Deadline: 04 August, 2023

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is seeking to fill the position of Project Manager II – Child Protection and Care. 

CRS is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) supporting relief and development work in over 100 countries around the world.

Responsibilities 

• Ensure that project implementation is in line with the projects’ technical approach, approved work plan, and that project deliverables meet expected technical quality standards
• Coordinate, support, and monitor project activities to ensure technical adherence to international social welfare and child protection standards, documented best practices and relevant donor guidelines by both project staff and implementing partners
• Together with local partners, develop and provide training to all project staff on child protection and safeguarding policies that meet CRS’ policies on the protection of vulnerable children and adults 
• Serve as the main technical point of contact for implementing partners to provide support and guidance
• In consultation with director H4S, coordinate, support and monitor the implementation of project activities in line with the project’s technical approach and approved work plan and budget
• Oversee the development, implementation and review of monthly plans to monitor progress of expected outputs and deliverables
• Facilitate coordination between implementing partners, CRS and MGLSD
• Provide technical support and guidance to implementing partners and other collaborating agencies to ensure that project objectives are achieved to the highest technical standards
• Support the identification of technical assistance and capacity building needs and coordinate the delivery of targeted interventions 
• Ensure project implementation is in accordance with CRS programming principles and CRS core values and engage country programme staff as needed
• Work closely with staff and partners to ensure that project monitoring data are analysed and used for programme planning, monitoring, learning and performance measurement
• Contribute to the development of required project narrative reports, quarterly performance data, as well as other reports needed/required by the local government, donors, the CRS regional office or headquarters
• Support the identification, documentation and dissemination of project results in various forms, including abstracts, PowerPoint presentations, case studies and support programming learning exchanges within and outside of Uganda
• Lead country programme efforts to pre-position CRS for strategic opportunities in child protection and care to play a catalytic role 
• Provide technical guidance in country strategy development, proposal development and project design with a focus on scale
• Liaise with government of Uganda authorities, particularly MGLSD, in relation to programmatic and technical matters
• Engage project consortium partners, as appropriate, during key stages in the project cycle for their insights on the appropriateness of programme approaches and interventions and to support programme quality
• Support meaningful engagement with key stakeholders engaged in social welfare strengthening and child protection – including government, civil society, faith-based organisations, learning institutions and UN agencies
• Represent CRS at national forums to present CRS’ work in catalysing outcomes at scale 
• Network with relevant organisations to increase CRS’ profile as a catalyst for scale, and actively contribute to stakeholders and donor understanding of the factors that enable locally-led scale

Requirements 

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Public Health, International Development or a related field
• Eight years, minimum, of experience in programmes focused on child protection, family strengthening, case management and reintegration
• Experience with social welfare system strengthening, OVC and/or social welfare workforce capacity development strongly preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge and technical capacity in child protection programming, including an understanding of the issues facing separated children and families in vulnerable contexts
• Experience with capacity building
• Knowledge of national government institutions and policies related to child protection and alternative care
• Experience in working and collaborating with national government institutions
• Commitment to uphold CRS agency standards, policies and procedures, and comply with donor requirements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Strong critical thinking, creative problem-solving and organisational skills

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