Job Title: Child
Protection Officer
Protection Officer
Organisation: World
Vision International
Vision International
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Area
Coordinator
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.”
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.”
Job Summary:
The Child protection Officer will mainly coordinate emergency response and
oversee Child protection interventions to ensure maximum integration of
synergies as projects are implemented.
The Child protection Officer will mainly coordinate emergency response and
oversee Child protection interventions to ensure maximum integration of
synergies as projects are implemented.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Project management
and coordination
and coordination
- Provide overall leadership in managing and coordinating the
implementation of the child protection activities according to the
respective projects’ implementation and organization standards. - Guide and provide technical support to staff on emergency response,
CiE, basic education and other project interventions based on the
organizational commitment to emergency response.
Project monitoring
and evaluation
and evaluation
- Actively facilitate effective monitoring, documentation and
reporting in compliance with grants’ agreements, minimum standards and
tools - Support the baseline and evaluation processes in liaison with
DM&E targeting refugees and host communities - Establishment of functional project level M&E system and
utilization of the information in liaison with DM&E - Manage humanitarian emergency response and child protection project
information and documentation processes, and ensure effective
communication of the project results.
Finance management
- Keenly monitor and manage projects’ budgets in line with grants
agreements and standards. - Risk management by monitoring, addressing and reporting any risks to
management of program funds and budgets. - Ensure assets of the organization in the operations are safe and
secure in line with projects’ grant regulations, MoUs and agreements. - Support audit processes in line with the projects’ audit regulations
Performance management
and supervision
and supervision
- Manage, supervise and build capacity of staff in project
development, management and implementation especially in humanitarian
emergency response, CiE and other related project activities. - Identify staff capacity, psychosocial and other needs, and work with
P&C to promote staff welfare during the response. - Facilitate coaching, mentoring and counseling sessions for staff
within the humanitarian emergency response and child protection. - Provide guidance to humanitarian Emergency Response staff in child
protection, planning and preparation of M&E documents.
Project Development
- Provide overall leadership, management and guidance to the
development of project designs, concepts and fundable proposals for CiE
activities - Conduct assessments as required in the response area
- Review humanitarian emergency response projects’ documents and align
them to set guidelines and standards
Network and
collaboration
collaboration
- Participate in coordination meetings at national, cluster and camp
and settlement levels. - Identify and build strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and
networks with partners and other stakeholders in planning and
implementation of humanitarian emergency response and child protection
activities. - Develop a database of strategic networks and partnerships for
advocacy within the district and at national level. - Facilitate the integration of Advocacy and justice for children in
emergency response interventions.
Documentation and
reporting
reporting
- Document make stories in article and Video formats to share milestones
and lessons learnt within NO, donors and other stakeholders on emergency
response child protection interventions. - Prepare quality reports and submit (progress against delivery of
outputs and achievement of outcomes, etc) to the Area Response Coordinator,
regional Programme manager, as per the grant agreements and regulations.
Sustainability
- Collaborate with relevant organizations, agencies and actors in the
refugee settlement camps and host communities to plan for transition from
the onset - 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.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the World Vision Child Protection Officer
career opportunity must hold a Degree in Social Work, Business
administration, Social Administration, Development, Education or related
field - Three years or more experience of relief work relating to CiE and at
least two years in community development programming - Self-motivated with excellent management and leadership skills
- Computer literacy skills.
- Knowledge of WV peace building and advocacy approaches and models
- Excellent communication skills and MUST with excellent knowledge in
Child Protections in Emergencies.
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.
qualified 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.
instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s
e-recruitment portal. Qualified female candidates are particularly
encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 11th June 2018
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