Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, September 25, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Overview
Are you passionate about being an advocate for children? Do you want to use your expertise to bring about lasting change for children and be a part of an inspiring, dynamic global movement?
The Case Management Officer under the direct supervision of the Case Management Coordinator is primarily responsible for conducting all steps of the child protection case management process for an assigned number of individual children vulnerable to violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect and their families in this process. The main objective for the Case Management Officer is to ensure children harmed or at risk of being harmed are identified and receive individual case management support by conducting documentation, assessments, action plans, direct service provision, referrals and follow-ups for an assigned caseload of children. The Case Management Officer will provide support to families in the process of case management, including foster and alternative care. The Officer will be based in the settlement as allocated and directly work with other service providers on management of caseload and referrals.

The role
Key areas of accountability include:
• Case Management for Individual Children and their Families
• Community and Inter agency Coordination
• Case Management Teamwork
• Adhere to the Child Protection Policy, Safeguarding policy and Code of Conduct

To be a strong supporter and advocate for children in this role you will need to have:
• Minimum of Bachelors in Social work, Counselling Psychology, Social Sciences or relevant discipline.
• Previous work experience in community development or with an NGO (preferably in child protection).
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience working with children.
• Excellent writing, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Excellent command of the local language of the affected population.
• Strong drive for results and ensuring timely delivery of quality products.
• Experience managing child protection cases in a sensitive and child friendly manner.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills with children and their caregivers.
• Able to empathize with children and families that have been impacted by the humanitarian emergency.
• Experience working with case files and databases and providing regular documentation.
• Good understanding of social welfare systems and child protection mechanisms
• Excellent community mobilization skills.
• Ability to work individually and within a team.
• Good analytical, problem solving and project planning skills.
• Able to communicate clearly and strategically with internal and external stakeholders as a representative. This includes effective negotiation and representation skills.
• Computer knowledge - Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Conceptual understanding of and commitment to humanitarian work.
• Sets a strong learning culture in their part of the organization.
• Remains calm and positive under pressure and in difficult situations.
• Aware of impact on others and adjusting own behavior accordingly.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://uganda.savethechildren.net/careers

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