CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER JOB – INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC) UGANDA

• Participate in planning, budgeting, and development of implementation plans for CP activities.
• Facilitate timely execution of Child Protection interventions in line with IRC standards and approved models.
• Mobilize stakeholders for planning meetings and community engagements.
• Identify and support local child protection partners including parasocial workers.
• Collect and document community feedback and protection concerns.
• Document success stories and impact from CP interventions.

• Train and mentor children, parents, teachers, and community structures on child protection issues.
• Strengthen community capacity to engage in child protection advocacy and reporting.
• Support grassroots child protection movements to prevent violence against children.
• Promote awareness of child rights and responsibilities in communities.
• Mobilize participation in key child protection events (e.g., Day of the African Child, Day of the Girl Child, 16 Days of Activism).

• Engage with local leaders, government institutions, and community stakeholders on CP issues.
• Represent IRC in coordination meetings at settlement and district levels.
• Strengthen referral pathways for child protection cases.
• Promote inter-agency collaboration for protection service delivery.
• Follow up on commitments made by local leaders regarding child welfare.

• Monitor and report child abuse cases in line with IRC safeguarding guidelines.
• Ensure children’s safety, dignity, and participation in all interventions.
• Facilitate child participation in community decision-making processes.
• Support advocacy and policy engagement on child protection issues.
• Link vulnerable children to appropriate protection and support services.

• Apply standard M&E tools in all program activities.
• Track implementation progress and ensure timely reporting.
• Document lessons learned, best practices, and impact stories.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and activity reports.
• Support development of IEC materials and learning resources.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Sociology, Law, Human Rights, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in protection programming (Child Protection, GBV, or protection monitoring).
• Experience working with refugees, IDPs, or vulnerable populations in humanitarian settings.
• Strong knowledge of protection principles, safeguarding, and child rights frameworks.
• Experience in Program Cycle Management (PCM), M&E, and reporting.
• Ability to design and deliver training to communities and stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, coordination, and communication skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent report writing and documentation abilities.
• Ability to work independently and make sound decisions.
• Strong community engagement and advocacy skills.
• Budget and resource management skills.
• Ability to represent the organization in multi-stakeholder forums.
• High integrity, professionalism, and safeguarding awareness.