Job Title: Program Officer – Gender
Organization: Sasakawa Africa
Association (SAA/SG2000)
Association (SAA/SG2000)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Sasakawa Africa
Association (SAA/SG2000) is an international non-profit organization that
promotes demonstration and widespread adoption of improved pre and
post-production agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers in Uganda in
collaboration with relevant government institutions, farmers’ organizations and
the private sector.
Association (SAA/SG2000) is an international non-profit organization that
promotes demonstration and widespread adoption of improved pre and
post-production agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers in Uganda in
collaboration with relevant government institutions, farmers’ organizations and
the private sector.
Job Summary: The Program Officer – Gender will provide technical
support to SG2000 Programs in mainstreaming gender.
support to SG2000 Programs in mainstreaming gender.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
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In charge of conducting training for SG2000 staff
about gender mainstreaming in policies and programmes
In charge of conducting training for SG2000 staff
about gender mainstreaming in policies and programmes
·
Mentor and train change agents about gender,
communication, counselling and conflict resolution
Mentor and train change agents about gender,
communication, counselling and conflict resolution
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Training couples at household level in visioning,
human rights, joint planning, decision making and sharing benefits
Training couples at household level in visioning,
human rights, joint planning, decision making and sharing benefits
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Ability to develop a gender policy and provide technical
support in its review;
Ability to develop a gender policy and provide technical
support in its review;
·
Training households to take farming as a business
Training households to take farming as a business
·
Training on Village Savings and Loan Association
(VSLA) methodology;
Training on Village Savings and Loan Association
(VSLA) methodology;
·
Carry out mass media programs for sensitizing
farmers on gender issues,
Carry out mass media programs for sensitizing
farmers on gender issues,
·
Build and maintain linkages for public-private partnerships.
Build and maintain linkages for public-private partnerships.
·
Perform any other related duties as directed by the supervisors.
Perform any other related duties as directed by the supervisors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The applicant
should preferably hold a bachelor’s degree in Rural Development, Gender Studies,
Social Sciences or in any other related field.
should preferably hold a bachelor’s degree in Rural Development, Gender Studies,
Social Sciences or in any other related field.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications via E-mail including
an application letter, updated CV with names of three referees and scanned
copies of relevant academic credentials to:
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications via E-mail including
an application letter, updated CV with names of three referees and scanned
copies of relevant academic credentials to:
The Country Director,
Sasakawa Africa
Association-Uganda,
Association-Uganda,
Ruth Towers,
Plot 15A Clement Hill Road
Plot 15A Clement Hill Road
P.O Box 6987,
Kampala-Uganda
Kampala-Uganda
E-mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Copy: [email protected]
Deadline: 10th November, 2015
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