Duties and Responsibilites:

• Cutting-edge Advisory to Agri-food Sector programme including undertaking GESI programme reviews, training package development, policy frameworks (with a focus on sub-national governance).

• Knowledge Management which contributes to internal and external learning in relation to GESI.  

• Coordination and contribution to global partnerships through our multi-country programmes.

• Project and Process development to strengthen programme quality.

• People & Partner management and GESI capacity building.

• National dialogue

• Business Development

Job Requirments

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Development, Gender, Economics, Social Sciences, or any other relevant technical field. A Master’s degree is an added advantage.

• A minimum of 5 or more years’ experience in development work and project implementation or technical field.

• Experience in working with household participatory approaches with local communities in related projects/programs.

• Providing technical assistance in Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, Community Engagement and Accountability in the project.

• Experience in community work and engagement Agricultural, Economic Development, Livelihood and specific technical expertise such as GESI, Farming Systems, Sustainable agriculture, land use and management or crop production is an added advantage.

• Ability to work effectively with multiple partners including (local leaders, government parish, sub-county, village officials), other NGOs, value chain actors in the communities.

• Experience in developing and leading implementation of a program GESI strategy, specifically in the Agri-food sector, aligned to organizational SDG5 commitments and values.

• Knowledge and experience of identifying social inclusion priorities and approaches within Uganda.

• Extensive knowledge of application of a GESI lens on integrated farm planning including intra-household dialogue.

• Skills regarding GESI research such as Gender Action Learning and ability to extract and integrate GESI learnings into the program implementation cycle.

• Expertise on designing and supporting the roll-out of GESI responsive activities within program for example social behavior change communications for gender based social norms, community dialogues, work with government at sub-national level on GESI responsive services (specifically agricultural extension).

• Strong track record in “DO NO HARM” methodologies and experience in training staff, consultants and partners in the approach.

• Experience of safeguarding in the context of program implementation and knowledge of reporting systems for organizations.

• Ability to ride a motorcycle with a valid riding permit is an advantage.

Additional Information

• Focus on quality: Setting high-quality standards and striving for continuous improvement and quality assurance.

• Problem analysis: The ability to detect problems, recognise important information and link various data to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.

• Coaching: Encouraging and guiding employees in order to make their performance more effective and to enhance their self-perception and problem-solving skills.  

• Result orientation: The ability to take direct action to attain or exceed objectives.

• Persuasiveness: The ambition to win over other people for one’s views and ideas and to generate support.

How to Apply

If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and motivation letter in English. Deadline is Wednesday 17th April 2024.

Interested and qualified applicants can apply online using THIS LINK

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