Protection Technical Lead

Education:

• Master’s degree in international development, law, human rights, social work or a related field.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 7 years’ professional humanitarian/development experience, including specific experience in protection programming (inclusive of general protection, Gender Based Violence, women’s protection and empowerment and/or child protection) in emergency or post conflict settings.

• A minimum of 5 years program and team management experience; preferably in humanitarian setting

• Demonstrated experience using international human rights standards in protection programming.

• Prior experience working in remote-management situations preferred.

• Prior experience in East Africa and Refugee Response is preferred.

Education:

• Master’s degree in international development, law, human rights, social work or a related field.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 7 years’ professional humanitarian/development experience, including specific experience in protection programming (inclusive of general protection, Gender Based Violence, women’s protection and empowerment and/or child protection) in emergency or post conflict settings.

• A minimum of 5 years program and team management experience; preferably in humanitarian setting

• Demonstrated experience using international human rights standards in protection programming.

• Prior experience working in remote-management situations preferred.

• Prior experience in East Africa and Refugee Response is preferred.

Protection Programme Strategy and Development

• Provide overall leadership and management to Alight Uganda Protection programmes and portfolio growth, identifying value opportunities and establishing new strategic donors and Partnerships.

• Lead in the design of and implementation of Alight 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 implementation of multi donor integrated protection projects including Child Protection, prevention and response to GBV, Legal, MHPSS and Community Based Protection

• 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 programme teams. In collaboration with Protection team members and the Senior Management Team, develop and implement Child protection and GBV prevention and response interventions 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.

Protection programme implementation and quality

• Provide oversight, guidance, and leadership on all aspects of Programme design, development, and quality assurance.

• Provide technical 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 programme 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.

Protection Programme Design for Business Development

• In collaboration with the Head of Programmes and Donor Engagement Lead, take the lead in timely development of quality integrated protection proposals and concept notes ensuring proposals are in line with Alight’s Strategic Plan, Country Refugee Response Plan, and Sector Strategies and Priorities.

• Working with the Head of Programmes and the Finance Manager, ensure effective and transparent budgeting, planning, and follow-up in compliance with policies and priorities as well as donor rules and regulations.

• Work collaboratively with protection staff at field level in the development and design of protection interventions and activities in line with interagency standards and sector strategies and priorities; and in line with contextual and community needs.

• Deliver protection components in grants opening, review, and closure meetings.

• Ensure quality control of all protection donor reports and authorize the submissions.

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:

• Proactively lead team structure review and restructure for effective delivery of protection outcomes

• Technically manage and supervise the Protection Managers and GBV, Child Protection and Legal Officers, and Managers and ensure that they have clear and realistic performance-based management goals.

• Supervise, and build the capacity of Protection team members in relevant technical and management competencies.

• Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented mid-year and-annual performance reviews.

• Participate in the objective setting and mid-year and annual performance reviews of technical protection staff.

• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.

• Hold high-quality meetings with each direct report on a regular and predictable basis, at least monthly.

• As required identify staff performance issues and work with Human Resources to document and address these in accordance with the National Staff Employment Policies.

• In collaboration with Human Resources, promote and monitor staff care and well-being. Model healthy work-life balance practices. Support appropriate interventions in response to identified staff care needs of both national and international staff.

• Look for opportunities to support staff in their career growth, where appropriate. As part of succession plan and nationalization goals, identify, train and develop capability and capacity of national staff to successfully transition role and responsibilities, by the end of assignment.

• Adhere to and act in accordance with the Alight HR Policies and Procedures and communicates through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.

Representation, Coordination & Stakeholder management:

• Responsible for liaison/representation with key protection sector coordination, local authorities and UN agencies and maintain agreed profile of Alight at country level.

• Advocate about Alight protection programme in Uganda with government, donors, and humanitarian stakeholders, in cluster meetings, workshops, and in other relevant fora.

• Conduct regular stakeholder analyses donor mapping to ensure that ALIGHT has good understanding of dynamics/ relationships and establish Strategic Partnerships

• Represent Alight at protection national level task force, working groups and other interagency fora.

• Ensure effective, collaborative protection partnerships with other organizations that result in more effective, responsive and durable assistance that reaches more people.