International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Closing date: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Uganda
Scope:
The Kitgum-based GBV Coordinator is responsible for strategy development, program design, implementation, standardization, and evaluation of all GBV-related activities within the IRC Uganda country program. Primary duties will include strengthening the GBV sector and providing technical oversight of GBV programming across two regions of implementation; northern Uganda and Karamoja. The primary focus is on program quality, with program progress being monitored and evaluated against quantifiable benchmarks.
Responsibilities:
Program Quality – provide technical support to field sites to ensure that GBV programs are of a satisfactory quality and implemented in accordance with national and international standards; ensure that appropriate systems and tools are in place in each site to collect and monitor relevant data and ensure that information is used to modify programmatic responses; support the development of long-term behavior change strategies for prevention of GBV, in addition to maintaining appropriate response systems; lead the development of a GBV sector strategy that articulates the vision in line with the country strategy and lays out the ‘master’ program design (from which proposals are developed); ensure integration with relevant program sectors and ensure all program sectors know how to contribute to reducing the vulnerability of women and girls to GBV.
Program Development – ensure that new proposals promote continued high quality programming by responding to identified needs, taking account of recognized best practices and minimum standards and improving on lessons learned from earlier programs, both IRC Uganda’s and other’s; provide support for the mainstreaming of GBV principles and issues within all of IRC’s programming; take the lead in designing and conducting needs assessment tools and lead or assist in new/potential site evaluations as needed.
Capacity Building – Oversee capacity building of IRC Uganda and local partner GBV program staff to design, implement and monitor high quality programming through ongoing informal mentoring and training, formal training sessions and evaluations.
Coordination and Representation – Ensure that IRC’s contribution to the GBV sector in Uganda is recognized and valued by all stakeholders through proactive participation in regular and ad hoc representation and coordination activities; maintain effective relationships with key programmatic counterparts, including donor representatives, sub cluster leads/members, and district officials.
This position reports to the Deputy Director for Programs
This position is based in Kitgum and will involve regular travel to Karamoja and Kampala.
Requirements:
- Post-graduate degree in social work, social sciences, public health, community health, or related field
- At least three years experience working in the field of gender-based violence, protection, gender or human rights in conflict-affected areas, ideally in Africa
- Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring
- Proven skills in program management, donor liaison and training
- Program development, monitoring, and evaluation experience
- Organized and detail-oriented with multi-tasking abilities
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Specific Security Situation/Housing :
The security situation in Kitgum is relatively stable. The IRC maintains a Security Officer in Kitgum and restrictions may be imposed as and when necessary. All international staff based in Kitgum reside in shared IRC guesthouses.
How to apply
Please apply at http://www.ircjobs.org