SOS Children’s Villages Programme Officer (Gender and Advocacy) Jobs in Uganda

SOS Children’s Villages Programme Officer (Gender and Advocacy) Jobs in Uganda

Job Summary

The Gender & Advocacy Programme Officer is aimed at supporting the integration of gender
perspective to the projects work and ensure gender is mainstreamed & strengthened.

This Position supports the project as well to develop appropriate advocacy strategies and ensure the development and delivery of strategic and impactful advocacy.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

Programme Implementation

Facilitate and support implementation of all gender and advocacy activities in the community.

Facilitate and support the timely implementation of approved GREEN+ annual plans and budgets.

Support program participants to access social protection services in collaboration with other
stakeholders in the community.

Community awareness dialogues or activities on gender and child related issues with
stakeholders

Engage Local government or other Policymaking bodies to Influence policy or regulation to favour
Children in our targets group.

Programme Planning and Financial Management

Support the community families, communities and other stakeholders to assess and identify root
cause of vulnerability at family and community levels using appropriate participatory tools.

Support the development of an appropriate action plan to meet the needs of each household and community.

Facilitate the identification of opportunities and mobilization of local resources for the action plan to meet the needs of each household and community.

Support the preparation of individual Family Development Plans

Support the preparation of Community Development Plans

Support the Family Strengthening Programme Coordinator to consolidate the Family
Development Plans and prepare budgets to achieve the programme goals.

Promote gender mainstreaming in all GREEN+ Child Protection and community development
interventions.

Ensure timely submission of program activities’ accountabilities and adhere to financial and procurement policies

Children and Youth Access to Essential Services

Facilitate families to access essential services required to fulfil their children’s rights and development needs.

Organise and facilitate the training of children and youth in child rights and responsibilities

Facilitate and monitor children and youth access to education, health care and nutrition.

Facilitate and monitor children’s access to vital registration, including birth certificates, national identification.

Facilitate process of participation for the vulnerable and marginalised individuals (girls, women and PLWDs)

Capacity Building of Families/ Community

Facilitate education & awareness of advocacy, gender, Policies/ laws and child rights for
communities through trainings.

Regular Coaching and mentoring of Role models to attain gender equality.

Facilitate community structures to support activities of gender and advocacy

Strengthen the capacity of the Community Structures to support quality care and protection
Networking and Partnerships

Collaborate and facilitate mobilization of community members in addressing relevant advocacy
issues- For example with community development structures, other stakeholder in the community not forgetting government departments for effective social protection service delivery
to programme participants.

Support functional sustainability of community-based networks on gender and advocacy support, social protection and other relevant development initiatives.

Facilitate & coordinate advocacy research documentation & disseminate and inform influence
decision makers.

Identify

opportunities for gender and advocacy supportive partnerships within the programme area.

Monitoring and Evaluation of Program Progress

Facilitate and monitor GBV case management processes at all community levels

Facilitate participatory monitoring and evaluation of the programme interventions.

Facilitate regular data collection against the indicators

Organize and facilitate regular project reviews with Community Family Development Planning
Facilitators and other service providers on FSP.

Carry out regular home visits to families on the programme and write home visit reports.

Facilitate sharing of best practice amongst family groups.

Reporting, Resource Management and Documentation

Prepare and submit timely progress reports to the FSP Manager on programme interventions.

Document family and gender/advocacy success stories on programme interventions.

Keep, maintain and information on files of allocated families on the programme in a timely manner

Support family groups and community development structures to maintain stock books/GBV case registers.

Submit accountability / reports for programme items distributed in the community to Finance and
other relevant departments in a timely manner.

Comply and adhere to SOS policies and guidelines.

Required Qualifications, Experience and Competencies

A least A bachelor’s degree in Development studies, gender &development studies, Rural
development or related studies.

A least 4 years proven & progressive experience working in Advocacy, gender and women
empowerment issues.

Good networking & alliance building of skills

Support preparation & dissemination of information on gender issues that are relevant to the women and girls.

Team work/collaboration

Sound understanding of child rights, child development, family and community development,
rights-based programming.

Good communication and reporting skills.

Computer literate.

Understanding and ability to apply community development participatory methodologies.

How to Apply

If you believe you are the right candidate for this position, only electronic application are accepted.

Please send your application letter, detailed curriculum vitae (CV), and photocopies of academic
certificates, and names and contact details of three traceable referees to the address below to reach not later than Friday, 18th November 2022

To The Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development
SOS Children’s Villages Uganda
Plot 53 Ntinda II Road
Kampala, Uganda

All Applications must be sent electronically as one Single PDF Document not exceeding eight
pages to: jobs@sosuganda.org

Applications that are late, do not have CV or certificates or exceeds eight pages or electronically submitted as images will be disqualified.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

For more information and job application details, see: SOS Children’s Villages Programme Officer (Gender and Advocacy) Jobs in Uganda

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