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Consultant – Formulation Of Sensitive Protection Sensitive Social Safeguard
Closing: Apr 26, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Apr 20, 2024 (14 days ago)
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Requirements
- The applicant must hold an Advanced university degree (Masters’ degree in development studies, Public Administration, Social Policy, law and other relevant fields).
- Five years of experience in project/programme based social risks assessments, social risk management (including prevention, mitigation and response) in the public sector or development partner programming;
- Experience developing technical guidance for use in national systems an added advantage;
- Familiarity with Uganda’s local governance context relevant for refugee management.
- Languages: Fluent in English (proficiency/level C) required
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Requirements
- The applicant must hold an Advanced university degree (Masters’ degree in development studies, Public Administration, Social Policy, law and other relevant fields).
- Five years of experience in project/programme based social risks assessments, social risk management (including prevention, mitigation and response) in the public sector or development partner programming;
- Experience developing technical guidance for use in national systems an added advantage;
- Familiarity with Uganda’s local governance context relevant for refugee management.
- Languages: Fluent in English (proficiency/level C) required
- Collect and review relevant social safeguard policies, laws, regulations and protocols related to the inclusion of refugees in the national development processes for protection sensitivity;
- Share the list of relevant existing safeguarding policies and protocols indicating action required- including redrafting, enhancements as appropriate with UNHCR Protection Unit before starting the in-depth desk review for consideration and selection of a sector/area of focus.
- Prepare relevant questions, conduct interviews with contacts from government, academia, NGOs. PROSPECTS partners, private sector, refugee and host community representatives in the selected sector;
- Develop technical guidance to improve the protection sensitivity of social safeguards and risk mitigation protocols (inclusive of PSEA/SH, VAC, refugee rights);
- Support pilot testing;
- Validate the guidance note in a MGLSD- convened stakeholder workshop;
- Deliver the final report with findings and recommendations addressing comments raised by the UNHCR Protection team and the Stakeholder meeting.
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