We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and highly qualified person to fill the position of Social and Gender Officer
Type of Contract – Fixed term
Location: – Kasese, with frequent travel in the GVL
Reporting: Project Manager
Project Summary
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Uganda Country Office (WWF UCO) in partnership with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is implementing the Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas (CAPA) initiative which seeks to promote natural solutions to strengthening climate resilience and protecting biodiversity in three key protected areas in Uganda: Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The project is funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC). This project is part of a wider global effort to be implemented in five selected sites covering marine, coastal and terrestrial ecosystems in the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia- Pacific regions, specifically in Fiji and Belize, Greater Virunga Landscape (Uganda) and Kavango Zambezi Landscape (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola). The project emphasizes the participation of women and marginalized groups in developing climate-resilient management of PAs and their surrounding communities using Nature Based Climate Solutions (NBCS) approach. The underlying theory of change is that the implementation of gender-responsive NBCS interventions and integration of NBCS into PA management will strengthen the resilience of ecosystems, biodiversity and communities to the impacts of climate change, while giving voice and agency to all stakeholders.
Job Summary
The Social and Gender Officer (SGO) will lead the development the Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Strategy for the project and ensure its integration and implementation in all project activities. The project will be implemented over a 3-year period with an initial inception period of 3 months. The Social and Gender Officer’s (SGO) primary role ensures that gender considerations are fully integrated in planning, design and execution of the CAPA Initiative. He/ She will have the primary responsibility of integrating social safeguards in the selection and implementation of project activities as well as ensuring full compliance with project specific and WWF’s policies on social and environmental safeguards framework (ESSF). He/She will be the focal point for all ESSF matters in the 2 WWF sub-landscapes that constitute the GVL.
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