Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 12, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Ref No: GIZ – SHR/TA/1222080

Knowledge, Skills & Competences
• Digital mindset and knowledge of digital communities.
• Good working knowledge of ICT, including solid knowledge of different operation systems, programs and apps used for communication, project management, editing, design, web access such as MS Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Self-drive, creativity, and problem-solving capacity are required.
• Ability to work independently, responsibly and target oriented, including under remote management.
• Strong organizational and management skills
• Active, flexible and dynamic team player and excellent networker
• Excellent writing, communication and coordination skills


Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
The Advisor is responsible for:
• Supporting state partners and civil society in the area of digitalization
• Plan, implement, monitor and report on activities in line with the mandate of the programme
• Represent the programme together /in close cooperation with the line manager and all relevant actors.
• Support state and non-state partners in the implementation of the human rights-based approach to digitalization
• Support partners and the programme in taking a disability inclusive approach to project implementation
• Monitoring and reporting on project activities
• Manage consultancies where applicable
• Research, awareness raising and knowledge management on digitalization, digital approaches and human rights

Specific Tasks
The Advisor will perform the following tasks:
Strategic and conceptual work
• Support the strategic alignment of interventions with the programme’s goals.
• Maintain existing partnerships with state and non-state partners and establish new partnerships, where applicable, in order to promote a human rights-based approach to digitalization in Uganda.
• Maintain existing and identify new entry points for state and non-state partners’ participation in development processes in the area of digitalization at sub-national and national level.
• Conceptualize and implement disability inclusive approaches in close cooperation with state and non-state partners.
• Support the line manager in the design of strategic sustainable development approaches and in planning processes.
• Support the programme management and colleagues in mainstreaming digitalization and inclusion within the programme and within the cooperation sphere

Operational work
• Provide technical support to the development and implementation of different cooperation modalities with partners throughout Uganda.
• Provide technical advice on digital participation, participation in policy dialogues and development processes to state and non-state partners regarding digitalization, disability inclusion and other related human rights issues.
• Provide technical and capacity building support to state and non-state partners in the area of digitalization.
• Manage consultancies.
• Provide technical advice on mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues including gender, youth, empowerment of marginalized groups with a specific focus PWDs
Communication
• Ensure regular, transparent, and pro-active communication within the programme, including with administrative staff.
• Ensure an open, timely and smooth communication with programme partners and other GIZ programmes.
• Support the internal and external representation of the programme in coordination with the Communication and PR Officer of the programme and the line management.
• Contribute to the communication work of the programme by providing input to and developing ideas for communication materials for social media, articles, and other interventions, and forwarding them to the communication focal person in the hub and the PR advisor of the programme.
• Ensure visual documentation of activities, collection of stories and other relevant material with the appropriate consent.

Administration and Reporting
• Participate actively in the monitoring of the programme and exchanging experiences and lessons learnt with other colleagues.
• Provide timely input to M&E and reporting requirements, including means of verification.
• Ensure the timely and diligent update of GIZ’s reporting and monitoring tools
• Support administrative tasks for a smooth implementation of the programme in coordination with the administrative officer and line management.
• Provide relevant information to the line management for financial monitoring.
• Liaise with GIZ colleagues internationally and foster knowledge and exchange on digitalization, inclusion and human rights.
• Inform and train partners and GIZ staff on relevant developments on digitalization and human rights in the context of development cooperation
• Support partners in the administrative implementation of meetings, workshops, and similar interventions.

Other duties/additional tasks
• Deputize for other technical advisors in the programme.
• Ensure that all his/ her tasks are executed in alignment the regulations of GIZ and with the data protection regulations of Uganda, Germany and GIZ.
• Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management.

Qualifications
• Degree in a relevant field, preferably in Law, Social Science, Development Studies, IT, Communication, Computer Science, Digital Transformation, Social Sciences, and any related field


Details of experience
• Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in working with civil society organisations, international organisations or private sector in the field of digitalization, inclusion and human rights
• Working experience in civil society organisations or governmental institutions
• Proven experience in the area of digital development, digital participation, digital empowerment and inclusion.
• Experience and/or ability to work in an intercultural team.
• Experience in the design and facilitation of workshops and trainings.
• Experience in gender mainstreaming, empowerment of youth and marginalized groups


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

All interested and qualified persons are encouraged to apply to the Head of Human Resources by email to vacancy@futureoptions.org  Applications and CVs should be in one document and a maximum of 5 pages only and sent electronically, quoting the reference. Please include name and contact of three references in the CVs, one official reference from your current workplace is a MUST. Please quote the position and reference number in the subject line. Applications should be received by 5.00 pm on 26th December 2022. Please note: This is a national position. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.


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