Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Essential job functions:
Program
• G&Y Officer is responsible for gender mainstreaming and proactive technical support to the District Implementation Team (Program Officers & Program Assistants)
• Ensure gender and youth integration in the day-to-day activities
• Maintain close communication about gender activities with teams during regular planning and coordination sessions
• Work with the District Implementation Team to support sectorally–focused gender and youth mainstreaming trainings (initial and refreshers) for all team members and partner staff.
• Support the Gender and Youth Advisor with the planning and implementation of Apolou’s gender integration strategy and suggest ways to improve on the same.
• Collaborate with all Apolou structures, government structures and relevant stakeholders to provide a comprehensive response to sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) within the project’s area of coverage
• Promote GESI principles by identifying the need for and leading the implementation of activities designed to promote greater access, inclusion and empowerment for traditionally excluded groups (Karimojong traders, adult women, young males, adolescent girls, the elderly and people living with disabilities) across Apolou’s Purpose areas
• Help translate and adopt all gender and youth related communication materials to the local language and context to increase effectiveness.
• Assist teams to identify and address barriers to recruiting and retaining female staff and to maintaining a gender –friendly work environment.

Monitoring and Evaluation:
• Work the with Implementation Team (Project Officers & Assistants) and MEL Assistants/Officers to ensure that Apolou meets Mercy Corps gender minimum standards, and that SADD and gender sensitive data is regularly analysed and used to inform program decisions
• Support District MEL team to ensure that team members apply a gender analysis and youth perspective in the collection, analysis, and use of data.
• Conduct regular field visits to ensure that program activities are gender sensitive, youth focussed and in line with the strategy

External Representation and Coordination:
• Maintains a productive working relationship with the local governments and sub counties and in particular with district CDO’s and Youth representatives in relevant districts to ensure strong collaboration and development, complementary joint monitoring, evaluation and adaptive management structures where possible.
• Work closely with other gender and youth actors in the district for leverage and better outcomes

Ethics and Integrity
• All Mercy Corps staff are expected to behave ethically and demonstrate highest integrity in their professional and personal life. Mercy Corps has zero tolerance to any form of fraud, corruption, abuse, harassment or exploitation. Any breach of our policies or misconduct will lead to disciplinary action or may lead to termination.

Security
• Ensure data protection policies are adhered to, establishing security controls for software, hardware and archive beneficiary databases.

Organization Learning
• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

Accountability to Beneficiaries
• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
• Knowledge and Experience
• A Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Anthropology, Public Health, Agribusiness or in a related field
• At least 3 years of related professional experience in adolescent girls programming, youth, women empowerment, or livelihoods.
• Demonstrated skills in data collection, verification and documentation
• Proven skills in networking, team-building, community consultations and organizational development;
• Excellent reporting, communication and representation skills
• Willingness to consider new perspectives, promote gender equality and engage in gender training
• Ability to ride a motorcycle and he/she should be in a possession of a valid riding license
• Proven knowledge and capacity in using computer basic applications MS word, Excel and internet
• In-depth knowledge of the social, cultural and economic context of Karamoja a plus
• Fluency in local languages prevalent within the operational district where assigned (highly desired
• Experience of the geographical location of the job is a requirement.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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