GBV & Protection Advisor Job at CARE International

Vacancy title: GBV & Protection Advisor

Type: FULL TIME 

Category: Administrative & Office 

Jobs at:CARE International

Deadline of this Job:6th January, 2020  

Duty Station:Within Uganda , Kyenjojo , East Africa

JOB DETAILS:
CARE International has been active in Uganda since 1969 and working in the country continuously since 1979, implementing a diverse portfolio of programs and projects ranging from emergency services to economic development and civil society building. Our current programming targets Women, Girls and youth as well as vulnerable groups such as the extreme poor, internally displaced people, children to provide assistance and opportunities for empowerment and sustainable development through addressing the underlying causes of poverty grounded on careful and thorough analysis of power relations between different groups in society and the local context in which they live and work. Our programming is guided by our core values of transformation, Integrity, Diversity, Equality and excellence.
CARE International in Uganda seeks to recruit highly motivated and qualified development and Emergency professionals to fill up the following position:
GBV & Protection Advisor- ECHO -HIP, Kyenjojo (1).

Job Summary
The Protection and GBV Advisor will be responsible for the overall technical leadership in general protection, GBV, and Gender in Emergencies for an ECHO-funded consortium named Access Protection Empowerment Accountabilityand Leadership(APEAL)forrefugeesand host communities in Western Uganda. The consortium is led by CARE, comprising ofseveral international and national NGOs, targeting Congolese refugees in Kya ka ll, Kyangwali, and potentially Nakivaale settlements. As such, s/he will lead a team of technical specialists on GBV prevention and response, general protection, child protection and will be responsible for quality assurance and learning forAPEAL within these sectors.
S/He will also be responsible for the development of tools, and curricula, roll out of trainings, technical representation on relevant fora, and advocacy at settlement and national level. Additionally, s/ he will ensure harmonisation and coordination of all approaches within the consortium, and ensure technical synergies and referrals with other ECHO- funded consortia where relevant. S/he will model CARE’s core values and particularly CARE’s commitment to Gender Equity and Diversity and ensure CARE’s Safeguarding policies are upheld by all consortium members and stakeholders engaging with the project.

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Job application procedure
Please visit our website http://www.careuganda.org  under the Careers link for more details on these Jobs and how to apply. Application deadline is 6th January, 2020. For any questions please call our office0020on 0312258100/150