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| Hunger Fighters Uganda (HFU) |
Gender & Protection Assistant Job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2023 - 2024
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 21 August 2023
Hiring Organization: Hunger Fighters Uganda (HFU)
Job Details:
Introduction
Hunger Fighters Uganda (HFU) is a Not-For-Profit, Non-Governmental Organization Initiated In 2008, Pursuing a vision of “A Hunger and Malnutrition Free Uganda”. The Organisation is engaged in the activities of fighting hunger in Uganda with a local, national and global perspective.
HFU is a WFP Cooperating Partners for General Food Assistance in Nakivale - Oruchinga and Kyangwali Refugee settlements in the South- Western part of Uganda, also implementing school feeding project in Kaabong District in Northern Karamoja as well as under Kampala Capital city Authority in the Central Region.
We are committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. All applications will be treated with fairness the strictest confidence.
We do not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
HFU wishes to recruit volunteers to fill the position tenable in the GFA and Livelihood and Resilience Project implementation for the year 2023/24 in NAKIVALE/ORUCHINGA and KYANGWALI refugee settlements in ISINGIRO and Kikuube Districts respectively in the South – Western of Uganda.
Position: Gender & Protection Assistant (01 POSITION)
Reports to: Gender and Protection Officer
Job Purpose:
Support mainstreaming of gender equality in all livelihood and resilience
activities. Provide advice, guidance, and follow-up in relation to protection
and gender aspects of the Beneficiary Feedback Mechanism and Targeting. Prepare
tools and set up a system allowing regular monitoring and reporting on the
project related gender and protection issues.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Incorporate
gender perspective in all livelihood and resilience activities.
- Ensure
equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
- Participate
in Planning & Organizing: Develop clear goals consistent with agreed
gender and protection project strategies.
- Identify
priority activities and assignments; adjust priorities as required.
- Identify
and analyze protection issues and trends.
- Respond
to beneficiaries with protection needs, including referrals, case
management, and emergencies.
- Work
with women, men, girls, and boys to adapt livelihood activities according
to their needs and priorities.
- Support
gender mainstreaming and technical support to the livelihoods
project/organization.
- Ensure
gender equity principles are incorporated into policies and activities.
- Perform
threat, risk, and vulnerability assessments to protect beneficiaries.
- Identify
gender differences and underlying causes of gender inequalities.
- Provide
advice and support to ensure gender-sensitive and protection-integrated
approaches.
- Coordinate
program implementation with an Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) approach.
- Provide
policy guidance and operational support on protection issues.
- Promote
confidence building and conflict resolution.
- Prepare
training materials and provide training on gender and protection
mainstreaming.
- Collaborate
with peers, government agencies, and NGOs on gender and protection issues.
- Ensure
M&E tools are gender-sensitive and indicators are developed.
- Identify
protection gaps and concerns faced by beneficiaries.
- Collaborate
with project staff for referrals and follow-ups.
- Participate
in training and reporting on gender and protection issues.
- Contribute
to project resource mobilization.
- Engage
in research tailored to project success.
- Perform
other related tasks as required by the supervisor.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, and Zero
Tolerance to Fraud:
- Promote
PSEA standards within Hunger Fighters Uganda and among beneficiaries
served.
Compliance & Ethics:
- Promote
a culture of compliance and ethics.
- Maintain
a clear understanding of compliance and ethics standards.
- Work
with integrity.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor's
degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Community Development, or
relevant field.
- Minimum
3 years of experience in protection/Gender mainstreaming positions in
Humanitarian NGOs.
- Knowledge
of gender and protection in humanitarian and resilience settings.
- Proficiency
in MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint).
- Excellent
English, Kinyarwanda, Kinyabwisha, and Swahili language skills (writing
and speaking).
- Good reporting skills.
Application procedure
Applications should be addressed to
· The Head of Human Resource, Hunger Fighters Uganda, P.O Box, 28175, Kampala
· Hand delivered to Hunger Fighters Uganda Head Office or through e- mail: hr@hfug.org and copy: p.agaba@hfug.org
Deadline for submission is 21stAugust 2023 at 17:00pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Note: HFU offers equal opportunities to both women and men. Solicitation will lead to automatic disqualification.
For and on Behalf of Management
HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Date Posted: 2023-08-13
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