DRC Vacancy: Protection Officers-Community Based Protection, Rhino Camp, Uganda | UNjobs Toggle navigation Latest Duty Stations Organizations Closing Soon Protection Officers-Community Based Protection, Rhino Camp, Uganda Organization: Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Country: Uganda Field location: Rhino Camp Office: DRC in Rhino DRC Uganda is currently looking for highly qualified and motivated individuals to join our dynamic team as Protection Officers-Community Based Protection (CBP)-03 The overall purpose of the role: The Protection Officer-Community-Based Protection (CBP) will be responsible for designing, implementing, and monitoring community-based protection activities that empower communities to identify, prevent, and respond to protection risks and also ensure meaningful participation of affected populations, strengthen community structures, and promote safe, inclusive, and accountable programming. Your main duties and responsibilities will be: Project implementation Plan and implement community-based protection activities in line with project objectives and work plans. Promote inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized groups (women,children, persons with disabilities, elderly) through conducting of community feedback sessions Strengthening community participation in identifying risks, needs, and solutions through participatory assessments in coordination with MEAL teams. Promote accountability to affected populations (AAP) and ensure feedback mechanisms are functional. Ensure the proper implementation and reporting of community-based protection activities and ensure that all activities are carried out reported in an effective, efficient and transparent matter Ensure effective community and stakeholder coordination in the implementation of community-based protection activities by adoption of transparency and participatory approaches Participate in Persons with Special Needs (PSN) profiling and ongoing risks analysis to design adequate responses, especially for cash intervention. Ensure quality data collection, analysis and storage in line with the protection information management principles. Ensure daily monitoring of protection trend in the settlement. Make sure that all community services projects adhere to the standards and or principles of the respective thematic areas as well as DRC guidelines and accountability standards. Actively take part in the protection activity planning, implementation and reporting with keen consideration for community services budget planning and management, executing the procurement and implementation plans. Strengthen capacities of the community-based structures, leading and undertaking trainings, mentorship and reflective sessions with the structures such as the Refugee Welfare Council (RWC), Community Development Worker (CDW), Help Dest Workers (HDW) and neighborhood watch groups. Facilitate operation of the protection help desks by providing timely and appropriate response to feedback and complaints referred by the HDWs. Strengthening linkages between members of the community, partners and different service providers, breaking barriers to access to services by persons we serve. Ensure mobilization and creation of protection information in the community so that persons of concern and communities are well-informed and are in position to take precautionary actions against protection risks, make informed decisions and have access to available services. Spontaneously draft and share flash reports on major protection incidents and risks. Coordination and representation Develop relationships with a range of key stakeholders, Local Government and other stakeholders on the community services thematic areas at the field level in close liaison with the Protection Team Leader. Representation of DRC and actively take lead in the community feedback sessions in coordination with UNHCR, OPM and DRC MEAL team. Close co-ordination in project implementation with partners (UN agencies and national/international NGOs), including referrals, community services gap analysis, advocacy. Work closely with the other program components, i.e. the child protection, GBV and livelihoods of DRC and other partners to strengthen referrals to maximize program output and impact. Participate in protection coordination meetings and relevant working groups. Staff development and management Provide technical and programmatic leadership for the Protection Assistant-Community based protection staff, Help Desk Workers and Community Development Workers and other Community-Based Structures within the operational areas. Develop performance measurement and targets for the CDWs, Help Desk Workers and appraise them based on the set targets. Conduct daily field supervisions to support Community based workers by providing mentorship through technical back stopping and capacity strengthening. Uphold DRC's code of conduct and principles on accountability. Monitoring and Evaluation Contribute to the daily quality implem
