Job
Title: Project Officer (2 Job Placements)
Title: Project Officer (2 Job Placements)
Organization: Refugee
Law Project (RLP)
Law Project (RLP)
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to:
Project Manager
Project Manager
About US:
The Refugee Law
Project (RLP) is an outreach project of the School of Law, Makerere University.
Our Mission is to empower asylum seekers, refugees, deportees, IDPs and host
communities to enjoy their human rights and lead dignified lives. Refugee Law
Project’s work is currently structured in five thematic areas: Access to
Justice; Conflict, Transitional Justice & Governance (CTJ&G), Gender
& Sexuality; Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing; and Media for
Social Change.
Project (RLP) is an outreach project of the School of Law, Makerere University.
Our Mission is to empower asylum seekers, refugees, deportees, IDPs and host
communities to enjoy their human rights and lead dignified lives. Refugee Law
Project’s work is currently structured in five thematic areas: Access to
Justice; Conflict, Transitional Justice & Governance (CTJ&G), Gender
& Sexuality; Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing; and Media for
Social Change.
Job Summary: The
Project Officer is mainly responsible for promoting and protecting the rights
of women and children affected by violent conflict in the West Nile sub-region
for them to enjoy sustainable peace, security and justice through facilitating
individual healing and enhancing reintegration.
Project Officer is mainly responsible for promoting and protecting the rights
of women and children affected by violent conflict in the West Nile sub-region
for them to enjoy sustainable peace, security and justice through facilitating
individual healing and enhancing reintegration.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Direct Client
support
support
- Plan and execute systematic screening of
women and children living with untreated war- wounds to identify
medical/psychosocial/legal needs - Ensure the provision of psychosocial
support, counselling, referrals and advice to clients with untreated
war-wounds, trauma and torture - Manage the provision of
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. - Manage the 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. - Coordinate field visits and follow-up
with clients in the different villages across the West Nile region - Establish new and strengthen existing
support groups through provision of technical support - Plan, develop and implement client care
and communication strategies including establishing close working ties
with relevant partner organisations - Establishing new victims/survivors’
support groups of returnees
Stakeholder
capacity building
capacity building
- Facilitate in trainings, workshops,
conferences and seminars on transitional justice issues - Coordinate trainings and information
sessions organized by RLP and for RLP - Organise and coordinate annual events
related to project - Plan and provide 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
Research
- Conduct and disseminate field research
on emerging Transitional Justice and women/children issues. - Organise and engage 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 - Manage bi-annual children’s radio talk
shows - Organise documentary screening in secondary
schools, tertiary and in the community - Document and curate narratives for
exhibitions
Networking and
Advocacy
Advocacy
- Represent the organization in various
fora that address forced migration issues related to conflict, gender and
children. - Conduct 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. - Coordinate 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 - Lead, and/or coordinate training
sessions and workshops to enhance psychosocial skills of staff and/or
client groups
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Refugee Law
Project (RLP) Project Officer job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s
Degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Community Education or related
human services field - At least three years of proven and
relevant work experience with vulnerable communities (e.g. community mobilisation,
social work, counselling and engaging with women and children, research in
war-affected communities etc.) - Previous experience of empirical
research, data analysis, and evidence based reports and evidence based
reports - Has worked with an NGO or can understand
the way NGO’s operate - Practical and theoretical understanding
of sexuality, sexual and gender based violence - Excellent written and spoken English and
communication skills - Excellent networking and communication skills
- Good computer skills (standard office and PowerPoint
software) are necessary
How to Apply:
All candidates who
wish to join the Refugee Law Project (RLP) in this capacity are encouraged to
send a motivation letter and curriculum vitae electronically to: [email protected]
wish to join the Refugee Law Project (RLP) in this capacity are encouraged to
send a motivation letter and curriculum vitae electronically to: [email protected]
NB: The
position applied for MUST be indicated in the subject line of the email. Copies
of certificates should not be attached, but will be requested for from
short-listed candidates only.
position applied for MUST be indicated in the subject line of the email. Copies
of certificates should not be attached, but will be requested for from
short-listed candidates only.
Deadline: 1st June 2018 by 5.00pm
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