NRC Child Safeguarding Officer Jobs in Uganda

NRC Child Safeguarding Officer Jobs in Uganda

Job Description

NRC Uganda is looking for a committed professional, to fill in the gap of a Safeguarding Officer with the Kampala South West Area office.

If this meets your portfolio, then send in that application.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Conduct a risk assessment to identify risks to children’s safety and protection in the education programme.

Work with partners to develop a coordinated and collaborative mitigation strategy to the identify risks

Ensure that measures are in place that prevent and mitigate risk that partner staff or activities would inflict any form of violence, neglect, exploitation, abuse or sexual harm to children

Participate actively on risk assessment to ensure we do not expose children to further risk and harm

Monitor field activities and assess whether Child protection and Safeguarding measures are in place in accordance with the established policies and plans. Document factors around the gaps or failures and the necessary achievements

Work with and follow-up with stakeholders to ensure that identified risks and gaps are addressed in a timely and appropriate manner

Organize regular meetings with program staff and other stakeholder to review and ensure the implementation of the safe-programming strategy/checklist

Address and Report concerns regarding failure to mitigate child protection and Safeguarding risks to the Field Coordinator and Area Manager.

Submit technical reports in accordance with the work plan and established deadlines, while ensuring that all activities are conducted and reported through accurate and verifiable reporting system

Support the training, capacity building and mentoring of field staff and awareness raising of non-staff (contractors and incentive labour) on minimum protection standards

Coach and support protection a staff and Focal Points in schools, community, and other stakeholders to improve child protection and Safeguarding practice and responsiveness

Support in establishing and strengthening child protection referral systems in schools and communities.

Make sure the reliable reporting mechanisms are in place and known by all

Ensure consented informed referral to child having suffered abuses

Ensure that confidentiality and the security of all are maintained in case of incidents

Advocacy with stakeholders to enforce child protection and safeguarding during and after incidents

Only Ugandan nationals allowed.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychosocial science or related field

Experience in Child Protection domain and Psychosocial Support

Minimum three years’ experience child protection related project experience in humanitarian/ recovery context.

Experience for working as Protection or Safeguarding Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context

Previous experience working in refugee /complex and volatile contexts

Experience working in coordination and liaising with external actors

Experience developing and delivering protection training and good presentation skills in English

Ability to multi-task and work with short deadlines

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.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Closing Date: 5th October 2022

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see: NRC Child Safeguarding Officer Jobs in Uganda

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