DRC Uganda is currently looking for highly qualified and motivated individuals to join our dynamic team as Gender Officers (02).

This role is contingent upon the successful securing of funding for the project.

The overall purpose of the role:

The Gender Officer will be responsible for implementing gender focused interventions to promote gender equality, women’s empowerment and active participation in decision-making among refugees and host communities. This includes addressing social norms, supporting women in leadership, and enhancing safe, inclusive environments for women and youth engaged in agriculture and climate adaptation efforts.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Support the development and implementation of community level action plans addressing the gender specific needs and barriers prioritized from the gender and power analysis findings.

Organize and deliver training sessions for women leaders on effective participation in leadership and decision-making processes, focusing on Climate Smart Agriculture, climate adaptation and sustainable resource management.

Facilitate engagement meetings with stakeholders, including the Office of the Prime Minister, local government officials, and community leaders to support women's access to land and follow up on agreed action plans.

Coordinate community dialogues and awareness sessions on topics that promote positive masculinity, gender social norms, women's leadership and inclusion of women in land and resource access rights.

Organize community dialogues with community, cultural and religious leaders to address harmful gender norms and reduce gender-based violence (GBV) in communities.

Mobilize women for leadership training for female community members to improve their participation in community decision making spaces.

Develop and disseminate information on land rights, policies and laws, ensuring that women and vulnerable groups understand their rights.

Conduct annual safety audits to assess and mitigate risks for women in project activities, particularly in agriculture and natural resource management.

Support Women and girls to participate in international events to advocate and influence policies i.e International Women's Day, World Refugee Day, 16 days of activism.

Participate in settlement coordination and sector meetings to influence and create visibility for the project.

Partnership and capacity support

Work closely with the partners and local governments to ensure the integration of gender-responsive leadership and decision-making processes in local governance and community structures

Staff Development and Management

Support the Project Manager by providing technical backstopping and regular support supervision to community structures to ensure gender responsive planning, implementation, and reporting while addressing identified gaps and needs.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Identify, document, and disseminate relevant project success, and challenges, and follow up on the implementation of the Project’s action points.

Participate in quarterly OPM and District monitoring project reviews and evaluations.

Work with the MEAL team to ensure DRC MEAL requirements are met.

Participate in learning reflections and events.

Reporting

Provide project data and information for the preparation of donor reports, e.g monthly highlights, and quarterly and annual reports.

On request, perform any other additional duties assigned by the supervisors to allow the organization to function optimally.

Adhere to DRC’s code of conduct

About you

To be successful in this role, you must have atleast 3 years of full-time relevant professional experience in Gender, focused program implementation, preferably in agriculture, climate resilience or community development projects. Moreover, we expect the following.

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Development studies and or related fields.

Strong understanding of gender dynamics within rural and refugee affected areas, particularly in the context of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) and environmental management.

Proven experience in facilitating community training, dialogues and working with diverse stakeholders, including local authorities and cultural leaders.

Excellent interpersonal, communication and advocacy skills

Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of different sectors of the community, tradition, culture, beliefs and refugee/host community hierarchical structures.

Experience with donor-funded projects and international Non-Governmental Organizations

Relevant work experience from Northern Uganda.

A good team player

Commitment to gender equality

Excellent Communication skills

Excellent analytical and negation skills

Proven commitment to accountability practices

Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work with limited supervision

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is essential

Desirable

Additional training related to gender in environment and Climate Smart Agriculture.

Knowledge of one or more of the local languages widely spoken in the covered Districts.

• Support the development and implementation of community level action plans addressing the gender specific needs and barriers prioritized from the gender and power analysis findings.
• Organize and deliver training sessions for women leaders on effective participation in leadership and decision-making processes, focusing on Climate Smart Agriculture, climate adaptation and sustainable resource management.
• Facilitate engagement meetings with stakeholders, including the Office of the Prime Minister, local government officials, and community leaders to support women's access to land and follow up on agreed action plans.
• Coordinate community dialogues and awareness sessions on topics that promote positive masculinity, gender social norms, women's leadership and inclusion of women in land and resource access rights.
• Organize community dialogues with community, cultural and religious leaders to address harmful gender norms and reduce gender-based violence (GBV) in communities.
• Mobilize women for leadership training for female community members to improve their participation in community decision making spaces.
• Develop and disseminate information on land rights, policies and laws, ensuring that women and vulnerable groups understand their rights.
• Conduct annual safety audits to assess and mitigate risks for women in project activities, particularly in agriculture and natural resource management.
• Support Women and girls to participate in international events to advocate and influence policies i.e International Women's Day, World Refugee Day, 16 days of activism.
• Participate in settlement coordination and sector meetings to influence and create visibility for the project.
• Work closely with the partners and local governments to ensure the integration of gender-responsive leadership and decision-making processes in local governance and community structures
• Support the Project Manager by providing technical backstopping and regular support supervision to community structures to ensure gender responsive planning, implementation, and reporting while addressing identified gaps and needs.
• Identify, document, and disseminate relevant project success, and challenges, and follow up on the implementation of the Project’s action points.
• Participate in quarterly OPM and District monitoring project reviews and evaluations.
• Work with the MEAL team to ensure DRC MEAL requirements are met.
• Participate in learning reflections and events.
• Provide project data and information for the preparation of donor reports, e.g monthly highlights, and quarterly and annual reports.
• On request, perform any other additional duties assigned by the supervisors to allow the organization to function optimally.
• Adhere to DRC’s code of conduct

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and advocacy skills
• Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of different sectors of the community, tradition, culture, beliefs and refugee/host community hierarchical structures.
• A good team player
• Commitment to gender equality
• Excellent Communication skills
• Excellent analytical and negation skills
• Proven commitment to accountability practices
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work with limited supervision
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Development studies and or related fields.
• Strong understanding of gender dynamics within rural and refugee affected areas, particularly in the context of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) and environmental management.
• Proven experience in facilitating community training, dialogues and working with diverse stakeholders, including local authorities and cultural leaders.
• Experience with donor-funded projects and international Non-Governmental Organizations
• Relevant work experience from Northern Uganda.
• Additional training related to gender in environment and Climate Smart Agriculture.
• Knowledge of one or more of the local languages widely spoken in the covered Districts.