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• Conduct systematic screening of women
  and children living with untreated war-wounds to identify
  medical/psychosocial/legal needs
• Provide psychosocial support,
  counselling, referrals and advice to clients with untreated war-wounds,
  trauma and torture
• Provide post-rehabilitation support,
  counselling, documentation of stories of healing and recovery of clients
  to inform key stakeholders and catalyse special local government and line
  ministry interventions.
• Support in management of emergency
  medical funds and coordinate emergency medical referrals to approved
  medical service providers and the home-based medical care scheme for
  persons unable to access public services.
• Conduct field visits and follow-up with
  clients in the different villages across the West Nile region
• Support in the establishment of new and
  strengthening of existing support groups through provision of technical
  support

• Support in organizing trainings,
  workshops, conferences and seminars on transitional justice issues
• Participate in coordinating annual
  events related to project
• Participate in the planning and
  provision of training activities on other psychosocial issues
• Hold psycho-medical camps to provide
  multi-dimensional individual and group therapeutic sessions in key
  massacre sites
• Organise and facilitate community
  outreach activities e.g. local reconciliation with cultural and religious
  leaders, elders on identified conflict in the community, travelling
  testimony exhibitions

• Conduct and disseminate field researches
  on evolving Transitional Justice and women/children issues.
• Participate in data collection processes
  and activities through interviews and focus group discussions or using any
  other adopted data selection technique
• Identify and prepare research training
  materials and tools as necessary for the execution of specific research
  projects
• Engage children in and out of school
  through poems, talent shows
• Organise bi-annual children’s radio talk
  shows
• Organise documentary screening in
  secondary schools, tertiary and in the community
• Document and curate narratives for
  exhibitions

• Represent the organization in various
  fora that address forced migration issues related to conflict, gender and
  children.
• Participate in advocacy on post-conflict
  issues on women and children;
• Advocate for the mainstreaming of a
  range of gender issues in West Nile region.
• Consult with related professional and
  paraprofessional staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic
  and/or casework; refer clients to appropriate service agencies as
  required.
• Follow-ups to determine reliability and
  validity of treatment used; make recommendations regarding modification to
  services and service delivery
• Participate in the review of
  psychosocial issues and program policies and procedures
• Participate in, lead, and/or coordinate
  training sessions and workshops to enhance psychosocial skills of staff
  and/or client groups

• The ideal candidate for the Refugee Law
  Project (RLP) Project Assistant job opportunity must hold a diploma in
  Social Work and Social Administration, Development Studies, Social
  Sciences, Community Psychology or any related field.
• One year of professional experience in
  providing counselling support to the disadvantaged
• Strong written and spoken English
• Comfortable working in environments with
  little basic infrastructure
• Strong listening skills
• Strong research skills
• Sensitivity and empathy
• Patience and a calm manner
• Ability to cope with emotional
  situations
• Ability to relate to a wide range of
  people
• Self-motivated, versatile and adaptable
  to different cultures and people
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, in
  particular Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• Knowledge of any language spoken in
  refugee communities will be an added advantage

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