Uganda: African NGO Refugee Protection Network seeks Co-ordinator
Job Opening
Co-ordinator
African NGO Refugee Protection Network
Opening Date: 20 January 2002
Closing Date: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
Special Terms: The Network Co-ordinator will be hired on a consultant basis
and has initial funding for six-months. Further funding is expected and the
length of the position may be extended.
Salary: USD 1,100 monthly
Location: Kampala, Uganda, with the possibility of a limited degree of
regional travel to be determined by the needs of and funding for the
Network.
Funding has been received to implement an African NGO Refugee Protection
Network, with an initial focus on the greater Great Lakes Region. The
network was born in June 2001 out of a workshop in Nairobi entitled "Working
for Refugee Rights: The Role of NGOs". The Refugee Law Project, an
autonomous project of the Faculty of Law at Makerere University, Kampala,
will host the Network on an interim basis.
DUTIES: The African NGO Refugee Protection Network seeks an experienced
professional to set-up and develop an electronic Network of human rights
organisations working with refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
The Network currently consists of: 14 NGOs from Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi,
Rwanda, Uganda and Sudan; six academic institutions from Uganda, Tanzania,
Kenya, Egypt and the United Kingdom; and the UN High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (UNOCHA) and UNIFEM. Day-to-day supervision will be provided by the
Director of the Refugee Law Project, with ultimate oversight by the African
NGO Refugee Protection Network Board of Directors. The Co-ordinator will be
responsible for implementing the strategy for establishment and development
of the Network.
Specific responsibilities for the position include:
- Transfer existing electronic data to separate external files and floppy
disks.
- Explore and purchase new computer equipment (screen, hard-drive and
printer).
- Transfer database electronic files to new computer and copy bookmarked
websites from existing UNIFEM African Women in Crisis (AFWIC) computer.
- Explore and download database material from websites on an ongoing basis
and print and file hard copies of appropriate materials for the paper
database.
- Oversee dissemination and return of questionnaires from new Network
members resulting from the extended mailing of the Workshop Report and
Questionnaire.
- Create a list-serve from existing Network members and add to this as new
members join, revising and updating their electronic addresses as necessary.
- Create a Directory of members from the electronic lists and questionnaires
for circulation on-line and in hard copy to Network members, agencies and
donors.
- Feed relevant material (new research findings, bibliographical notices,
calendar of events, selected news items) to the Network through the
list-serv, and retain hard copies for the database.
- Initiate discussions on selected issues and moderate discussions among
Network members around these issues, where necessary including external
expertise.
- Ensure that gender issues are given a high profile during these
discussions.
- Explore areas of collaboration and information sharing with the East
African Network for the Study of Forced Migration.
- Propose new directions for this work and make firm recommendations to the
Board of Directors by the end of the initial six-month period.
Required Qualifications
- Previous experience in refugee and/or IDP issues and human rights,
preferably in the greater Great Lakes Region of Africa.
- Experience in gender issues and women's rights desirable.
- Excellent writing and editing skills (in English). Preference will be
given to individuals with some professional writing or editing experience.
- Excellent IT skills, including word processing, Internet research,
list-serve and database set-up and management, and online discussion
moderation.
- Preference will be given to applicants who are conversant in Kiswahili.
Individuals with French and/or Arabic language ability are also encouraged
to apply.
- Ability to work in a multicultural setting. Preference will be given to
applicants with some field experience in local NGOs and community-based
organisations.
- Ability and willingness to travel.
TO APPLY:
Send cover letter and résumé to Zachary Lomo, Director, Refugee Law Project,
at [email protected]. No phone calls or hard copies of applications please.
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The Refugee Law Project
Faculty of Law, Makerere University
Plot 10 Perrymans Garden, Old Kampala
P.O. Box 33903 Kampala, Uganda
Phone: +256 41 343556
E-mail: [email protected]
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