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Job Title:  Child Protection in Emergency Officer- SPRINTS Project

Organisation: Plan International

Duty Station: Kyangwali, Uganda

Reports to: Project Manager- SPRINTS

About the Company:

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.

Job Summary:   The CpiE officer leads in activity implementation and provides administrative support to the case management workers. The CpiE Officer shall ensure excellent relationships with all stakeholders involved in the project implementation especially implementing and other operating Partners including UNHCR, OPM and DLG.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

KRA 1: Communicating for Influence

• Work closely with colleagues to carry out communication activities as per the communication strategy
• Support the Programme area with the dissemination of communication materials to implementing to the community leaders and other community members.
• Work with the Case management Workers to mobilise communities to participate community awareness meetings about Plan programmes and projects on Child Protection and GBV.
• As may be requested, gather and share case studies, write up success stories and profile the impact of projects

KRA 2: Ensuring Impactful Implementation

• Provide filed technical guidance and specialized child protection expertise for implementation of the child protection activities under this project.
• Prepare and submit to the project manager and the CpiE Specialist, high quality activity, weekly, quarterly and annual narrative reports for all completed activities.
• Mobilize target community members, children, families and key stakeholders at settlement level and host communities, Sub County and district level to participate in the project’s activities.
• Support with representation in the settlement child protection working group meeting (CPWG) meetings with UNHCR & OPM and other stakeholders at settlement and district level in close consultation with the CpiE Specialist and Project manager.
• Coordinate effectively with other project staff and partner staffs implementing similar projects to leverage efforts, build synergy, team work and deliver high quality project results.
• Support in tracking, monitoring, evaluation, documentation and reporting of project outputs, outcomes, impact or results and changes in close collaboration with the Project manager, MER Coordinator and the CpiE Specialist.
• Support effective project budget utilization, management and monitoring for activities directly implemented by Plan staff and partners and ensure 100% project performance target on monthly and quarterly basis.
• Ensure timely appropriate filing of all case management tools/forms and ensure quality storage standards are in place.
• Support case management workers to ensure all cases are captured in Progres covering 95% at every one moment per case management worker
• Provide support towards the implementation of projects, ensuring that the desired results, and final impact, are achieved on time and to standard
• In collaboration with colleagues, work with implementing partners to assist them in implementing their projects according to the project plan
• Create a system that facilitate the identification to UASC and other Children at Risks with the settlement.
• Conduct capacity building sessions for Case Management Workers (CMW) for better understanding and impactful support to the children at risk and other vulnerable children.
• Motivate and ensure teamwork among child protection case management workers and volunteers for greater ministry impact in the community
• Performs additional duties as per the request of the CpiE Specialist and the Project Manager.

KRA 3: Risk, Compliance & Accountability

• Support the identification and management of risks, in particular those associated with procurement, finances, safeguarding, and staff health, safety and security:
• Assist the project team in complying with the risk management framework relating to PIU’s projects Participate in and cooperate with audits, including maintaining and updating the audit tracker
• Support project stakeholders conduct quarterly project monitoring and support supervision visits and meetings.
• Support timely accountability for funds used to implement project in line with Plan international accounting policies and procedures and donor requirements.
• Assist in effective management of project resources including procurements in accordance with Plan International Uganda policies and guidelines and in accordance with grant conditions.
• Assist with project risk management in the implementation of the project to minimise their occurrence and possible effects on the project in line with Plan International Risk Management policy and project risk mitigation measures.

KRA 4: Safeguarding, Gender Equality & Inclusion

• Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Program Participants and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Social Administration, Child Development, Child Protection, Development Studies, Social Sciences or any relevant field with wide demonstrated relevant experience in managing child protection in emergency programs.
• At least 3 years professional experience in implementing CpiE programs in humanitarian context.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in promoting CpiE programming.
• Experience and skills in the use of participatory approaches and rights-based programming.
• Possess the ability to work with different partners, local authorities, local organizations and NGOs, to develop and maintain positive collaboration and relationship with district stakeholders, OPM and UNHCR.
• Demonstrated experience in networking with other development partners in the field.
• Past exposure and experience with community, stakeholders, children work and coordination.
• Strong interpersonal relationship and team building back ground.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, problem solving, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Good knowledge on the use of Progres.
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Good oral and written communication in English and local language where assigned

How to Apply:
All Qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 11th March 2025

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