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Job Title:   Officer, Project  

Organisation: ChildFund International

Duty Station:  Obongi, Uganda

Reports to: Project Coordinator

About the Company:

For over seventy years, ChildFund International has provided support to deprived, excluded and vulnerable children to have the capacity to improve their lives and opportunities to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their communities. We promote societies whose individuals and institutions participate in valuing, protecting and advancing the worth and rights of children. Our core commitment is child-centered change that will ensure healthy and secure infants, educated and confident children, and youth who are skilled and engage meaningfully in the affairs and decision-making processes within their communities. ChildFund Uganda is working in over 30 districts to develop the capacities of local community-based organizations to be able to mobilize resources and implement programs that improve the well-being of deprived, excluded and vulnerable children.

Job Summary:   To support the implementation of project activities on the Uganda Refugee and Host Community Integrated Resilience Project in Parolinya Refugee settlement in Obongi District, Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strengthen coordination between formal and informal GBV and Child Protection structures and ensure that survivors of GBV and Child protection have access to coordinated protection and recovery services.
• Enhance capacities of Refugee Led Organizations (RLOs) on Peace, Child Protection, GBV prevention and response and facilitate RLOs to support community structures (CPCs/parasocial workers/ MAGs/Peace champions) to create awareness on GBV and Child Protection issues.
• Enhance capacities of parents on responsive and protective parenting practices.
• Strengthen conflict sensitivity programming among project staff and partners including district leadership.
• Enhance the capacities of target communities to prevent and respond to conflicts.
• Produce monthly project implementation plans based on the main project plan
• Develop activity concepts and terms of reference for specific components of the work plan, to facilitate implementation of project activities.
• Prepare detailed weekly and monthly reports on project activities and present them to the project coordinator.
• Ensuring compliance to the ChildFund Child Safeguarding policy and PSEA standards.
• Collaborate with other actors and Community Based Child Protection Systems to ensure a coordinated approach to project implementation, including participation in relevant workshops and meetings.
• Participate in documentation on regular basis of project significant impact and success stories of change and share with the project team.
• Performs any other duties that may from time to time be assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Social Administration, Social Sciences, or Development Studies,
• At least 3 years’ experience in working with refugees and other displaced people is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of Child Protection and GBV prevention and response approaches
• Key skills in project planning and management required

Required Competencies

• The ability to read, write, and speak fluently in English.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and work autonomously under pressure of deadline required.
• Demonstrated diplomacy in building relationships, working collaboratively within a growing organization, and within broader external coalitions.
• Knowledge of the local context and language is an added advantage.
• Motorcycle riding skills are required.
• Demonstrable experience in delivering interventions in humanitarian settings
• Clear knowledge and understanding of Sphere standards and HAAP (Humanitarian Accountability to the Affected persons)
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural/ethnic communities

ChildFund’s Core Competencies

• Teamwork: Understands their role on the team and how their responsibilities connect with others.
• Communication: Provides clear, concise information to others via verbal or written communication.
• Results orientation: Demonstrates ability to execute assigned tasks and deliverables in a timely manner and takes responsibility for their outcomes.
• Decision making: Actively contributes to and acts on the creation and evaluation of possible solutions.
• Resilience: thrives and grows in rapidly changing, demanding, and complex environments.
• Digital literacy: Promotes adoption of new technology among colleagues.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below

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Deadline: 13th March 2025

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