Job
Title: Child
Protection and Education Officer
Title: Child
Protection and Education Officer
Organisation: World
Vision International
Vision International
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Project
Manager and Child Protection Coordinator
Manager and Child Protection Coordinator
About US:
World Vision Uganda is a
Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome
poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World
Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people
whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome
poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World
Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people
whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary: The Child
Protection and Education Officer will support the project in systematic data
collection and management of up to date databases for timely and evident
reporting, to ensure quality programming and accountability within the
framework of World Vision and donor standards and guidelines.
Protection and Education Officer will support the project in systematic data
collection and management of up to date databases for timely and evident
reporting, to ensure quality programming and accountability within the
framework of World Vision and donor standards and guidelines.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Project Management:
- Coordinate
with staff, ALP teachers, ECD caregivers and CFS caregivers in drawing
respective implementation plans in line with the project requirements and
standards. - Offer
technical support to staff, ALP teachers and ECD caregivers on skills
development related program interventions - Support
ALP teachers to generate working documents to facilitate project
implementation - Facilitate
ongoing networks and coordination between the ALP centres, existing
schools, community, education working group and the district education
office. - Ensure
quality in rolling out of Accelerated learning program within the existing
child friendly spaces - Ensure
quality rollout of the multipurpose approach of the implementation of the
child friendly spaces, ALP and ECD. - Track
and manage activity budgets to ensure timely and cost effective project
implementation. - Produce
timely, accurate, compliant and quality reports - Participant
in project management meetings, district education engagements and working
group meetings within the respective settlements. - Actively
participate in district education Advocacy initiatives - Ensure
cross cutting themes are mainstreamed in education project. - Identify
capacity gaps for teachers, ECD caregiver and work with the Child
protection Coordinator and project Manager to ensure needs are met - Participate
and also provide guidance to the development of project designs, concepts
and fundable proposals for children and youth development programs
Project monitoring and
evaluation:
evaluation:
- Facilitate
effective project monitoring, data collection to inform documentation and
reporting in compliance with project documents, agreements minimum
standards and tools - Facilitate
the baseline and evaluation processes in liaison with DM&E, project
manager and child protection coordinator. - Conduct
assessments as required in the response area - Ensure
compliance to the child protection policy and Education in Emergencies
standards in all project interventions in accordance with the inter agency
guidelines, organization policies and Global child protection minimum
standards.
Capacity building
- Mentor
and build the capacity of ALP teachers and ECD assistants - Develop
a guide to activity implementation and ensure - Develop
tools to manage data and information collection and analysis in
establishing and maintaining a Monitoring and Evaluation adherences - Liaise
with relevant technical and professional resource persons to provide the
necessary capacity for the project
Finance Management
- Monitor
and manage the project budget in line with project agreements and standards. - Support
risk management so as to address and report any risks to management of
program funds and budgets. - Ensure
project assets in the operation are safe and secure in line with projects’
grant regulations, MoUs and agreements. - Support
audit processes in line with the projects’ audit regulations
Network and collaboration
- Actively
participate in education coordination meetings at cluster and settlement
levels. - Identify
and build strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with
partners and other stakeholders in planning and implementation of the
emergency response activities. - Conduct
review meetings with the district education office and education partners
in relation project interventions - Facilitate
review meetings with community member and beneficiaries - Facilitate
the integration of Advocacy in education. - Collaborate
with relevant organizations, agencies and actors in the refugee settlement
camps and host communities to plan for transition from the onset
Documentation and reporting
- Document
change stories in order to share milestones and lessons learnt. - Prepare
quality reports and submit (progress against delivery of outputs and
achievement of outcomes, etc) to the project manager, Child protection
Coordinator and other stake holders
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the World Vision Child Protection and Education
Officer job opportunity should hold a Degree in Education - Three
years or more experience of relief work relating to Education in
emergencies and at least 1 year in implementing accelerated learning
programming. - Self-motivated
with excellent management and leadership skills - Previous
experience in Accelerated Learning Program is a must
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Please follow instructions on
How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s e-recruitment portal.
Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s e-recruitment portal.
Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 15th April 2018
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