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Title:          Programme
Officer – Gender Equality and Girls’ Empowerment (4 Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Save
the Children International

Duty Station: Uganda

About US:

Save the Children is
the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program
presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs
for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child
attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our
mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and
to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create
impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being
innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving
results at scale. 

Job Summary:  The Programme Officer- Gender Equality and Girls’
Empowerment will take responsibility for planning, implementation, monitoring
and reporting on the interventions under the Girls as Drivers of Change (GADC)
Project aimed at empowering girls to be agents of change, in championing gender
equality and tackling gender-based violence (GBV). The project will empower,
transform and equip girls aged 12-17 years with skills to identify and respond
to lives challenges through the solutions labs and a young activist by
harnessing their safety from judgement, stereotyping and violence and enabling
them to realize their dreams. The job holder will work closely with the with
the girl’s clubs in schools and the community lead facilitators and support the
girls in the design of projects and participate in the solutions labs. The job
holder may be called upon as and when necessary to other support gender-related
activities in other project locations in the Karamoja Sub-region.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The candidate for the Save the Children International Programme
  Officer- Gender Equality and Girls’ Empowerment job placement must hold
  a Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate social and development field
  such as Social Science, Sociology, Gender/ women Studies, Development
  Studies, Community Development or Rural Development, Public Health,
  International Development.
• Two to three years of experience working on gender development
  programming, preferably in development contexts.
• Familiarity with key international standards for development work
  and the feminist principle, gender transformation.
• Experience in training and community engagement on gender
  transformation with demonstrated evidence
• Demonstrated knowledge of international and local policies and
  frameworks relating to Feminism and Gender.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the title
link below.

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Deadline: 28^th July 2019

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