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• Develop quality program standards that
  will guide the OVC project implementing partners and sub grantees to
  mainstream and deliver quality child protection and legal support
  services.
• Conduct a child protection capacity and
  skills gap assessment across all implementing partners to ascertain
  capacity needs, prepare and implement a Systematic capacity development
  plan.
• In each district directly oversee the
  development of a functional community based child protection Systems that
  brings together the probation office, community based organizations and
  other informal structures in a coordinated manner.
• Carry out capacity building for staff and
  community based structures through trainings, mentorship, lesson learning
  and knowledge dissemination.
• Collect and put together a package of
  training manuals, relevant child protection literature and reference
  materials and establish a child protection reference point at the OVC
  department.
• Interpret Ugandan government national
  policies and strategies on children such as the NOP, NSPPI 2, guiding the
  OVC team on how it can promote and contribute to the realization of the
  project.
• Identify ongoing capacity development
  initiatives by other USG supported projects targeting vulnerable children
  and forge linkages and synergies that strengthen collaboration whilst
  minimizing duplication.

• Put in place service delivery procedures
  for all implementation level staff and district duty bearers in the
  identification and management of child protection cases in each target
  district.
• Supervise all district level duty bearers
  and backstop the functionality of the community based child protection
  Systems in the district.
• Carry out regular support supervision,
  monitoring and support to all staff and district duty bearers to ensure
  that policies and procedures in relation to child protection are well
  understood.
• Together with the Program Manager ensure
  that child protection data is, regularly updated and disaggregated in a
  meaningful manner that can improve the quality of child protection
  services delivered.
• Together with the OVC team, map and
  identify other related child protection and legal support service
  providers, establishing referral pathways.
• Work in liaison with the OVC team design
  and supervise the roll out of a community based advocacy and child
  protection awareness raising strategy that increases community
  responsiveness and support to vulnerable children.
• Offer timely technical support for the
  implementation of activities targeting both out of school and school based
  child friendly activities that increase participation, self-esteem and
  relational abilities of children.
• In the district together with the
  probation office, identify and agree procedures of supporting children in
  conflict with the law as well as children in need of legal support for
  reintegration.

• The ideal candidate for the ACODEV USAID
  SOCY Project Child Protection Specialist career placement should
  preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Development
  Studies or Community Psychology.
• Professional training in child protection,
  juvenile justice, human rights and other essential skills will give you a
  competitive edge.
• A minimum of four years of progressive
  experience in child protection technical advisory/ support role with a
  large scale NGO.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of
  national level response initiatives targeting vulnerable children.
• Awareness and familiarity with government
  policies and strategies on children.
• Demonstrable training skills, development
  of training materials and capacity building of community based
  organizations.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written
  communication and negotiation skills. Fluent written and spoken English.
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability
  to cope with stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain performance
  expectations and strong working relationships in diverse cultural
  contexts, psychologically & physically stressful environments
• Experience with and enthusiasm for on the
  job training.
• Computer literacy i.e. proficiency in
  Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet) required.
• Desire to work effectively in a team
  oriented environment.
• Supportive attitude towards processes of
  strengthening staff capacity;
• Leadership qualities, personnel and team
  management including mediation and conflict resolution;
• Proven skills in critical thinking,
  assessment and analysis; strong competency in conceptualizing and
  designing strategic frameworks;
• Excellent communication, team building and
  training skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective
  working relations in and outside the organization;
• Demonstrated ability in report writing and
  presentation to ACODEV Management and other stakeholders.
• Ability to travel within rural Uganda.

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