Job Title : Social Worker (1)
Position Supervisor : Camp Manager
Classification Level : 5.V
Location : NYARUSHISHI Transit Center
JOB PURPOSE
The social worker will be responsible for identifying the needs of newly arriving refugees, identifying vulnerable cases, and finding solutions in collaboration with partners.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the camp manager, the social worker will perform the following key functions:
- Reception and registration of refugees; • Identify their needs when they arrive;
- Identify vulnerability cases and find solutions in collaboration with partners;
- Report periodically on food distribution and nonfood items;
- Conflict resolutions;
- Organize the transfers of refugees to their home country;
- Make daily, weekly, and monthly reports;
- Perform other relevant duties as assigned by the supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, development studies, sociology, rural development, political sciences, and public administration.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED
- Knowledge of refugee protection principles
- Knowledge in Social Protection program
- Technical skills in handling vulnerable groups
- Key technical skills in partners’ coordination
- Knowledge on humanitarian emergency management.
- Skills in population management—"Skills in population management"
Core Value
- Integrity
- Inclusiveness
- Accountability
- Teamwork
- Client/Citizen Focus Professionalism
- commitment to continue learning.
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
5 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master's Degree in Development Studies
3 Years of relevant experience
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Master's Degree in Sociology
3 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor's Degree in Social Work
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master's Degree in Social Work
3 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
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Knowledge of the social protection programmes
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skills in Problem solving
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Knowledge in Refugee and asylum seeker protection principles
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Technical skills in handling vulnerable groups
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Key technical skills in partners’ coordination
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Knowledge on humanitarian emergency management
