Rural Development Gender Expert

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide advice and guidance in the fields of rural development and gender to the executing agencies of the two grants awarded by the intervention Reforest Uganda.
• Facilitate gender mainstreaming in all phases of the project cycle.
• Promote rural development actions and gender mainstreaming in all phases of the work.
• Implement feasibility studies, review draft project reports, papers, studies.
• Write reports, briefs, notes and articles.
• Analyse and review, from a gender and rural development perspective, literature on policy, legal, and institutional frameworks.

• With the other members of the Soroti Technical Unit and the PMU promote
• disaggregated data collection for monitoring and reporting.
• Participate in sector meetings at district and regional level when requested.
• Develop, implement and facilitate training Needs Assessment, Training Modules and
• Manuals for the Public and Private sectors, Local Authority and the Communities.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• A bachelor’s and master’s degree in relevant fields.
• Seven- year experience in Rural Development and Gender issues in Uganda.
• Proven knowledge and experience in Rural Development and Gender issues.
• Good knowledge of the Eastern Region and Karamoja socio-economic and environmental landscape.

How to apply:

All candidates who meet the criteria outlined as above are encouraged apply under the job vacancy ” QSSU-IE-RDGE-RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GENDER EXPERT”

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Note:
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The deadline for applications is not later than 05:00 pm, Friday 11^th April, 2025.