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Responsibilities

Leadership and Management

• Develop and maintain a culture of safety and security awareness in the Fort Portal office;

• Ensures s/he (or an alternate) is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to respond to staff requiring security assistance;

• Account for all IJM staff and visitors movement on IJM operations and IJM business by: approving daily movement of IJM staff and visitors, maintaining a daily movements board that shows details of all IJM vehicle, staff, and visitor movement, communicating all daily movement of IJM vehicles, staff, and visitors to Uganda Security Ops room daily; accounting for any IJM vehicle, staff, or visitor moving around to or from their operational area; and maintaining a readiness to respond to any incident that involves IJM vehicles, staff, or visitors during or out of business hours; and

• Develop and maintain best practice policies regarding safety and security standards for the office.

Strategy & Knowledge Development & Implementation

• Identify threats to the safety and security of IJM assets, staff, or clients and develop sound mitigation plans;

• Provide security briefings and updates to new hires and visitors as needed;

• Maintain the documentation and filing of security management (incident reports, trainings, management plans, etc.);

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary IJM casework team to develop VAW/C strategy; and

• Identify UPF training needs and develop training modules, as needed.

Networking & Partnership

• Work closely with stakeholders to strengthen the medico-legal response to sexual violence against children by building linkages among justice, police, and health workers on forensic evidence collection, filling Police Form 3A, and preparing for court hearings;

• Convene and provide leadership in multi-disciplinary meetings with a variety of government and non-government stakeholders and support inter-institutional dialogue and coordination on cases of VAW/C;

• Promote a multi-disciplinary coordinated community response (CCR) to cases of VAW/C;

• Develop and maintain close working relationships with project stakeholders to ensure effective case management and seamless provision of services to child and other victims of sexual violence;

• Support inter-institutional dialogue and coordination for cases of VAW/C; and

• Develop a sophisticated understanding of relevant networks and hierarchies of law enforcement officials.

Training and Development

• Mentor, guide, and coach police and to ensure the effective investigation and prosecution of VAW/C cases;

• Impart internationally accepted best investigative practices;

• Develop and deliver high-quality, professional training curriculum to multi-disciplinary stakeholders;

• Conduct gap analysis to identify law enforcement, prosecution, and health care worker training needs;

• Support training programs with the police, judiciary, and medical staff on case management, including ethical and safety considerations for child survivors of sexual violence; and

• Train multi-disciplinary stakeholders on case management and service provision.

Casework

• Partner with and provide support to the Uganda Police Force in investigating allegations of VAW/C;

• Mentor and coach police in best VAW/C investigative practices and procedures;

• Build effective, trusting case management partnerships with the Public Justice System actors and other stakeholders;

• Understand trauma-informed and child-friendly approaches in VAW/C cases and coach/guide all stakeholders on incorporation of trauma-informed approaches into their service delivery;

• Collaborate with national and regional IJM staff to develop and implement sound investigative plans and program investigations accordingly;

• Conduct surveillance and other undercover operations in support of investigations;

• Recruit investigative informants and collect actionable intelligence;

• Provide courtroom testimony when required;

• Prepare clients and staff for police interviews and courtroom testimony; and

• Participate in case reviews.