Summary
Date Posted: Friday, October 21, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Overview:
• Pathfinder International is implementing a five-year Family Planning Activity (FPA) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). As a lead implementing agency, Pathfinder with partners is playing a catalytic role in increasing access to modern contraception and reducing the unmet need for voluntary family planning services in Uganda.

Intermediate Result Areas:
• FPA’s three Intermediate Result areas (IRs) are; Uganda leadership and coordination strengthened to support FP; Positive social norms and behaviors enhanced to improve healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies, and access to quality voluntary family planning increased. The Activity operates in 11 districts with Albertine Cluster covering Kiryandongo, Buliisa, and Kyankwanzi; Rwenzori Cluster covering Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Kibaale, Ntoroko, and Bundibugyo; and the Central Cluster covering Gomba, Butambala, and Rakai districts with head office in Kampala overseeing all.

Position Overview
• Summary: Under the guidance of Senior Technical Director, The Gender Technical Advisor provides technical leadership to regional teams in program areas of and Gender and inclusion. Collaborates with project team on project activities that have a combined program focus. Collaborates with project team to ensure that project interventions meet the needs of youth, women/girls and men/boys. Assesses technical and training needs related to gender and inclusion, reviews and adapts training materials, and contributes to scale-up of successful experiences in implementing best practices in clinical and community settings that lead to increased use of family planning services. Ensures that the project team draws on state-of-the-art knowledge and practices in gender and inclusion . Partners with other technical advisors to enable policy, research and programs that are gender sensitive and equitable.

Key Job Outcomes
• Strategic Leadership: Provides strategic technical leadership and expertise to the Regional project teams on the implementation of high quality family planning leadership, service delivery and gender inclusive interventions. Supervises 3 cluster Managers; Supports development of strategies and plans for integration of gender and provision of equitable family planning services to address the unmet FP needs.
• Programming Design and Implementation: Provides support in the design, development and implementation of innovative, effective, country appropriate gender sensitive programming. Provides expertise and leadership to integrate gender transformative initiatives into the project, including conducting project gender analysis and developing gender implementation plans.
• Capacity Building: Supports development and scale up efforts to achieve and gender equitable community-level service provision and comprehensive services. Ensures quality of care for all services through ongoing monitoring and evaluation and develops gender-centered programming to build the capacity of stakeholders.
• Technical Assistance: Supports Senior Technical Director in design of strategies for scaling up successful models and identifying new ways to help improve services and information for beneficiaries. Provides technical assistance to government partners, project partners, and other agencies to assess gender, youth and social inclusion needs and develop standards and guidance responsive to the needs of the community.
• Resource Management: Collaborates with other USAID project teams, donors and partners in the development and implementation of family planning/SRH services.
• Quality Assurance: Supports project team to ensure that best practices for services and service integration are well documented, evaluated and poised for scale up.
• Contracts: Contracts with and manages local individuals/organizations for identified tasks according to regulations and procedures. Negotiates consultancy agreements and develops capacity of local partners in mandated program areas.
• Brand Ambassador: Represents project to external organizations and audiences at professional meetings and conferences as assigned.
• Liaison with Key Stakeholders: Liaises and coordinates with key stakeholders, including USAID, international, local partners, and other projects to maximize lessons learned to date and bring to bear a broad range of resources to meet gender and youth needs.

Required Education, Training and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in public health, adolescent/youth services, gender, social science or related discipline from a recognized/accredited university.
• Prefer: Master’s degree in related field, such as Master’s in Public Health
• At least 5-7 years’ experience working in development, preferably implementing programs in Uganda, seeking to empower youth, women and other vulnerable groups.
• Prefer: Experience with USAID-funded projects
• Prefer: Experience in project design
• Country Specific Public Health System: Advanced knowledge of the Ugandan health system.
• Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Advanced knowledge of family planning and reproductive health principles, practices and services of programs, including program strategies and indicators, and the latest professional developments.
• Advanced skills in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating development and intervention activities, preferably with USAID, the UN , or other donor organizations working in the health.
• Program Operations and Development: Advanced skills in implementing Gender, AYSRHR and RH/FP
• Strategic Planning and Implementation: Advanced skills strategic visioning and leadership in institutional capacity building and developing.
• Research Methods: Ability to apply quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Data Collection Methods: Advanced knowledge in data integrity and collection methods.
• Statistical Software Applications. Proven ability to apply statistical software applications.
• Leadership and Management: Advanced skills as a leader in health and health service delivery strengthening and proven ability in developing strategic plans. Proven ability to lead, manage, and develop others within a matrix culture.
• Demonstrable collaborative approach including working with Government officials with good negotiation skills, diplomacy and tact.
• Program and Project Planning and Management: Advanced skills in program and project management and planning to fulfill performance objectives, including the timely implementation and reporting of donor-funded program activities.
• Change Leadership: Ability to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility in managing change across a broad group of stakeholders in an inclusive manner.
• Presentation Skills: Ability to make presentations on results and products to small and large groups.
• Community Relations: Advanced skills in facilitating work relationships between partners, government officials, and communities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Pathfinder International provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Safeguarding and Protection
Pathfinder is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve and our staff. We have zero tolerance for any type of behavior that inflicts harm on children, young people, adults, our staff and partners including sexual abuse, harassment, bullying, and exploitation. We do everything possible to ensure that we recruit only those who are suitable to work with for us and expect that everyone we hire will abide by our safeguarding and related policies and will report any suspected or known violations. This job is subject to a range of vetting checks as legally permitted in the country where they are being hired. By submitting an application, the job applicant acknowledges they understand our intent to verify suitability to work with us.
Closes: 4 November 2022

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Candidates who meet the above requirements should apply through our official Pathfinder International website: https://www.pathfinder.org/about-us/join-our-team/ 
Closing date for receiving applications is November 4, 2022. Plot 20 Ntinda Il Road Naguru P.O.Box 29611 Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256.0414.255.939

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