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Protection Manager

kampala, Uganda * Fulltime
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Alight Uganda

NGO Total Positions: Location: kampala, Uganda Fulltime Salary: Attractive Posted 1 year ago
Reporting Structure: Reports directly to the Team Leader. Receives technical supervision from the Protection Lead.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Staff Supervision & Development • Mentor and build the capacity of protection staff in GBV, child protection, community services, and legal assistance, focusing on technical knowledge, project cycle management, budgeting, team management, coordination, and reporting. • Provide technical supervision and mentoring for field protection teams, enabling staff to assume management responsibilities. • Maintain professional relations with team members, fostering team spirit and enabling staff to excel in their roles through clear expectations and regular performance feedback. • Promote staff care and well-being, and manage leave requests in coordination with Field Coordinators to ensure adequate coverage. • Collaborate with the Protection Technical Lead and Senior Protection Technical Coordinators to prepare technical documents. • Grant Planning & Project Implementation • Lead the overall implementation of the Protection program in designated settlements, ensuring goals and objectives are met, and projects are appropriately monitored and evaluated. • Submit timely project reports as per schedules (monthly, quarterly, annually), ensuring work plans align with program objectives. • Update grants documents (Indicator Tracking Sheet, Activity, and Budget Trackers) and share with the Program Manager. • Provide significant input into donor reports, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. • Monitor project budgets in consultation with the Finance Team and Sub-Sector Leads to ensure compliance. • Participate in strategic proposal development meetings and contribute lessons learned to update the overall protection strategy. • Technical Quality/Programme Management • Provide technical guidance to sub-sector teams on protection activities. • Ensure safe and confidential data collection practices in line with international standards. • Maintain effective referral pathways for protection cases, updating and maintaining SOPs for referrals. • Develop SOPs for GBV, Child Protection, legal assistance, and protection monitoring. • Organize and deliver high-quality protection training for Alight staff and partners. • Promote a scalable community-based protection approach that fosters self-protection capacities in host and refugee settlements. • Reporting and Advocacy • Analyze protection data and prepare succinct, analytical inputs for reports shared with internal and external stakeholders. • Advise on protection trends to inform country-wide strategies and plans. • Coordination & Representation • Develop and maintain effective relationships with UNHCR and other external stakeholders, representing Alight’s interests and resolving conflicts. • Actively participate in Site-Level Protection Cluster’s Working Groups and share updates with the Protection Lead at the national level.
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Community Psychology, Education, Development Studies, or a related field. • Experience: Minimum of 1 year in humanitarian environments or similar settings, with experience in GBV/Child Protection roles. Refugee-focused work is an added advantage. • Skills: Management skills, report writing, strong computer skills, and ability to work independently. • Languages: Candidates from the South-Western region with proficiency in Swahili and local languages are preferred. • Other: Motorbike riding experience and permit are preferable. • Benefits • Global Team: Collaborate with 2,500 staff worldwide, sharing ideas and innovations. • Learning & Development: Access thousands of free online courses on Alight Leads. • Healthcare: Comprehensive health, dental, and MedEvac insurance for staff and dependents. • Retirement: 6% severance contribution from gross salary. • Leave: 24 days of annual leave, personal days, and holidays.
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