GBV/Protection Technical Coordinator Non-profit Careers – American Refugee Committee (ARC) International

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Organisation: American
Refugee Committee (ARC) International
Duty Station: Uganda
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.
Job Summary: The
GBV/Protection Technical Coordinator will help to lead efforts in ARC’S
Gender-based Violence & Protection program in Uganda. The Coordinator will
ensure quality prevention and response implementation and good coordination in
line with international standards and best practices.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
Program Development and Management:
  • Work in close collaboration with the ARC
    protection team and local actors, provide technical leadership related to
    implementation of the GBV/Protection program
  • Ensure essential, life-saving GBV
    services, including comprehensive case management and psychosocial
    support, are available in line with international standards and are closely
    monitored
  • Work in liaison with ARC, government, and
    other NGO health staff to promote the clinical care for sexual assault
    survivors in line with WHO protocols
  • Ensure safe and ethical data collection,
    storage, analysis, and sharing through the GBVIMS, using standard forms
    and database and monitoring adherence to inter-agency information sharing
    protocols
  • Write project concept notes and proposals
    and develop budgets for continued and new programming
  • Actively engage local partners and
    community members, particularly women and girls, in all aspects of design,
    implementation, and monitoring in order to maintain inclusive programs,
    contextual relevance, and sustainability
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant for the American Refugee
    Committee (ARC) GBV/Protection Technical Coordinator job placement should
    hold a Bachelor’s degree required, with a Master of Social Work, Public
    Health, or any other related field preferably gender studies or psychology
  • At least five years’ experience with one year
    managing GBV prevention and response programs in emergency and post
    conflict environments
  • Previous experience in counseling and
    ability to adapt psychosocial skills to cultural context; experience
    supervising other counselors or social workers preferred
  • Familiarity with effective community
    mobilization techniques and social change approaches, such as Raising
    Voices SASA!, strongly preferred
  • Broad knowledge of GBV-related best
    practices and tools, including IASC GBV Guidelines, GBVIMS, SOPs, GBV
    Coordinator’s Handbook, Caring for Survivors/Working with Survivors
    Training Tools, WHO Recommendations, etc.
  • Strong grant management in post
    conflict/transitional settings
  • Previous experience in participatory
    methods for community education and mobilization
  • Excellent communication skills, with good
    spoken and written English
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should send an
application letter, updated CV & copies of academic documents via email
only to UGjobs@arcrelief.org addressed to The Human Resources Manager American
Refugee Committee International Kampala.
Deadline: 15th May
2017

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