Deadline of this Job: 10 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:JOB DESCRIPTION
NRC Uganda is looking for a seasoned Security Lead to support their country program. This position is based at the Country Office. If you are that candidate whose profile fits this call, go on, send in that application, it could be you.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Support in the annual revision of field office security plans, evacuation plans, relocation, hibernation, and other related procedures, and provide necessary feedback for the country security plan.
• Monitor and evaluate field compliance to NRC safety and security policies, procedures and regulations on country level.
• Conduct regular and risk assessments to identify safety and security needs and to assess if all NRC bases in country are compliant with NRC safety and security risk management standards.
• Ensure the monthly HSS report Area office and Country Office submissions are compiled and submitted to head office.
• Build and maintain stakeholders contact list in access related and other negotiations/discussions with them.
• Carry out security briefings to new staff, visitors and staff returning from leave within 24 hours of arrival.
• Identify training needs and deliver/assist in conducting in house trainings.
• Support Country office and field offices in achieving HSS compliance; including producing a regular status report for CMG.
• Conduct investigations on incidents, complaints and recurrent health cases to identify and provide solutions to workplace situations.
• Prepare periodic health statistics and submit to CMG for review.
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of new HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) legislation as well as other developments that can impact on NRC.
• Ensure full and accurate health and safety and training records are maintained.
• Develop, update, provide technical input to Health & Safety policies, procedures, rules and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated and communicated.
• Ensure that NRC meets its statutory obligations in all areas pertaining to health, safety and welfare at work, including statutory training and reporting.
• Carry out MORSS assessments of NRC premises related to Country Office activities.
• Monitor, analyze, and update the local political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal (PESTEL) context on regular basis and as necessary. Assess possible developments and impacts on current and/or future NRC operations and environment.
• Support in security risk assessments as required.
• Support the country office in dealing with access related issues for NRC
• Support programme staff in planning and implementing risk mitigation strategies to improve access to hard to reach areas or new areas of operation.
• Record and map safety and security incidents both internally in NRC and within the context in general to be used as guide for adapting set policies and procedures as needed.
• Assist in the preparation and submission of incident reports and ensure timely preparation of the subject weekly report while maintaining incident database.
• Conduct inductions for new and existing NRC staff at Country Office.
• Maintain HSS training records, and develop training materials in response to the evolving context.
• Maintain active formal /informal contact and relations with Safety/Liaison counterparts from peer agencies and support Local Humanitarian Partners in managing safety and security and carrying out sound security risk assessments relevant to the programs they implement on behalf of NRC.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Law, Public Administration, Social Work, or any related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Health, Safety, and Security in a humanitarian/ recovery context.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal is required
• Sound knowledge of the context in Uganda and the surrounding regions/countries
• Experience in staff management, mentoring, coaching, training
• Advanced computer skills Office 365 and Microsoft programs
• Sound knowledge of operational risk management
ABOUT US
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.
Deadline of this Job: 10 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Are you passionate about supporting people and communities affected by displacement to build their resilience to climate change, environmental degradation and conflict? Do you have demonstrated knowledge of programming for multisector resilience in conflict-affected areas?
Who are we?
Climate change increasingly interacts with the drivers of displacement, including conflict, and disproportionally affects developing countries hosting the majority of the world's refugees and displaced persons. Therefore, through its Strategy 2025, DRC commits to respond to the global climate crisis and environmental degradation by increasing the adaptive capacities of people affected by conflict and displacement and by ensuring that our own conduct is nature-positive. The Programme Division develops programmatic concepts and strategies relevant to DRC’s international operations and delivers support to operations within these areas. The Programme Division hosts various global specialist lead functions including for DRC’s five core sectors: Protection, Shelter & Settlements, Humanitarian Disarmament & Peacebuilding, Camp Coordination & Camp management, and Economic Recovery. The Division is furthermore overall responsible for continuously developing and implementing DRC’s programme handbook and the DRC Response Framework, which articulates how DRC seeks to save lives, promote durable solutions and address root causes of displacement, - capturing DRC’s engagement with persons of concern from the beginning to the end of their displacement. The Programme Platform unit which hosts the Global Resilience advisor role is responsible for strengthening strategic program development, and systematically developing and effectively rolling out the DRC response framework.
About the job
The Global Resilience Advisor will lead DRC’s 2025 global strategic programming initiative to build resilience to conflict and climate change of people affected by displacement. The Global Resilience Advisor reports to the Head of the Programme Platform Unit with technical reference to the Global lead on Addressing Root causes of conflict & displacement (HQ). The Global Resilience Advisor works in close collaboration with DRCs Global Sector & Platform Leads, the Global Environmental Advisor and establishes strong working relationships with regional & country heads of program. The Global Resilience Advisor is a key member of DRC’s ‘go green’ community of practice and will form part of a team of global green advisors.
The overall responsibility of the Global Resilience Advisor is to manage DRC’s Conflict & Climate resilience strategic programming initiative (SPI), namely by driving development of multisector, community-driven resilience programming and disaster risk reduction, and building DRC staff capacity in this domain. In so doing, the Global Resilience Advisor will seek to build on DRC’s existing work across its core sectors and will coordinate closely with global and regional sector leads. The Global Resilience Advisor sets standards for climate & conflict resilience programming in accordance with global good practice, provides programme quality control & monitoring, leads on global/cross-regional programme design and business development and engages in strategic alliance building with global resilience (development) partners and policy forums. This is a full-time global role.
Strategy and Policy
• Develop and maintain global partnerships for evidence-building and learning on conflict & climate resilience
• Support external communication for donor & partner influencing and shared learning based on DRC’s regenerative resilience programming
• Work closely with the Global and Regional MEAL and communications teams to ensure research, learning and data from resilience programming are captured, documented and institutionalized and shared (incl through multi-media approaches)
• Strengthen DRC’s relationships with academic institutions focused on research and learning on regenerative resilience and circular practices
• Ensure that DRC’s competitive slot as a global leader in Regenerative Resilience in Displacement is secured and further strengthened
• Represent DRC in policy and donor fora, contributing to global debate on ecological responses to conflict, natural disasters and global migration
Technical advice and support
• Provide technical support for Regional Office and Country managers in the design, quality control and monitoring of community-led systems-based resilience programming and disaster risk reduction.
• Contribute to raising funds for (cross)region regenerative and circular resilience programming applying systems-based and nature-positive solutions.
• Deliver relevant policy, standards, resources, guidance and tools to country and regional operations.
• Contribute to DRC’s learning and evidence-building on resilience & community-led disaster risk reduction programming, including by collecting and sharing good practice.
• Support documentation and replication of good practices across countries/regions.
Resources, training and learning
• Build DRC sector staff capacity on programming for community resilience to (interlinked) conflict and climate risks. This will include development and roll-out of a global resilience manual, training package and establishing a Global Resilience Learning Hub.
• Oversee technical capacity building of field teams through in-person, site-based trainings and demonstrations.
• Ensure institutional knowledge management on resilience, including maintaining and updating Intranet site and Collaborative Space / SharePoint.
• Collect and disseminate internal learning on circular practices and regenerative resilience programming and work with the Go Green global advisor in Asia on strategies for organizational change in support of nature-positive programming.
About you
• To be successful in this role we expect you to have minimum 6 years’ experience in progressively more senior recovery and development programming roles, including minimum 3 years designing and managing complex multisector resilience initiatives in conflict-affected locations.
• All employees should master DRC's core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity.
Moreover, we also expect the following:
Required
• Excellent and up-to-date knowledge of systems-based approaches and resilience concepts, policy debates and practical (technical) methods.
• Demonstrated excellence in implementing circular, regenerative and restorative practices using participatory methods with vulnerable and displaced communities, working in a variety of country contexts.
• Demonstrated experience in applying innovative approaches to climate change adaptation in conflict-affected contexts.
• Demonstrated knowledge of conflict analysis, conflict sensitivity and/or conflict resolution techniques.
• Experience working in complex institutional environments and a strong ability to establish close collaborative working relationships across dispersed geographical locations.
• Demonstrated experience in training design and facilitation, on circular practices, regenerative resilience and/or climate change adaptation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including writing and facilitation.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as part of a small team, and to form close working relationships with a diverse range of multi-cultural colleagues.
• Highly motivated and hard-working, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point).
• Able and willing to travel for up to 45 days per year.
Desirable
• Experience designing and implementing community disaster risk reduction programming.
• Experience in applying conflict analysis and conflict sensitivity techniques to programming
• Demonstrated understanding of peacebuilding and/or community safety programming.
• Experience conducting technical trainings in regenerative practices and circular economy.
• Experience using Climate vulnerability assessments in programme design and implementation.
• Experience with forecast-based and/or climate early warning programming.
We offer
Contract length: Two years with possibility of extension, subject to donor funding
Workplace: DRC Regional Office East Africa and Great Lakes based in Nairobi, Kenya or DRC Country Office Kampala, Uganda
Employment band: Non-management F
Salary and conditions for the position will be on DRC terms.
Application process
All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV in English. Apply online on our page. Current Vacancies at www.drc.ngo.
Closing date for applications: December 16, 2022. We expect to conduct interviews early next year
DRC as an employer
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:
• Professionalism, impact & expertise
• Humanitarian approach & the work we do
• Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
• Culture, values & strong leadership
• Fair compensation & continuous development
DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.
Deadline of this Job: 01 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Job Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home. The IRC has been working in Uganda since 1998 supporting nationals and refugees and various institutions in the country notably the government, community-based organizations, the civil society, and the private sector. The current program portfolio in Uganda includes health, peace building, gender-based violence, economic recovery and agribusiness, and children & youth. https://www.rescue.org/country/uganda. IRC has a country office in Kampala, a regional office in Kitgum (and Lamwo), and Moroto. Given the conflict outbreak in South Sudan, IRC re-opened the Yumbe Field site office to support refugees being settled in Bidibidi, Imvepi and Omugo refugee settlement in Yumbe and Arua Districts respectively.
Job Overview:
Supply Chain Volunteer Will Report to the Supply Chain Officer. He/she will be responsible for ensuring the overall care and maintenance of the Kampala stores, Transport and Assets. The Supply Chain Volunteer-Transport/Stores/Assets must be able to rapidly turn Program materials around, whilst ensuring the security/ safety of the materials and maintaining audit-compliant records. The Supply Chain Volunteer: Transport/Stores/Assets shall dedicate appropriate time to all the three distinct roles.
The Supply Chain Volunteer is responsible for maintaining IRC stores, receiving, and dispatching goods, supporting vehicle/transport operation, and managing all paperwork/ records related to the tracking of IRC inventory.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Assets/Stores:
• Understand, implement and / or maintain standard IRC inventory management policies and procedures.
• Manage and document the receipt, handling, storage, release, and reporting of goods through the store(s).
• Advise supervisor on potential inventory shortage.
• Manage casual laborers in the stores.
• Ensure the maintenance of store(s), fittings, and equipment.
• Implement and ensure clear safety procedures.
• Implement and ensure clear loading / unloading procedures, correct stacking, and turnover (FIFO) procedures.
• Advise the Supply chain officer of store-specific issues or improvements
• Maintain the stores activity book recording all outgoing and incoming receipts and activities.
• Monitor security of IRC’s storage and supplies.
• Receive completed store’s request forms and prepare the goods for issuance.
• Ensure goods, equipment is signed for received on the request form (office expendables) or waybill (all other items).
• Prepare a monthly report for assets and the expendables Warehouse outlining all stock movements remaining balances, maintain prologs and registers.
• On a monthly basis, work with the Supply chain officer to reconcile the Warehouse register.
• Update the stock record cards and database regularly.
• Conduct routine inventory inspection and submit report to the Supply chain officer in a timely manner.
• Maintain asset and store records; ensure regular updates including details of the Asset, transferred, asset repaired, Asset breakdowns etc.
• Ensure that all assets are tagged and labeled as per IRC asset policy.
• Ensure that there is proper record management of the store, and the records are accurate and update.
• Correctly manage and account for all incoming and outgoing stock by using well maintained and detailed documentation.
• Store management, ensure cleanness, orderly storage of items, custodian of the store’s keys.
• The different store and asset policies and required documentation are always followed and in place.
• Correctly manage and account for all incoming and outgoing stock by using well maintained and detailed documentation, good, received note, store release, waybills, bin cards etc.
Transport:
• Work with the transport manager to design a suitably staffed and equipped transport function to support the IRC’s vehicle operations and policies.
• Implement and direct IRC standard Vehicle policies and procedures, with particular attention to safety and security issues.
• Manage and be accountable for the vehicle fleet, ordering and inventory management of all vehicles related parts and consumables, including fuel.
• Focal point for all purchases in Transport department. Raising PRs for vehicles spare parts and vehicle repairs.
• Ensure that appropriate communications equipment is installed and functioning in IRC vehicles to meet the operational and security requirements.
• Ensure the correct and timely routine maintenance and repair of IRC vehicles and generators.
• Ensure that all vehicles carry the required on-board documentation and that all documents are kept current (including insurance).
• Inspect and record condition of vehicles, by maintaining daily checklists file and ensuring that Vehicles logbooks are accurately filled.
• Carry out regular training to all drivers on basic vehicle mechanic skills, daily vehicle inspection, drills on safety driving, defensive driving, etc.
• Ensure all vehicles are properly cleaned on daily basis.
• Prepare weekly and monthly report on transport department and discuss with transport manager
• Requesting fuel forms for refueling and keeping accurate records and monitoring system on fuel consumption.
• Work with the transport manager to ensure that vehicles are prepared for routine and emergency security requirements.
• Ensure that all vehicles are secure when not in use.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications
• Degree or Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Management.
• Strong sense of personal integrity and commitment.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Team spirit and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of generic store management systems and forms
• Physically mobile, able to lift 30kg without strain.
• Competent in spoken and written English
• Good mathematical skills.
• Competent in computer use and maintenance
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and time management skills
Standards of Professional Conduct:
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and several others.
Please note, the deadline for submission is December 01st, 2022.
Deadline of this Job: 09 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND SCOPE
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is committed to ensuring orderly and humane governance of migration, promoting international cooperation on migration issues, and assisting in the search for practical solutions to migration issues.
Under the overall supervision of the -Chief of Mission on administrative matter and the overall supervision of Chief Medical Officer on technical matter, the incumbent will assist in the management of drugs, vaccines, medical supplies, and equipment being used in IOM MHD Uganda
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
• Assist in maintaining a system for the safe custody, storage and proper labelling of drugs, medical supplies, vaccines, and escort kits at the IOM Migration Health Assessment Centers (MHAC) in Kampala, - Field Clinics and IOM Transit Center in Kampala. Complete the required documentation in accordance with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board as well as rules and regulations adopted by the Ministry of Health of Uganda
• Support quality control by monitoring of the expiry dates of drugs, medical supplies and vaccines in coordination with the IOM focal staff with the drugs, medical supplies, vaccines and escort kits in various IOM Migration Health Assessment Centre and Transit centre.
• Contribute to the analysis of data gathered from the drugs, medical supplies and vaccines and keep electronic and hard copies on file.
• In coordination with the Regional Vaccination Coordinator – Africa, Migration Health Program Support Unit and Common Services (COS) Department, assist in preparing the required paperwork and documents in order to purchase, import, export and distribute drugs, medical supplies and vaccines within Uganda as well as keep updated records and lists of drugs, medical supplies and vaccines used by IOM.
• Assist the Head, Migration Health Assessment Centre and the Regional Vaccination Coordinator - Africa in coordinating with local/national health authorities, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and laboratories as needed.
• Maintain and update records and database regarding the consumption of drugs, medical supplies and vaccines. Monitor expiring items and prepare lists of the same for timely donation. Provide technical information on donation and disposal of expiring drugs, medical items and vaccines based on Uganda’s National Guidelines on Donations of Drugs and Medical Supplies.
• In coordination with the Regional Vaccination Coordinator - Africa and the Head, Migration Health Assessment Centre consolidate and place quarterly orders for drugs, medical supplies and vaccines as requested by various MHD Indicate detailed specifications such as generic names, packaging, formulation, and other pertinent information required in the procurement of drugs, medical supplies/equipment, and vaccines to facilitate the procurement process.
• In coordination with the Regional Vaccination Coordinator - Africa and the Head, Migration Health Assessment Centre, coordinate with local and international suppliers of drugs, vaccines, medical equipment/supplies; verify/check quality and costs of suppliers’ products; and make appropriate recommendations of reputable and reliable suppliers to COS and Migration Health Programme Support Unit.
• Receive and inspect deliveries of drugs, medical supplies/equipment and vaccines and forward the certified delivery notes to COS for payment. Verify the proper packing of said items prior to distribution and shipment to - MHD Units in Kampala
• Replenish and check the contents especially the expiry dates of drugs and medical supplies and condition of medical equipment of the medical escort kits before and after use by medical escorts based on the approved medical escort kit content list.
• Maintain a clean and orderly pharmacy and medical supply storage unit for supplies for IOM Migration Health Programme Units.
• Monitor validity of the National Drug Authority Uganda (NDA) registration of the Pharmacy premises in MHAC Uganda and coordinate timely annual calibration/servicing of all the relevant medical cold chain equipment.
• Perform such other related duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education
• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized institution with four years’ experience as a pharmaceutical technologist
• Valid registration with the Pharmacy council of Uganda
Experience
• At least 3 years’ experience with drugs and vaccines in international organizations, NGOs or pharmaceutical companies will be an added advantage
• Additional training experience in purchase, import, export and distribution of drugs, medical supplies/equipment and vaccines will also be an added advantage.
• Fluent in English and Kiswahili. Ability and willingness to work in difficult areas/situations.
• Teamwork orientated, capacity to work independently, sensitive to gender issues, personal commitment, efficient and flexible.
• Good interpersonal relationship and ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Good typing, writing, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access.
Languages
• Fluency in English and working knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage.
Required Competencies
The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:
Values
• Inclusion and respect for diversity respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
• Integrity and transparency: maintain high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 1
• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.
• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
