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Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 28 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 55 countries, our 8,990 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

Essential Job Duties
Technical Leadership: Lead the integration of gender, youth, and social inclusion strategies into all program activities, ensuring they align with USAID's Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy, USAID's Youth in Development Policy, and other relevant guidelines.
Strategy Development: Develop and implement the program's Gender Strategy, Youth Strategy, and Social Inclusion Strategy, ensuring that these strategies are aligned with the broader RFSA objectives.
Capacity Building: Provide ongoing technical assistance and capacity building to program staff, partners, and stakeholders, ensuring they are well-equipped to implement GYSI activities effectively.
Program Implementation: Ensure that gender, youth, and social inclusion considerations are integrated into all phases of the project lifecycle, from design to monitoring and evaluation.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team to develop and track GYSI-related indicators, ensuring that data is collected, analyzed, and used to inform program adaptations.
Community Engagement: Work with community leaders and local stakeholders to promote gender equity, youth empowerment, and social inclusion in program interventions.
Prevention and Response: Lead efforts to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV) within the program, including the creation and mapping of GBV referral pathways.
Knowledge Management: Document and share best practices and lessons learned in GYSI, contributing to the program's overall learning agenda.
Compliance: Ensure that all program activities comply with USAID's gender equality and social inclusion standards.
Cross-Sector Integration with Protection Mainstreaming: Collaborate with project teams to ensure the integration of social protection strategies and the Graduation Approach across all program activities. Employ basic knowledge of protection mainstreaming to enhance alignment with national frameworks and boost the resilience and food security of target communities.

Requirements
Master's degree in gender studies, international development, social sciences, or a related field. 
Minimum of seven years of experience in gender, youth, and social inclusion activities in the context of international development, with a focus on resilience and food security programming. 
Demonstrated experience in leading the GYSI component of large-scale international development programs, including conducting gender and social inclusion analyses. 
Proven expertise in capacity building and providing technical assistance to host government institutions and community stakeholders. 
Strong familiarity with social inequalities and dynamics in Uganda or similar contexts. 
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; proficiency in French and/or local languages is an advantage. 
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with proficiency in English and French.