UNHCR Project Jobs – Protection Manager at The American Refugee Committee (ARC)

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Job Title: Protection
Manager
Organisation: The American Refugee Committee (ARC)
Duty Station:  Nakivale, Uganda
Funding Source: United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
About ARC:
The American Refugee Committee (ARC) International is an International
nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that provides humanitarian assistance and
training to millions of beneficiaries around the world. The ARC seeks to
promote peaceful and safe communities where men and women have equal rights and
communities can access locally owned, high-quality services. ARC is an equal
opportunity employer and is currently looking for competent persons to fill the
positions above in Nakivale Refugee Settlement with UNHCR Funding.
Job Summary: The Protection
Manager has a major responsibility of working harmoniously with the
implementing partners to ensure the settlement and that the principles of
effective and high quality GBV programming are adhered to by providing
technical support and supervision consistent with international and national
standards and ensure that program design and implementation creates no harm in
the communities, promotes human rights and has positive impact. He/She will
provide leadership to the sector and oversee all GBV related activities
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Encourage excellence in GBV programs
    ensuring quality of activities and targeted impact, and compliance with
    international and national standards
  • Develop and support collection, analysis
    and use of data to improve GBV program implementation and promote
    effective monitoring and evaluation systems.
  • Ensure issues and challenges are addressed
    in a timely and participatory manner, keeping stakeholders Informed.
  • Support capacity building activities
    design, implement and monitor high quality programming through mentoring,
    training and evaluations.
  • Also represent ARC in appropriate fora and
    Coordinate activities in his/her mandate.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant must possess a Masters
    degree in Public Health required.
  • He/she should also hold a Bachelors degree
    in Social Work
  • A minimum of five years’ program
    management experience in GBV or similar with internally displaced
    populations, refugees, or other post conflict settings.
  • Detailed awareness and knowledge of
    reproductive health and gender issues as well as GBV.
  • Comprehensive understanding of the
    principles of counseling and ability to adapt psychosocial knowledge and
    skills to cultural context
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should send an
application letter together with curriculum vitae, copies of academic
documents/transcripts, names and contact details of three referees to: The
Human Resources Manager, American Refugee Committee International, Plot 4920,
Block 244, Muyenga, Kampala P.O. Box 7868, Kampala, Uganda Email:
 jobs@arc.co.ug NB: Only Short-listed candidates
will be contacted.
Deadline: Friday, 24th January, 2014

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