Retrak is a registered faith based UK charity working with street connected children in Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya. Retrak works to transform highly vulnerable children’s lives; preserve families; empower communities and give each of them a voice. Retrak’s vision is of a world where no child is forced to live on the streets.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented individual to be part of the programme team tasked to manage Retrak’s new “Community Prevention projects” in Kampala and Wakiso.
Purpose of Post: The main purpose of this position is to contribute to the implementation of Retrak Community Prevention project activities, in particular focusing on prevention and community level resilience activities to reduce on child – family separations through awareness creation and training parents and carers in parenting skills.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Family strengthening:
1.1 Collaborate with local leadership structures in the identification of beneficiaries for the project, specifically through training on different tools including the VAT, NAT, and follow up of FARE vulnerable children and their household members as well as actual on field mentorship and guidance in the area of family strengthening and access to critical services
1.2 In collaboration with the local leadership structures, other project officers under the guidance of the Retrak Programme Manager – FARE project; support the Community Trainers conduct dialogues and workshops for vulnerable households on the importance of creating and providing a supportive and protective family environment and education for their children
1.3 Train and mentor implementing partners to increase the capacity of vulnerable women and children and their households to access, acquire or provide critical services
1.4 In collaboration with the local leadership structures, and the Community Trainers under the guidance of the Retrak Programme Manager – FARE project, deliver both in-school and out of school age specific psychosocial services including life skills that ensure that all children, youth and their household members in need of psychosocial support receive a quality and holistic package of care at individual, family, and group level
1.5 Collaborate with the Retrak Programme Manager – FARE project in the development of relevant linkages with service level actors including private sector firms in order to enable vulnerable children households’ access and utilize these linkages
1.6 Under the direction of the Retrak Programme Manager –FARE project and in collaboration with the other FARE Programme Officers, and the M&E Officer, monitor and support the implementation of project activities and carry out needed capacity building of Community Trainers and beneficiaries.
Child protection and legal services:
2.1 In collaboration with other project officers and the Retrak Programme Manager – FARE project as well as Community Trainers and service actors in the region of operation carry out regular mapping and identify existing community support structures and informal organizations and systematically build their capacity in child protection approaches and principles
2.2 In collaboration with the other project officers, under the guidance of Retrak Programme Manager – FARE project, support the Community Trainers to deliver both in-school and out of school age specific child protection services that ensure that all children in need of protection and legal support receive a holistic package of care at individual, family, and group level
2.3 In collaboration with the Community Trainers, other relevant stakeholders support the local leadership structures and beneficiaries to conduct interactive learning sessions and legal clinics for households to create awareness on child abuse and neglect, and other forms of abuse
2.4 Support the Community Trainers and local leadership structures to undertake and promote child participation through sport, and other psychosocial related innovative activities that build the coping, self-esteem and relational abilities of children and adolescents.
Communication and Reporting
3.1. Collaborate with the FARE M&E team with support of the Retrak Programme Manager –FARE project in the development of reports, standards, protocols, manuals, tools and dedicated reports related to the family strengthening and Child Protection and Legal services objective, success stories, and other reports related to project activities.
3.2. Collaborate with the FARE M&E Officer and other staff in reporting and documenting both for the internal Retrak FARE (quarterly reports) as well as consistency checks of all field reports directly designated to you for the family strengthening objectives as required by the M&E standards.
3.3. Document lessons learned and best practices of the different project aspects to inform roll out of the strategies on a wider scale.
Networking and representation
4.1 Carry out regular mapping of critical service points in collaboration with the other project officers and the Retrak Programme Manager as well as the Iocal leadership structures and other service actors in the region of operation and ensure the consistent use of district level inventories for referral as well as a regular coordination platform for all service partners.
4.2 Represent Retrak in relevant district, county, sub county technical/coordination forums.
General
3.1 Uphold and work within Retrak’s policies and procedures, including Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Child & Vulnerable Adult Protection policies.
3.2 Provide spiritual leadership and encouragement by actively participating in the religious life of the organisation.
3.3 Promote Retrak’s core values of Boldness, Excellence, Innovation and Respect across the organisation and partners.
3.4 Travel to Retrak field operations as and when required.
3.5 Undertake any other duties, as appropriate to the post, as delegated by the line manager.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please use the job position you are applying for as the mail subject and send your application and CV by email to: Frida.Safina@retrak.org
This is a national position open for Uganda nationals only