Gender Coordinator

Gender Coordinator

Country/Region: Uganda

Location: Kyegegwa

Organization: Save the Children International

Join us to lead sustainable change for children:

• Be part of a GLOBAL and DIVERSE technical community
• Get EXPOSURE in many different contexts
• Test and scale up INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
• Influence policies that affect MILLIONS OF CHILDREN

OVERVIEW

Are you passionate about being an advocate for children? Do you want to use your expertise to bring about lasting change for children and be a part of an inspiring, dynamic global movement?

ROLE PURPOSE

The job holder is primarily responsible for effective and efficient project coordination. S/he coordinates all aspects of project planning and quality implementation, including providing project coordination and technical expertise and budget management, compliance with donor rules and regulations, and coordinating with consortium and strategic partners, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting, and building staff & partner capacity. S/he will represent the organization in project related external meetings and workshops when required.

In addition, s/he will also be responsible for ensuring that all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child safeguarding, safety and security, code of conduct, equal opportunities and other relevant policies are adhered to during project implementation and operations.

Sounds interesting? Read more below

THE ROLE

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

• Lead in conducting of the gender analysis to identify gender-specific needs, barriers, and opportunities within the project target districts to be used in the development of the resulting plans and activities.
• Oversee the implementation of regional gender strategies and action plans to address identified gender issues and promote gender equality.
• Support the implementation of URRI using gender appropriate strategies with a gender lens ensuring equity in participation of all gender groups.
• Ensure equal access and equitable participation of all gender groups to achieve better project outcomes. that all areas of the programming are sensitive to gender equity and equality where all gender groups can participate freely and build program synergies.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other technical teams to ensure women, men, boys, girls and other marginalised groups are integrated in all project activities for economic empowerment.
• Collaborate with the Gender specialist to Identify gaps in staff and partner capacity on gender equality and GBV and to address the identified capacity gaps including training and mentorship on all the approaches.
• Identify and build synergies with other projects and partners within the region on GBV and SRH

Capacity Building and Training

• Collaborate with the Gender specialist to provide capacity building and facilitate workshops on gender equality, and related topics for staff, partners, and stakeholders in the region.
• Participate in the creation of educational materials and resources to support gender awareness.

Representation and Advocacy

• Participate in all relevant coordination platforms at regional levels including with the Cluster / Working Groups to integrate gender equality issues and share information. Collaborate with Local partners and stakeholders in campaigns to lobby gender sensitive practices and behaviour change
• Support communications and advocacy teams to promote targeted advocacy messages on gender equality and GBV tailored to the region.
• Advocate to district authorities on behalf of women, youth and other marginalised groups.
• Communicate women’s, youth and other marginalised groups’ feedback, learnings and other interest to URRI.
• Support the achievement of the URRI Outcome 3, outputs and indicators.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning

• Work with MEAL and sector Technical Advisors to integrate gender equality into all MEAL processes including gender equality specific indicators, quality benchmarks and response monitoring and evaluation tools, including Real Time Reviews, and lead the process of analysing data and adapting programming to respond to identified gaps and risks.
• Monitor and ensure gender considerations are woven through out project activities implementation in the region
• Regularly collect monitoring and evaluation data from engagement of women, men, girls, boys and local communities and transfer this to the MEAL team for analysis
• Document implemented gender equality approaches and share best practices and innovations for replication and advocacy purpose among consortium partners and other implementing partners.
• Collaborate with Gender Specialist to disseminate research findings and good practices at regional level including district local government, Private sector partners, strategic partners and community opinion leaders.

Partnership:

• Establish and maintain close linkages with relevant district local government departments, civil society partners, UNHCR, OPM in the management and implementation of the Project.
• Collaborate with the partnership team and the Gender Specialist to carry out partner mapping and support capacity building plans for partners in gender Equality.
• Document best practices and unique experiences for sharing and learning.

To be a strong supporter and advocate for children in this role you will need to have:

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• At least a bachelor’s degree in development studies and other social sciences with bias to Gender Social Work and Social Administration, and Community Development. Other specialized training/certificates is added advantage.
• At least 5 years of Project coordination experience coordinating Projects for an international NGO.
• Experience working in consortium and external representation including with donors and coordination meetings.
• Demonstrable technical expertise in the assessment of, design and project implementation, including monitoring and evaluation.
• Demonstrate technical expertise in integrating gender components across activity implementation.
• Good understanding of gender and demonstrated experience in working with the government authorities at all levels.

Experience.

• Demonstrated skills in program planning, and all aspects of project management.
• Demonstrated skills in leadership and supervision of staff and in building and maintaining a high performing team.
• Experience in promoting children’s rights and gender, including participation in programming, design, implementation and evaluation.
• Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
• Inter-personal skills to influence and guide staff and partners in identifying programming opportunities and resolving program challenges.
• Commitment to the values and mission of Save the Children.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Fluency in English required.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Demonstrated capacity and experience in capacity building approaches in their technical area (trainings, on the job support, mentoring) including the development of individual capacity building plans.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in stressful environments.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Application closes on June 18, 2026, midnight Uganda time.

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents.

OUR DIVERSITY BELIEF

Save the Children International is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We want our people to be truly representative of all sections of society. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, & disabilities etc. We are guided by our values in everything we do and recognise that being a diverse and inclusive employer helps us fulfil our responsibility to make a difference for children around the world.