OVERALL DESCRIPTION
General Description of GOAL:
GOAL is an international humanitarian non-government organization
based in Ireland. Founded in 1977, GOAL works to promote the
realization of the fundamental rights of the poor, the vulnerable,
and those affected by humanitarian crisis. GOAL currently
works in 11 countries across Africa, Asia and Central America.
In Africa: Sudan (north and south), Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda,
Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, India, Honduras and
emergency response in Haiti. GOAL’s Head Office in Dublin
in Ireland with support offices in London & New York
General Description of the
Uganda Country Programme:
GOAL’s Uganda country programme focuses on GOAL’s
four strategic sectors of Health (including WASH), Education,
Livelihoods and HIV. We are progressively mainstreaming issues
of HIV, gender, child protection, disabilities and environment
across all our programming. GOAL works on a district focused
approach, and uses a mixture of direct implementation and
partnerships with local organisations to give effect to our
mission. GOAL Uganda current country programme includes:
1. The Bugiri District Programme, South Eastern Uganda, established
in 2001, implements solely through partners in the HIV and
Disability sectors. In 2010 this district programme will begin
Livelihoods (HSP) and WASH programming.
2. The Pader District Programme, North Eastern Uganda, established
in 2003 is steadily transitioning from a crisis recovery to
development programme. Implementation is both direct and through
partners in the Livelihood, Water & Sanitation, HIV, Protection
and Education sectors.
3. The Abim District Programme, North Eastern Uganda (Western
Karamoja) was established recently at the beginning of 2009.
This recovery/development programme implements directly in
the Water and Sanitation and Livelihood sectors and will begin
HIV programming in 2010.
Gender:
GOAL is committed to gender equality throughout the organisation
and to addressing the basic rights and needs of vulnerable
populations throughout the developing world by focusing on
gender issues across the full range of sectors within existing
policies, development strategies and priorities. GOAL recognises
that addressing gender inequality is a challenging and lengthy
process necessitating an ongoing commitment to reduce the
gender gaps and inequalities in our work and in our workplace.
GOAL is committed to mainstreaming
the gender perspective throughout the organisation. Mainstreaming
is a process rather than a goal that consists of bringing
what can be seen as marginal into the core business and main
decision-making process of the organisation.
GOAL is currently building the capacity
of the Country programmes to effectively mainstream Gender.
The GOAL gender policy was revised in 2009, a gender audit
tool has been identified and used in a number of countries
(Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya and India). Additionally,
participatory training manuals for sensitizing all personnel
and a gender analysis training manual have been developed
and pretested.
General Description of the
Role:
The role of this position is to take forward this process,
providing leadership, technical capacity and a resource for
this process. The position will need to be dynamic, visionary,
a good promoter of change, skilled at inter-personal communication,
a good writer and trainer, have a clear analytical mind, and
enthusiastic about this work.
Based in Uganda, this role will involve
two elements:
• Gender Advisor for GOAL globally (60% time)
• Gender Advisor for GOAL Uganda (40% time)
1. GOAL Global Gender Advisor
This role will include:
• Advisory function to all GOAL Country programmes on
GOAL organisational Gender Policy
• Provide guidance and support to country level Gender
Focal Persons.
• Support visits to GOAL country programmes to advise
on conducting gender audits and development country level
gender mainstreaming strategies
• Support and document all countries progress on actions
identified in Jan 2010
• Monitoring and Evaluation of GOAL Gender mainstreaming
initiatives
• Responsible for on-going updating of key Gender tools.
• Support cross organisational learning and best practice
on gender
• Liaising with key technical team members on relevant
issues (e.g. gender/GBV and HIV, gender and poverty).
• Advise on integrating GBV into our programming, as
part of our wider gender response.
• Responsible for reviewing and rolling out our Gender
mainstreaming training modules.
2. Gender Advisor with regard to organisational
and programme activities for GOAL Uganda.
This role will include:
• This is an advisory and support function to GOAL field
offices and to partner organisations;
• Responsible for dissemination and implementation of
GOAL Gender Policy and strategic plan;
• Responsible for gender proofing, mainstreaming, evaluating
all GOAL project activities;
• Responsible for developing and implementing GOAL Uganda’s
institutional practice with regard to gender;
• Responsible for engendering GOAL Uganda’s work
based on the organisational Gender Audit
• Responsible for developing innovative partnerships
and sourcing gender funding for programmatic support.
Key Duties:
Global
• Advise and support implementation of GOAL Gender policy
including gender mainstreaming for GOAL globally;
• Support roll-out of GOAL Gender Policy and tools and
follow-up on compliance
• To conduct and/or support Gender Audits and the development
of strategic plans in GOAL programmes as required
• Support M&E of Gender mainstreaming and the development
of indicators which will provide data in relation gender targets
as well as gender disaggregated data.
• Conduct gender training regionally as required
• Conduct regional support visits as required but with
a minimum of 4 visit per year
• Plan, manage and report on the annual regional gender
plan and budget.
• Document organisation-wider training on gender and
other data as required for inclusion in Annual report.
• Support the documentation and sharing of lessons learned
and best practice in relation to gender across the organisation
• Develop and disseminate gender educational materials
as required
Uganda
1. Lead the implementation of the recommendations from the
Gender Audit 2008, work planning with the CD;
2. Review the GOAL Uganda’s Gender Strategy annually;
3. Carry out Gender Analysis for each project, advising on
necessary changes to project implementation;
4. Implement, advise and support on gender mainstreaming at
all levels of field operations and to partners with regard
to needs assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring
and evaluation of GOAL activities;
5. Identify and offer continued support to the work of the
Gender Focal Points through the quarterly gender study groups;
6. Review all aspects of GUs operations (including HR, logs,
finance) from a gender perspective and make necessary recommendations;
7. Ensure all new personnel are inducted in the gender policy
through out the country;
8. Conduct an annual gender sensitization training for all
new employees to GOAL training;
9. Ensure managers and project planners are trained in gender
analysis;
10. Be an active member of all project planning processes;
11. Review all proposal (partners and GOAL) from a gender
perspective;
12. Review GU strategies and implementation methodologies
from a gender perspective and make recommendations for any
improvements;
13. Assist in proposal writing and reporting to donors with
regard to gender in GOAL activities;
14. Develop innovative approaches to expand and develop GOAL
Uganda’s gender programming;
15. Source gender and sectoral funding for programme implementation;
16. Develop partnerships with local NGO’s and develop
innovative programming;
17. To monitor and disseminate gender information to managers
for staff;
18. To liaise and support all technical programme staff in
engendering their work;
19. To participate and represent GOAL at gender fora;
20. Carry out other duties as assigned by the line manager;
21. Responsible for providing gender training to partners,
stakeholders and beneficiaries;
Requirements: (educational, experience, language,
etc.):
Essential
1. Degree level education in relevant topic;
2. At least 5 years of work experience in development work
with an NGO of which 3 years should be dealing directly with
gender;
3. Can demonstrate previous gender experience at an international
level or can demonstrate international
travel for gender related assignments
4. Demonstrable experience in gender policy development and
implementation;
5. Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering training
programmes;
6. Practical experience of gender mainstreaming at a country
programme level;
7. Thorough knowledge of gender issues, including practical
experience of gender analysis within projects, and supporting
project staff to understand and implement concepts;
8. Ability to design and articulate an organisational mainstreaming
process;
9. Excellent inter-personal communication and influencing
skills and ability to work with a diverse range of people
and cultures
10. Demonstrated ability to plan and lead change processes
11. Experience of independent working and innovative approaches;
12. Excellent spoken & written English;
13. Demonstrated report writing skills;
14. Excellent computer skills.
Desirable
• Master’s in Gender Studies, social development;
• Budget development and management skills.
This Job
Description only serves as a guide for the position available.
This is a new position, working to a new process, and flexibility
will be required from the post holder. GOAL reserves the right
to change, revise, omit, and add in part / in whole this document
any time without giving any reason thereof.
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