Project Officer

Job Title: Project Officer
Job Location : Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline : 31-Dec-10
Type of Contract : Service Contract
Post Level : SB-3
Languages Required : English
Starting Date : 01-Feb-2011
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)
Duration of Initial Contract : 8 months

Duties and Responsibilities
The SC Project Officer on Gender and Statistics to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics recruited under Service Band 4 at SC 9 level, will work under the direct supervision of Principal Officer Statistical Coordination in UBOS and in close collaboration with the International UN Volunteer Gender Statistician, other statistics officers and provide mentoring to the UBOS Gender Officer. The position holder will be matrix managed by the Joint programme Coordinator for purposes of meeting the Joint Programme results, progress reporting on delivery of the deliverables.
Key Functions:
● Design and implement gender capacity development plan for UBOS incorporating the findings and recommendations of the participatory gender audit
● Organize capacity building activities on gender analysis, reporting, popularization and dissemination of gender statistics within UBOS and the statistical units of the seven (7) priority sectors - Agriculture, Education, Health, Water and Sanitation, Energy, JLOS and Local Government
● Facilitate the downstream generation and application of gender statistics through training and mentoring district statisticians in the production of district gender profiles in ten priority districts of the JP Gender
● Develop and apply gender responsive data-collection tools and gender analysis tools
● Institutionalise the dissemination, use and documentation of gender analytical products for improved programme planning in the 7 priority sectors and 10 selected districts.
● Develop interactive mechanisms with statistics users and interest groups such as the Kampala City Group on Gender Statistics
● Any other activities related to gender that will enrich the development of gender statistics
● Work closely with UNIFEM/UN WOMEN, other collaborating UN Agencies, Ministries and civil society organizations working on the Joint Programme on Gender Equality
Qualifications and Experience
● Advanced university degree or equivalent in Statistics, covering Gender and Development-with policy development and methodology as minors
● Minimum 7 years of experience in the field of gender statistics and statistical data-aided policy development.
● Gender and development experience in Uganda, preferably with government and/or with women’s non-governmental organizations at a senior level
● Knowledge and prior experience (including training) in gender responsive data collection and analysis
● Proven track record in training or institutional capacity development especially in the area of gender, development, and women’s empowerment
● Proven experience and skills for capacity building and knowledge transfer
Application Procedure
Interested and qualified Ugandan Nationals are advised to apply online through: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=20639. The detailed Terms of Reference including the deliverables & competencies can be found in the link.
This vacancy is only open to Ugandan nationals.