Programme Officer - Women, Peace and Security & Disaster Risk Reduction

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The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Programming are one of the priority areas for Uganda. The programming supports Uganda to strengthen its efforts to advance the WPS and DRR agendas through improved implementation, monitoring and reporting capacities and investments in expanding leadership and decision-making opportunities for women and youth. Conflicts in Uganda have left negative effects that continue to define and shape the country’s development potential; characterized by violent conflict over scarce natural resources, land conflict, interethnic and religious based conflicts, crime, election related violence, large refugee influxes, targeted murder of women, police brutality, etc. Women are the most affected by these peace and security issues and the effects have devastating impact on women and girls. The Government of Uganda is committed to the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) by embarking on its 3rd NAP (2021-2025) with a new focus on investing in rigorously confronting and addressing the challenges that prevail in achieving lasting and inclusive peace through women’s meaningful participation and leadership in conflict prevention, resolution, and peacebuilding.

In addition, Uganda remains vulnerable to conflict, disease epidemics such as HIV, COVID-19, cholera, hepatitis, and environmental shocks including floods and landslides. Most recently in 2021, over 20,000 people were affected by landsides and floods in Kasese and Masaka respectively. 53% of the total affected individuals were female compared to 27% males.17. The recent swarm of Desert Locusts threatened food security for about 1.32 million people18

The Programme Officer will support Uganda’s efforts to develop and implement a Gender Responsive DRR. This will involve provision of integrated policy advice, technical assistance, and capacity development as well as support advocacy efforts. The role will contribute to 1) investments in financing and generating data around the WPS & DRR agendas, 2) promoting women and youth representation in local decision-making bodies, 3) increasing access to inclusive security and justice services, and 4) supporting gender-responsive conflict prevention and response (including gender- responsive mediation).

1. Contribute technically to development of Programme strategies in Women, Peace, and Security and DRR. • Provide substantive inputs to the design and formulation of Programme/ project proposals and initiatives. • Identify areas for support and intervention related to the Programme. • Conduct background research, compile data and prepare presentations as relevant to inform Programme designs

2. Support the implementation and management of the Women, Peace, and Security and DRR Programme • Provide the development of technical inputs to the annual workplan and budget. • Provide technical support to the manage the implementation of Programme activities. • Coordinate and monitor the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports. • Develop training material and train partners on Results Based Management and monitor implementation. • Contribute inputs as a secondary supervisor to a Programme Assistant

3. Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project/Programme partners. • Coordinate and provide technical support in the implementation of Programme activities. • Maintain relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the Programme. • Identify opportunities and support capacity development of partners (gender- responsive mediation, digital literacy for WPS and DRR) • Develop and/or manage development of training material and implement innovative training programmes to support partners capacity on Women, Peace and Security and DRR.

4. Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the Programme/ project • Monitor progress of implementation of activities and finances using results-based management tools. • Draft reports on monitoring missions, Programme results, outputs and outcomes. • Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports.

5. Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies • Provide substantive inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information. • Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference presentations, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles. • Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated.

6. Provide technical support to inter-agency coordination on WPS to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country • Provide substantive technical support to the Head of Office on inter-agency coordination related activities by drafting background reports and briefs. • Contribute to UN Results Groups on Gender, Governance, and Climate Change and Resilience.

7. Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts • Develop background documents, briefs and presentations related to WPS and DRR. • Develop and oversee communications on WPS and DRR (quarterly newsletters, social media, web stories, etc) • Coordinate and organize advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products. • Coordinate the development of knowledge management methodologies, and products on WPS.

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management • Leading by Example

development Programme/project management and implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity development. • Experience in the Women, Peace, and Security area, specifically participation, prevention or peacebuilding is an asset. • Experience in facilitation and development of partners capacity is an added advantage. • Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset.

The UN Volunteer will be based in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda that is located at 1,200 metres (4,000 feet) above sea level with a pleasant climate all year round which is uniformly warm and moderately humid, and temperatures that range between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius. It is a family duty station that presents good living conditions with adequate housing facilities (houses and apartments) readily available to rent, and with most of the economic and social amenities also available at affordable cost. Most commodities are available; supermarkets and a wide variety of local markets offer plenty of

available fresh food stuffs of all kinds and there are many restaurants. There are two international telecommunication systems (mobile telephone networks), easy access to internet and modern banking facilities. However, as a developing country, Uganda has developing infrastructure with common challenges like power cuts and water rationing. The city has good security but under UN Security system – Level Three of which all new staff undergo security briefing by United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) who also provide elaborate security documents as well as regular security situation updates.