George James OUMA
Kasulu
Summary
Accomplished protection officer with extensive experience at UNHCR, leading community-based programs and advancing gender equality. Expert in strategic planning and capacity building, with strong communication and analytical skills. Successfully facilitated inclusive planning processes, enhancing refugee protection and socio-economic inclusion. Spearheaded initiatives that improved access to justice and strengthened community-led protection frameworks.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Community-based Protection Officer, National Professional Officer (NOA)
UNHCR Field Office
Kasulu
04.2021 - 06.2025
- Led community-based protection programs and chaired the CBP Sub-Working Group to steer strategy and advance engagement, gender equality, and women's empowerment.
- Facilitated inclusive planning processes, integrating AGD-sensitive approaches to ensure diverse representation, including children, youth, women, men, older persons, and individuals with heightened vulnerabilities.
- Strengthened access to information, access to territory, child protection, access to justice systems, including managing the mobile court, and peaceful coexistence, while providing technical support on refugee durable solutions, especially voluntary repatriation.
- Managed and monitored partners and civil society-led projects, ensuring alignment with human rights and refugee protection standards, while providing technical guidance throughout implementation.
- Led strategic coordination and capacity building efforts across humanitarian actors, government, and refugee governance structures to reinforce community-led protection.
- Facilitated inclusive planning and decision-making processes that integrated AGD-sensitive approaches, ensuring representation of diverse needs, including youth, women, older persons, and individuals with specific vulnerabilities.
- Promoted collaborative, rights-based frameworks that embed gender equality principles, and reinforce GBV prevention and survivor-centered response strategies.
- Spearheaded the People with Specific Needs (PSN) sub-sector by operationalizing the Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) Policy, ensuring the inclusion of people with specific needs across the UNHCR programs.
- Contributed to resource mobilization, donor relations efforts by identifying operational gaps, developing funding proposals, exploring new strategic engagement opportunities, and coordinating field visits for donor missions.
Associate Protection Officer, Community-Based, International Professional Officer (P2)
UNHCR Sub-Office
Dadaab
11.2018 - 02.2021
- Oversaw community-based protection programs in Dadaab refugee camps, emphasizing child protection and women's empowerment.
- Conducted protection needs assessments for displaced populations, designing targeted interventions and mobilizing community resources.
- Facilitated access to justice for refugees through legal awareness initiatives and coordination with legal aid providers.
- Strengthened institutional capacity by coordinating with courts, police, and immigration authorities for international protection.
- Ensured compliance with GBV policies while managing survivor-centered support systems and providing leadership assistance.
- Contributed to Garissa Integrated Socio-Economic Development Plan, promoting socio-economic inclusion and sustainable solutions.
- Identified programmatic gaps while drafting funding proposals and engaging donors to mobilize resources effectively.
- Developed and executed integrated peacebuilding strategies focused on conflict prevention, aligning with local priorities.
Senior Protection Clerk (National Specialist)
UNHCR Sub Office
Kibondo
06.2017 - 11.2018
- Coordinated educational activities at camp, integrating protection measures in programs on GBV prevention and inclusive education.
- Managed REMIS rollout and monitored detention centers for compliance with standards.
- Handled Refugee Status Determination (RSD), Voluntary Repatriation (VolRep), refoulement, and expulsion cases.
- Oversaw resettlement case processing and reviewed fraud investigation reports to ensure integrity.
- Provided case management support while collaborating with Ministry of Home Affairs and partner organizations to resolve refugees' protection issues.
- Coordinated refugee protection initiatives, ensuring community engagement and gender equality across all activities.
Protection Assistant
Danish Refugee Council
Kibondo
09.2016 - 06.2017
- Coordinated the implementation and monitoring of refugee protection programs, ensuring timely identification of protection needs and delivery of case management services, while integrating a protection-sensitive approach across all activities.
- Maintained strong collaboration with DRC, UNHCR’s community services team, government counterparts, and other partners to develop joint protection analyses that informed advocacy efforts.
- Successfully supervised and built the capacity of incentive workers and community-based protection networks (CBPNs), conducted community mobilization, and capacitated the staff through targeted training and on-the-job coaching.
- Provided legal guidance on protection matters to both internal teams and external partners, ensuring access to legal assistance for persons of concern.
Compliance and Communication Strategist Intern
UKAID/DFID (Currently FCDO)
Dar es Salaam
03.2016 - 08.2016
- Designed, implemented, monitored, and evaluated DFID-funded programs for optimal impact.
- Ensured project compliance while managing communication activities per DFID policies.
- Developed 2016 DFID Tanzania Communication Strategy and issued team bulletins.
- Collaborated with Foreign Commonwealth Office to produce press releases and publications.
- Delivered program management by engaging in crosscutting units and analyzing research from think tanks.
- Prepared Terms of Reference (ToRs) and organized Donor-Government dialogues effectively.
Legal Officer-Part Time
Temeke Municipal Council
Dar es Salaam
08.2013 - 12.2015
- Ensured compliance of Municipal Council development programs with national laws and municipal regulations.
- Addressed legal issues by providing opinions, conducting research, and analyzing case adjudication matters.
- Represented department at local, regional, and international workshops, fostering discussions on legislation.
- Contributed to country-level empowerment plan focused on children's and women's protection strategies.
Education
Master of Arts - Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies
University of London
United Kingdom12-2022
Postgraduate Diploma - Legal Practice
Law School of Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam12-2016
Diploma - Project Management
Alison Online
United Kingdom06-2016
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) - Law
Tumaini University Makumira Dar Es Salaam College
Dar es Salaam11-2013
Skills
- Communication
- 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
- Community engagement
- Case management
- Rights-based frameworks
- Strategic planning
- Gender analysis
- Protection needs assessment
- Capacity building
Languages
- Swahili, Excellent in reading, writing, and speaking
- English, Excellent in reading, writing, and speaking
- French, Beginner in reading, writing, and speaking
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04/02/89
- Nationality: Tanzanian
Bar Admission
Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania, 6036
Languages
Swahili
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
French
Beginner (A1)
A1
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Assistant Community-based Protection Officer, National Professional Officer (NOA)
UNHCR Field Office
04.2021 - 06.2025
Associate Protection Officer, Community-Based, International Professional Officer (P2)
UNHCR Sub-Office
11.2018 - 02.2021
Senior Protection Clerk (National Specialist)
UNHCR Sub Office
06.2017 - 11.2018
Protection Assistant
Danish Refugee Council
09.2016 - 06.2017
Compliance and Communication Strategist Intern
UKAID/DFID (Currently FCDO)
03.2016 - 08.2016
Legal Officer-Part Time
Temeke Municipal Council
08.2013 - 12.2015
Master of Arts - Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies
University of London
Postgraduate Diploma - Legal Practice
Law School of Tanzania
Diploma - Project Management
Alison Online
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) - Law
Tumaini University Makumira Dar Es Salaam College
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