World Vision Child Protection in Emergencies Specialist - Jobs in Uganda

World Vision Child Protection in Emergencies Specialist - Jobs in Uganda

World Vision Uganda is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

We currently work in over 82 districts in Uganda implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & community resilience, education and child protection.

World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with the beneficiaries above.

All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

Purpose of the position:

The project area covers both refugee settlements and hosting communities.

In collaboration with the National Sector lead, the Child Protection in Emergencies Specialist is responsible for the development of a CPiE strategy for WNRR consistent with the intervention areas, organization strategy and the overall WNRR child protection plan; coordinate the implementation, monitoring and assessment of the projects carried out; write donor reports and strengthen the child protection skills for WNRR teams and local stakeholders.

The Child Protection in Emergencies Specialist will coordinate sector technical leadership and management in project proposal design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and documentation for multiple CPiE projects for the West Nile Refugee Response (WNRR).

S/he will identify capacity gaps and training opportunities for response staff in the protection space, including on internal child protection policies and procedures and serve as the Safeguarding focal point for the response.

The CPiE Specialist will represent WV in inter-agency forums and lead in advocacy and research related to child protection in emergencies at WNRR level.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.