Volunteering Job Opportunities in Uganda- Refugee Law Project

The RLP has had a beneficial relationship with numerous volunteers over the years. Before contacting us about volunteer opportunities, please find out more about the individual departments to determine the one that you would best be able to contribute to.

The RLP accepts selected volunteers from Uganda or abroad for a minimum period of six months, and preferably one year. Voluntary positions are open to individuals with strong experience and specific skills identified as 'gaps' at RLP that we are currently unable to fill, either because of a lack of funding or difficulties in convincing donors of the needs for such positions due to their emphasis on project-based grants and inability to meet core funding.
Volunteers, Intake Officers
We are interested in volunteers to work as Intake Officers. Applicants should be willing to commit to a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 1 year. The duties to be undertaken include the following:

* Receiving refugee clients
* Entering clients' biodata into the Client Management System
* Taking clients' testimonies
* Advising clients
* Following up on some clients' cases with OPM, UNHCR, Police etc

Applicants for these positions should indicate when they are available to start.
How to Apply

Applicants are requested to send a curriculum vitae, academic or professional references, and covering letter to recruitment@refugeelawproject.org . The covering letter should include:

* Preferred area of work (or department)
* Motivation and expectations from the volunteering
* What ways the applicant can support RLP's daily activities
* Duration of stay. Any plans for leave or travelling on holiday should be excluded from the timeframe committed.

Applicants are encouraged to apply early for any position, and are reminded that for all summer positions, the deadline for application is 15 March each year.

*Volunteers could also be posted to our office in Gulu, northern Uganda.*

*Foreign Volunteers are NOT paid and applicants should expect to be self-funded and fully self-sufficient; organize for their visa prior to arrival in Uganda, have adequate medical and life insurance, and be adaptable to living in conditions of a developing country.*

*Foreign Volunteers are expected to commit to a minimum of six months and a maximum of 1 year, extendable only under exceptional circumstances and by mutual agreement with their line manager.*