Male Engage Specialist UNFPA Project Jobs – CARE International
Job Title: Male Engage Specialist
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 focusses 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 specialist will be a dynamic team player with strong technical skills in understanding the power relations between men and women, gender transformation, masculinities and engaging men. He/She will be responsible for leading the strategic development, rolling out of male engage models and approaches. Co-ordinating the development and implementation of the Engaging men and boys initiative ( EMBi) in the eight districts of West Nile and Northern Uganda namely; Moyo, Adjumani, Arua, Agago, Amuru, Aleptong, Pader, Kitgum and Lamwo. including: desk research; seeking feedback from MenEngage partners; developing, pilot testing and finalising the Male action groups (MAGs) training curriculum; identifying and recruiting resource persons in conjunction with partners; developing partnerships to support the MAGs ; supporting the participant recruitment process; co-ordinating logistics for the MAGs shared learning sessions; supporting follow-up processes and mentorship; oversee the development of a MAG monitoring telephone application. Providing feedback to colleagues on Men Engage Uganda country network work plans, budgets, progress reports and other related documents. Supporting local Men Engage and boys meetings, such as community and district consultative events with partner organisations. He/She will be familiar with the development and humanitarian nexus and a passion for promoting role model men approaches, promoting gender equality and diversity, and curbing gender based violence. He/she will have strong mobilisation, networking and relationship building skills and familiar with working in various partnership frameworks at local Government and National levels. The Male engage specialist will provide technical oversight in all capacity development interventions, needs assessment, mentorship and support supervision of the beneficiaries in the WAY program.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the CARE International Male Engage specialist job placement should preferably hold a Master’s degree in gender studies, adult education, gender, Social work and Social development, Community Psychology, or relevant Post graduate qualification.
- Advanced knowledge and at least five years of proven practical experience technically supporting gender transformative approaches.
- Previous experience and skills in effectively supervising technical specialists and managing performance for success in technical support teams with a focus on gender transformative approaches.
- A minimum of 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.
- 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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