Job Title: Community
Service Monitoring Officer
Organization: Humanitarian
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Duty Station:
Uganda
About US:
Humanitarian
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) is an international 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.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Propose
a local strategy for the project implementation, according to the specific
context and oversee its implementation once validated;
·
Be
responsible for the recruitment of the candidate sociotherapists in the camp;
·
Coordinate
the recruitment of sociotherapy participants;
·
Organize
the first sociotherapy group sessions in conjunction with the Project
Coordinator;
·
Monitor
sociotherapy group sessions on a weekly basis;
·
Monitor
the personal and professional stability of the sociotherapists and ensure that
an adequate working environment is maintained and they have access to
psychological support systems;
·
Keep
track of all the sociotherapy groups that take place in the camp;
·
Follow
the financial and administrative guidelines which were developed by the Finance
Manager and the Accountant to accurately manage the financial recourses in
reference to financial policies of CBS;
·
Be the
direct contact person and representative of CBS Rwanda at the camp level;
·
Keep the
Project Coordinator, the Program Manager and the Executive Director of CBS
Rwanda informed at all times on the progress and challenges of the operational
strategies;
·
Work
closely with the researchers and facilitate them in their research activities;
·
Ensure
that key operational information circulates properly within CBS;
·
Be an
active participant in the camp meetings and other relevant local gatherings;
·
Ensure
that the sociotherapy sessions are taking place in line with the sociotherapy
method and the manual of operations;
·
Ensure
that regular sociotherapy reports are qualitatively and quantitatively provided
as required by CBS Rwanda policies;
·
Review
the reports of sociotherapists and give observations aiming at the improvement
of the quality of implementation;
·
Develop
a list used to pay facilitation fees of sociotherapists, based on weekly
reports developed by them;
·
Initiate
and support sociotherapy groups’ initiatives to maintain the participants’
social and economic cohesion and welfare;
·
Advise
sociotherapists in psychosocial problem management through sociotherapy
sessions;
·
Doing
any other task requested by line managers for the success of the project
·
Any
other duties assign by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The
applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (e.g. Social
Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, Nursing,
Public Health, Anthropology, or Conflict/Peace Studies etc.);
·
Three
years of experience in the field of project implementation, preferably in the
field of psychosocial interventions;
·
Demonstrated
knowledge and experience in psychosocial support interventions;
·
Demonstrated
experience in community mobilization and attitude for field work at grass-roots
level;
·
Previous
experience in a representative position and with networking with local
authorities;
·
Commitment
to the goals and principles of the community-based sociotherapy program and an
ability to ensure the mandate underpins our support to participants in the
program;
·
Strong
skills in organization and coordination are essential, including the management
of finances;
·
Mastering
Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point;
·
An
honest, reliable and very accurate person, who is able to work under pressure;
·
Very
strong motivation and social skills and excellent communication skills both
verbal and in writing;
·
Ability
to listen, flexible and a strong problem solver;
·
Fluent
English, both verbal and written and fluency in Kinyarwanda and Swahili would
be preferable.
Desirable:
·
Having a
Master’s Degree in a relevant domain is considered an asset;
·
Experience
in supervising complex and challenging interventions in fragile communities;
·
Experience
with coordinating a team at the grass-roots level;
·
Having
basic knowledge of Randomized Control Trial and/or Participatory Action
Research method;
·
Experience
with working in refugee settings;
·
Swahili
and French language skills
How to Apply:
All qualified
candidates are requested to submit an Application letter and Curriculum Vitae
including telephone and emails contacts of three referees including your
current/most recent employer addressed to the:
Country Program
Manager,
Humanitarian
Initiative Just Relief AID (HIJRA)
P.O. Box 23582,
Kampala, Uganda
Email to:
[email protected] The subject line should read “Community Service
Monitoring Officer.”
Deadline: 6th March 2020
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