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Job Title:        Gender Specialist

Organization:
WaterAid Uganda

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Head
of Programmes           

About US:

WaterAid Uganda is
an International NGO specializing in water, sanitation and hygiene and it
envisions a world where everyone, everywhere has access to safe water,
sanitation and good hygiene.

Clean water, decent
toilets and hygiene are three essentials that help people lead dignified and
healthy lives. They should be normal for everyone, but for millions of people
they are not. We are determined to make clean water, decent toilets and good
hygiene a normal part of everyday life for everyone, everywhere within a
generation.

Job Summary:  The Gender Specialist will develop a Gender
approach that will support the organisation to standardize, streamline and
institutionalize gender equity and inclusion in her WASH programming.
Candidates should have demonstrated capability in integrating gender in program
sectors and a range of areas (e.g., project design, monitoring, and
evaluation), designing and implementing gender analyses and assessments,
designing and facilitating trainings/meetings/workshops, and engaging with
partners and consultants.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provide technical support and analysing inequality by mapping who
  lacks access to WASH and the barriers they face.
• Analyse issues around inequitable power relations that prevent the
  poorest and most marginalized people from realizing their right to safe
  WASH and; promoting and implementing critical minimum standards for
  inclusive WASH facilities in schools, communities and health care
  facilities.
• Provide technical assistance and support in areas such as designing
  and conducting gender analyses and assessments, and developing toolkits,
  resource guides, and other technical resources related to WASH programming
• Design and facilitate meetings, trainings, and workshops, using
  utilization-focused, appreciative, participatory, adult learning
  methodologies and approaches
• Develop of a gender policy for organisation
• Develop a gender mainstreaming framework in WASH Programme levels
  based on the following processes; identification, preparation and
  formulation, appraisal, implementation and evaluation.
• Develop project and community level gender equity checklist. This
  should be a detailed checklist of guidelines for integrating gender into
  the three different levels of project cycle management:
• Develop a gender mainstreaming toolkit identifying the key tools for
  gender mainstreaming and offer explanatory guidance to their usage.
• Orient staff and partners on the produced key gender documents and
  provide guidance on how the organisation should engage with other gender
  sensitive organizations in the promotion of gender equity and inclusion.
• Lead or contribute to technical components of proposals related to
  gender equality and inclusive development.
• Experience in designing and facilitating different types of meetings
  and workshops, using a variety of participatory methodologies and
  approaches.
• Ability to think strategically and to integrate diverse information
  from varied sources

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold a Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
  specifically Gender studies or any related field.
• Seven years of professional experience in gender related aspects at
  an international level
• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
• Proven experience forming, managing, and participating in successful
  teams, presenting and facilitating in a variety of fora, and verbal and
  written communications skills required
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with individuals
  at all levels
• Strong planning, organization, and strategic thinking skills
• Demonstrated presence and participation in gender equality and
  inclusive development networks

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their applications online at the link below

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Deadline: 27^th September, 2020

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