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• Responsible to develop/strengthen relationships with agencies at the
  field level in close cooperation with the Child Protection officer and the
  protection and community services coordinator
• Responsible for representing DRC in any relevant field based
  thematic meetings with stakeholders and otherwise as needed
• Actively coordinate with the field staff of other DRC sectors and
  other organizations
• Actively participate in the regular sector meetings and in house
  coordination meetings
• Maintain and strengthen existing networks through other service
  providers at the camp level, to ensure that survivors receive quality
  services and support both at the agency levels.
• Actively participate in scheduled meetings such as Child Protection
  inter-agency Coordination meetings.
• Work in close collaboration with the response team to ensure ongoing
  needs of children and girls are being met in the prevention related
  activities.
• Strengthen existing referral systems and networks of psycho-social
  service providers
• In collaboration with other partners, design prevention
  activities/interventions within the refugee and host community.
• Participate in conducting trainings for partners on relevant
  organizational development areas and support peer learning between DRC and
  other partner agencies.

• Conduct case management services for vulnerable children at risk.
  These will include cases of abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence
  especially UASC and other children at risk.
• Identification and documentation of vulnerable children.
• Conduct assessments basically BIDs and BIAs for vulnerable children.
• Direct service provision basically through material support.
• Conduct referrals and follow ups for children at risk.
• Support the child protection case workers in terms of capacity
  building and technical guidance.
• To conduct alternative care placements for the UAMs and assess their
  needs.
• Identify potential caregivers’ e.g. foster families for placement of
  UAMs and SC using stipulated procedures throughout the project lifespan.
• Sensitize the parents/caregivers on their roles and responsibilities
  on early child development & protection throughout the project
  lifespan.
• Conduct home visits to foster care homes and assess needs, ascertain
  the living conditions of the UAMs/SC and provide ongoing support to
  families, foster and alternative care systems.
• Facilitate foster parent’s trainings on Child rights and general
  protection.
• To conduct daily field visits to support child protection case
  workers and child protection community structures, mentoring through
  technical back-stopping and to train duty bearers throughout the project
  lifespan.
• Conduct child protection training for CPCWs, CPCs among other
  community structures.
• Assist the protection team in organizing and delivering protection
  trainings and promoting the refugee law on the rights of children.
• Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and
  evaluation of child protection related projects and interventions.
• Contribute to the development of advocacy points based on assessment
  of situation and risks
• Identify and strengthen community structures through engaging
  community leaders, camp management and other stakeholders to ensure that
  the survivors receive adequate support at the community level.
• Facilitate formation of support groups to enhance community
  engagement & ownership on Child Protection prevention work.
• Any other tasks as may be assigned from time to time

• Responsible to manage case workers. Provide technical and
  programmatic leadership in this thematic area for DRC outreach workers and
  community based mechanisms in Kiryandongo operational area
• Develop staff performance measurements and targets and appraise them
  based on the set targets
• Conduct daily field visits to support field staff through technical
  back stopping and to train duty bearers
• Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and principles of accountability

• Proactively contribute to quality and timely drafting of weekly,
  monthly reports,
• Support and guide case workers in providing flash reports on major
  protection risks and incidents identified.

• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movement of staff from
  and to different clusters
• Support the community services officer to monitor financial
  commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback
  on budget follow ups.
• Follow-up all DRC / DDG procedures for security, Finance, Logistics,
  HR and Administration
• Responsible for comply with donors and internal DRC reporting and
  accountability policy and procedures

• Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and
  evaluation of projects and interventions in Kiryandongo settlement.
• Identify, document and disseminate relevant project success,
  challenges and follow up on implementation of project’s action points
• Assist in participatory needs/vulnerability and capacity assessments
  of affected communities
• Participate in project evaluations and assist in the analysis of
  results.

• On request perform any other additional duties assigned by the
  supervisors in order to allow the organization to function optimally.
• Adhere to DRC’s code of conduct

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Protection
  Assistant – Child Protection job opportunity should hold a University
  degree in social sciences, guidance and counseling or relevant field
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience working with vulnerable
  communities, basic needs and protection programming experience, and/or
  advocacy programs.
• Professional training in Child Protection.
• Experience in protection interventions in line with Refugees
  operation with wide Child Protection.
• Experience of working with UN or Non‐Governmental
  organizations.
• Fluent English
• Knowledge of the local languages spoken in the operation area is an
  asset.

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