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Social Behavior Change & Gender Officer
2025-07-10T11:15:40+00:00
Food for the Hungry
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FULL_TIME
 
Napak, Nakapiripirit Kabong
Uganda
00256
Uganda
Nonprofit, and NGO
Admin & Office
UGX
 
MONTH
2025-07-19T17:00:00+00:00
 
Uganda
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A successful candidate will have the following:

Under the guidance and supervision of the Project Coordinator and Technical Lead for Social Behaviour Change (SBC), the SBC and Gender Officer will lead the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all Social behaviour change and gender integration activities for the WFP-funded project “Improving Local Food Systems through Schools” project in the Karamoja sub-region. He/she will develop and roll out strategies that promote positive health, nutrition, hygiene, gender mainstreaming, and protection behaviors. She/he should be able to create and adapt IEC/BCC materials to local contexts, and ensure all interventions align with project goals and standards. Working closely with stakeholders, the officer will drive sustainable mindset and behavior change while advancing women’s leadership and participation. Serving as the focal point for CSAFE, protection, feedback, advocacy, partnerships, and knowledge management. They will also collaborate with MEAL team and offer technical support on how to integrate Gender and Disability Inclusion specific indicators to inform evidence-based learning and project adaptations. 

Experience

Minimum of 3 years demonstrated professional experience in two or more of the following areas is required Social Behavior change, gender, disability inclusion protection, nutrition and health, education, and agriculture related programming.

  • Demonstrated experience in Gender Equity and disability inclusion, SBC analysis, action planning and mainstreaming into programs, 
  • Demonstrated experience in designing, managing, and implementing programme activities to promote gender mainstreaming and disability inclusion and nutrition
  • Experience in participatory community engagement and school feeding programs,, farmer groups, or local governments. 
  • Experience working with Government and other partners (Multi-lateral Agencies, private donors).
  • Experience working in Karamoja or similar context is an advantage.
  • MUST be able to ride a motorbike with a VALID riding permit    

Education/Certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition, Public Health, Social Sciences, Community psychology, Gender Studies, Education, or related field.
  • Postgraduate qualification in similar field is an added advantage
  • Females and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply

Job Level Specifications

  • Flexibility to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
  • Possess analytical and problem-solving skills, and decision- making skills
  • Commitment to accountability and transparency with shareholders, showing dignity and respect, demonstrating listening skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • High-level integrity and initiative taking and positive attitude towards learning and sharing.
  • Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with ability to engage diverse groups (women, youth, elders, local leaders, and PWDs).
  • Ability to develop creative SBCC content and lead interactive community platforms.
  • Skills in collecting and using gender and age-disaggregated data to guide programming.
  • Solid knowledge of, food security, health and nutrition sensitive programming and climate adaptation
  • Strong facilitation and adult learning principles, especially with smallholder farmers and rural schools. 
  • Demonstrate gender and disability inclusion mainstreaming at planning and implementation level.
  • Ability to write high quality donor reports. 
  • Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders and foster partnerships
  • Committed to engaging and empowering communities to improve nutrition, livelihoods

What you’ll do…

As the Social Behaviour Change (SBC), the SBC and Gender Officer your overall responsibilities will be (JDs Key Result Areas):

  • Support to strategy design and development of SBC activities Quality Implementation and Technical Oversight (25%)
  • Support to the planning and implementation of SBC activities
  • Advocacy, networking, and partnership building
  • Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building

What you’ll get…

Along with competitive pay, FH offers a good medical insurance package for staff and dependents, a provident fund, GPA, vacation and sick leave, and company paid public holidays.

Support to strategy design and development of SBC activities Quality Implementation and Technical Oversight (25%) Support to the planning and implementation of SBC activities Advocacy, networking, and partnership building Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building
 
Minimum of 3 years demonstrated professional experience in two or more of the following areas is required Social Behavior change, gender, disability inclusion protection, nutrition and health, education, and agriculture related programming. Demonstrated experience in Gender Equity and disability inclusion, SBC analysis, action planning and mainstreaming into programs,  Demonstrated experience in designing, managing, and implementing programme activities to promote gender mainstreaming and disability inclusion and nutrition Experience in participatory community engagement and school feeding programs,, farmer groups, or local governments.  Experience working with Government and other partners (Multi-lateral Agencies, private donors). Experience working in Karamoja or similar context is an advantage. MUST be able to ride a motorbike with a VALID riding permit     Education/Certifications Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition, Public Health, Social Sciences, Community psychology, Gender Studies, Education, or related field. Postgraduate qualification in similar field is an added advantage Females and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Social Behavior Change & Gender Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
Food for the Hungry

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, July 19 2025

Duty Station:
Napak, Nakapiripirit Kabong | Uganda | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 10 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

A successful candidate will have the following:

Under the guidance and supervision of the Project Coordinator and Technical Lead for Social Behaviour Change (SBC), the SBC and Gender Officer will lead the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all Social behaviour change and gender integration activities for the WFP-funded project “Improving Local Food Systems through Schools” project in the Karamoja sub-region. He/she will develop and roll out strategies that promote positive health, nutrition, hygiene, gender mainstreaming, and protection behaviors. She/he should be able to create and adapt IEC/BCC materials to local contexts, and ensure all interventions align with project goals and standards. Working closely with stakeholders, the officer will drive sustainable mindset and behavior change while advancing women’s leadership and participation. Serving as the focal point for CSAFE, protection, feedback, advocacy, partnerships, and knowledge management. They will also collaborate with MEAL team and offer technical support on how to integrate Gender and Disability Inclusion specific indicators to inform evidence-based learning and project adaptations. 

Experience

Minimum of 3 years demonstrated professional experience in two or more of the following areas is required Social Behavior change, gender, disability inclusion protection, nutrition and health, education, and agriculture related programming.

  • Demonstrated experience in Gender Equity and disability inclusion, SBC analysis, action planning and mainstreaming into programs, 
  • Demonstrated experience in designing, managing, and implementing programme activities to promote gender mainstreaming and disability inclusion and nutrition
  • Experience in participatory community engagement and school feeding programs,, farmer groups, or local governments. 
  • Experience working with Government and other partners (Multi-lateral Agencies, private donors).
  • Experience working in Karamoja or similar context is an advantage.
  • MUST be able to ride a motorbike with a VALID riding permit    

Education/Certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition, Public Health, Social Sciences, Community psychology, Gender Studies, Education, or related field.
  • Postgraduate qualification in similar field is an added advantage
  • Females and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply

Job Level Specifications

  • Flexibility to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
  • Possess analytical and problem-solving skills, and decision- making skills
  • Commitment to accountability and transparency with shareholders, showing dignity and respect, demonstrating listening skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • High-level integrity and initiative taking and positive attitude towards learning and sharing.
  • Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with ability to engage diverse groups (women, youth, elders, local leaders, and PWDs).
  • Ability to develop creative SBCC content and lead interactive community platforms.
  • Skills in collecting and using gender and age-disaggregated data to guide programming.
  • Solid knowledge of, food security, health and nutrition sensitive programming and climate adaptation
  • Strong facilitation and adult learning principles, especially with smallholder farmers and rural schools. 
  • Demonstrate gender and disability inclusion mainstreaming at planning and implementation level.
  • Ability to write high quality donor reports. 
  • Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders and foster partnerships
  • Committed to engaging and empowering communities to improve nutrition, livelihoods

What you’ll do…

As the Social Behaviour Change (SBC), the SBC and Gender Officer your overall responsibilities will be (JDs Key Result Areas):

  • Support to strategy design and development of SBC activities Quality Implementation and Technical Oversight (25%)
  • Support to the planning and implementation of SBC activities
  • Advocacy, networking, and partnership building
  • Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building

What you’ll get…

Along with competitive pay, FH offers a good medical insurance package for staff and dependents, a provident fund, GPA, vacation and sick leave, and company paid public holidays.

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Saturday, July 19 2025
Duty Station: Napak, Nakapiripirit Kabong | Uganda | Uganda
Posted: 10-07-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 10-07-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-07-2077
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