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    The job description is for a Gender Officer position. The main purpose of the role is to manage the mainstreaming of gender and development of gender responsive community development programs. Key responsibilities include conducting organizational and program gender audits; facilitating the development of annual gender action plans; managing and coordinating gender mainstreaming objectives and initiatives; developing tools for documenting best practices; providing capacity building support; maintaining strategic relationships; coordinating monitoring and evaluation of gender activities; facilitating gender research; and organizing gender education awareness campaigns. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in social science and has at least three years of relevant experience in the gender development field.

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    The job description is for a Gender Officer position. The main purpose of the role is to manage the mainstreaming of gender and development of gender responsive community development programs. Key responsibilities include conducting organizational and program gender audits; facilitating the development of annual gender action plans; managing and coordinating gender mainstreaming objectives and initiatives; developing tools for documenting best practices; providing capacity building support; maintaining strategic relationships; coordinating monitoring and evaluation of gender activities; facilitating gender research; and organizing gender education awareness campaigns. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in social science and has at least three years of relevant experience in the gender development field.

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    The job description is for a Gender Officer position. The main purpose of the role is to manage the mainstreaming of gender and development of gender responsive community development programs. Key responsibilities include conducting organizational and program gender audits; facilitating the development of annual gender action plans; managing and coordinating gender mainstreaming objectives and initiatives; developing tools for documenting best practices; providing capacity building support; maintaining strategic relationships; coordinating monitoring and evaluation of gender activities; facilitating gender research; and organizing gender education awareness campaigns. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in social science and has at least three years of relevant experience in the gender development field.

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    The job description is for a Gender Officer position. The main purpose of the role is to manage the mainstreaming of gender and development of gender responsive community development programs. Key responsibilities include conducting organizational and program gender audits; facilitating the development of annual gender action plans; managing and coordinating gender mainstreaming objectives and initiatives; developing tools for documenting best practices; providing capacity building support; maintaining strategic relationships; coordinating monitoring and evaluation of gender activities; facilitating gender research; and organizing gender education awareness campaigns. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in social science and has at least three years of relevant experience in the gender development field.

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    Job Description

    Job Title : Gender Officer


    Reporting to : National Director
    Section : Family Strengthening Programne
    Department : Programmes
    Location : National Office
    Grade :

    Main Job Purpose


    Manages the mainstreaming of gender and developing gender responsive community
    development programmes in all locations to ensure that integration of gender, youth, disabled
    and marginalize as a process is strengthened and mainstreamed taking into consideration
    gender dimensions in the SOS community development programme.

    Principal Job Accountabilities (Key Outputs of the Job)

    Output 1: Gender Audits


    Definition: Conducts organizational and programme gender audits to ensure that
    intervention action plans to address audit findings are developed

    Output 2: Gender Action Plan


    Definition: Facilitates development of annual gender implementation action plans in
    collaboration with relevant stakeholders’ to ensure that gender mainstreaming
    in facilities/projects and organization cycles is coordinated.

    Output 3: Coordinated Gender Mainstreaming


    Definition: Manages and coordinates gender objectives and initiatives mainstreaming, to
    ensure that promotion of girl child education and policy influencing at facility
    and national level is coordinated

    Output 4: Developed Gender Tools


    Definition: Develops mechanism for identification, documentation and dissemination of
    advocacy work to ensure that best practices are documented and disseminated
    for learning purposes.

    Output 5: Capacity building Input


    Definition: Provides support in building understanding and capacity building of the
    programme team in regard to gender mainstreaming to ensure that the team is
    empowered to influence policy change.

    SOS Children’s Villages Uganda


    National Office T +256 (414) 322-249
    Abaita Ababiri F +256 (414)322-248
    P .O .Box 27510 Kampala [email protected]
    Uganda www.sos-childrensvillages.org
    A loving home for every child
    Output 6: Maintained Strategic Relationships
    Definition: Collaborates with donors, NGOs, government, UN agencies and religious
    institutions to ensure strategic gender policy networks and coalitions with
    likeminded agencies and organizations are established, strengthened and
    maintained

    Output 7: Coordinated Monitoring Evaluation


    Definition: Coordinates the monitoring and evaluation of gender activities to ensure that
    mechanisms to track and support implementation of initiatives are established.
    .
    Output 8: Gender Research
    Definition: Facilitates and coordinates gender research, documentation and dissemination
    to ensure that evidence based information is generated to inform and influence
    policy and decision-makers.

    Output 9: Education Awareness Campaigns


    Definition: Facilitates gender education campaigns through workshops, seminars,
    trainings and exposure learning visits to ensure awareness for social change
    and justice is promoted among staff, communities and other partners

    JOB FACTORS

    Education
    Grade 12 School Certificate with 5 O Levels with a Bachelor degree in Social Science and
    Development Studies from recognized university.

    Experience
    At least three (3) years working experience in gender development field. Practical knowledge
    of facilitation skills. Knowledge of Gender Education and awareness raising, policy
    influencing and monitoring and community mobilization. Knowledge of different community
    cultures and ability to communicate clearly & audibly with different kinds of people.

    Interpersonal communication skills


    Works in close collaboration with other programme staff to manage advocacy mainstreaming
    in the Family Strengthening Programmes.

    Problem solving

    Decision making

    Job Impact

    Responsibility for work of others

    Working Conditions

    SOS Children’s Villages Uganda


    National Office T +256 (414) 322-249
    Abaita Ababiri F +256 (414)322-248
    P .O .Box 27510 Kampala [email protected]
    Uganda www.sos-childrensvillages.org
    A loving home for every child

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