Job Title: Community Services and Development Officer
Organisation: Humanitarian
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Funding Source: UNHCR
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Community
Services Manager
Services Manager
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 and Development
Officer will be charged with carrying
out community services & development activities through information
dissemination, trainings and encouraging community participatory approaches in
Nakivale Refugee Settlement.
Officer will be charged with carrying
out community services & development activities through information
dissemination, trainings and encouraging community participatory approaches in
Nakivale Refugee Settlement.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervise
and oversee the work of Community Services Assistants, ensuring that work
and activities progress as agreed and in line with applicable standards. - Continually
sensitize Community Services Assistants, refugee’s leadership to the
importance of respectful dialogue with refugee community. - Work
in close cooperation with refugee community/committees, develop social
recreational and cultural activities in the settlement. - Identify
key protection concerns through participatory process for different age,
gender and diversity groups among camp population. - Responsible
for ensuring that HIJRA has up to date records of refugee camp population,
based on UNHCR registration, OPM and leadership structures. - Regular
review of registration data, critical analysis of data compared to actual
population, and identification of vulnerable groups and individuals for
further interventions. Also identification of gaps between registration
and actual population. - The
incumbent will periodically draft reports on community activities and work
plans to the Community Services Manager for donor reporting. - In
charge of the compilation of all sectoral monthly reports and work plans
(WASH, CS/CD and Protection) and submission to Community Services Manager. - Assist
and participate in development HIJRA refugee program in consultation with
other concerned OPs/IPs - Perform
any other official duty that may be assigned from time to time by the
Community Services Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the HIJRA Community Services and Development
Officer job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Development studies. - A
minimum of three years of working experience in community based
development. - Previous
experience working with refugee populations - Prior
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 and Development Officer.”
[email protected]. The subject line should read: “Community Services and Development Officer.”
Deadline: 20th December 2016
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