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3 Gender and Youth Officer Non-profit Job Placements – Mercy Corps
Job Title: Gender and Youth
Officer (3 Job Placements)
Officer (3 Job Placements)
Organization: Mercy
Corps
Corps
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
Mercy Corps is an international
non-profit organization which implements high-quality, analytical development
programmes in very difficult places. Mercy Corps has been operating in Uganda
since 2006. It has and continues to implement programs in Acholi and Karamoja
sub regions. Mercy Corps is taking a community-led, market driven approach to
address poverty and food insecurity needs through interventions that get to the
root causes and contributing factors of economic vulnerability. Donors include
the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), DFID,
Mastercard Foundation, WALMART Foundation, Coca Cola Africa Foundation, US
Depart of State (DOS) /PEPFAR, ECHO and Nike Foundation.
non-profit organization which implements high-quality, analytical development
programmes in very difficult places. Mercy Corps has been operating in Uganda
since 2006. It has and continues to implement programs in Acholi and Karamoja
sub regions. Mercy Corps is taking a community-led, market driven approach to
address poverty and food insecurity needs through interventions that get to the
root causes and contributing factors of economic vulnerability. Donors include
the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), DFID,
Mastercard Foundation, WALMART Foundation, Coca Cola Africa Foundation, US
Depart of State (DOS) /PEPFAR, ECHO and Nike Foundation.
Job Summary: The Gender
and Youth Officer will work as part of a team of three gender officers, and
will report to a Gender and Youth Team Lead. S/he will support the
implementation of a five-year cross-sectoral gender integration strategy aimed
at ensuring that program activities result in equitable outcomes for male and
female beneficiaries of different age groups, socio-economic backgrounds and
abilities across target communities. S/he will work closely with sector teams
to ensure the effective and timely execution of gender –related and women and
girl focused activities; support the M&EL team to include a gender and
youth perspective in research, mid-term and endline evaluations and to mainstream
sex and age disaggregated and gender sensitive indicators into the overall
M&EL framework.
and Youth Officer will work as part of a team of three gender officers, and
will report to a Gender and Youth Team Lead. S/he will support the
implementation of a five-year cross-sectoral gender integration strategy aimed
at ensuring that program activities result in equitable outcomes for male and
female beneficiaries of different age groups, socio-economic backgrounds and
abilities across target communities. S/he will work closely with sector teams
to ensure the effective and timely execution of gender –related and women and
girl focused activities; support the M&EL team to include a gender and
youth perspective in research, mid-term and endline evaluations and to mainstream
sex and age disaggregated and gender sensitive indicators into the overall
M&EL framework.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Program:
- Assist
the Gender and Youth Team Lead with the planning and implementation of
Apolou’s gender integration strategy and suggest ways to improve on same. - Support
sectorally-focused gender and youth mainstreaming trainings and refresher
trainings for all team members, consortium and partner organization staff. - Assist
with assessment activities to ensure that team members apply a gender
analysis and youth perspective in the collection, analysis, use and
reporting of data. - Maintain
close communication about gender activities with teams during regular
planning and coordination sessions. - Identify
the need for and supervise the implementation of activities designed to
promote greater access, inclusion and empowerment for traditionally
excluded groups (Karamajong traders, adult women, young males, adolescent
girls, the elderly and people living with disabilities) in the areas of economic
development, maternal and child health, WASH and governance. - Work
closely with sector teams and build their capacity to deliver high quality
gender and youth integration work. - Provide
substantive input into the design and implementation of Apolou’s gender
behaviour change communication strategy, GBV, youth and adolescent work
and engage in assigned community outreach activities. - Help
to translate and adapt all communication materials to the local language
and context to increase effectiveness. - Support
the team to identify and address barriers to recruiting and retaining
female staff and to maintaining a gender-friendly work environment.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Provide
ongoing mentorship to teams on data collection processes for completeness,
accuracy and timely submission. - Work
closely with project team leads and the M&E team to ensure Apolou
meets Mercy Corps’ Gender Minimum Standards, and that SADD and gender
–sensitive data is regularly analysed and used to inform program
decisions. - Carry
out regular field visits to ensure that program activities are gender
sensitive and in line with the gender strategy. - Support
and mentor community partners on data collection and use.
External Representation and
Coordination:
Coordination:
- Support
from district and sub-county government, regional and HQ based staff and
external visitors, such as donors and media, in collaboration with the
Gender Advisor and sector teams. - Build
and maintain a productive working relationship with the local Government
and Sub Counties, and in particular with District CDOs and youth
representatives, in relevant districts to ensure strong collaboration and
develop complementary joint monitoring, evaluation and adaptive management
structures where possible.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Gender and Youth Officer job placement
should hold a Bachelor’s degree in international development, women’s
studies, gender or a comparable area of study - Three
years of experience in youth, gender and development work, with a minimum
of one year in field posting - Substantial
professional background and experience conducting gender trainings, gender
mainstreaming activities, GBV prevention and response and youth focused
work - Previous
experience working in Northern Uganda a must - Karamoja
language skills a must - Experience
working in large scale, complex programs and challenging environments - Proficiency
with Microsoft Office
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send their E-mail applications including a cover
letter clearly stating the salary requirements, updated CV (with three
professional referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates
addressed to the Senior HR and Legal Manager, Mercy Corps Uganda to:
ug-mcjobs@mercycorps.org
interested candidates should send their E-mail applications including a cover
letter clearly stating the salary requirements, updated CV (with three
professional referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates
addressed to the Senior HR and Legal Manager, Mercy Corps Uganda to:
ug-mcjobs@mercycorps.org
Deadline: 17th January 2018
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