4 Male Engage Officer NGO Job Opportunities – CARE International
Job Title: Male Engage Officers (4 Job Opportunities)
Organization: CARE International
Project Name: UNFPA Women and Youth empowerment program (WAY)
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
CARE International is a leading global development and humanitarian organization. In 2014, CARE worked in 90 countries around the world, supporting 880 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects, reaching more than 72 million people. CARE International in Uganda (CARE) works with others to make a sustainable improvement in the lives of the very poor, with a focus on women and girls. Our current program focuses on women and girls’ economic rights, particularly financial inclusion and governance of natural resources women and girls depend upon, and on their sexual and reproductive health rights, including a life free of violence. Our programming is guided by our core values of excellence, accountability, respect, integrity and transparency.
About UNFPA Project:
CARE International is implementing the Women and Youth empowerment program (WAY) in partnership with UNFPA.
Job Summary: The Male Engage officer will be a self-driven team player with innovative skills in implementing role model men transformative approaches. S/he will be responsible for training and guiding the youth volunteers and other selected community leaders to change their perception and attitude towards positive masculinity and women. S/he will facilitate and conduct information, Education, and Communication (IEC) sessions and develop context friendly learning materials within the community especially youth and their leaders. The men engage officer will work closely with the primary and secondary school clubs, VSLA groups, farmer groups, Village health workers, Refugee volunteers and youth groups to promote behavioural change using the theatre for development approach and other recreational tools. He/She will ensure coordinated planning and preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly partner work plans and reports on field activities are properly drafted and timely submitted to the Initiative Manager. S/he is responsible for writing and documenting case stories of lessons learnt, especially on transformed male youth entrepreneurs, supported by the project. He/She will work closely with the Initiative Manager in implementing the Male engage components of the WAY program in the eight districts of West Nile and Northern Uganda namely; Moyo, Adjumani, Arua, Agago, Amuru, Aleptong, Pader, Kitgum and Lamwo.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the CARE International Male Engage Officer job placement should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Gender Based Violence (GBV) Social Science, Social Work, Public Health or any other related field, or relevant Post graduate qualification.
- Advanced knowledge and at least five years of prove practical experience technically supporting gender transformative approaches.
- Managerial Experience and skills in effectively supervising technical specialists and managing performance for success in technical support teams with a focus on gender transformative approaches.
- Five years of hands on professional experience in community development work (including working with institutions, understanding their culture, breaking taboos in conversations, ability to discuss sensitive topics such as masculinity and sexuality in a sensitive but direct way) with experience implementing gender transformative programs a must.
- Broad knowledge and strong skills in M&E, report writing and documentation.
How to Apply:
All applicants are encouraged to send their application letters clearly articulating alignment with the above profile and an updated detailed (CV) giving day time telephone contacts and names and addresses of 3 (three) work related referees to ugarecruitment@care.org
Deadline: 13th March 2018
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