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Date Posted: Monday, August 29, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
BRAC is an award-winning international non-governmental development organization, with the vision of a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. BRAC is a leader in developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence based programs to assist poor and disadvantaged communities in low income countries, including in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings. It is an organization of and for the people of the Global South, pioneering new development and social enterprise approaches to equip communities to achieve prosperity. As well as being the world's biggest NGO by number of staff and people directly reached, BRAC has regularly been ranked the number one NGO in the world by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent organization committed to highlighting innovation, impact and governance in the non-profit sector. BRAC retained the top spot in 2020 among the top 500 NGOs for the fifth consecutive year.
BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. It started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002, and has since reached millions of people in 11 countries in Asia and Africa. BRAC has a holistic approach to development that uses a wide array of programmes and social enterprises, including in microfinance, education, health, agriculture, gender and human rights. BRAC believes that every person has inherent potential, and when an enabling environment is created and that potential is unleashed, even the poorest can become agents of positive change in their own lives, for their families and their communities.
BRAC Uganda NGO started operations in Uganda in 2006. Through its unparalleled network of branches across the country, BRAC Uganda creates large scale, positive changes though a holistic and integrated set of programmes in Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood (AFSL), Health, Education & youth Empowerment, Ultra-poor graduation (UPG), Emergence Preparedness & Response and a Seed Social Enterprise. BRAC Uganda Country Office is located at Plot 880, Heritage Road, Nsambya, Kampala.
About the AIM Programme In 2022, the MasterCard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) will be announcing an initiative that will create a positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women and 9.5 million people across seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.
There is mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in poverty, which has been further amplified by the global pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development approaches will be delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice of AGYW. They will have the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues. BRAC International will implement an integrated and holistic model to address the various life cycles of a young woman living in poverty, ensuring she is able to transition safely from adolescence to adulthood. She will be equipped with the appropriate skills, tools, and access to finance to effectively exercise her agency and build a fulfilling and productive livelihood.
BRAC International is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and selfmotivated individuals to fill the following positions in Uganda.

Technical Sector Specialist - Gender and Inclusion (04 Positions)
Job purpose
The Technical Sector Specialist - Gender and Inclusion will be responsible for providing overall technical leadership on social empowerment activities of AIM Program to ensure sound and effective implementation. S/he will uphold BRAC'S values and ensuring programming and organizational principles.

Responsibilities
• Oversee social empowerment activities of AIM programme and provide technical support on gender and inclusion aspects
• Prepare branch wise Social Empowerment training calendar and help to ensure trainings, including staff training and Training of Trainers (TOT) for Mentors and Program Assistants
• Provide overall technical leadership and help to Community Selection & Demarcation
• Support Branch set-up and procurement, community mapping and selection
• Support club-space set up ensuring safeguarding criteria and reasonable accommodation and Club Group Formation and facilitate club-based curriculum delivery
• Lead mapping of linkage services following standardized referral pathways (government/inter-agency) and provide orientation to staff, mentors and Youth Development Committees
• Prepare work plan both yearly & monthly to achieve the programmatic target
• Support branch team to maintain strong linkage with local Government and other community authorities
• Support GBV case management from collecting incident reports to providing guidance and support to branch team and Youth Development Committees (YDCs) to resolve or establish referral linkage
• Follow up & monitor the field level activities on regular basis and assist for proper implementation
• Follow up YDCs activities by attending meetings and help to capacity building and conduct and monitor Family & Partners' sessions
• Write case stories or success stories and help Knowledge Management team for programme documentation
• Coordinate with bank Credit Officers and Branch Managers for participants inclusion in Microfinance
• Ensure report submission in right time and check MIS data

Safeguarding Responsibilities:
• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the program's goals on safeguarding implementation
• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do the same

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Social Science, Gender Studies, Community Development, Community Psychology or relevant subjects from any recognized university and Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management will be added advantage

Skills And Competencies
• Good communication, facilitation and representation skills.
• Proven ability to develop and manage institutional relationships
• Understanding on gender and inclusion, community empowerment and local government issues
• Computer proficiency: MS office
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of BRAC.
Experience Requirements
At least three +3 years working experience on gender and inclusion, community mobilization, NGO, local government and social safety net.

Employment Type: Contractual
Salary: Negotiable
Job Location: Iganga, Mukono, Kayunga & Luwero

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Persons with disabilities and women are encouraged to apply. If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:
Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational level, years of experience, current and expected salary to bimcf.uganda@brac.net
Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.
Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: 11 September 2022
NOTE: BRAC Uganda doesn't charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process from the applicants. Should you have any doubts about the authenticity of any communication purportedly on behalf of BRAC Uganda please send us an email before taking any further action in relation to the issue at hand.
BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. T herefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System
BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.

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