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• Coordinate with the embedded technical Officers and district
  leadership as well as other government stakeholders, private sector, and
  development partners to support Good Neighbors Uganda  to increase integration of the refugee
  response;
• Develop proposals for Refugee Projects
• Provide technical assistance to selected areas hosting refugees or
  affected by the refugees’ settlements, building their capacity in
  leadership, resource allocation, conflict mitigation and mediation with
  focus on the refugee response
• Work closely with civil society organizations at district and
  regional level to increase visibility for the concerns of both hosting and
  non-hosting communities;
• The incumbent will employ effective communication mechanisms for
  providing up-to-date information to district and regional leaders to
  enable them make informed decisions at district and national level on the
  refugee response;
• Provide technical oversight to other officers implementing community
  and civic engagement activities in the selected region related to the
  refugee issues;
• Provide information for programmatic reports, success stories and
  lessons learned; participate in the monitoring and evaluation of project
  activities
• Oversee implementation of all interventions/project in refugee
  settlement
• Supervise a proper and timely implementation of all projects
  according to agreed policies and donor requirements;
• Prepare annual/project action plans for the project in accordance
  with annual planning cycle;
• Provide regular internal reports and other relevant information on
  general policy matters and programme activities to GNIUG Country Director
  based on agreed formats and schedules;
• Ensure donor requirements are met including production of reports in
  formats agreed with the donors and partners.
• Ensure that a sound documentation including relevant beneficiary
  data is collected and that relevant assessments are conducted in the
  project area.

• Maintain close and good relations with all relevant stakeholders
  including the UNCHR, WFP and other relevant UN organizations, OPM, local
  authorities, line ministries, donors, NGOs, CBOs and other partners
• Ensuring Project planning (participate in project development,
  concept/operational notes), activity implementation and management

• The ideal candidate should preferably hold a Master’s degree
• A minimum of six years of experience in Governance or Humanitarian
  Assistance Sector
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the working processes within
  refugee Settlements
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Previous experience with refugee projects is a must
• Previous experience in a similar position is desirable. 

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