Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Protection Coordinator is responsible for the strategic development, technical supervision and quality implementation of IsraAid protection program in country through technical guidance and support, strategy development, resource and capacity development, and representation. The Protection coordinator is responsible for overall protection leadership, coordination and technical support to maintain and expand Protection programming in Uganda.

Specific Responsibilities
• Program Management
• Provide strategic direction, leadership and overall technical and management support to the protection program, ensuring it is needs-based, context-appropriate, responsive, coherent, collaborative, and operationally feasible and in line with IsraAid country strategy.
• Foster within the Protection Program team an understanding of the broad protection context – political, cultural as well as community expectations – to contribute to programme design
• Develop and undertake assessments and evaluations to inform program design and strategic direction.
• Support the design of potential funding opportunities for Protection programming.
• Draft project workplans and coordinate implementation of projects
• Provide technical guidance to programme staff to ensure consistency and quality in program implementation
• Ensure that programme interventions continue to be informed by and integrated with other core sectors (Health & WASH)
• Develop and review program tools ensuring adherence to IsraAid and international standards
• Continuously identify and document protection issues and provide analysis of the protection situation of the country.
• Human resource management
• Provide a clear support, supervision, coaching and mentorship mechanisms of the Protection team through staff development protection focused training, meetings with the staff and the line managers.
• Supervise the Field Coordinator and the entire protection-based team.
• Organizing the internal protection meetings on a monthly basis.
• Coordinate, supervise and build the capacity protection team
• In collaboration with HR and Project Managers, support the recruitment of protection staff – where necessary
• Support the professional development of protection through comprehensive need assessment and training plan
• Take part in the evaluation of the protection staff
• Organize training and identify capacity building for the national Israaid staff team.
• Provide technical support to the Country Director on the recruitment and management of protection staff, including developing Terms of Reference (ToRs), staffing plan, participate in recruitment processes and performance evaluations where applicable.
• Representation
• Represent IsraAid with external stakeholders, including humanitarian partners, donors, authorities, etc.
• Actively participate in cluster meetings and any other relevant forums
• Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning
• Monitoring, evaluation and learning ( MEAL)
• In coordination with HQ MEAL unit develop tools for the effective implementation of the program
• In collaboration with the in-country MEAL officer, monitor programme objectives, outputs, indicators and activities – ensuring team remains on track as per donor commitments
• Work with the Field team to ensure appropriate, timely and accurate data collection against agreed indicators to enable both internal and external reporting
• Ensure learning from the protection programme contributes to knowledge building and sharing within the country office and IsraAid global.
• Lead discussions with communities and beneficiaries on programme design and project review, as agreed with Technical Advisor, Field Coordinate/ Project Manager(s).
• Partnerships
• Foster a spirit of collaboration and empowerment with IsraAid local aprtners.
• Identify, reach out and create collaboration with partners such CBO and academies which is in line with the Country Office Protection vision
• Offer support to partner organizations in respective fields
• Support partners in developing coherent strategy and action plan
• Conduct periodic review of joint project plans to identify obstacles and the ways they could be addressed
• Grants Management
• Work closely with the Country Director and Project Manager(s)/Field Coordinator to secure strategic funding opportunities and develop proposals based on identified gaps and needs
• In coordination with the DEVCOM Department produce quality reports to ensure accurate, coherent and timely reporting.
• Other Tasks
• Any other tasks as delegated by the Country Director
• Willingness to work beyond working hours where necessary.

Required Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Competencies
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Social Sciences, Refugee and humanitarian studies, Peace, conflict and reconciliation studies or the equivalent.
• At least 3 years experience in humanitarian assistance and emergency work.
• Experience in conflict/post-conflict contexts, with experience in supporting emergency responses, access and security analysis and management
• Good expertise in protection, with a focus on CP/SGBV
• Ability to set high standards for quality of work and quick adaptability and flexibility in stressful environment
• Ability to manage human, technical, administrative and financial resources with integrity.
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, effective communication, team supervision and team nurturing skills..
• Previous achievement in Project Proposal Writing.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of all the phases of the project cycle management
• Ability to work in partnership with local organizations and under stressful conditions.
• MS. Proficiency (word, excel, etc.)
• High level of negotiation and diplomacy skills.
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Planning and Organizing & good relationship building experience.
• Stress management skills: ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines, with peaks of heavy workloads;
• Problem solving and decision making
• Adaptive leadership skills
• Willing to be based full time in Moyo and Obongi districts but with 30% of travel time to Kampala.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Please send a maximum 2 page long CV to ugandahr@israaid.org  Please use 'Protection Coordinator' as your subject line We regret to inform that only successful, eligible candidates will be contacted

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