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Danish Refugee Council Protection Assistant- Child Protection Uganda DRC Jobs 2024
Danish Refugee Council looking for “Protection Assistant- Child Protection”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 14-Jul-24.
The Danish Refugee Council has published a job vacancy announcement on 04/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Protection Assistant- Child Protection to be based in , Uganda. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: Danish Refugee Council
Job Title: Protection Assistant- Child Protection
Duty Station: , Uganda
Country: Uganda
Application Deadline: 14-Jul-24
Coordination
• Responsible for developing/strengthening relationships with agencies at the field level in close cooperation with the Child Protection officer and the protection team leader.
• Responsible for representing DRC in any relevant field based thematic meetings with stakeholders and otherwise as needed
• Actively coordinate with the field staff of other DRC sectors and other organizations.
• Actively participate in the regular sector meetings and in house coordination meetings
• Maintain and strengthen existing networks through other service providers at the camp level, to ensure that children receive quality services and support both at the agency levels.
• Actively participate in scheduled meetings such as Child Protection inter-agency Coordination meetings.
• Work closely with the other protection sub-sectors to ensure ongoing needs of children and girls are met in the prevention-related activities.
• Strengthen existing referral systems and networks of psycho-social service providers.
• In collaboration with other partners, design child protection prevention activities/interventions within the refugee and host community.
• Participate in conducting training for Para-Social Workers, parents and children on relevant CP thematic areas.
Project development, implementation and reporting
• Conduct case management services for vulnerable children at risk. These will include cases of abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence, especially UASC and other children at risk.
• Identification and documentation of vulnerable children and timely updating of cases in ProGres.
• Conduct assessments basically BIDs and BIAs for vulnerable children.
• Direct service provision basically through material support.
• Conduct referrals and follow ups for children at risk.
• To conduct alternative care placements for the UACs and assess their needs.
• Identify potential caregivers’ e.g. foster families for placement of UASCs using stipulated procedures throughout the project lifespan.
• Sensitize the parents/caregivers on their roles and responsibilities on early child development & protection throughout the project lifespan.
• Conduct home visits to foster care homes and assess needs, ascertain the living conditions of the UASCs and provide ongoing support to families, foster and alternative care systems.
• Facilitate foster parent’s training on Child rights and Parenting
• To conduct daily field visits to support para social workers, through mentorship and technical backstopping
• Contribute to the development of advocacy points based on assessment of situation and risks
• Facilitate formation of adolescent groups to enhance community engagement & ownership on Child Protection prevention work.
Staff development and management
• Provide technical and programmatic leadership in CP thematic area for Para Social Workers and other DRC community-based structures in Rhino camp and Imvepi.
• Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and principles of accountability
Communication/Reporting
• Proactively contribute to quality and timely drafting of weekly, monthly reports,
• Support and guide Para Social Workers in drafting and sharing their activity reports.
Logistics / finance
• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movement to the field.
• Support the Protection officers/Team leaders to monitor financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow ups.
• Follow-up all DRC / DDG procedures for security, Finance, Logistics, HR and Administration
• Responsible for complying with donors and internal DRC reporting and accountability policy and procedures
Monitoring and Evaluation
• Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and evaluation of child protection related projects and interventions.
• Identify, document and disseminate relevant project success, challenges and follow up on implementation of project’s action points
• Assist in participatory needs/vulnerability and capacity assessments of affected communities
Additional tasks
• On request, perform any other duties assigned by the supervisors to allow the organization to function optimally.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working with children and vulnerable communities, and protection programming experience, and/or child protection advocacy programs.
• Professional training in Best Interest Procedure processes, CP case management and CP community-based protection.
• Knowledge of the usage of ProGres V4 CP module.
• Experience in protection interventions in line with Refugees operation with wide Child Protection.
• Experience of working with UN or Non‐Governmental organizations.
• Ability to ride a motorcycle.
Education:
• A University degree in social sciences, community development, guidance and counseling or any related fields.
Languages:
• Knowledge of the local languages spoken by South Sudanese and Congolese refugee is an asset.