Organisation: Humanitarian
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Funding Source: UNHCR
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Community
Services and Development Officer
Services and Development Officer
About US:
Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) is an international
African humanitarian and development organization that positively contributes
towards improving the living standards and conditions of those adversely
affected by disasters and conflict in the Horn, East & Central Africa by
implementing WASH, Health, Education, Livelihoods, Community service &
development and Protection programs in the region for a period of more than 20
years.
African humanitarian and development organization that positively contributes
towards improving the living standards and conditions of those adversely
affected by disasters and conflict in the Horn, East & Central Africa by
implementing WASH, Health, Education, Livelihoods, Community service &
development and Protection programs in the region for a period of more than 20
years.
About UNHCR Project:
HIJRA with funding from the UNHCR in Uganda is implementing a
multi-sectoral Program for refugees in Oruchinga settlement (Isingiro
district), Nakivale settlement (Isingiro district) and Nyakabande Transit
Center (Kisoro district).
multi-sectoral Program for refugees in Oruchinga settlement (Isingiro
district), Nakivale settlement (Isingiro district) and Nyakabande Transit
Center (Kisoro district).
Job Summary: The Community Services Assistant Based will
act as the critical interface between HIJRA and communities of concern,
providing an AGD sensitive analysis of community risks and capacities that form
the essential foundations to all HIJRA work. Under the overall direction of the
Protection Unit, and in coordination with other HIJRA staff, government, NGO
partners and other stakeholders, Community Services staff work directly with
communities to leverage their capacities for community based protection. The
incumbent will be responsible for building and maintaining networks within
communities of persons of concern.
act as the critical interface between HIJRA and communities of concern,
providing an AGD sensitive analysis of community risks and capacities that form
the essential foundations to all HIJRA work. Under the overall direction of the
Protection Unit, and in coordination with other HIJRA staff, government, NGO
partners and other stakeholders, Community Services staff work directly with
communities to leverage their capacities for community based protection. The
incumbent will be responsible for building and maintaining networks within
communities of persons of concern.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
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Keep abreast with political and social, economic
and cultural developments that impact on the protection environment.
Keep abreast with political and social, economic
and cultural developments that impact on the protection environment.
·
Actively participate in consultative processes
with government counterparts, partners and persons of concern to develop and
implement community-based protection strategies.
Actively participate in consultative processes
with government counterparts, partners and persons of concern to develop and
implement community-based protection strategies.
·
Establish links with inter-agency capacity
building initiatives which promote participatory, community-based and AGD
approaches.
Establish links with inter-agency capacity
building initiatives which promote participatory, community-based and AGD
approaches.
·
Establish systems, including those managed by
communities, to ensure that individual cases identified at the field level are
assessed, referred as appropriate, and followed up using ProGres or other
established case management systems.
Establish systems, including those managed by
communities, to ensure that individual cases identified at the field level are
assessed, referred as appropriate, and followed up using ProGres or other
established case management systems.
·
Guide program/protection unit, country offices
and partners, in order to integrate participatory, community-based and AGD
approaches in the overall protection delivery strategy.
Guide program/protection unit, country offices
and partners, in order to integrate participatory, community-based and AGD
approaches in the overall protection delivery strategy.
·
Map and provide analyses on protection risks to
communities of concern as well as their capacities and resources for
community-based protection and self-protection initiatives.
Map and provide analyses on protection risks to
communities of concern as well as their capacities and resources for
community-based protection and self-protection initiatives.
·
Work closely with implementing and operational
partners as well as with displaced and local communities to develop
community-owned activities to address, where applicable, the social,
educational, psycho-social, cultural, health, organizational and livelihood
concerns as well as child protection and prevention and response to GBV.
Work closely with implementing and operational
partners as well as with displaced and local communities to develop
community-owned activities to address, where applicable, the social,
educational, psycho-social, cultural, health, organizational and livelihood
concerns as well as child protection and prevention and response to GBV.
·
Implement regular participatory assessments and
maintain on-going consultation with persons of concern using multifunctional
teams.
Implement regular participatory assessments and
maintain on-going consultation with persons of concern using multifunctional
teams.
·
In charge of the planning and monitoring of
programs and budgets through an AGD perspective.
In charge of the planning and monitoring of
programs and budgets through an AGD perspective.
·
Offer support in building Office capacity for
community-based protection through training and establishing systems for
community mobilization and participation of persons of concern.
Offer support in building Office capacity for
community-based protection through training and establishing systems for
community mobilization and participation of persons of concern.
·
Significantly contribute to HIJRA communication
strategies by emphasizing the participatory, community-based and AGD
approaches.
Significantly contribute to HIJRA communication
strategies by emphasizing the participatory, community-based and AGD
approaches.
·
Regularly monitor community services budgets and
expenditures and advocate with senior management for (re)allocation of
resources within the country envelope to meet new and/or outstanding needs.
Regularly monitor community services budgets and
expenditures and advocate with senior management for (re)allocation of
resources within the country envelope to meet new and/or outstanding needs.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal candidate for the HIJRA Community
Services Assistant job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Development
studies, Social Sciences or related field.
The ideal candidate for the HIJRA Community
Services Assistant job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Development
studies, Social Sciences or related field.
·
A minimum of three years of working experience
in the areas of community services, social work (e.g., gender, GBV programs,
women’s empowerment and protection, work with refugees) and/or human rights or
related tasks in government, NGO or international organization.
A minimum of three years of working experience
in the areas of community services, social work (e.g., gender, GBV programs,
women’s empowerment and protection, work with refugees) and/or human rights or
related tasks in government, NGO or international organization.
·
Previous exposure and experience working
overseas in a humanitarian context
Previous exposure and experience working
overseas in a humanitarian context
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an
application letter and Curriculum Vitae including telephone and email contacts
of three referees including your current/most recent employer.
application letter and Curriculum Vitae including telephone and email contacts
of three referees including your current/most recent employer.
Application should be addressed to the:
Country Program Manager,
Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA),
P.O. Box 37703, Kampala, Uganda.
Email to:
[email protected]. The subject line should read: “Community Services
Assistant.”
[email protected]. The subject line should read: “Community Services
Assistant.”
Deadline: 20th December 2016
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