George James Ouma

. George James OUMA. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE August 2025 – Present - Part Time. Humanitarian Protection Advisor- Consultant, Disability Relief Services Tanzania (DRST) | Kasulu, Tanzania. https://www.linkedin.com/in/geo rge-james-ouma-75570b78/ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Experienced protection officer specializing in access to justice, community-based programs and gender equality. Skilled in leading strategic initiatives to enhance the vulnerable persons protection and socio-economic inclusion. Adept at fostering inclusive planning and improving access to justice through community empowerment. SKILLS • Excellent communication and analytical Skills • Interpersonal Skills • Research & Reporting • Interviewing & Counselling • Leadership & Teamwork • Organizational Skills • Technical Proficiency • Adaptability • Mentoring & Conflict Resolution • Decision making and problem solving • Legal coordination and advocacy. • Community engagement • Case management • Rights-based frameworks • Strategic planning • Gender analysis • Protection needs assessment • Capacity building • Partnership Building • Stakeholders Engagement • Provide strategic, technical, and operational leadership to strengthen protection programming for refugees and asylum seekers, ensuring alignment with international protection standards and context -specific needs. • Coordinate and support capacity-building initiatives to promote inclusive protection approaches, while advising on program design, implementation modalities, and donor engagement strategies. • Strengthen protection monitoring and information management systems to ensure timely analysis and reporting of protection risks, with a focus on the inclusion of marginalized and at-risk populations. • Design and implement protection strategies and interventions tailored to the diverse needs of displaced populations, including older persons, persons with disabilities, and survivors of violence. • Promote mainstreaming of protection principles across sectors, such as protection, health, shelter, and livelihoods, to ensure holistic and rights based service delivery for affected populations. April 2021 - June 2025 Assistant Community-based Protection Officer, National Professional Officer (NOA), UNHCR Field Office | Kasulu, Tanzania. • Designed and implemented protection strategies and interventions tailored to the diverse needs of displaced populations, provided strategic, technical, and operational leadership. • Led community-based protection programs and chaired the Sub-Working Group, driving strategy, stakeholder engagement, and the integration of child protection, gender equality and women's empowerment. • Led community engagement with NGOs, CSOs, and government officials, integrating outreach, case management, and service delivery. • Strengthened access to protection services, including territory, justice systems (e.g., mobile courts), child protection, and peaceful coexistence , while providing technical support on durable solutions, particularly voluntary repatriation. • Promoted rights-based frameworks that mainstream gender equality and reinforce GBV prevention and survivor-centered response mechanisms. • Supported partners initiatives by aligning them with refugee protection standards, offering technical guidance, and coordinating capacity building efforts across humanitarian, governmental, and refugee governance actors. • Implemented complaints, response and feedback mechanisms to enhance accountability and field-level staff engagement. November 2018 - February 2021 Associate Protection Officer, Community-Based, International Professional Officer (P2) UNHCR Sub-Office | Dadaab, Kenya • Led community-based protection programming across Dadaab refugee camps, focusing on persons with specific needs, child protection, youth engagement, and women's empowerment. . • Data analytic • Strengthened access to justice through legal awareness initiatives, referral systems, and coordination with legal aid providers and judicial institutions. • Collaborated with law enforcement, immigration, and judicial bodies to build institutional capacity and enhance refugee protection within the Dadaab operation. • Contributed to the Garissa Integrated Socio-Economic Development Plan (GISEDP), advancing the transition from humanitarian aid to development-focused, inclusive solutions. • Supported resource mobilization and donor engagement by identifying gaps, drafting proposals, cultivating strategic partnerships, and coordinating high-level field missions. • Developed and implemented peacebuilding strategies aligned with broader political, social, and economic priorities to promote peaceful coexistence and resolution. June 2017 - November 2018 Senior Protection Clerk (National Specialist), UNHCR Sub Office | Kibondo, Tanzania. • Led protection in education programming for forcibly displaced populations, integrated protection principles such as GBV prevention, inclusive education and community engagement in education. • Conducted detention monitoring and managed complex protection cases involving RSD, voluntary repatriation, refoulement risks, and expulsion procedures. • Delivered comprehensive case management support in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs and implementing partners to address critical refugee protection needs. • Managed resettlement case workflows, conducted interviews, verified documentation, assessed eligibility, drafted IRRFs, and reviewed fraud reports to ensure compliance with protection standards. • Delivered refugee protection interventions with a strong focus on community participation and gender mainstreaming across all operational components. • Strengthened access to justice mechanisms and advanced protection outcomes through coordinated legal and institutional support. September 2016 - June 2017 Protection Assistant, Danish Refugee Council | Kibondo, Tanzania • Coordinated refugee protection programs, ensuring timely case management and integration of protection-sensitive approaches. • Integrated AGD-sensitive planning and operationalized the AGD Policy within the protection sector through protection monitoring. • Collaborated with DRC, UNHCR, government, and partners to produce joint protection analyses for advocacy. • Supervised and trained incentive workers and CBPNs through community mobilization, targeted training, and coaching. • Provided Refugee protection and legal guidance to internal teams and partners, facilitating access to legal assistance for forcibly displaced persons. March 2016 - August 2016 Compliance and Communication Strategy Intern, UKAID/DFID (Currently FCDO) | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. • Supported the designing, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of DFID-funded programs. . • Ensuring project compliance and managing communication activities, including the implementation of the DFID communication policy. • Developed the 2016 DFID Tanzania Communication Strategy, issued team bulletins, and worked with the Foreign Commonwealth Office to issue press releases and publications. • Delivered programme management through working in crosscutting units, properly analyzed data, researched think tanks, prepared ToRs and organized Donors -Government Dialogues. August 2013 - December 2015-Part Time Legal Officer- Temeke Municipal Council | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. • Ensured Council development projects complied with national laws and municipal procedures. • Represented the municipality in Courts, Wards Tribunals, District Land and Housing Tribunal and to the Commission for Mediation and Arbitration (CMA). • Provided legal opinions, conducted research, and advised on case adjudication strategies. • Represented the Council in judicial forums, legislative discussions, and international workshops. • Delivered legal counsel across departments, drafted pleadings, contracts, and MoUs aligned with Tanzanian law. • Supported by-law formulation and monitored legal compliance, identifying risks and recommending mitigation strategies. • Facilitated enforcement of Council directives and maintained legal records, reports, and official correspondence. EDUCATION December 2022 Master of Arts | Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies University of London, United Kingdom December 2016 Postgraduate Diploma | Legal Practice Law School of Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam June 2016 Diploma | Project Management Alison Online, United Kingdom November 2013 Bachelor of Laws (LLB) | Law Tumaini University Makumira Dar Es Salaam College, Dar es Salaam LANGUAGES • English, Excellent in reading, writing, and speaking • Swahili, Excellent in reading, writing, and speaking BAR ADMISSION Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania REFERENCES References available upon request. .