Protection Officer
2025-03-27T08:15:36+00:00
War Child Alliance
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Kampala
East Africa
00256
Uganda
Nonprofit, and NGO
Social Services & Nonprofit
2025-04-08T17:00:00+00:00
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Program Implementation and Support
- Support local partners in implementing CP and GBV activities in line with project plans and quality standards.
- Ensure timely and high-quality implementation of activities, including case management, community-based protection mechanisms, and awareness campaigns.
- Support local partners to provide first-level support to survivors of GBV and children at risk, ensuring proper documentation and confidentiality.
- Facilitate case conferences and referrals to specialized services as needed.
- Assist in monitoring and evaluating program impact, ensuring accurate data collection and reporting.
2. Capacity Building and Technical Support
- Provide mentorship and coaching to partner case workers on GBV and CP prevention and response.
- Support the development and dissemination of CP and GBV tools and guidelines.
- Organize and facilitate training on case management and survivor-centered approaches.
- Strengthen community-based GBV and CP structures in collaboration with implementing partners for sustainability of interventions.
3. Coordination and Advocacy
- Participate in coordination meetings, including the CP and GBV sub-sector working groups.
- Establish and maintain partnerships with local service providers and authorities.
- Advocate for improved protection services and referral pathways for children and GBV survivors.
- Support the establishment of feedback mechanisms to enhance accountability.
4. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting
- Ensure partner adherence to CP and GBV quality standards and best practices.
- Work with M&E teams to collect and analyze data on CP and GBV services.
- Contribute to weekly, monthly, annual and donor reports, case studies, and learning documents.
- Regularly assess community needs and update program strategies accordingly.
Your profile
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, Gender Studies, Child Protection, or related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in CP and GBV programming, preferably in humanitarian settings.
- Strong knowledge of CP and GBV case management and survivor-centered approaches.
- Experience in training and capacity-building for local partners and community structures.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Fluency in English; knowledge of refugee languages in Uganda is an asset.
- Experience working in refugee or emergency settings.
- Knowledge of War Child’s programming and safeguarding policies.
- Takes responsibility for decision-making and resource management.
- Holds self and team accountable for program quality and impact.
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with teams, partners, and external stakeholders.
- Values diversity and promotes an inclusive environment.
- Develops and encourages innovative solutions in protection programming.
- Willing to take measured risks to improve program outcomes.
- Acts in a transparent and ethical manner, upholding humanitarian principles.
- Committed to War Child’s mission, child safeguarding, and protection policies.
MUST have the following;
- Familiarity with proGresV4, CPIMS+ and GBVIMS+ application and experience data management systems is a MUST.
- Knowledge and experience in using UNHCR (BIP) especially hands on administration BIA and BID a MUST.
- MUST know how to ride a motorbike and in possession of a valid riding license Class A permit.
. Program Implementation and Support Support local partners in implementing CP and GBV activities in line with project plans and quality standards. Ensure timely and high-quality implementation of activities, including case management, community-based protection mechanisms, and awareness campaigns. Support local partners to provide first-level support to survivors of GBV and children at risk, ensuring proper documentation and confidentiality. Facilitate case conferences and referrals to specialized services as needed. Assist in monitoring and evaluating program impact, ensuring accurate data collection and reporting. 2. Capacity Building and Technical Support Provide mentorship and coaching to partner case workers on GBV and CP prevention and response. Support the development and dissemination of CP and GBV tools and guidelines. Organize and facilitate training on case management and survivor-centered approaches. Strengthen community-based GBV and CP structures in collaboration with implementing partners for sustainability of interventions. 3. Coordination and Advocacy Participate in coordination meetings, including the CP and GBV sub-sector working groups. Establish and maintain partnerships with local service providers and authorities. Advocate for improved protection services and referral pathways for children and GBV survivors. Support the establishment of feedback mechanisms to enhance accountability. 4. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Ensure partner adherence to CP and GBV quality standards and best practices. Work with M&E teams to collect and analyze data on CP and GBV services. Contribute to weekly, monthly, annual and donor reports, case studies, and learning documents. Regularly assess community needs and update program strategies accordingly.
Bachelor’s degree in social work, Gender Studies, Child Protection, or related field. Minimum of 3 years of experience in CP and GBV programming, preferably in humanitarian settings. Strong knowledge of CP and GBV case management and survivor-centered approaches. Experience in training and capacity-building for local partners and community structures. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Fluency in English; knowledge of refugee languages in Uganda is an asset. Experience working in refugee or emergency settings. Knowledge of War Child’s programming and safeguarding policies. Takes responsibility for decision-making and resource management. Holds self and team accountable for program quality and impact. Builds and maintains strong relationships with teams, partners, and external stakeholders. Values diversity and promotes an inclusive environment. Develops and encourages innovative solutions in protection programming. Willing to take measured risks to improve program outcomes. Acts in a transparent and ethical manner, upholding humanitarian principles. Committed to War Child’s mission, child safeguarding, and protection policies.
Bachelor’s degree
3 years
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Vacancy title:
Protection Officer
[Type: , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Social Services & Nonprofit]
Jobs at:
War Child Alliance
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, April 8 2025
Duty Station:
Within Uganda, Kampala , East Africa
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 27 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Program Implementation and Support
- Support local partners in implementing CP and GBV activities in line with project plans and quality standards.
- Ensure timely and high-quality implementation of activities, including case management, community-based protection mechanisms, and awareness campaigns.
- Support local partners to provide first-level support to survivors of GBV and children at risk, ensuring proper documentation and confidentiality.
- Facilitate case conferences and referrals to specialized services as needed.
- Assist in monitoring and evaluating program impact, ensuring accurate data collection and reporting.
2. Capacity Building and Technical Support
- Provide mentorship and coaching to partner case workers on GBV and CP prevention and response.
- Support the development and dissemination of CP and GBV tools and guidelines.
- Organize and facilitate training on case management and survivor-centered approaches.
- Strengthen community-based GBV and CP structures in collaboration with implementing partners for sustainability of interventions.
3. Coordination and Advocacy
- Participate in coordination meetings, including the CP and GBV sub-sector working groups.
- Establish and maintain partnerships with local service providers and authorities.
- Advocate for improved protection services and referral pathways for children and GBV survivors.
- Support the establishment of feedback mechanisms to enhance accountability.
4. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting
- Ensure partner adherence to CP and GBV quality standards and best practices.
- Work with M&E teams to collect and analyze data on CP and GBV services.
- Contribute to weekly, monthly, annual and donor reports, case studies, and learning documents.
- Regularly assess community needs and update program strategies accordingly.
Your profile
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, Gender Studies, Child Protection, or related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in CP and GBV programming, preferably in humanitarian settings.
- Strong knowledge of CP and GBV case management and survivor-centered approaches.
- Experience in training and capacity-building for local partners and community structures.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Fluency in English; knowledge of refugee languages in Uganda is an asset.
- Experience working in refugee or emergency settings.
- Knowledge of War Child’s programming and safeguarding policies.
- Takes responsibility for decision-making and resource management.
- Holds self and team accountable for program quality and impact.
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with teams, partners, and external stakeholders.
- Values diversity and promotes an inclusive environment.
- Develops and encourages innovative solutions in protection programming.
- Willing to take measured risks to improve program outcomes.
- Acts in a transparent and ethical manner, upholding humanitarian principles.
- Committed to War Child’s mission, child safeguarding, and protection policies.
MUST have the following;
- Familiarity with proGresV4, CPIMS+ and GBVIMS+ application and experience data management systems is a MUST.
- Knowledge and experience in using UNHCR (BIP) especially hands on administration BIA and BID a MUST.
- MUST know how to ride a motorbike and in possession of a valid riding license Class A permit.
Work Hours:
Experience: 3 years
Level of Education: Bachelor’s degree
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