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Protection Officer – Child Protection NGO Jobs – Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Job Title: Protection Officer – Child
Protection
Protection
Organisation: Danish
Refugee Council (DRC)
Refugee Council (DRC)
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to:
Protection Team Leader
Protection Team Leader
About US:
The Danish Refugee
Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on
all aspects of the refugee cause in more than 36 countries throughout the
world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons
(IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of
forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC
works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct
for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on
all aspects of the refugee cause in more than 36 countries throughout the
world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons
(IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of
forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC
works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct
for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
Job Summary:
The Protection Officer – Child Protection will ensure quality implementation of
the Child protection thematic area in synergy with the larger protection and
community services components which constitute the overall DRC program in
Kiryandongo refugee settlement.
The Protection Officer – Child Protection will ensure quality implementation of
the Child protection thematic area in synergy with the larger protection and
community services components which constitute the overall DRC program in
Kiryandongo refugee settlement.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Coordination
- Responsible to develop/strengthen relationships with agencies at the
field level in close cooperation with the Protection Team Leader - 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. - 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 psychosocial
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.
Project
development, implementation and reporting
development, implementation and reporting
- Under the supervision of the Protection Team leader, contribute to
the writing concept papers and proposal development on the CP thematic
areas of protection. Also identify CP gaps and vulnerabilities with a view
to generating ideas for future projects with strong impact for the
beneficiaries. - Support the protection assessment and ongoing risks analysis in
order to design adequate responses. - Provision of technical support to staff members in linking DRC
Kiryandongo refugee settlement CP prevention and response to relevant
protection standards, best practices and policy documents ensuring a
rights-based approach program framework. - Under the supervision of the Protection and Community Service
Coordinator, ensure that all the CP protection approaches and tools are
developed in synergy with the overall DRC’s national based protection
initiatives. - Make sure that all the protection projects adhere to the highest CP
standards and principles as well as DRC guidelines and accountability
standards. - Contribute to the development of advocacy points based on assessment
of situation and risks related to children. - In collaboration with the DRC Kiryandongo Protection Team Leader,
proactively contribute to quality and timely weekly, monthly, quarterly
and annual reports. - Ensure daily quality implementation, monitoring and evaluation of
child protection- related projects and interventions in Kiryandongo
refugee settlement. - Assist in organizing and delivering Child Protection trainings and
promoting the refugee laws on the rights of children. - Maintain close contacts with local authorities and RWCs in the
refugee settlement; intervene as and when necessary to protect children. - Support systems and operational procedures of out of home care
programs including support systems for foster parents, care-givers, and
families. - Support innovative problem solving and strategy development to
address complex issues relating to the safety and wellbeing of children
and their families. - Assess the knowledge and utilization of health and other services
available for the children. - Work closely with the other program components to maximize program
output and impact. - Oversee the daily quality implementation, monitoring and evaluation
of Child protected- related projects and interventions in Kiryandongo
refugee settlement. - Ensure updated filing and documentation of child protection cases in
line with UNHCR and DRC standard tools. - In collaboration with the DRC Kiryandongo Protection Team Leader,
proactively contribute to quality and timely weekly monthly, quarterly and
annual reports.
Communication/Reporting
- Proactively contribute to quality and timely drafting of weekly,
monthly reports, - Liaise with protection assistants in order to generate flash reports
on major Child Protection risks and incidents.
Logistics / finance
- Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements from and to
different clusters - Support the Protection Team Leader 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
Monitoring and
Evaluation
Evaluation
- Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of projects and interventions in Kiryandongo refugee
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 PoCs. - Participate in project evaluations and assist in the analysis of
results.
Additional tasks
- 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
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Protection
Officer – Child Protection job opportunity should hold a University degree
in social sciences, guidance and counselling or relevant field - At least six (6) 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. - Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is essential.
- Good communication skills and ability to conduct training and
awareness - Computer skills (Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Good self-organization and basic management skills.
- Familiarity with Monitoring & Evaluation for UN-funded projects
desired - Fluent English
- Knowledge of the local languages spoken in the operation area is an
asset.
How to Apply:
All candidates
should apply online at the link below
should apply online at the link below
Deadline: 17th January 2019
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