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Job Title Protection Technical Lead
Organisation Alight



Duty Station  Kampala, Uganda
Reports to Head of Programs
 
About US
ALIGHT, formerly the American Refugee Committee ARC, is an international nonprofit, nonsectarian 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 provides shelter, clean water and sanitation, health care, skills training, microcredit education, protection to help survivors of war and natural disasters to rebuild their lives with dignity, health care, security and self-sufficiency.
 
Job Summary The Protection Technical Lead will provide overall strategic direction and management for the integrated protection program in Uganda. S/he will work closely with the Head of Programs and sector leads to implement within the context of a comprehensive 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 Protection through a mixed modality of direct implementation and partnerships. This will be guided by the country strategy, which ensures coherence across the portfolio and a needs-based protection approach to service delivery for displaced persons and other at-risk populations. The Protection Technical Lead will have main responsibility for the development of the technical team and strategic partner relationships; for ensuring effective collaboration and integration among Alight team and with partners based on principles of equality, transparency, responsibility and complementarity; and for ensuring that on going technical capacity strengthening of the Protection team and support to partners, effectively addresses their priority needs
 
Key Duties and Responsibilities 
Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy
Provide leadership and overall technical and management oversight to the integrated protection portfolio in Uganda.
In collaboration with Protection team members and the Senior Management Team, develop and implement integrated protection strategies for Uganda that enhances our capacity to deliver integrated protection services efficiently and coherently.
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.
Work with Protection leads to utilize, develop, and/or improve Standard Operating Procedures SOPs for all Protection programming.
Anticipate, plan and manage programmatic and structural transitions. In collaboration with the MEAL team, support protection staff to develop and utilize relevant monitoring tools and adapt them to context.
Ensure effective, collaborative protection partnerships with other organizations that result in more effective, responsive and durable assistance that reaches more people.
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.
Liaise with Global Technical Unit advisors to ensure relevant support, tools and resources are being provided and integrated into programming.
Actively and meaningfully participate in all grant management meeting processes.
Identify, monitor and report unmet needs. Explore the potential of Alight to address those needs within the parameters of the country strategy and sector priorities.
Connect with the Head of Programs on a regular basis to ensure expectations and continuity are maintained.
Where possible expand, the Uganda protection portfolio through development of concept notes and proposals to existing and new donors, maintaining a coherent integrated protection strategy across Alight’s areas of intervention.
Support the identification of opportunities for Protection programming initiatives in support of service delivery and/or thought leadership in collaboration with country program senior management, business development staff.
Support the development of business development skills and responsibility among the protection team, with a particular focus on national staff.
Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development
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 semi-annual performance reviews.
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.
Coordination & Representation
As needed and in coordination with other sector leads and country program management, represents Alight in inter-agency forums and discussions.
Regularly coordinate with internal program and operational stakeholders, Technical Advisors, GBV, Child Protection, Livelihoods and Economic Recovery, Creative team and other Alight colleagues.
Represent Alight in in relevant working groups both within and outside of the UN / UNHCR and Interagency system and provide feedback to Alight management as appropriate.


Qualifications, Skills and Experience
The ideal candidate must hold a Master’s degree MA/MS in international development, law, human rights, Social work or a related field;
At least seven 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 five years of 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
Strong program/technical management skills, planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with external parties.
INGO experience required; experience working with the interagency coordination mechanisms desirable.
Strong technical and operational knowledge of Protection programming in refugee response context.
Proven experience in implementing programs under grants, including high quality donor reporting and proposal development; experience of US Govt BPRM, USAID, BHA/OFDA and UNHCR Funding required. Other government, UN, and private/foundation is a plus.
Proven experience in designing and delivering capacity-building activities.
Excellent relationship-building, interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively represent Alight at forums and with donors.
Strong negotiation skills essential with experience in conflict resolution desirable.
Strong leadership skills, proven experience in strategic planning, overseeing large programs and ability to effect and manage change effectively.
Direct knowledge of how to run a quality Program team that respects Do No Harm, protection and gender mainstreaming, evidence-based outputs, and effective program budget development and implementation.
Superior oral and written communication skills, with ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively with senior internal and external stakeholders.
Experience of working successfully with local stakeholders such as local and international NGOs, government, etc. with sensitivity and diplomacy.
Proven ability to design and lead training engagements with staff and partners to enhance skills and adapt to changing program demands.
Mature and structured approach to team management and project delivery.
Positive attitude to work, self-reflective, motivated, inspired, collegial.
Proven ability to work well in and promote teamwork, thrive in a multi-cultural environment, be flexible and handle pressure with professional grace.
Languages Professional fluency in spoken and written English is required.
Excellent computer skills and full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
 
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