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What we do in Uganda

Alight Uganda works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities - to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. Alight has consistently operated in Uganda since 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over three hundred personnel who include full time staff and temporary workers, and hundreds of community volunteers - implementing programs in Protection, GBV , Child Protection, Community Based Protection, Legal assistance, MHPSS, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and general Infrastructure, Clean Energy, and Livelihoods/ Economic Resilience . Our work in Uganda currently covers six refugee settlements and five transit centers including border points and their generous Ugandan-host communities. And we are always looking to deepen our work and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve!

About the Role

The Protection Technical Lead will provide overall strategic direction and management for the integrated protection program in Uganda. S/he is mainly responsible for providing technical support, supervision, and capacity building and mentorship of the protection team. Working with the Head of Programs and sector leads S/he will lead in developing standard operating procedures for prevention and response to GBV and Child Protection services, conduct needs assessments and provide technical input for the design of prevention and response to GBV and Child Protection program proposals that can be funded by key donors. The Protection Technical Lead will also be expected to monitor the quality of Child Protection and prevention and response to GBV implementation in the field, report on activities carried out and provide strategies to address challenges during implementation. S/he will lead on designing a comprehensive implementation plan for integrated protection approach, including but not limited to Women's Protection and Empowerment, Child Protection, GBV Legal support, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support and Community Based Protection. The Protection Technical Lead will have the main responsibility for the development of the technical team and strategic partner relationships; for ensuring effective collaboration and integration among Alight team s and with partners based on principles of equality, transparency, responsibility, and complementarity; and for ensuring that ongoing technical capacity strengthening of the Protection team and support to partners, effectively addresses their priority needs. The Protection Technical Lead will r epresent A light at v arious strategic levels ensuring visibility of Alight and demonstrate highest level of competency and understanding of the Protection environment specifically for C hild Protection , prevention and response to GBV and Community based protection.

The key areas of responsibility will include.

Protection programme s trategy and development
Quality Assurance and technical expertise
Capacity strengthening of protection staff.
Business Development
Partnerships and representation
Major Responsibilities: Pr otection Pr ogramme Strategy and Development

Provide overall leadership and management to A light Uganda Protection programmes and p ortfolio growth, identifying value opportunities and establishing new strategic donors and Partnerships.
Lead in the design of and implementation of A light Uganda Protection programming , providing technical guidance ensuring alignment with country strategy regional and global strategies and priorities for programmes quality.
Coordinate with protection managers in strategic program design and the i mplementation of m ulti d onor integrated protection projects including Child Protection, prevention and response to GBV, Legal, MHPSS and Community Based P rotection
Lead country teams in delivering quality protection and case management services by developing and/or improving Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and tools for all Protection programming.
Provide oversight, guidance, and leadership on all aspects of protection programmes design, development, compliance, and quality assurance.
As Lead Implementing partner for UNHCR refugee response in Southwest Uganda, provide compliance oversight accountability mechanism including PSEA prevention and safeguarding as focal point for prog ra mme teams. In collaboration with Protection team members and the Senior Management Team, develop and implement Child protection and GBV prevention and response intervention s that adhere to inter agency standards .
Lead on developing Child Protection and GBV prevention and response plans and master budgets and contribute to Alight's overall refugee response strategy .
Engage teams to ensure gender and protection mainstreaming is accounted for in all programming.
Lead in the management of the protection technical team to ensure responsible delivery of their respective pillars .
Working closely with other sector leads, 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 .
Liaise with Global Technical Unit advisors to ensure relevant support, tools and resources are being provided and integrated into programming.
P rotection p rogramme i mplementation and quality

Provide oversight, guidance, and leadership on all aspects of Programme design, development, and quality assurance.
Provide t echnical and implementation oversight for CP and GBV programmes ensuring teams adherence to inter agency minimum standards for CP and GBV cases management.
In close collaboration with the MEL Team, ensure the implementation of effective and participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning strategies at all levels of the country Protection programme , including through the systematic documentation, and sharing of lessons learnt.
Develop TORS for quality p rogramme intervention and ALIGHT SOPS to ensure survivors receive timely confidential case management and referrals.
Ensure smooth management and integration of Protection leads' work plans and budgets (budget forecasting, development of spending plans and budget follow-up), and accurate reporting in accordance with Alight and donor regulations.
Conduct regular technical support visits to teams to check on implementation quality and adherence to standards .
Pro tection Pro gramme Design for Business Development