Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 12, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Job summary
Co-ordinates and provides legal counselling or advisory services to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in consultation with medical staff and social workers as well as carry out capacity building in SGBV Prevention and Mitigation.

Duties/Responsibilities
• Plan and oversee the delivery of legal counselling services to families, in a nondiscriminatory manner.
• Establish follow up plans to ensure survivors are fully supported to get the justices they need while observing and being seen to observe confidentiality in all cases handled.
• Carry out the legal counselling service in line with expressed needs of persons of interest in consultation with the medical doctors and social workers.
• Monitor and evaluate legal services on a regular basis, providing update reports to the supervisor.
• Conduct home visits to families of interest where relevant and appropriate.
• Recruit, manage and appraise legal counselling volunteers, providing development and training opportunities in consultation with the Project Management Team.
• Liaise with other counsellors to share practice and contribute to the development of comprehensive counselling services to persons of interest in program areas.
• Attend relevant professional and programmatic meetings
• Support staff and users in developing a work place which provides a warm and friendly atmosphere that provides support to persons of interest.
• Liaise with a full range of relevant professionals in social work, health, education and voluntary agencies, in order to co-ordinate services for families and to raise awareness of legal advisory/counselling services
• Arrange regular monitoring sessions with volunteers
• Carry out sensitization on refugee/national/International related laws to the refugee community in consultation with other stakeholders.
• Carry out any other duties as required by the supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS
• A Diploma in Law, a related qualification from a recognized institution
• At least two years’ experience in similar position.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

Your application should be addressed to:
Human Resource and Administration Officer
Africa Humanitarian Action
UGANDA OFFICE - Ggaba Road
Plot 4285, Block 244.
P.O Box 7730, Kampala Uganda.
Email: HR@africahumanitarianaction.com  or joseph.j@africahumanitarianaction.com 
Deadline of the Job: 22nd September 2022 by 5:00pm
AHA is committed to equality, employment equity and diversity

Note: Applicants are encouraged to send their applications by email.

Languages:
Fluency in Kiswahili is essential; Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station is an asset (Kinyarwanda, Rukiga, Runyakitara).

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