Your mission
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War Child Holland (WCH) is an independent and impartial international non-governmental organization investing in a peaceful future for children and young people affected by armed conflict. WCH works in 14 Countries in the World to improve the resilience and well-being of children, delivering vital Child Protection, Education and Psychosocial Support interventions. War Child Holland has been operating in Uganda since 2004 in West Nile and Southwest Uganda.
IMS project is a Community-Based System of Care providing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for Conflict-Affected Children and Caregivers in DRC and Uganda”. The project seeks to contribute to the reduction of psychological distress levels and improved wellbeing of children through the implementation of an integrated multi-level MHPSS program comprised of multiple connected, evidence based MHPSS interventions.
The program interventions work together to improve the mental health, psychosocial well-being, and resilience of host communities and IDP children in the DRC and refugee settlements in Uganda as well as strengthen the nurturing environment provided by their caregivers. The program targets both children and their caregivers with community and family-based support. The project also has a strong component of research that will focus on evaluating the added value of implementing an integrated and evidence-based mental health and psychosocial support services project in the humanitarian context. In Uganda, the project is implementing in 3 locations: Kyaka, Kyangwali and Nakivale refugee settlements and surrounding host communities
War Child is looking for a hardworking, dynamic and enthusiastic person with a good cultural fit to fill the position below;
The Research Assistant shall address the following:
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
War Child Holland (WCH) is an independent and impartial international non-governmental organization investing in a peaceful future for children and young people affected by armed conflict. WCH works in 14 Countries in the World to improve the resilience and well-being of children, delivering vital Child Protection, Education and Psychosocial Support interventions. War Child Holland has been operating in Uganda since 2004 in West Nile and Southwest Uganda.
IMS project is a Community-Based System of Care providing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for Conflict-Affected Children and Caregivers in DRC and Uganda”. The project seeks to contribute to the reduction of psychological distress levels and improved wellbeing of children through the implementation of an integrated multi-level MHPSS program comprised of multiple connected, evidence based MHPSS interventions.
The program interventions work together to improve the mental health, psychosocial well-being, and resilience of host communities and IDP children in the DRC and refugee settlements in Uganda as well as strengthen the nurturing environment provided by their caregivers. The program targets both children and their caregivers with community and family-based support. The project also has a strong component of research that will focus on evaluating the added value of implementing an integrated and evidence-based mental health and psychosocial support services project in the humanitarian context. In Uganda, the project is implementing in 3 locations: Kyaka, Kyangwali and Nakivale refugee settlements and surrounding host communities
War Child is looking for a hardworking, dynamic and enthusiastic person with a good cultural fit to fill the position below;
| Title: Research Assistant _Maternity cover (1 Position) |
| Duty Station: Kyaka II Refugee settlement Salary Range: UGX Gross Between (1,803,904- 2,777,027) |
| Start Date: 1 April 2026 |
| Reports to: Senior Research Coordinator |
| Contract Duration: 3 months |
The Research Assistant shall address the following:
- Maintain regular communication and update about all research activities implementation in all field locations
- Attend project Coordination meetings with IMS partners and WCA program Team
- Identify logistical and budgetary needs of the research aspects of the project during implementation at field level
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
- To act as a liaison between the research team and study population (i.e. school and community leadership, teachers and caregivers)
- Support selection, training and supervision of research enumerators
- To support with preparations, mobilisation and logistics
- Participate indata collection
- Preparation support for research activities, e.g. research trainings, Kobo
- Support with meeting scheduling and minute-taking
- Liaise with the wider research team attending relevant meetings and workshops.
- Support with communications and dissemination activities
- Procurement of required research equipment
- Ad hoc support related to research, programme and grant management activities