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Title:tttProject Manager Project:tt GBV Duty station:ttKampala, Uganda Section/Unit:ttProtection Unit ICA Level:ttIICA2 Corresponding level: tP3/NOC Duration:ttfrom 01/07/2023 to 31/12/2023 Supervisor:ttGBV Officer, Sibo MUTANGUHA

1. General Background

As of end of April 2023, Uganda hosted some 1,535,900 million refugees and other persons of concern in the country, including those originating from South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Somalia, Rwanda, and others. 91 percent of the population of concern live in the settlements, while 9 percent reside in urban areas in Kampala. 80 percent of the population comprise women and children, while 3 percent are elderly persons and 24 percent are youth. Uganda's progressive refugee policy grants refugee's freedom of movement, the right to seek employment and establish businesses, and to access public services such as education, health care and justice.

Despite a favorable protection environment, the number and vulnerability of refugee's, scarcity of resources and stress on social-economic amenities continue to hamper the quality of protection. Social Service delivery in the hosting Districts is overstretched requiring support for enhancement to meet the needs of all, both the refugees and their hosts. To protect and enhance the asylum space and promote peaceful co-existence, the refugee response must address the perspectives and expectations of the communities' hosting refugees.

The GBV Unit in Kampala provides coordination, technical guidance, and field support, including on prevention, response and mitigation and engages refugees in community mobilization and empowerment, ensuring an age gender and diversity (AGD) approach, protection and empowerment of persons with specific needs (PSN), accountability to affected people (AAP) and psychosocial support.

Gender based violence (GBV) is a serious human rights violation and major public health issue. GBV is under reported but known to happen in all contexts. Women and girls everywhere are disproportionately affected and are at heightened risk. Persons we serve are at risk of GBV, irrespective of their age, gender, or other diversity considerations. For the last three years, an average of over 5,000 new SGBV incidents have been identified, managed, and documented in the refugee settings. While these numbers are concerningly high, they are not fully representative of the extent of the situation as under-reporting or delayed reporting of GBV incidents remain a major concern, the ongoing engagement with refugees aimed at attitude/social norm change and general awareness has borne significant dividends over time and needs to be sustained. Timely response to the reported incidents continues to inspire confidence for more refugees to report cases, with the assurance that they will get support, and this similarly needs to be a sustained effort. UNHCR Uganda aligns its GBV programs to two mutually reinforcing objectives: - Risk of GBV is reduced for all Persons we Serve - All survivors have adequate and timely access to quality services.

Under the supervision of the GBV Officer, the project manager will have a portfolio supporting the Gender for Development Uganda (G4DU) project. This project will be implemented in five refugee settlements + Kampala (urban). In addition, the incumbent will support in monitoring other GBV funded projects such as but not limited to, European Union's ECHO, UN's Central Emergency Response Funding (CERF).

2. Purpose and Scope of Assignment u2002u2002u2002u2002u2002 u2022 Oversee and provide technical support on project implementation of the projects. u2022 Serve as UNHCR focal person for both CERF-UFE and Spotlight Initiative (SLI). u2022 Make regular field visits to provide support to UNHCR implementing partners/responsible parties, carrying specific activities within the projects in the various settlements (six in total). u2022 Give inputs to quarterly progress reports and contribute to the drafting of Annual and final project reports. u2022 Ensure regular follow up with different stakeholders involved in the implementation of project activities, including revision of their deliverables and results and make proposals to the Senior SGBV Officer for effective implementation to maximize impact of the projects in the field. u2022 Maintain regular communication and extend technical support to economic empowerment initiatives conducted by girls and women. u2022 Conduct systematic monitoring and reporting of UNHCR's project implementation, CERF-UFE and Spotlight Initiative programme implementation. u2022 Provide inputs to consolidate quarterly progress and drafting support to narrative and annual reports. u2022 Maintain close communication with project beneficiaries, consultants, IPs and institutional contractors. u2022 Identify/monitor risks that could interfere with programme delivery and design mitigation measures. u2022 Synthesize and document project activities, success stories and lessons learned. u2022 Coordinate and participate in the mid-term review and evaluation in collaboration with participating UN agencies and local partners. u2022 Develop a plan for sustainability of the activities initiated under the two projects and brief the operation on how this will be implemented after the end of the two projects. u2022 Coordinate with all project parties and partners involved in project implementation. u2022 Organize and participate in programme activities including preparation of background documents and minutes taking. u2022 Organize key advocacy/awareness raising events in coordination with relevant colleagues in coordination with UNHCR's Senior SGBV Officer and other partners as applicable. u2022 Maintain close relationship with key stakeholders (state and non-state) and ensure adequate information flow on related activities by the UN. u2022 Under the supervision of UNHCR's Senior SGBV Officer, support planning and implementation of joint advocacy activities for greater visibility of programme achievements according to the guidelines of CERF Secretariat, EU and UN. u2022 Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor. u2002u2002

3. Qualifications and Experience

a. Education (Level and area of required and/or preferred education)

u2022 Master's degree or equivalent in development, human rights, Law, gender equality, social sciences or other related areas.

u2002u2002u2002 b. Work Experience

u2022 At least 2 years (with master's degree) and 3 years (with bachelor's degree or equivalent) relevant professional experience including at least 1 year in the field experience in SGBV prevention and response, broader protection or social work involving empowerment of women and girls, gender, child protection, mental health, counselling and working with survivors, humanitarian and development issues. Experience working in protection of refugees in displacement settings and coordinating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating programmes.

c. Key Competencies u2002u2002u2002u2002 u2022 Strong experience in interacting with and building partnerships and synergies with UN agencies, NGOs and civil society organizations. u2022 Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work independently with minimum supervision in a fast-paced environment. u2022 Demonstrated ability to successfully and effectively work and communicate with people in a multi-cultural environment. u2022 Raining design and facilitation skills of SGBV, gender and protection related learning is desirable. u2022 Demonstrated capacities in monitoring and reporting on SGBV and or protection is desirable. u2022 Fluency in English with excellent drafting and analytical skills is required. Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset. u2022 A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage. u2022 Knowledge and experience of working in SGBV sector of Uganda is an asset.

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