date: 03 Oct 2016
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Position: ** Gender & Youth Advisor
Project: REACH-Uganda Project
Duty Post: Kampala
Grade: 8
Duration: Four year project
The International Fertilizer
Development Ce
nter (IFDC) is a Public International Organization governed by an
international board of directors with representation from developed and
developing nations. The non-profit center focuses on increasing and sustaining
food and agricultural productivity in developing countries through the
development and transfer of effective and environmentally sound crop nutrient
technology and agribusiness expertise. IFDC is recruiting staff for the 4-year
REACH-UGANDA Project, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kampala. This position will full time, with
the successful candidate being expected to split their time equally (50%/50%)
between the REACH-UGANDA Project and the Wageningen UR, Integrated Seed Sector
Development PLUS Project. These projects will be co-housed in the same
building.
Both projects specifically target
women and youth in its activities. The Gender and Youth Advisor will be
responsible for overseeing and coordinating all work related to gender and
youth activities including: 1) planning of project interventions targeted
towards these groups, 2) routine monitoring of program activities, 3) gender
and youth analysis, and 4) special studies or reports as needed.
The Gender and Youth Advisor will
report to Chief of Party or his/her designate.
Specific Activities:
- Collaborate with management and personnel to integrate
gender and youth throughout the project. - Lead development of a project gender and youth strategy
and integration plan. - Assess gender and youth dynamics in the selected
clusters and value chains in coordination with project staff and sector
specialists, addressing barriers to improving participation of youth and
women. - Assess labor policies and identify constraints impacting
workforce development and employment. - Assist in the development of operational manuals to
ensure gender and youth equity and sensitivity in manual content and
presentation. - Participate in gender-related meetings with the donor,
stakeholders, government officials, and implementing partners. - Collaborate with local women’s groups, gender-focused
organizations, youth-focused organizations and other groups implementing
similar gender- and youth-related activities in similar areas. - Collaborate with technical staff to design and implement
activities that strengthen women’s and youth access to finance, training
and other resources, such as land. - Develop strategies, activities, and messages for
communicating the business case for investing in women and youth
enterprises. - Ensure gender and youth impacts and resource utilization
are tracked, monitored, analyzed and reported via the M&E system. - Propose indicators and data collection methods for
tracking changes in women’s and youth’s empowerment, gender dynamics, and
gender inequality gaps - Conduct focus groups and interviews with program
participants as necessary in collaboration with the M&E system to
gather information on the program’s effect on gender and youth status and
dynamics.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or higher in Social Sciences or a
related field. - Minimum of 4 years’ experience in planning, implementing
and assessing workforce, and enterprise development and access to
financial services with a gender and youth perspective. - Prior experience successfully working in societies with
low gender and development indicators. - Extensive work experience in the Uganda
and/or regionally. - Strong writing and oral presentation skills.
- Fluency in spoken and good written English is mandatory.
Submission:
Interested candidates should
apply online. Complete position descriptions and application procedures can be
found athttps://ifdc.silkroad.com/ifdc/Employment_Listings.html
Deadline for submission
is 3rd October 2016
https://ifdc-hr.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobinfo&…
