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Key Responsibilities:
Back ground
World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & 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 these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.
Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.
Position: Safeguarding/Child Protection in Emergencies Specialist
Report to: Technical Lead – Child Protection
Location: National Office
Advert start date: 9th Septemeber 2022
Advert end date: 15th September 2022
Purpose of the position:
The Safeguarding and Child Protection in Emergencies (SCPiE) Specialist will provide support and oversight on both safeguarding and CPiE aspects. This role will support the Child Protection Technical Lead to provide overall strategic leadership in ensuring WV-Uganda is a safe organisation and that the Child Protection sector is providing quality interventions, specifically guiding programming in refugee contexts in Uganda.
The jobholder will contribute to World Vision’s role as a thought leader with external stakeholders, and support continuous improvement in safeguarding practices and CP programming in emergencies through their technical expertise, facilitation of learning in respecting the rights of the vulnerable children and adults in the communities WV-Uganda serves. The jobholder shall be responsible for the effective implementation of WV- Uganda’s Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy and incident reporting procedures across the country program.
Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Safeguarding:
- The Specialist is responsible for overall implementation of the Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy and will specifically do the following tasks:
- Lead on and ensure effective implementation of WV-Uganda’s Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy across development and emergence response programs and entire National Office.
- Provide periodic updates on the status of safeguarding cases and the organisation as a whole, to the SLT, Board, Global Centre, and other structures as will be directed. Coordinate and compile Safeguarding
- Update Reports with input from different departments and submit to SLT, Global Centre, etc
- Proactively raise awareness and build capacity of staff, partners, affiliates, etc on the WV-Uganda Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.
- Prepare and submit the Safeguarding Incident Preparedness Plans (SIPPs) for the NO and liaise with the CP team to ensure AP-level SIPPs are in place.
- Follow-up and see through to timely closure the safeguarding cases that emerge from time-to-time, within the timeframe and following the procedures stipulated in the policy.
- Represent WV-Uganda in forums, networks and platforms whose agenda is to make institutions safe for beneficiaries e.g. the Joining Forces Coalition.
CPiE:
The role requires one to enhance World Vision’s CPiE programming at strategy, programme and project design, implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation levels for greater impact on child well-being. Below are the Specific tasks:
- Support design, implementation, Monitoring and evaluation and quality assurance processes for all CPiE interventions.
- Support strategy development, alignment and review processes with input on the CPiE context.
- Build capacity of and provide technical guidance to staff and partners on CPiE programming and provide resources on relevant tools, standards, approaches, principles and concepts in the emergence context.
- Support in the periodic and on-going reporting functions, both internally and externally to donors and other stakeholders as will be directed.
- Represent and build relationships for WV-Uganda at strategic inter-agency, sector-specific, learning and sharing engagements with stakeholders for agenda – influencing, learning and resource development on CPiE matters at national and other levels as will be directed.
- Actively participate in the development and implementation of the Grant Acquisition Business Plan through engagement with relevant donors, as required.
- Provide quality assurance, technical and oversight support during implementation and reporting on CPiE interventions.
Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.
- A first degree in development studies, social work, Social Sciences or other relevant field is a requirement. Post-graduate degree is an advantage.
- A minimum of seven (7) years post qualification experience in technical leadership and/or field-based programme management roles in the Child Protection sector, preferably in emergency and/or refugee response contexts.
- At least 4 years’ experience serving as the Safeguarding liaison is a must.
- Direct programming experience and expertise in the field of child protection and/or child rights advocacy.
- Good understanding of the CPiE terrain in Uganda and the approaches therein.
- Good understanding of donor dynamics and experience in grant fundraising, proposal development and report writing for emergence response interventions.
- Experience in working on gender-based violence issues is an advantage.
- Knowledge and experience in capacity building methodologies for adults both face to face and remotely using digital communication systems
- Experience in leading teams is an advantage.
- Written and oral communication skills are essential, and the incumbent must be a team builder, who is able to work successfully in a multicultural environment.
- A high level of integrity is required
- Experience of working in the field (both development and emergency response contexts)
- Knowledge of project management and project cycles
–NB. Frequent travels across the operational sites are a must!
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only