Protection Lead job at Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT)

About the Role

YSAT is recruiting a Protection Lead to provide technical leadership and oversight for protection activities under its OCHA-funded Refugee Response Programme — leading community-based protection, referrals, GBV/MHPSS awareness, accountability to affected populations, and protection monitoring across three settlements.

Recruitment is contingent upon confirmation of funding by UNOCHA's Uganda Humanitarian Fund.

Key Responsibilities

Lead planning and implementation of protection activities including community mobilisation, protection awareness, peaceful coexistence, GBV/MHPSS awareness, and identification of protection risks

Coordinate and strengthen community-based protection mechanisms with RWCs, religious/cultural leaders, and community protection actors

Lead identification and referral of vulnerable individuals, GBV survivors, and persons with specific needs through established referral pathways

Supervise three Project Assistants – Protection across Rhino Camp, Imvepi, and Bidibidi

Represent YSAT in settlement-level protection coordination forums with OPM, UNHCR, and humanitarian partners

Prepare accurate monthly and quarterly programme reports and document lessons learned and success stories

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Human Rights, International Law, Community Development, Refugee Studies, or related Social Sciences; Post-Graduate qualification is an added advantage

Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in protection programming within humanitarian, refugee, or displacement settings

Demonstrated experience in Community-Based Protection, child protection, GBV risk mitigation, PSEA, safeguarding, and accountability to affected populations

Experience supervising field staff and working with community structures, government authorities, UN agencies, and humanitarian partners

Prior experience working with Refugee-Led Organizations is a requirement

• Lead planning and implementation of protection activities including community mobilisation, protection awareness, peaceful coexistence, GBV/MHPSS awareness, and identification of protection risks
• Coordinate and strengthen community-based protection mechanisms with RWCs, religious/cultural leaders, and community protection actors
• Lead identification and referral of vulnerable individuals, GBV survivors, and persons with specific needs through established referral pathways
• Supervise three Project Assistants – Protection across Rhino Camp, Imvepi, and Bidibidi
• Represent YSAT in settlement-level protection coordination forums with OPM, UNHCR, and humanitarian partners
• Prepare accurate monthly and quarterly programme reports and document lessons learned and success stories

• Community-Based Protection
• Child protection
• GBV risk mitigation
• PSEA
• Safeguarding
• Accountability to affected populations
• Supervising field staff
• Working with community structures
• Working with government authorities
• Working with UN agencies
• Working with humanitarian partners
• Working with Refugee-Led Organizations

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Human Rights, International Law, Community Development, Refugee Studies, or related Social Sciences
• Post-Graduate qualification is an added advantage