Job Title: Community
Services Officer
Services Officer
Organisation: Humanitarian
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Funding Source: UNHCR
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Camp
Manager
Manager
About US:
Humanitarian
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) is an international African humanitarian and
development organization that positively contributes towards improving the
living standards and conditions of those adversely affected by disasters and
conflict in the Horn, East & Central Africa by implementing WASH, Health,
Education, Livelihoods, Community service & development and Protection
programs in the region for a period of more than 20 years.
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) is an international African humanitarian and
development organization that positively contributes towards improving the
living standards and conditions of those adversely affected by disasters and
conflict in the Horn, East & Central Africa by implementing WASH, Health,
Education, Livelihoods, Community service & development and Protection
programs in the region for a period of more than 20 years.
About UNHCR Project:
HIJRA with funding
from the UNHCR in Uganda is implementing a multi-Sectoral Program for refugees
in Oruchinga settlement (Isingiro district), Nakivale settlement (Isingiro
district) and Matanda Transit Center (Kanungu district).
from the UNHCR in Uganda is implementing a multi-Sectoral Program for refugees
in Oruchinga settlement (Isingiro district), Nakivale settlement (Isingiro
district) and Matanda Transit Center (Kanungu district).
Job Summary: The
Community Services Officer is mainly responsible for carrying out community
services & development activities through information dissemination,
trainings and encouraging community participatory approaches.
Community Services Officer is mainly responsible for carrying out community
services & development activities through information dissemination,
trainings and encouraging community participatory approaches.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Continually sensitize the community and
refugee leadership and other stakeholders of the importance of respectful
dialogue with refugee community. - Work in close cooperation with refugee
community/committees, develop social recreational and cultural activities
in the settlement. - Identify key protection concerns through
participatory process for different age, gender and diversity groups among
camp population. - Responsible for ensuring that HIJRA has
up to date records of refugee camp population, based on UNHCR
registration, OPM and leadership structures. - Regular review of registration data,
critical analysis of data compared to actual population, and
identification of vulnerable groups and individuals for further
interventions. Also identification of gaps between registration and actual
population. - Periodically draft reports on community
activities and work plans to the Camp Manager for donor reporting. - Tasked with the compilation of all
sectoral monthly reports and work plans (WASH, CS/CD and Protection) and
submission to the Camp Manager. - Actively contribute to proposal
development for the organization. - Supervise volunteers and any other
support staff under the community services sector at the transit center. - Assist and participate in development of
HIJRA refugee program in consultation with other concerned OPs/IPs - Perform any other official duty that may
be assigned from time to time by the Camp Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the HIJRA
Community Services Officer job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree
in Development studies. - A minimum of three years of working
experience in community based development. - Previous experience working with refugee
populations - Prior experience working overseas in a
humanitarian context
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send an application letter and
Curriculum Vitae including telephone and email contacts of three referees
including your current/most recent employer.
qualified and interested candidates should send an application letter and
Curriculum Vitae including telephone and email contacts of three referees
including your current/most recent employer.
Application should
be addressed to the:
be addressed to the:
Country Program
Manager,
Manager,
Humanitarian
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA),
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA),
P.O. Box 37703,
Kampala, Uganda.
Kampala, Uganda.
Email to:
[email protected]. The subject line should read: “Community Services
Officer.”
[email protected]. The subject line should read: “Community Services
Officer.”
Deadline: 17th September 2018
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