SRGBV Community Engagement Specialist USAID Project Jobs – Youth Alive Uganda
Job Title: SRGBV Community Engagement Specialist
Organization: Youth Alive Uganda
Project Funding Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Project Director/OVC Specialist
About US:
Youth Alive Uganda is the leader in innovative children, adolescents and youth integrated development programming since 1993. Youth Alive Uganda is a registered youth led and children/youth focused NGO that implements children and youth integrated development programs across the country in four thematic areas; Health, Livelihood, Education, Human rights and skills Development and Mentorship.
About USAID Project:
Youth Alive Uganda is an Implementing Partner on the five-year, USAID-funded Integrated Child and Youth Development (ICYD) Activity in partnership with World Education Bantwana Initiative and Education Development Centre. The goal of (ICYD) Activity is for Ugandan children and youth, especially the most vulnerable, to receive the support and services necessary to lead resilient, healthy, and productive lives. The USAID ICYD activity aims to improve learning outcomes, advance HIV epidemic control in Uganda and ensure that children and youth have the opportunity to lead resilient, healthy and productive lives. The USAID ICYD Activity will deliver critical HIV/GBV/violence prevention and response services to children and youth and their families in communities, clinics, and schools.
Job Summary: The Sexual and Gender Based Violence (GBV) Specialist will provide high quality technical inputs and be responsible for program development, implementation, results monitoring, knowledge management, and policy advocacy in the area of SRGBV to ensure GBV/violence prevention and response services to children and youth and their families in communities, clinics, and schools.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Strengthen integration of GBV prevention and response, rights-based approach, gender and SRHR/HIV issues for women and young people.
- Work closely with district project officers to manage, monitor and evaluate ongoing program implementation in the area of GBV for women and young people, providing technical support to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and coherence of program implementation.
- Support project teams and partners to develop GBV advocacy and policy documents.
- Build the capacity of ICYD staff, government and implementing partners to effectively diagnose gaps in GBV prevention and response, propose effective strategies to address existing bottlenecks, and support coordination of the multi-sectoral GBV prevention and response.
- Ensure robust tracking of GBV program implementation and financial expenditure, and support ICYD implementing partners to submit quality technical reports in conformity with signed agreements.
- Actively participate in the evaluation and documentation of GBV program results, best practices and lessons learned and effectively share these with relevant partners to inform programming, policy and advocacy.
- Prepare analytical and project reports on GBV to be shared with the National and Local Government, ICYD partners.
- Support ICYD staff and partners to generate quality GBV data, analysis and utilization for evidence-based decision making, policy and program formulation, monitoring and evaluation.
- Facilitate the identification of resource gaps in the ICYD districts and provide technical input to the development of resource mobilization documents.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should hold a masters in humanities or its equivalent in related field
- Training in SRHR and GBV issues and their application in OVC/youth and development settings will be an advantage.
- At least five years of professional experience in SGBV program management in technical, advisory or support role with a national or international organisation
- Progressive work experience in the field of Gender-Based Violence, Gender and/or Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights will be an added advantage.
- Proven skills in critical thinking, assessment and analysis; strong-competency in conceptualizing and designing strategic frameworks;
- Excellent communication, team building and training skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relations in and outside the organization;
- Proven ability in report writing and presentation to ICYD IPs, technical leads and senior management.
- Attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
- Demonstrated personal accountability; respect for others, and a drive to serve.
- Strong English language oral and written communication skills required, along with strong
- Desire to work effectively in a team oriented environment.
- Ability to travel within rural Uganda.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should send their application letters and resumes (no academic documents) in a SINGLE PDF DOCUMENT to careers@youthaliveuganda.org. The subject of the email should contain job title and name of the candidate.
Note: Hand delivered applications will not be considered.
Deadline: 29th October 2020 by 05:00pm Ugandan time