Job Title: Protection Supervisor
Organisation: Handicap
International
International
Duty Station: Arua, Uganda
Reports to: MHPSS and
Protection Project Manager
Protection Project Manager
About Us:
Handicap International is an independent and impartial aid and
development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion,
conflict and disaster. We work alongside disabled and vulnerable people to help
meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect
for their dignity and fundamental rights. Handicap International is outraged by
the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we
aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences,
where everyone can live in dignity.
development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion,
conflict and disaster. We work alongside disabled and vulnerable people to help
meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect
for their dignity and fundamental rights. Handicap International is outraged by
the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we
aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences,
where everyone can live in dignity.
Job Summary: The Protection Supervisor
will work in liaison with the MHPSS and protection project manager, the MEAL
team, the Mental Health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) supervisor, the
inclusion officer and HI partners to ensure the implementation and development
of a qualitative, inclusive protection strategy. The intervention will be
integrated with the MHPSS community-based approach and the response to the
basic needs of HI beneficiaries provided by HI and other actors. The incumbent will
manage a team of 6 persons.
will work in liaison with the MHPSS and protection project manager, the MEAL
team, the Mental Health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) supervisor, the
inclusion officer and HI partners to ensure the implementation and development
of a qualitative, inclusive protection strategy. The intervention will be
integrated with the MHPSS community-based approach and the response to the
basic needs of HI beneficiaries provided by HI and other actors. The incumbent will
manage a team of 6 persons.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure the actor and service mapping in HI
area of intervention - Actively contribute to the analysis of the
mental health and psychosocial issues / needs, sources of distress, coping
mechanisms, community-based dynamics and mechanisms, leaderships, representation
of the beneficiaries and communities targeted by HI intervention - Actively participate in the identification
of barriers to equal access to services - Ensure the development of a referral
system - Ensure the identification and assessment
of Persons with Specific Needs and individuals at risk of being victims of
violence through different manners, including the presence of the
protection team at the different stages of the refugee arrival pathway - The Protection Supervisor will ensure
internal and external referral and follow up of these referrals of Person
with Specific Needs and individuals at risk of being victim of violence
identified and according to their needs - The incumbent will also ensure the
conception and development of tailored and inclusive Information Education
Communication (IEC) material on information on services - The jobholder will ensure the
implementation of awareness raising activities on information on services
and support the MHPSS awareness activities - The Protection Supervisor will ensure the
support to community-based mechanisms, community mobilisation and
social-cohesion (ensuring inclusion, non-discrimination through
multidimensional support) through the organization of community-based
events and through the support to local organizations - Ensure regular review and propose relevant
adaptations to ongoing activities and tools - Submit weekly reports on the activities
implemented to the line manager - Actively participate in coordination
meetings and represent the organisation at field level - Participate in the recruitment and ensure
the management and supervision of the protection team - Ensure regular field visits on outreach
intervention areas to ensure on-the-job support to his/her team - Show professional ethics, respect and
promote Handicap International mandate at any time, respecting all HI
protection policies
Others:
- Participating in the weekly team meetings;
- Ensure the strict application of the
rules; - Report any incident in which s/he’s
involved/witnessed immediately;
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Handicap International
(HI) Protection Supervisor job opportunity must possess a protection
-related degree (human science, legal degree, political science) with
experience - Previous professional experience in the
protection of vulnerable persons and/or refugees within NGO - Prior exposure and experience in social
cohesion and/or community mobilization and/or conflict management - Previous experience in adult trainings
- Candidates with experience in MHPSS
humanitarian intervention have an added advantage - Previous experience in Monitoring and
evaluation and Survey is desired - Good computer skills i.e. proficiency in MS
Office (Word, Excel) and internet - Strong sense of neutrality and
confidentiality - Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
- Open and interested in disability and vulnerability
issues - High diplomacy, cultural sensitivity and
security awareness - Ability to work under high pressure and
without constant supervision - Languages: Spoken and written
English. Proficiency local languages is an asset (Arua)
NB: Local residents from
Arua are particularly encouraged to Apply.
Arua are particularly encouraged to Apply.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who wish to join Handicap
International are encouraged to send their updated CVs (3 pages max, including
three professional references) with cover letters to HR Coordinator at
[email protected] with the subject line as “Application
to HI Protection Supervisor Arua.”
International are encouraged to send their updated CVs (3 pages max, including
three professional references) with cover letters to HR Coordinator at
[email protected] with the subject line as “Application
to HI Protection Supervisor Arua.”
Deadline: 8th
September 2017 (due to the urgency of the situation, Handicap International
reserves the right to fill this position before the end of the closing date).
September 2017 (due to the urgency of the situation, Handicap International
reserves the right to fill this position before the end of the closing date).
NB: Any efforts to
influence the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.
influence the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.
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