International Rescue Committee (IRC) Gender Equality Team Leader Job Vacancy in Uganda

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description

BACKGROUND

The International
Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading humanitarian relief and
development organisations. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein,
the IRC responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people
survive, recover and rebuild their lives. The IRC delivers emergency aid,
protects children, provides health care, prevents and responds to violence
against women and girls, safeguards human rights and helps to kick-start
economic recovery. Working in more than 40 countries, the IRC has restored hope
and opportunity to many millions of people.

The IRC is committed
to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work,
creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve.
The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

PROGRAMME SCOPE

IRC, in a consortium
led by a well-respected private sector provider operating in the International
Development context, is applying for funding through a commercial contract from
the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to deliver DFID’
Strengthening Uganda’s Response on Gender Equality (SURGE).

The Service Provider
for SURGE will:

Provide targeted
Technical Assistance (TA) and operational support for implementing gender
equity in Public Finance Management (PFM);
Provide quality assurance and grants management for selected civil society
organisations for prevention of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and provision of
GBV response services.
Undertake robust performance reviews, evaluations, dissemination and
evidence-based advocacy to ensure that programme interventions contribute to
wider learning.

To deliver the PFM
components, the programme will target six sectors: Education, Health,
Agriculture, Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS), Energy and Mineral
Development; and Trade, Industries and Cooperatives. It will also target 13
districts to deliver the GBV prevention and response services i.e. Kampala,
Kween, Moroto, Gulu, Lira, Masaka, Mbarara, Kumi, Katakwi, Amuru, Pallisa,
Nebbi and Mubende. Baseline studies will be conducted to identify specific
drivers of GBV in the respective districts, and preventive/response
interventions will be customised.

The primary
recipients of the programme are the Government of Uganda, primarily through the
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) and the Ministry of
Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED).

The Team Leader
Position

Based in Kampala,
Uganda, the Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring that the project is
implemented in accordance with DFID regulations, our Consortium lead and IRC
policies, and international standards. The Team Leader will be the primary
representational link with DFID staff, as well as with the other members of the
consortium who will work under this project, ensuring regular updates,
communications and joint planning and implementation.

The Team Leader will
represent the project to all key stakeholders, government officials and donors
at coordination fora and other related seminars and meetings.

This position is
contingent on the Consortium of which IRC is part being awarded funding and is
anticipated to begin in the first half of 2016.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The intended Impact
is “reduced gender inequality in Uganda;” demonstrated through gender
equality in education attainment, health outcomes, economic participation and
political empowerment.

The intended Outcome
is “equal access by women and men to opportunities and a life free from
violence.”

The expected Outputs
are:

Output 1: National
capacity established within MGLSD, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) and
MoFPED to lead on gender equity in public finance management

Funds will also be
allocated to support the integration of gender in the new PFM Act which
requires all Government Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs) to equalise
opportunities for women, men, and other marginalised groups. This proportion of
programme funds will build capacity of the MGLSD and MoFPED to provide support
to MDAs to unlock barriers to gender equity in their sectors.

Output 2: Improved
public awareness and progressive change in social norms that perpetuate gender
inequality and gender based violence

Funds will support
CEDOVIP to pilot the SASA [1] community mobilisation approach to changing
social norms and GBV prevention in 2 districts (Moroto and Kwen) where Female
Genital Mutilation (FGM) is prevalent, and in Kampala district where services
will be customised to address girl child sex work and other forms of GBV.

Output 3: Increased
access to safe spaces/shelter, legal, health, psychosocial services and
economic opportunities by survivors of gender based violence

It is expected that
part of the programme’s contribution will continue to support Action Aid and
Mifumi to operate the 13 GBV shelters (safe spaces) to provide counselling,
legal, health and economic empowerment services to at least 10,000 survivors of
GBV.

MAIN DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential technical
qualifications, skills and experience

· At least 15 years
of development experience, with minimum 4 years in Uganda – longer experience
in the region a strong advantage

· A thorough
understanding of the institutional and political context in Uganda

· A throughout
understanding of the drivers of Gender-based violence in Uganda and the region,
as well as of good practices in GBV prevention and response programmes in the
region and across the world

· Recent experience
of leading major multi-year development programmes (of GBP 2mil minimum) with a
strong gender focus

· Understanding of
the key elements of Gender Equality, Human Rights (particularly relating to
women and girls) and Public Finance Management

· Capacity,
influence and personal integrity to shape national policy implementation on
gender and equity in Public Finance Management

· Ability to oversee
the measurement and communication of robust results and impact, and hold their
team and implementing partners accountable for good and timely performance,
management of fiduciary risk, attention to VFM and continual improvement

· Excellent IT
skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)

· Ability to manage
a large and varied workload, work under pressure and meet deadlines

Leadership and
Supervision

· Provide leadership
and direction, define and implement activities and manage the project to
achieve the greatest coverage and impact

· Manage the overall
project by planning, monitoring and evaluating project activities in accordance
with the project agreement

· Lead progress
reviews, the establishment of workplans, the set-up of performance targets and
identifies challenges to achieve project aims

· Proven ability to
lead diverse staff and teams, manage performance, foster a positive working
environment and manage issues sensitively and diplomatically

· Support project
staff by creating and maintaining a work environment that promotes teamwork,
trust, mutual respect, and empowers staff to take responsibility, thus enabling
an environment for high performance

· Oversee and
monitor the financial management of the project.

Consortium and Donor
Coordination

· Manage relations
with consortium partners

· Represent the
consortium at top level liaison with DFID

· Manage a solid cooperation
with consortium partners; partner organizations and government officials

· Manage external
relations by representing the project and the organization in the public and
ensuring the distribution of information about project achievements and lesson
learned

· Ensure timely,
accurate and good quality reporting to the donor and others

· Ensure the
consortium meets DFID contractual project, legal and financial requirements.

Other desirable
qualifications, skills and experience

· Experience working
with DFID, or similar bilateral donors, on commercial contract management

· Ugandan nationals
or long-term residents are particularly encouraged to apply.

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[1] Sasa is a
Swahili word that means now. The Sasa approach to community mobilisation offers
tools for individual activists and organizations to change social attitudes on
GBV. It was tested through a community RCT.