The Ugandan Jobline

• Plan and execute systematic screening of
  recently arrived refugees for experiences of violence and resultant
  medical/psychosocial/legal needs
• Provide psychosocial support,
  counseling, referrals and advice to clients exposed to sexual and
  gender-based violence, trauma and torture
• Support in management of the emergency
  medical funds and coordinate emergency medical referrals to approved medical
  service providers and the home-based medical care scheme for persons
  unable to access public services (e.g. disabled, sexual minority clients)
• Conduct field visits and follow-up with
  clients in the different refugee settlements across the region
• Provide technical support to refugee
  support groups
• Plan, develop and implement client care
  and communication strategies including establishing close working ties
  with relevant partner organisations
• Support the legal team, as necessary, in
  provision of legal representation to refugee clients on cases involving
  sexual and gender-based violence.

• Facilitate in trainings, workshops,
  conferences and seminars on refugee related aspects
• Conduct trainings and information
  sessions organised by RLP and for RLP
• Participate in coordinating annual
  events related to project
• Participate in the planning and
  provision of training activities on other psychosocial issues

• Undertake psychosocial and SGBV related
  social research with the bid to publish findings on identified issues
  among refugees and forced migrants
• Participate in data collection processes
  and activities through interviews and focus group discussions or using any
  other adopted data selection technique
• Identify and prepare research training
  materials and tools as necessary for the execution of specific research
  projects

• Represent the organization at different
  fora that address forced migration issues related to gender and other
  cross-cutting issues such as HIV/AIDS and SRHR issues.
• Participate in advocacy on psychosocial
  issues;
• Advocate for the mainstreaming of a
  range of gender and sexuality issues in refugee protection and assistance
  programmes, such as sexual and gender minorities, sex workers/survival sex
  work; male survivors of sexual violence, etc.
• Consult with related professional and
  paraprofessional staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic
  and/or casework; refer clients to appropriate service agencies as
  required.
• Follow-ups to determine reliability and
  validity of treatment used; make recommendations regarding modification to
  services and service delivery
• Participate in the review of
  psychosocial issues and program policies and procedures
• Participate in, lead, and/or coordinate
  training sessions and workshops to enhance psychosocial skills of staff
  and/or client groups

• Participate in the capacity building of
  Police officer, Prisons Officers, UPDF officers placed in or providing
  security to the settlements, local leaders and Refugee Welfare councils
• Carryout the distribution of User guide
  on Refugee rights and protection for field officers
• Carry out regular community policing is
  carried on for the refugees in the settlement and host communities around
  the settlement
• Carryout the training of Community
  Interpreters
• Participate in the Training of
  immigration officers
• Participate in the periodic monitoring
  of Police in settlement for impact

• In the Absence of the Field Coordinator,
  oversee the management of the field office
• Carryout proactive community-based
  screening for experiences of violence amongst refugees in the settlement.
• Carry out individual & Household
  preparatory counselling & follow-up visits prior to and after repair
  is conducted
• Make referrals and transport clients
  seeking medical rehabilitation after seeking proper authorization from RDO
  and/or Camp commandant
• Provide post rehabilitation support,
  document and profile rehabilitated victims
• Assist in the organizing and participate
  in training of Medical workers from throughout refugee hosting areas to
  upgrade capacities to respond to conflict related injuries
• Assist in the organizing and participate
  in training of Medical Students from Gulu University Medical School
• Make referrals to the legal assistant
  any refugee clients within the settlement with cases in court requiring
  representation and follow ups at police posts
• Assist during Mediations in which the
  Refugee Law Project is involved in the settlement
• Carryout monitoring of detention palaces
  in which refugees from the settlement are held
• Carryout training of paralegals &
  Peer counsellors in the settlement is carried out.
• Assist in the Mobilisation of key
  stakeholders and Key informants for the Access to Justice Research amongst
  South Sudanese refugees
• Provide support to law students assigned
  to the settlement on Experiential Learning

• Carryout awareness raising sessions as
  planned
• Assist the Video Advocacy Manager, to
  identify Refugee and Host Youth who are to be trained on Videography
  skills
• Provide mentorship and capacity Building
  Support Groups in the settlement
• On behalf of RLP participate in
  commemoration of International Events in the settlement
• Participate in designing and development
  and carryout dissemination of IEC Materials
• Participate in Media Engagement on
  Refugee issues affecting the settlement

• Assist during the Stakeholder Dialogues
  in the district
• Assist in the various tree Planting
  Exercises

• The ideal candidate for the Refugee Law
  Project (RLP) Project Officer / Social Worker job opportunity must hold a
  Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Development Studies, Community Education
  or related human services field
• At least three years of proven and
  relevant work experience with vulnerable communities (e.g. community
  mobilisation, social work, counselling working with SGBV survivors,
  research in war-affected communities etc.)
• Previous experience of empirical
  research, data analysis, and evidence based reports and evidence based
  reports
• Has worked with an NGO or can understand
  the way NGO’s operate
• Practical and theoretical understanding
  of sexuality, sexual and gender based violence
• Excellent written and spoken English and
  communication skills
• Excellent networking and communication
  skills
• Good computer skills (standard office
  and PowerPoint software) are necessary
• Amicable interpersonal appearance and
  behavior
• Proactive and self-driven
• Comfortable working in environments with
  little basic infrastructure
• Ability to work under pressure; Team
  player and organized personality
• Result oriented and quick at
  implementing plans
• Analytical skills, self-motivation and
  ability to motivate others and high level of integrity
• Knowledge of any language spoken in
  refugee communities will be an added advantage

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