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GBV Officer

Uganda * Full-time
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Alight Uganda

Category: NGO Total Positions: Location: Uganda Full-time Salary: Not Mentioned Posted 1 year ago
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KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Program Implementation: • Overall responsible for planning and implementation of GBV prevention and response activities in line with the organization’s strategy and program documents and in accordance with standard operating procedures • Plan and conduct training and mentorship of GBV staff and community-based structures to deliver quality GBV services to survivors. • Oversee, at site level, case management activities for GBV response, ensuring adherence to SOPs • Ensure accuracy and completeness of all case management files.as per SOPs for file management • Ensure referral pathways are maintained and updated regularly as per SOP- monthly. Map existing services to address SGBV in the various affected areas, including identifying community capacities and structures for potential partnership, particularly with non-traditional partners and local-level supporters in the fight against GBV. • Develop approaches to community awareness activities, ensuring that outreach to refugees in settlements is targeted, strategic, and consistent. • Apply SASA! Methodology ensuring clear workplans are developed, implemented and reported on depending of SASA Together phase as per standard SASA methodology and guidance • Representation of Alight in the sector-based coordination meetings and other activities at the coordination levels. • In close collaboration with the other sector program teams, establish multi-sectoral GBV prevention and response mechanisms to ensure that they are mainstreamed in mid- to long-term sector planning. • Provide leadership to site-level GBV / Protection coordination meetings and events, providing updates on ALIGHT / ARC activities, disseminating best practices, and working with partners to troubleshoot issues in real-time. • Provide leadership to other GBV staff, following work plans as well as develop and support effective community-level mechanisms in a position to contribute to Alight’s objective in GBV sector work. • Conduct needs / gaps and capacity assessments on GBV in close coordination stakeholders and refugee clients, ensuring proper targeting of interventions. • Provide regular feedback to the Protection Manager on progress, lessons learned, achievements, gaps and other problems for timely response. • Document GBV sector monthly reports with in depth analysis on progress against indicators. • Under the supervision of the Protection Manager, contribute to drafting concept papers and proposal development. • Staff development and management: • Provide technical and programmatic leadership for the GBV staff and community based structures within the operational area. • Develop staff performance measurement and targets and appraise them based on the set targets. • Conduct daily field visits to support GBV response and prevention assistant – mentoring – through technical back stopping and to train duty bearers. • Uphold ’s code of conduct and principles on accountability. • Monitoring and Evaluation: • Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and evaluation of 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 • Participate in project evaluations and assist in the analysis of results. • Complete other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
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QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• University degree in Social Sciences, Community Psychology, and/or Social Work or related field required; • At least three years’ experience working with GBV Survivors, preferably in refugee settings; • Direct counseling experience with GBV Survivors preferable; • Knowledge of SASA! methodology essential; • Ability to conduct comprehensive interviews and provide accurate assessments essential; • Experience promoting community-level behavior change targeting prevention of SGBV essential, particularly experience based on activation of community-level structures, refugee leadership bodies, etc. • Ability to write clear and concise reports for both internal and external use essential; • Experience managing project work flow, development of project work plans, and carrying out on site monitoring and evaluation of works conducted essential; • Must be fluent in written and spoken English and the language of the local population. • Motorbike riding experience and permit preferable. • Behavioral competences: • Strong analytical, written and verbal skills; • High level of integrity, accountability and responsibility; • Good interpersonal skills and ability and inclination to work in / with teams; • High level of self-drive, discipline and desire to achieve; • Ability to work with minimal supervision, hit deadlines, and produce high-quality outputs. • Work Hours: 8 • Experience in Months: 36 • Level of Education: bachelor degree • Job application procedure
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