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Alight GBV Technical Lead Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs

Alight GBV Technical Lead Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Alight Uganda looking for “GBV Technical Lead”.

Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before August 24, 2023.

Alight, formerly the American Refugee Committee (ARC), is an international non-profit, non-sectarian organization that has provided humanitarian assistance and training to millions of beneficiaries over the last 40 years. In 2011, Alight helped nearly 2.5 million people get essential services to regain their health and take back control of their lives. Alight works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to communities of refugees and internally displaced persons in seven countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe, including Iraq, Kosovo, and in the Darfur region of Sudan and is currently providing for emergency relief and recovery in Haiti.

Alight GBV Technical Lead Jobs 2023

The Alight has published a job vacancy announcement on August 19, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of GBV Technical Lead to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Recruiter Alight
Position GBV Technical Lead – Temporary (4 months)
Location Kampala, Uganda
Country Uganda
Total Vacant Post 01
Qualification University Degree
Experience Required Minimum Five years
Application Deadline August 24, 2023

Alight Job Vacancy 2023

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Support and Leadership

  • Provide leadership and overall technical and management oversight to ALIGHT Uganda’s protection programming.
  • Lead efforts, in conjunction with all protection staff and technical teams, to provide guidance and technical support to field sites that will result in development and implementation of high-quality protection programs that make a measurable impact.
  • Provide and strengthen tools to support integration of protection in Alight’s approach, focused on local partnerships and community leadership.
  • Monitor international best practices in protection, represent ALIGHT at relevant fora, and serve as a thought leader within and outside of ALIGHT on innovative community-based approaches aimed at increasing protection of refugees and displaced communities and host communities.
  • Develop strong supportive relationships and mentorship systems (as appropriate) and provide regular program and technical support, information, and assistance to programs.
  • Lead and support the development of Protection related proposals including developing assessment tools, program design, hiring technical staff, planning, monitoring, and evaluating field programs.
  • Monitor ALIGHT’s relevant field programs through regular telephone calls, field visits, report reviews, email communications, and other methods to ensure that they adhere to best practices and guidelines.
  • Work with other members of the programme team to define and strengthen the strategic direction of ALIGHT’s Protection interventions. Meaningfully engage local partners and community members, particularly women and girls, in all aspects of design, Implementation and monitoring for inclusive programs
  • Support Alight Uganda to rethink its commitment to strengthen inclusive participation and support of all members of the community we serve.
  • Working closely with sector leads (Child Protection, GBV, MHPSS and others) ensure ALIGHT’s ongoing integrated protection program reflects standards for best practice, quality, and innovation, and are responsive and adapted based on monitoring data to ensure implementation modalities remain context- and need-appropriate. In collaboration with the field, program development and technical teams, draft concept notes and proposals.

Position in Organization:

  • JOB CATEGORY: Program
  • DUTY STATION: Roving, UG
  • EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Temporary
  • SALARY SCALE: UGX 6,000,000 – 6,300,000 (Gross P/Month)
  • DEADLINE: Aug 24, 2023 05:00 PM
  • NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1
  • AGE LIMIT: Not Specified

Qualification:

  • Demonstrated 5 – 7 years’ professional experience in humanitarian settings, including at least 3 years of direct program management of Protection/GBV programs in the field. Experience with Protection, Child Protection and GBV programming and implementation is required.
  • Master’s degree in relevant field (public health, social work, development studies, humanitarian affairs, or related social sciences disciplines).
  • Knowledge, skills, and experience in providing/leading direct services to survivors of gender-based violence using a survivor-centered and multi-sectoral approach.
  • Knowledge, skills, and experience in implementing primary prevention of Gender Based Violence
  • Proven experience in proposal development including proposal writing and donors relations
  • Skills and experience in report writing
  • Experience in managing teams including remote management, capacity needs assessment and mentorship / building skills
  • Experience managing budgets and finances.
  • Strong skills in Microsoft Office.

Key behaviours & abilities:

  • Individual and group training skills in Protection issues, including GBV and SEA.
  • Ability to take initiative, work independently and foster a team environment.
  • Strong organizational, oral and written communication and coordination skills.
  • Excellent project design and proposal development skills and developing tools for cross-organizational sharing of best practices.
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Good sense of diplomacy and understanding of international global political issues.
  • Ability to travel 50%.

How to Apply Alight GBV Technical Lead Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://alight.hrmagic.co/careers/job?id=OTM3

The Closing Date: August 24, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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