DanChurchAid Uganda Jobs 2022 – Disaster Preparedness and Response Assistant

Project Implementation and Management

• Ensure community mobilization and sensitization of beneficiaries is conducted in an organized manner and beneficiary profiles updated into the database as per DCA guidelines.
• Work closely with community leaders, government structures during registration and verification of beneficiaries ensuring the laid-out selection criteria is carefully followed.
• Attend workshops on disaster preparedness and response coordination meetings organized by DCA, government and other partners at the district and subcounty whenever required.
• Participate in the capacity building of implementing partners on the intervention sectors such as Cash transfer activities, protection activities, accountability mechanisms, among others.
• Participate in distribution of project inputs e.g., disaster related IEC materials to the target groups to create awareness on disaster preparedness.
• Coordinate with community, government structures and other NGOs during implementation of disaster preparedness activities (Sub County leaders, block leaders, camp commandants, Refugee welfare council.
• Ensure implementation of project activities according to work plan and share project progress Reports with the project Officer.
• Compile monthly and quarterly progress reports and share with the Project Officer.
• Organizing and facilitating workshops to ensure that lessons learnt and good practice from disaster management in the region are compiled and used to improve future planning, programming, and implementation.

Leadership

• Participate in regular staff meetings.
• Ensure, in liaison with Project Manager that he/she operate in a secure environment and comply with security procedures and policies.
• Ensure optimal use of human resources, including promotion of teamwork and securing adequate training of staff and promotion of talented staff.

Reporting and Accountability

• Maintain an open dialogue with the beneficiaries to promote transparency and accountability including contributing to and implementing the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).
• Identify, document, and disseminate best practices gained from DPR interventions in the areas of operation.
• Share responsibility to maintain refugee community participation mechanisms in the camp, ensuring that the voices of men, women, boys and girls and groups with specific needs are heard and represented.

Representation and Coordination

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with DCA staff, national and local authorities, international and national organizations as well as technical focal points in food security and Markets development, coordinate all planned projects with other implementing partners (IPs), OPM, and donors to ensure consistency with cluster priorities.
• Represent DCA in relevant forums e.g., clusters, coordination structures with OPM, donors and NGOs in agreement with the project manager.