Gender Officer

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Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 01/12/2025
  • Location: Uganda
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Project Background 

The objective of the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative (URRI) programme is to enhance climate resilience among women, men, and youth in both refugee and host communities, and to promote inclusive, cohesive, and environmentally sustainable development in refugee-affected areas, aligned with local priorities. URRI is funded by the Royal Danish Embassy in Kampala. 

Technical Responsibilities:   

  • Support the development and implementation of community level action plans addressing the gender specific needs and barriers prioritized from the gender and power analysis findings. 
  • Organize and deliver training sessions for women leaders on effective participation in leadership and decision-making processes, focusing on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), climate adaptation and sustainable resource management. 
  • Facilitate engagement meetings with stakeholders with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), local government officials and community leaders to support women’s access to land and follow up on agreed action plans. 

Partnership and capacity support 

  • Work closely with the partners and local governments to ensure the integration of gender-responsive leadership and decision-making processes in local governance and community structures 

Staff Development and Management  

  • Support the Resilience Programme Manager by providing technical backstopping and regular support supervision to community structures to ensure gender responsive planning, implementation, and reporting while addressing identified gaps and needs. 

Monitoring and Evaluation  

  • Identify, document, and disseminate relevant project successes, and challenges, and follow up on the implementation of the Project’s action points.  
  • Participate in quarterly Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and District monitoring project reviews and evaluations. 
  • Work with the MEAL team to ensure DRC MEAL requirements are met. 
  • Participate in learning reflections and events. 

Reporting  

  • Provide project data and information for the preparation of donor reports, e.g. monthly highlights, and quarterly and annual reports.  
  • On request, perform any other additional duties assigned by the supervisors to allow the organization to function optimally. 
  • Adhere to DRC’s code of conduct 

About you 

To be successful in this role, you are expected to have a minimum of 3 years of full-time, relevant professional experience in implementing gender-focused programs, preferably in agriculture, climate resilience, or community development projects, within a local or international non-governmental organization (INGO). Moreover, we also expect the following. 
  • Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Development studies or any related fields. 
  • Strong understanding of gender dynamics within rural and refugee affected areas, particularly in the context of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and environment management. 
  • Proven experience in facilitating community training, dialogues, and working with diverse stakeholders, including local authorities and cultural leaders. 
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and advocacy skills 
  • Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of different sectors of the community, tradition, culture, beliefs and refugee/host community hierarchical structures. 
  • Relevant work experience from Northern Uganda.  
  • Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is essential Knowledge of one or more of the local languages widely spoken in the covered Districts. 

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