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Job Title:   Sociologist    

Organisation: Ministry of Water and Environment

Funding Source: World Bank

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Water and Environment is implementing Project 1398 (WfPRC-W) aimed at delivering development and utilisation of water for production resource in south Western Uganda. The project area includes 31 Districts covering Kigezi, Ankole, Toro, and Lower Central Sub regions, and is the in its 6th year of operation.

The project deliverables include construction of open surface reservoirs, construction of irrigation schemes, establishment of sustainable management structures and monitoring/evaluation of project activities.

 

About World Bank Project:

Water for Production Regional Centre West further provides support to the world Bank funded Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project through construction of Irrigation Schemes of Kabauyanda in Isingiro District and Matanda in Kanungu District among others. This is in addition to the implementation of BADEA and Nexus green projects in the coming years to meet the growing demand for Water for Production Facilities.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Formulating and reviewing policies and guidelines on community mobilization in the water sector.
  • Providing technical advice and supervising Local Government
  • Personnel and Private Sector actors engaged in community mobilization activities.
  • Networking with relevant stakeholders (Ministries of Health, Gender, Labour & Social Development, Education & Sports, NGOs, Private and others) in monitoring the use of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials and impact tracking.
  • Monitoring, evaluating and regulating the implementation of community mobilization and integration of gender strategy in water sector activities.
  • Planning, budgeting and implementing all social and gender mainstreaming activities in the Directorate.
  • Documenting reform and software experiences learnt in the sector for use in decision making subsequent.
  • Coordinating and supporting other sociologists in the Directorate and Technical Support Units (TSUs).
  • Participating in networking and management of the Directorate.
  • Supervision of sociologists assigned in the Department and the Directorate
  • Designing of terms of reference for outsourcing social and gender related services at central level,
  • Ensuring integration of gender issues in all sub-sector component programmes,
  • Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold an honors Bachelors’ Degree in Social Sciences majoring in Sociology as a subject.

 

How to Apply:

All applications should be accompanied with recent (3) passport size photographs and CVs detailing work experience, present position, current remuneration, professional and educational qualifications.

 

Applicants must also include contact details (telephone and email) of three (3) referees and applications should be addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water and Environment, Old Port bell Road, Luzira P.O Box 20026, Kampala and should be delivered to the Ministry Registry

 

Deadline: 23rd September 2022.

 

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