Project Officer
Project Officer
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22-07-2025
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Job Description
Job Title: Project Officer Child Protection
Duty Station: Karamoja (Napak)
Reports to: Senior Social Worker
About US
We are a foreign NGO with an objective of supporting protecting and upholding the rights of vulnerable and marginalized children those on the edge of society in particular those who have limited or no parental care and those who are very vulnerable to all forms of abuse and who are survivors of abuse and conflict.
We focus on the creation of protective environments for children in impoverished and vulnerable communities through creation of safe places for children where they can be protected and where they can thrive. In particular safe places for young children create environments that foster the physical mental social emotional and spiritual development of children. This holistic development is facilitated in the context of play and healthy child-adult interaction.
Job Summary
The Project Officer Child Protection will ensure timely and quality implementation of Child Protection (CP) interventions. Engagement will be at household community village parish sub-county and district levels. This role requires the staff to have good communication abilities networking and collaboration abilities training abilities for communities especially children. Core to the role are skills to raise awareness for prevention and response to child rights violations and ability to link affected children to services in time and documentation of on the ground experiences and emerging issues in child protection.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Actively participate in the planning processes for CP interventions in Napak including development of Detailed Implementation plans (DIPs).
- Gather analyze and document community perspectives and needs on different CP issues to inform CP programming.
- Support the collection and documentation of impact and success CP stories.
- Build the capacity of children families and community to collectively engage local leaders on identified CP issues.
- Routinely coach and mentor the community CP structures and other actors including but not limited to faith and cultural institutions teachers etc on CP matters.
- Mobilize and sensitize community (community leaders and other community members) on CP programs issues and facilitate participation in the management of various community CP initiatives.
- Mobilize communities to participate in the relevant child days and celebrations such as the Day of the African Child Day of the Girl Child among others.
- Represent the organization at stakeholder engagements in the district and be a regular advocate on issues of Child Protection.
- Support multi-sectoral Inter-agency networking and coordination in establishing Child protection prevention response and service provision mechanisms/ referral pathways
- Monitor the wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents in line with child protection policy and guidelines.
- Work with local leaders and CP structures to protect children from child violations and abuses
- Sensitize children including RCs guardians/parents and other stakeholders about children s rights and responsibilities.
- Facilitate proper formation of Child protection teams/groups in line with the organizations Child Protection approach.
- Participate in the development and ensure application of monitoring and evaluation tools in project implementation.
- Monitor progress and achievements of the CP in our areas of intervention.
- Support and participate in scheduled CP assessments evaluations monitoring and designs.
- Document and share impact stories lessons and best practices.
- Compile quality and timely reports to keep track of progress of implementing planned activities on a monthly quarterly bi-annual and annual basis as per the organizations requirements.
- Monitor progress of project interventions against plans.
Requirements
Qualifications Skills and Experience
- The applicant for the Project Officer Child Protection job must hold a degree in Social Sciences Social Worker Development Studies Education or any relevant field.
- Post Graduate Qualification in Human Rights Project Planning & Management Development Studies or law from a recognized institution is an added advantage.
- 3 years of child protection programming preferably in an NGO setting experience in engaging communities and other partners. Experience working with children and partners is an added advantage.
- Fluency of Ngakarimojong
- Familiarity with standards and guidelines for Child Protection programming and child and adult safeguarding
- Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
- Good understanding of local government functions.
- Writing reporting and documentation skills
- Track record demonstrating high integrity reliability and dependability.
- Must be highly reliable and independent able to work with minimal or no supervision.
- Ability to ride a motorcycle is a must with a valid ridding permit.
Employment Type
Full Time
Key Skills
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