Terms of Reference
Protection Assistant (SGBV)
Duty Station
This position will be based in Kyaka II refugee settlement
Position and Reporting Line:
The Protection Assistant (SGBV) reports to the SGBV Officer.
General Objective
The SGBV Assistant has a primary function to provide case management services to GBV survivors. She/he also supports the protection sector in quality implementation of the GBV thematic area in synergy with the larger protection and community services components. In addition, he/she will be responsible for complying with donors and internal DRC reporting and accountability policy and procedures. The GBV Assistant is also responsible to develop/strengthen relationships with GBV community based structures and agencies – at the field level – in close cooperation with the SGBV Officer.
Specific tasks and responsibilities
The SGBV Assistant will perform the following tasks:
Roles and Responsibilities
o Coordinate protection activities implemented by GBV taskforce, and SASA activists and ensure that they are consistent with protection standards and principles as well as DRC guidelines and accountability standards.
o Organise and coordinate weekly committee meetings: a specific day is chosen together with the committee to put in place a weekly meeting between the members of the committees
o She/he will conduct all steps of the case management process: Intake, assessment and engagement, case planning, supported referrals, developing practical skills, case review, building client capacity.
o Liaise with other stake holders for the integration of the survivors back into community and enhance access to livelihood opportunities for GBV survivors to support their healing and reintegration process.
o Conduct routine visits to the protection/safe houses and asses the needs of the survivors under protection house and the general state of the protection houses.
o Ensure up-to-date filing and documentation of GBV cases in line with UNHCR and DRC standard tools.
o Attend to protection concerns of persons of concern, provide GBV survivors with information and resources to access services and make appropriate referrals to other service providers as and when required.
o Determine the need for therapeutic psychosocial or psychiatric support for further referral to specialized service providers.
o Working with ‘at risk’ young people, their families, community, to strengthen community based interventions.
Project development, implementation and reporting
o Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and evaluation of SGBV- related projects and interventions in the area of jurisdiction (Kyaka II refugee settlement).
o In collaboration with the protection team, she/he will proactively contribute to quality and timely writing of weekly, monthly.
o Make sure that all the GBV interventions adhere to protection standards and principles as well as DRC guidelines and accountability standards.
o The intern should Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and Principles of accountability
Support management team to:
o Follow up all DRC / DDG Procedures for Security, Finance, Logistics, HR and Administration.
o Uphold DRC’s international code of conduct
o Any other tasks as may be assigned from time to time.
Logistics /Finance
o Support the Protection coordinator to monitor Financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow ups.
o Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different zones
Personal Specifications
Essential:
Applications should be in English and include the following:
Please send your Cover letter, CV and Academic certificates by email to administrator@drcuganda.org by 29th May 2018 5:00pm clearly indicating position name in the subject line. We thank applicants for their interest in the position however; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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