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Job Title:   Protection
Manager (4 Job Placements)

Organisation: American Refugee
Committee (ARC) International – Alight

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to: Programme Manager

About ARC:

The
American Refugee Committee (ARC) International is an International nonprofit,
nonsectarian organization that provides humanitarian assistance and training to
millions of beneficiaries around the world. The ARC seeks to promote peaceful
and safe communities where men and women have equal rights and communities can
access locally owned, high-quality services.

We
are on a journey of becoming Alight, a new platform of amazing people and an
organization providing lifesaving services and creating breakthrough solutions
for and with the displaced. For the past 40 years, we’ve called ourselves
American Refugee Committee, an organization known for providing quality care to
millions of Refugees worldwide. But the truth is, we serve many different
people – to include Refugees, Trafficked people, Displaced people, and
Marginalized and Host communities too. Through all the years and conversations,
we’ve had with the people we serve, we’ve heard the same thing time and time
again – Refugee is not a label we want. We’re listening. And now, we’re taking
off the nametag American Refugee Committee and becoming Alight.

Job Summary: The Protection Manager will
oversee the Refugee Protection Program in respective Settlements. He / she will
be responsible for day-to- day supervision and oversight of Protection team,
various protection activities including budget management, and implementation
of the requirements of the program. He / she will work with implementing
partners in the settlement to ensure the principles of effective and high
quality GBV, child protection and people of special needs programming are
applied by providing technical support and supervision consistent with
international, national standards and ensure that program design, and
implementation creates no harm in the communities, promotes human rights and
has positive impact.

Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:

·      
The applicant for the American Refugee Committee (ARC) International –
Alight Protection Manager job must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social work,
Community Psychology, Education, and Development studies.

·      
At least three years of working experience in program management
experience in GBV or similar with refugees, internally displaced populations or
other post conflict settings.

·      
Ability to ride motorcycle with a valid Riding Permit (Class A) is an
added advantage.

How to Apply:

All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a submit one-page
Cover letter, an updated CV (max. 3 pages) and Names, Titles and Contacts of
three professional referees, to include your current or recent
employer/supervisor – via email (ONLY) to UGjobs@arcrelief.org with the
POSITION applied for clearly indicated in the subject line.

NB:
However due to urgency to fill these positions, applications will be reviewed
and interviews conducted on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will
be contacted. Job Offers will be issued to the selected candidates upon
conformation of funding.

Deadline: 17^th December
2019 by 17:00hrs.

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