Job Title: Gender and Youth Officer – Mercy Corps Uganda Jobs 2021
Organization: Mercy Corps Uganda
Duty Station: Kotido or Moroto
Supervisory Responsibility: N/A
Directly Reports To: Gender & Youth Advisor – Kotido
Works Directly With: District Implementation Team Leads, Program Officers, Program Assistants, MEL Officers, HR/Admin, Consortium and partner staff.
Mercy Corps Uganda Profile:
Mercy Corps implements high-quality, analytical development work in very difficult places. We have been operating in Uganda since 2006 and currently implement development programs in the Karamoja, Acholi, West Nile and Central sub-regions of Uganda with funding from USAID, DFID, EU, USDA and private foundations. Mercy Corps is currently implementing a USAID funded project focused on reducing the impact of pestes des petits ruminants (PPR), a highly infectious viral disease of small ruminants. The project is implemented by the University of Florida working closely with Tufts University, and with the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Centre (PANVAC), BVI, Makerere University, Mercy Corps, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as well as target country institutions and authorities.
The purpose of this project is to conduct field testing supported by laboratory analysis of a thermostable PPR vaccine and to build capacity to scale the vaccine across a broad region where the disease is endemic. It will use a combination of tools and approaches, which proved successful in the rinderpest eradication, including the thermostable vaccine, community participation, and use of modeling to target areas with the highest disease transmission.
Job Profile:
The Gender and Youth Officer works as part of a five-member component team comprising of four G&Y officers and an Advisor. The G&Y Officer reports to the Gender and Youth Advisor. S/he supports the implementation of a five-year cross sectoral gender and youth integration strategy aimed at ensuring that the program activities result in equitable outcomes for male and female participants of different age groups, socio-economic background and abilities across target communities. S/he will work closely with the district implementation team to ensure that gender equity and youth empowerment principles are incorporated into all activities. S/he will support MEL team to include gender and youth perspectives in routine data collection, analysis and assessments that mainstreams Mercy Corps sex and age data disaggregation (SADD) principles. Additionally, leads the district implementation team in integrating youth-focused activities for the achievement of Apolou’s “Youth in an evolving landscape” learning theme.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Program
- G&Y Officer is responsible for gender mainstreaming and proactive technical support to the District Implementation Team (Program Officers & Program Assistants)
- Ensure gender and youth integration in the day-to-day activities
- Maintain close communication about gender activities with teams during regular planning and coordination sessions
- Work with the District Implementation Team to support sectorally–focused gender and youth mainstreaming trainings (initial and refreshers) for all team members and partner staff.
- Support the Gender and Youth Advisor with the planning and implementation of Apolou’s gender integration strategy and suggest ways to improve on the same.
- Collaborate with all Apolou structures, government structures and relevant stakeholders to provide a comprehensive response to sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) within the project’s area of coverage
- Promote GESI principles by identifying the need for and leading the implementation of activities designed to promote greater access, inclusion and empowerment for traditionally excluded groups (Karimojong traders, adult women, young males, adolescent girls, the elderly and people living with disabilities) across Apolou’s Purpose areas
- Help translate and adopt all gender and youth related communication materials to the local language and context to increase effectiveness.
- Assist teams to identify and address barriers to recruiting and retaining female staff and to maintaining a gender –friendly work environment.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Work the with Implementation Team (Project Officers & Assistants) and MEL Assistants/Officers to ensure that Apolou meets Mercy Corps gender minimum standards, and that SADD and gender sensitive data is regularly analysed and used to inform program decisions
- Support District MEL team to ensure that team members apply a gender analysis and youth perspective in the collection, analysis, and use of data.
- Conduct regular field visits to ensure that program activities are gender sensitive, youth focussed and in line with the strategy.
External Representation and Coordination:
- Maintains a productive working relationship with the local governments and sub counties and in particular with district CDO’s and Youth representatives in relevant districts to ensure strong collaboration and development, complementary joint monitoring, evaluation and adaptive management structures where possible.
- Work closely with other gender and youth actors in the district for leverage and better outcomes
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge and Experience
- A Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Anthropology, Public Health, Agribusiness or in a related field
- At least 3 years of related professional experience in adolescent girls programming, youth, women empowerment, or livelihoods.
- Demonstrated skills in data collection, verification and documentation
- Proven skills in networking, team-building, community consultations and organizational development;
- Excellent reporting, communication and representation skills
- Willingness to consider new perspectives, promote gender equality and engage in gender training
- Ability to ride a motorcycle and he/she should be in a possession of a valid riding license
- Proven knowledge and capacity in using computer basic applications MS word, Excel and internet
- In-depth knowledge of the social, cultural and economic context of Karamoja a plus
- Fluency in local languages prevalent within the operational district where assigned (highly desired).
Success Factors
The ability to communicate effectively, respectfully and enthusiastically with community structures will be one of the position’s three success factors. The second will be the degree to which the Program Officer drives results, producing scheduled outputs at deadline and to expected quality. The third success factor will be the degree to which the officer effectively gathers activity monitoring and evaluation data and utilizes data to inform activity implementation and program learning.
Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions
This position is based in Kotido or Moroto, Karamoja and requires at least 60% travel within the region.
Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours when deployed. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues. Fostering a diverse and open workplace is an important part of Mercy Corps’ vision.
How To Apply for Mercy Corps Uganda Jobs 2021
All interested and suitably qualified candidates can submit their applications through the link below.
Deadline: 12th July 2021
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