Job Title: Registration Officer
Organisation: Uganda Red
Cross Society (URCS)
Cross Society (URCS)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Operations
Manager
Manager
About US:
Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) is the leading national humanitarian
organization in Uganda and a member of the International Red Cross Red Crescent
Movement. The ICRC is an International humanitarian institution which has a
mandate to protect victims of international and armed conflicts i.e. the
wounded, refugees, civilians, prisoners and other non-combatants.
organization in Uganda and a member of the International Red Cross Red Crescent
Movement. The ICRC is an International humanitarian institution which has a
mandate to protect victims of international and armed conflicts i.e. the
wounded, refugees, civilians, prisoners and other non-combatants.
Job Summary: The Registration
Officer will provide registration skills and services as an essential tool for
protection and management of operations, and for the achievement of durable
solutions to the South Sudanese Refugees Emergency Operations in Bidi Bidi
resettlement site. The position will also be responsible for planning,
coordinating and monitoring registration, population data management, and other
registration-related. His/her work will strengthen and improve the standardized
collection of individual data from persons of concern, according to the
priorities identified by an operation, and in compliance with its overall
protection strategy. The responsibilities also include the analysis and
dissemination of aggregate population data, which will inform programme
planning, protection interventions and statistical reporting activities.
Officer will provide registration skills and services as an essential tool for
protection and management of operations, and for the achievement of durable
solutions to the South Sudanese Refugees Emergency Operations in Bidi Bidi
resettlement site. The position will also be responsible for planning,
coordinating and monitoring registration, population data management, and other
registration-related. His/her work will strengthen and improve the standardized
collection of individual data from persons of concern, according to the
priorities identified by an operation, and in compliance with its overall
protection strategy. The responsibilities also include the analysis and
dissemination of aggregate population data, which will inform programme
planning, protection interventions and statistical reporting activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The incumbent will design appropriate
registration strategies and approaches for populations of concern in
compliance with the protection strategy of the operation, ensuring that
registration standards are met and that appropriate methodologies and
technologies are implemented - Advise and provide technical support to
camp based volunteers’ staff on planned registration activities. - Plan, implement and monitor
registration-related operational projects, to ensure that provision is
made for material and human resources to adequately support the process. - The incumbent will coordinate registration
activities between camp and HQ offices to ensure data quality,
standardization and consistency of data management. - Support the coordination of emergency
preparedness and response measures relating to registration liaising with
OPM/UNHCR and other Donors/partners to develop and implement appropriate
responses. - Coordinate and liaise with partners in the
planning, implementation, analysis and dissemination of the results of
registration activities. - Develop data sharing agreements in close
cooperation with Protection partners. - Work in close cooperation with Protection
staff; design, implement and monitor referral mechanisms for persons of
concern who may require follow-up protection interventions. - Offer support in developing data
management approaches and processing methodologies for efficient and accountable
delivery of assistance; - Provide training to URCS support
volunteers and staff in registration methodologies, technologies and
standards, to enable them to conduct registration activities and to manage
registration and case related data on a continuous basis. - Standardize consolidation and timely
dissemination of reports and statistics on persons of concern; - Document and report on registration
activities at the operation and report on the impact of support
interventions to the management of operations. - Work in close consultation with the
Operations Manager and Camp Manager,
design, implement and monitor referral mechanisms for persons of
concern who may require follow-up protection interventions
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Uganda Red
Cross Society Registration Officer job placement should hold a Bachelor’s
Degree in Population Movement, Data management, Protection, Law,
Statistics, Information Technology or other related field. - Possession of a post graduate
qualification in a related field is an added advantage - At least three years’ experience in the
humanitarian sector, in particular in deep field locations, will be an
asset. - Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills, flexibility and organizational skills with strong capacity in
multitasking. - Demonstrated computer skills, particularly
in data management. - Excellent knowledge of English.
- High level of integrity
- Ability to work under pressure
How to Apply:
All candidates who desire to join the International Red Cross and Red
Crescent Movement should send their filled application forms, download
here and E-mail to: [email protected] or mail via post to: The
Secretary General, Uganda Red Cross Society, Plot 551/555 Rubaga Road, P.O. Box
494, Kampala, Uganda.
Crescent Movement should send their filled application forms, download
here and E-mail to: [email protected] or mail via post to: The
Secretary General, Uganda Red Cross Society, Plot 551/555 Rubaga Road, P.O. Box
494, Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 23rd September
2016 by 5.00pm.
2016 by 5.00pm.
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