Finn Church Aid Child Protection Officers Jobs in Uganda
Finn Church Aid Child Protection Officers Jobs in Uganda
Position Summary: The Child Protection Officer is accountable for the professional contribution to project design, planning, administration, monitoring and evaluation of Child Protection project activities, data analysis and progress reporting, and commitment for enhancement of teamwork and capacity building, in support of achievement of planned objectives of the work plan, aligned with country programme strategy and donor requirements.
Key Result Areas
Program Planning and Implementation
Develop, implement and monitor quarterly, monthly and weekly activity plans to achieve expected results. This includes planning of activities, budgets and procurement.
Conduct follow up on all project activities to ensure efficiency, timeliness and program quality.
Ensure that all planned activities such as those for Community based follow up visits, community awareness raising, and case management are implemented on time, to quality measures and within budget as per the monthly plan. Where challenges arise, ensure that these are flagged early, communicated to the Project Manager and addressed in an appropriate way.
Technically lead all CP program activities within the field office and ensure that they are being implemented within national and international quality standards.
Case Management
Technically support the identification and documentation vulnerable children including separated and unaccompanied minors, children who suffered violence, children with disabilities and children at risk within the education sector.
Provide technical support for community awareness on identification of vulnerable children, child rights and general child protection within the learning environment.
Refer cases with specific needs to the competent service providers, follow up and document referred cases.
Ensure that follow-up visits are conducted for children in alternative care arrangements / fostered and other settlement based activities.
Report any violation of the Child safe guarding guidelines in line with the FCA operation policies
Work with cultural sensitivity and respect the dignity of vulnerable children and families and members of the host communities at all times.
Conduct focus group discussions with boys and girls, according to age-groups to understand the different gender roles and preferences of activities to inform interventions.
Conduct focus group discussions with beneficiaries (parents and children) on the delivery of activities
Community Engagement
Carry out periodic community dialogue on child protection in the community
Support youth to carry out child protection awareness campaigns through a range of activities
Lead and coordinate formation and strengthening of children’s clubs to create awareness on child protection
Engage and support children’s clubs carry out community awareness and CP campaigns
Mentorship and Coaching
Mentor Child protection focal points and leaners in schools to ensure that they are empowered to achieve their performance objectives and program results.
Ensure that schools mainstream child protection in Education
Build capacity of FCA staff in of in technical child protection programming.
Monitoring and Reporting
Ensure that all child
protection project data is properly and regularly collected by field staff, checked, validated and share with the Project Manager and Area Manager for inclusive decision making.
Produce project reports on monthly and quarterly basis.
Produce activity reports e.g. training reports.
Document and share best child protection practices.
Monitor the work of teachers in the adherence and mainstreaming of Child protection practices in Schools
Monitor protection issues for boys and girls.
Coordination and Networking
Represent FCA in child protection working group meetings at both settlement and zonal levels
Network with INGOs, NGOs, the UN, and local government authorities in order to inform them of the project.
Plan joint activities/events whenever possible
Qualifications and Experience
Accomplished university degree in child protection ,social sciences ,development studies ,guidance and counselling or relevant fields and professional able to blend social practice with hands-on education and child protection experience
Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in working with vulnerable communities, basic needs and distribution programming experience and / or/ advocacy.
Professional training in Gender based violence in emergency.
Experience in protection interventions in line with Refugees operations.
Experience in implementing and monitoring formal and non-formal education projects, Education in Emergency interventions with linkages to Child Protection.
Proven experience in community mobilization and awareness- raising.
Experience with data collection, and report writing.
Basic understanding of humanitarian approaches and standards.
Experience in networking and working with local government, international actors and UN agencies.
Flexible and capable of working and living in difficult circumstances in a multicultural context
Strong integrity and commitment to FCA children’s principles and values including child safeguarding and protection.
Additional training in first aid administration is an added advantage
How to Apply
Interested applications should send a cover letter and a CV (not more than 5 pages) with at least three referees and a daytime telephone contact with copies of academic papers addressed to:
The Human Resource and Administration Manager,
Finn Church AID, Uganda Country Office.
P.O. Box 21826 Kampala, Tank Hill Rd, Roche Close, Plot 1495 Muyenga, Uganda.
Email applications should be in one file attachment (Ms Word or PDF) mentioning the position title in the subject to
Ugaco.hr@kua.fi
Deadline for receiving applications is Sunday 2nd August 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Women and PWDS are encouraged to apply.
Host and Refugee communities are encouraged to apply
Find jobs in Uganda. Jobs - Uganda jobs. Search our career portal & find the latest Ugandan job positions, career opportunities & jobs in Uganda.
Jobs in Uganda - banking jobs, IT jobs, accounting jobs, NGO jobs, business administration, ICT, UN jobs, procurement jobs, education jobs, hospital jobs, human resources jobs, engineering, teaching jobs, and other careers in Uganda.
Find your dream job from 1000s of vacancies in Uganda posted and updated daily - click here!
Click here to post comments
Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to NGO Jobs in Africa.
