Organisation: American Refugee Committee (ARC) International
Duty Station: Kyangwali, Uganda
About
ARC:
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. ARC seeks to promote
peaceful and safe communities where men and women have equal rights and
communities can access locally owned, high-quality services.
nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that provides humanitarian assistance and
training to millions of beneficiaries around the world. ARC seeks to promote
peaceful and safe communities where men and women have equal rights and
communities can access locally owned, high-quality services.
Job Summary: The
GBV/Protection Technical Coordinator will support and steer efforts in ARC’s
Gender-based Violence & Protection program in Uganda. The Coordinator will
ensure quality prevention and response implementation and good coordination in
line with international standards and best practices.
GBV/Protection Technical Coordinator will support and steer efforts in ARC’s
Gender-based Violence & Protection program in Uganda. The Coordinator will
ensure quality prevention and response implementation and good coordination in
line with international standards and best practices.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Program Development and Management:
- Work closely with the ARC protection team
and local actors, provide technical leadership related to implementation
of the GBV/Protection program - Make sure there is essential, life-saving
GBV services, including comprehensive case management and psychosocial
support, are available in line with international standards and are
closely monitored - Collaborate closely with ARC, government,
and other NGO health staff to promote the clinical care for sexual assault
survivors in line with WHO protocols - Ensure safe and ethical data collection,
storage, analysis, and sharing through the GBVIMS, using standard forms
and database and monitoring adherence to inter-agency information sharing
protocols - Implement evidence-informed,
community-based GBV prevention and risk reduction strategies, including
community mobilization and social change strategies, community-based
protection mechanisms, and protection and gender mainstreaming - Promote gender equality through supporting
women’s empowerment and leadership through economic and educational
opportunities (where applicable) and partnerships with local women’s
groups - Write project concept notes and proposals
and develop budgets for continued and new programming - Actively engage local partners and
community members, particularly women and girls, in all aspects of design,
implementation, and monitoring in order to maintain inclusive programs,
contextual relevance, and sustainability
2. Capacity Strengthening and Human Resources:
- Facilitate workshops and staff meetings
for the ARC protection team to ensure GBV programming meets best practice
standards and prioritizes the safety and security of beneficiaries and
staff. - Supervise case management staff to ensure
client-centered case management and psychosocial support services in line
with international guidelines through one-on-one supervision, case
consultations, observational exercises, and other regular mentoring and
debriefing exercises - Actively participate in the recruitment of
GBV staff
3. Coordination & Advocacy:
- Co-lead the GBV Wording Group and maintain
strong working relationships with all stakeholders - Strengthen the operationalization of
specific GBV Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) by engaging relevant
stakeholders in review and update processes - Explore potential formal partnerships with
local women’s groups, national NGOs, and government social workers to
strengthen their technical and organizational capacity - Assist in building strong working
relationships with relevant Government Ministries to address women’s
issues and GBV appropriately in national policies, laws and guidelines - Utilizing IASC GBV Guidelines, collaborate
with all clusters to ensure coordinated prevention and risk reduction interventions
are integrated within each cluster’s strategy and activities
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant should preferably hold a
good Bachelor’s degree required, with a Master of Social Work, Public
Health, or any other related field preferably gender studies or psychology - At least five years’ experience with at
least 1 year managing GBV prevention and response programs in emergency
and post conflict environments - Past exposure and experience in counseling
and ability to adapt psychosocial skills to cultural context; experience
supervising other counselors or social workers preferred - Familiarity with effective community
mobilization techniques and social change approaches, such as Raising
Voices SASA is strongly preferred - Thorough awareness and knowledge of
reproductive health, gender, and GBV issues and demonstrated commitment to
gender equality - Strong knowledge of GBV-related best
practices and tools, including IASC GBV Guidelines, GBVIMS, SOPs, GBV
Coordinator’s Handbook, Caring for Survivors/Working with Survivors
Training Tools, WHO Recommendations, etc. - Strong grant management in post
conflict/transitional settings - Past experience in participatory methods
for community education and mobilization - Excellent communication skills, with good
spoken and written English - Excellent report writing, research,
documentation, and presentation skills - Demonstrated experience related to
monitoring and evaluating projects - Past exposure and experience coordinating
with and strengthening capacity of civil society actors and organizations
How to Apply:
The American Refugee Committee (ARC) invites applications from Ugandan
citizens who meet the above requirements to send an application letter, CV
& copies of academic documents by email only to [email protected] addressed to
The Human Resources Manager, ARC International.
citizens who meet the above requirements to send an application letter, CV
& copies of academic documents by email only to [email protected] addressed to
The Human Resources Manager, ARC International.
NB: Only Short-listed
candidates will be contacted.
candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: Sunday, 31st August,
2014.
2014.
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