Job Title: Protection Officer
Organisation: Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid
(HIJRA)
(HIJRA)
Funding Source: UNHCR
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Camp
Manager
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 Matanda Transit Center (Kanungu district).
UNHCR in Uganda is implementing a multi-Sectoral Program for refugees in
Oruchinga settlement (Isingiro district), Nakivale settlement (Isingiro
district) and Matanda Transit Center (Kanungu district).
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure
proper case management and documentation - Coordination
of protection activities with partner focal points and through proper
referrals - Conduct
regular case follow up in the community and with partners - Prepare
timely weekly, monthly, quarterly other reports as required - Capacity
building of community to participate in their own protection - The
Protection Officer will also prepare and submit timely requisition to
enable implementation - From
time to time undertake any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor - Contribute
to proposal development for the organization - Supervise
the volunteer and other support staff under the protection sector at the
transit center. - Perform
any other duties as assigned by the Camp Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the HIJRA Protection Officer job placement
should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in
Social Work and Social Administration, Social Sciences, development
studies, Law, Human rights or a comparable discipline - Three
years of work experience in the same field of development and humanitarian
work and NGOs’ - Ability
to produce high-quality documentation - Excellent
presentation and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with a
number of different partners and contacts, including governmental
authorities, UNHCR, victims and their families etc. - Strong
computer skills i.e. Microsoft office, PowerPoint and E-mail. - Strong
leadership skills. - Excellent
written and verbal communication skills
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: “Protection Officer.”
Deadline: 29th January 2018
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