Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 24 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Femme Forte Uganda is a feminist organization committed to advancing gender justice, equity, and the empowerment of women and marginalized groups in Uganda.
As the organization transitions into a new leadership phase, we seek a bold, dynamic and visionary Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to steer Femme Forte Uganda toward its strategic goals and beyond.
About the Role
The Chief Steward (CEO) will provide overall strategic leadership, direction, and management to Femme Forte Uganda, ensuring the effective implementation of programs, sustainability of the organization, and advocacy for gender justice. This is a unique opportunity for a strategic leader, movement builder, and change-maker to shape the next chapter of Femme Forte Uganda’s work, strengthen its influence in feminist movements, and ensure long-term organizational sustainability.
The Chief Steward (CEO) will work closely with the Advisory Board, staff, partners, and stakeholders to fulfill the mission of the organization.

Key Responsibilities
The Chief Steward (CEO) will be responsible for:
• Driving Strategic Leadership & Organizational Growth: Leading the development and execution of Femme Forte Uganda’s strategic plan, ensuring alignment with its vision and mission.
• Effective Planning: Ability to effectively plan at a strategic level and offer direction to the team to carry it out.
• Advancing Advocacy & Movement Building: Lead policy engagement, feminist advocacy efforts, and strategic partnerships with local, regional, and international
• stakeholders
• Program Development & Implementation: Overseeing the design, execution, and evaluation of programs that advance gender equality and social justice.
• Partnerships & Advocacy: Building and maintaining relationships with local, regional, and international stakeholders, including donors, civil society organizations, government agencies, and feminist movements.
• Business strategy and development: Identifying and pursuing strategic opportunities for growth, diversification of revenue streams, and strengthening
• Femme Forte Uganda’s market presence and sustainability.
• Overseeing Financial Sustainability & Resource Mobilization: Ensuring the financial sustainability of the organization by mobilizing resources, overseeing
• fundraising strategies, implementing innovative revenue generation models and managing budgets effectively.
• Organizational Management & Development: Strengthening internal structures, policies, and staff capacities to foster a high-performance and inclusive work environment.
• Communications & Public Engagement: Representing Femme Forte Uganda in public forums, media engagements, and advocacy spaces to amplify the organization’s work and impact.
• Strengthening Governance & Institutional Development: Work with the Board to implement governance best practices and ensure strong accountability mechanisms.

Who We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate should have:
• At least 7 years of management and leadership experience, preferably in feminist organizations, civil society, human rights advocacy or movement building organizations.
• At least 7 years of experience as a supervisor of multiple staff members
• A master’s degree in Gender Studies, Human Rights, Development Studies, Business Administration, or equivalent experience in management and/or director positions within non-profit organizations, social enterprises and/or development organizations.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic leadership, business development, organizational management, and governance.
• Proven expertise in strategic leadership, governance, resource mobilization, and financial management within non-profit or advocacy organisations
• Strong advocacy, policy engagement, and partnership-building skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and public speaking abilities.
• Commitment to feminist principles, social justice, and gender equality.
• Good inter-personal and relational skills.

What you offer
A clear vision, strong alignment and commitment to Femme Forte’s values, your ability to manage complexities and nimbly navigate sector-wide challenges, resilience, cultural sensitivity and awareness, empathy, knowledge of the national and global social justice space, feminist values, principles and practices.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

Interested candidates should submit:
A detailed CV (maximum 3 pages).
A cover letter highlighting their experience, leadership approach, and vision for Femme Forte Uganda.
Contact details of three professional referees.
Terms of Employment Mance and funding availability.
Interested individuals should send a one page cover letter and a three-page CV to recruitment@femmeforteug.org  by midnight Kampala time, 25th March, 2025.
Add your name and role applied for in the subject line of the email. E.g. "Carol Alat - Chief Steward"
*Only emailed submissions to the above address will be accepted.
Femme Forte is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,religion, disability or age.

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