development sector.

SCOPE

This position provides technical support to research on women's empowerment and violence against women and girls in countries in conflict, crisis, post-conflict and post-crisis settings.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the design and implementation of research in collaboration with technical advisors, field programs and research partners,
Present and publish research findings in academic journals and practitioner-focused outlets;
Contribute to or lead the development of concept notes and proposals for research projects.
Share the latest research on women's empowerment and violence against women and girls with technical units and field programs to support evidence-based programming
Proactively develop and manage partnerships with academics, consultants and other organizations that conduct related research
Represent research across the organization, serving as a key resource to IRC staff seeking information, including external relations and advocacy departments. Respond to field queries regarding research and evaluation and present findings in actionable terms.
Represent research and IRC in outside meetings and academic forums with donors, other non-governmental organizations, inter-agency working groups, foundations and other practitioners in the field.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. in public health or relevant field. Strong quantitative or qualitative training and expertise.
A minimum of 3 to 5 years of research experience is required, preferably within a humanitarian, international development setting.
Research related to women's empowerment or violence against women and girls.
Experience of research design in the context of violence and abuse, including a depth of understanding of the specific ethical and safety issues.
Demonstrated expertise in quantitative or qualitative methodology.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated commitment to research as a tool of social change.
Demonstrated understanding of feminist research theory and practice.
Proficiency in a non-English language is highly desirable, French or Arabic is preferred.
Up to 40% travel may be required.

HOW TO APPLY

http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH02/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=9846

Violence Against Immigrant Women Internship, National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project, Washington, DC

Violence Against Women Internship

Posted on: May 15, 2013
Posted by: National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project

DESCRIPTION

Are you passionate about immigration and women's rights? NIWAP is seeking undergraduate and graduate students this summer to work on projects that improve services nationwide for immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and other crimes. The 15-40 hour per week internship will include an opportunity to work on the following types of projects:

• Coordinate trainings for police and judges on immigrant victim certification in cases of immigrant crime victims and national training on immigrant victims legal rights;
• Reaching out to Adult and Child Protective Services agencies and collecting comments on tool kits for adult protective services and child protective services staff on U-visa certification;
• Collection of stories from the field documenting best practices and gaps in services and protections for immigrant victims of crime;
• Distribute materials and information developed by NIWAP staff in response to assistance requests from state, local and federal government agencies and from advocates and attorneys across the country;
• Update NIWAP's national state by state directory of programs serving immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking;
• Update NIWAP's national resource library, available at niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu, track copyright permissions and find new public documents to upload.

The National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project Law (NIWAP, pronounced new-app) is an experiential learning opportunity at American University Washington College of Law. NIWAP's work benefits immigrant women, children, and immigrant survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes. We are a national provider of training, legal and social science research, policy development, and technical assistance to advocates, attorneys, pro bono law firms, law schools, universities, law enforcement, prosecutors, social service and health care providers, justice system personnel, and other professionals who work with immigrant women, children and crime victims.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter describing your interest in this summer position to Levi Wolberg (wolberg@wcl.american.edu). Applications will remain open until positions are filled.

Immigration Law Internship, HIV Law Project, New York, NY

Immigration Law Internship

Posted on: May 16, 2013
Posted by: HIV Law Project

DESCRIPTION

HIV Law Project (HLP) has an immediate need for a summer intern or volunteer advocate for our immigration practice to work full time for a 10 week program begining in May or June and ending in August 2013. The internship is unpaid.

HIV Law Project was founded in 1989 in response to a growing need for innovative legal services and advocacy programs for underserved, low-income people living with HIV/AIDS, particularly women and their families; people of color; undocumented and recent immigrants; members of the LGBT community; and the homeless.

The Immigration practice at HIV Law Project consists of asylum applications, representation of domestic violence, crime, and trafficking survivors, green card applications, waivers of inadmissibility and removability, naturalization, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), and removal defense. Our cutting edge asylum work includes representation of immigrants fearing persecution on account of their sexual orientation, gender, HIV status and/or other disabilities, or a combination of these grounds. We represent individuals filing affirmative applications for relief as well as those in removal proceedings. Our clients include individuals requiring special attention to the immigration consequences of their criminal histories.

Examples of recent cases include:

- winning asylum for a gay man from Nigeria who fled persecution on account of his sexual orientation and LGBT and HIV-advocacy work
- winning asylum in Immigration Court for a woman living with AIDS and mental illness from Turkey, who was also the victim of notario fraud
- winning relief from removal for a woman who was battered by her U.S. citizen husband
- representation of a transgender woman from Mexico who was trafficked into the United States more than ten years ago
- ongoing representation in Immigration Court of a long-term legal permanent resident from the Dominican Republic with minor convictions who was last arrested almost twenty years ago

The intern will have the opportunity to work on a number of cases similar to these, including removal cases in Immigration Court for which hearings are scheduled over the summer. The intern may also have the opportunity to work on amicus briefs and attend advocacy network meetings and trainings across the NYC area.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Preparation of applications and supporting evidence, legal research, drafting memorandums and pre-hearing briefs, and conducting immigration screenings and intakes with new clients. Interns have the opportunity to work directly with clients in ongoing cases. In addition to substantive legal work, interns assist with administrative tasks such as closing and tracking case files.

QUALIFICATIONS

Prospective interns or volunteers should have completed at least one full year of study at an accredited law school and have strong research, writing, and interpersonal skills. Prior experience in immigration law and/or advocacy is a plus.

Fluency in Spanish or French is highly desirable, but not required.

The HIV Law Project is unable to provide any funding for interns.

HOW TO APPLY

Send a cover letter, resume, and a writing sample via email ONLY to cvelez@hivlawproject.org

HIV Law Project is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, PLWHAS, people with disabilities, gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender people are encouraged to apply.