About the Role

YSAT is recruiting three Project Assistants – Protection to support implementation of protection activities under its OCHA-funded Refugee Response Programme — including community-based protection, protection awareness, identification and referral of people with specific protection needs, community mobilisation, and accountability to affected populations.

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

Key Responsibilities

• Implement assigned protection activities including community-based protection, protection awareness, peaceful coexistence, GBV/MHPSS awareness, and AAP activities
• Work alongside RWCs, community leaders, and community-based protection actors to identify protection concerns
• Identify and document protection concerns and individuals requiring referral to appropriate protection, GBV, MHPSS, health, WASH, or other services
• Conduct community mobilisation and sensitisation on protection, GBV prevention, available services, and feedback mechanisms
• Collect and maintain accurate information on protection activities, participants, referrals, and monitoring findings
• Prepare and submit timely activity reports, field updates, attendance records, and referral documentation

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Social Work, Development Studies, Human Rights, Community Development, International Relations, Refugee Studies, Social Sciences, or a related field
• At least 2 years of experience supporting protection, humanitarian, community development, or refugee-response programmes
• Practical experience in community mobilisation, protection awareness, identification and referral, AAP, or community-based protection
• Valid motorcycle riding permit is mandatory
• Prior experience working with Refugee-Led Organizations is a requirement

• Implement assigned protection activities including community-based protection, protection awareness, peaceful coexistence, GBV/MHPSS awareness, and AAP activities
• Work alongside RWCs, community leaders, and community-based protection actors to identify protection concerns
• Identify and document protection concerns and individuals requiring referral to appropriate protection, GBV, MHPSS, health, WASH, or other services
• Conduct community mobilisation and sensitisation on protection, GBV prevention, available services, and feedback mechanisms
• Collect and maintain accurate information on protection activities, participants, referrals, and monitoring findings
• Prepare and submit timely activity reports, field updates, attendance records, and referral documentation

• Community mobilisation
• Protection awareness
• Identification and referral
• Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)
• Community-based protection
• Motorcycle riding

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Social Work, Development Studies, Human Rights, Community Development, International Relations, Refugee Studies, Social Sciences, or a related field
• At least 2 years of experience supporting protection, humanitarian, community development, or refugee-response programmes
• Practical experience in community mobilisation, protection awareness, identification and referral, AAP, or community-based protection
• Valid motorcycle riding permit is mandatory
• Prior experience working with Refugee-Led Organizations is a requirement