Community Empowerment for Rural Development (CEFORD) is a non-profit and an indigenous NGO registered as a Limited Liability (by Guarantee) under Registrar of Companies – in year 2000; and also registered in November 2000 with Uganda Non-Governmental Organizations Board as S.5914/3432 according to the NGOs Statute of 1989.
In partnership with Mastercard Foundation, War Child Canada (WCC) and consortium partners; Community Empowerment Rural Development- CEFORD and Education and Local Expertise Uganda (ELECU) together with eight Refugee Led Organizations (RLOs) are implementing the BRIDGE project: From secondary Education and Skills Development to Job opportunities for Refugee and Host Community Youth in Uganda. The BRIDGE project is designed to further the MasterCard Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy and address the youth unemployment challenge in nine Uganda refugee hosting districts with the overarching goal to improve access to quality and relevant education and skills for 73,439 refugee/host community youth and transition 38,912 refugees and host community youth to dignified and fulfilling work in Uganda by 2027.
The Bridge project’s design addresses gender equality issues through the deliberate targeting of 70% female and 30% male project participants in meaningful participation in decision making processes, education and economic opportunities and the development of a clear gender strategic framework and action plans that define and promote gender equality approaches throughout the project.
In order to realize the project goal and objectives, the project seeks to recruit a Gender & Inclusion Coordinator for CEFORD to lead gender mainstreaming across programming within the organization, and to provide guidance to implementing developed gender actions and recommendations.
CEFORD therefore invites application from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following Position;
Location: CEFORD Arua
Reports to: Program Manager
Job Summary:
The Gender and Inclusion coordinator will lead in conducting gender assessment and integrate the recommendations into organizational program life cycle including, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all BRIDGE project interventions within the organization.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Main task: To provide technical expertise and mainstream gender in all organization activities, including efforts to promote GBV prevention and response.
The Gender Coordinator will be responsible for the following;
- Under the supervision of the Program Manager, the Gender Coordinator will oversee and guide gender mainstreaming in project implementation through a well-articulated gender strategy.
- support the integration of gender and inclusion across Education programming within the organization with an aim of increasing girl enrolment and disability inclusiveness across the various projects.
- Provide technical support and capacity development of staff on gender responsiveness and sensitivity in programming.
- Provide analysis and advice to the program team on key gender issues and opportunities to support women’s engagement and participation in the public sphere.
- Conduct regular reviews of project to ensure women and girls are effectively engaged and determine approaches to increase effectiveness of gender and inclusion approaches.
- Support the Development and review of tools and strategies for the identification, enrolment, retention, and transition of learners with Special Education Needs and Disabilities, including supporting advising on the delivery of assistive devices to learners with disabilities.
- Develop and deliver training programs and workshops to raise awareness and build capacity among staff, volunteers, and stakeholders on disability inclusion, reasonable accommodations, and best practices for interacting with individuals with disabilities.
- Collaborate with internal departments, external partners, disability organizations, and community stakeholders to foster a culture of inclusion and implement initiatives that support the needs of individuals with disabilities.
- Advocate for the rights and needs of individuals with disabilities both internally and externally, and participate in community outreach efforts to promote disability inclusion and raise awareness about relevant issues.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge and understanding of gender and inclusion issues and needs among young people and highlight actionable and relevant adaptations for project implementation team according to shifting needs of project participants.
- Generate gender briefs, concepts and success stories; lead in documenting successes in programme implementation, specifically on gender mainstreaming in education for sharing with donors, and other key relevant partners.
- Coordinate and build strategic alliances with other gender focused and protection focused partners or key actors either internally or externally to advocate for gender sensitive programming.
- Act as the Organization’s safeguarding focal point to ensure adherence to safeguarding concerns that pertain to project participants and other relevant stakeholders.
- Work closely with technical staff to design and implement activities that strengthen young women and men’s access to education finance training, and other resources
- Support strengthened gender, age and disabilities disaggregated data and gender and diversity analysis on trends around children’s education as well as streamline the needs assessment, collection and analysis so that it can be more effective in meeting beneficiary needs.
Required skills and knowledge:
Technical Competencies required for this position are;
- Education qualifications in Gender or Social Science or Project Planning and management or equivalent.
- At least 5 years’ experience in gender equality and equity or program management work.
- Experience of working with gender transformative approaches, empowering young women, and girls, changing gender norms and engaging men and boys to promote gender equality.
- Good understanding of child and young people’s rights programming and human rights-based approaches.
- Proven experience working in education programming in development and/or humanitarian contexts.
- Outstanding relationship management and communication skills.
- Proven experience combining formal expertise on gender mainstreaming and gender equality with experience of applying these concretely to specific humanitarian program sectors, plans, policies and processes.
- Ability to communicate ideas in a culturally sensitive manner and conducive to their practical application.
- Comprehensive understanding of gender concepts, theories, and frameworks such as intersectionality, gender mainstreaming, and women’s empowerment.
- Experience in advocacy and networking to promote gender equality, women’s rights and social justice issues in the community and national/international platforms.
Engagement:
The successful candidate will be engaged on a full-time employee contract for period of 2 years’ renewable upon performance and funds availability.
How to Apply:
Application letters accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae and photocopies of relevant academic documents like transcripts, certificates, testimonials and contacts and email addresses of 3 referees including day telephone numbers, should be addressed to:
The Executive Director – CEFORD,
P.O. Box 303
Arua.
Hard copy applications can be delivered to CEFORD Offices in Arua, Yumbe, Paidha, Moyo and Adjumani. Electronic application having all the required documents combined as one pdf file should be emailed with the subject clearly marked “Position Applied-Name of Applicant” to ceford.recruitment@gmail.com. All applications should reach the above address not later than Monday 18th March 2024 by 4:00PM. Late submission of applications and those not in one pdf file will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please submit Once, either hard copy or soft copy NOT BOTH.
NOTE: Women and persons with disability are encouraged to apply
