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Technical leadership in GBV and psychosocial support

• Provide overall technical guidance on GBV prevention, response and PSS interventions for the project, ensuring alignment with national GBV policies, MGLSD/MoH guidelines, UCMB standards and Catholic social teaching.
• Lead adaptation and roll-out of survivor-centred, trauma-informed counselling and case management protocols across targeted health facilities and community structures.
• Ensure that all GBV and PSS interventions are inclusive of women and girls with disabilities and follow a “do no harm”, rights-based and safeguarding approach.

Case management, counselling and service delivery

• Provide direct, confidential psychosocial support to GBV survivors and women at risk through individual counselling, group sessions and family interventions, as appropriate.
• Oversee safe and timely case management, including intake, risk assessment, safety planning, referrals and follow-up, in line with agreed SOPs and data protection standards.
• Maintain up-to-date mapping of GBV, health, legal, child protection and social support services in the three districts and ensure operational referral pathways are known and used by project actors.
• Support establishment and facilitation of survivor support groups, self-help groups and peer-to-peer mechanisms within host and refugee communities.
• Capacity building and mentoring
• Lead the design and delivery of GBV and PSS-related trainings for Health workers, Community workers and activists, GBV protection committees, local leaders, etc
• Provide onsite mentorship, coaching and supportive supervision to health-facility and community-based providers to improve quality of GBV/PSS services.
• Contribute technical input to SASA! community activism training and other social norm-change curricula to ensure psychosocial aspects and coping strategies are adequately addressed.

Community engagement and prevention

• Work with SASA! community activists, religious and cultural leaders, women-led CSOs and disability organizations to integrate PSS and GBV messaging into community dialogues, campaigns and radio programs.
• Support design and dissemination of gender-sensitive IEC materials and audio content (including MP3 messages) that address GBV, mental health, coping with trauma, stigma reduction and available services.
• Promote safe spaces and child- and disability-friendly approaches in community and school-based activities.

Coordination, networking and partnership management

• Serve as the technical focal person for GBV and psychosocial support for UCMB in West Nile, actively participating in district GBV coordination meetings, inter-agency forums and sector working groups (OPM, UNHCR, DRC, IRC, CSOs, etc.).
• Strengthen collaboration with district probation and social welfare offices, CDOs, police, health and education departments to operationalize MOUs and coordinated GBV referral mechanisms.
• Liaise with disability-focused partners (e.g. NUDIPU, COMBRA, UNALEP) to ensure psychosocial needs of women with disabilities and caregivers are integrated into assistive-device and rehabilitation activities.

Monitoring, evaluation, learning and documentation

• Work with the M&E team to integrate GBV and PSS indicators into project tools, including KAP surveys, routine service data, case registers and referral tracking tools.
• Ensure accurate, confidential and timely documentation of GBV and PSS cases, services and outcomes using agreed data-collection systems and ethical standards.
• Regularly analyze GBV and PSS data to identify trends, service gaps and risk factors, and use findings to improve programming and inform district-level advocacy.
• Document and share case studies, lessons learnt and promising practices on GBV prevention, psychosocial recovery and economic empowerment of survivors for internal and external audiences.

Program management and reporting

• Contribute to annual and quarterly workplans and budgets for GBV/PSS components and ensure activities are delivered on time and within approved resources.
• Prepare high-quality technical and narrative inputs for donor reports, district review meetings and UCMB management updates.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements, UCMB policies and safeguarding standards in all GBV and PSS-related activities.
• Support planning and facilitation of review meetings, supervision visits and joint monitoring with partners and district officials.

Other duties

• Stay abreast of national and global developments in GBV, mental health and psychosocial support, and recommend relevant adaptations to UCMB programming.
• Represent UCMB professionally in all engagements, upholding Catholic values, confidentiality and survivor dignity.
• Perform any other relevant duties as may be assigned by the Project Coordinator or Executive Secretary.