The Gender Adviser will work with Saferworld’s Uganda programme and partners to deliver Saferworld’s gender, peace and security (GPS) programming and gender-focused research, analysis and advocacy. S/ he will provide technical support in the following areas:
• Lead on producing analysis, and supporting programme teams to implement this analysis in community-based peacebuilding programming using gender-sensitive and transformative approaches.
• supporting gender-focused advocacy efforts at sub-national, national, regional and international levels.
• Providing accompaniment and mentoring on GPS to both Saferworld staff and partner organisations in Uganda
• Supporting the country programme in resource mobilisation through contribution to proposal development.
• Lead on the strategic development, adaptation and implementation of the Uganda programme’s gender, peace and security strategy.
• Lead on the implementation of gender, peace and security activities in Uganda, supporting teams and partners to implement community security projects using gender-sensitive and transformative approaches.
• Support external networking and influencing on gender, peace and security in Uganda.

Person specification Knowledge, qualifications and experience
• A graduate degree in international relations, conflict/peace studies, gender studies or a similar discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Demonstrable work experience on gender or women’s rights programming at a community level – preferably in contexts of conflict prevention, security and justice and/or peacebuilding. Experience in strategy development and working across sectors or disciplines is highly desired, mainly humanitarian and peacebuilding sectors.
• Proven experience of advising on and/or implementing programmes on gender mainstreaming and/or gender transformation, preferably related to conflict-affected settings
• Knowledge and understanding of current debates regarding women, peace and security
• Proven experience of working in partnership with other NGOs and NGO networks in a way that reflects the principles of power-sharing and accompaniment
• Demonstrated experience of conducting trainings and workshops, ideally focused on gender, peace and security
• Experience in conducting high quality participatory research and analysis on issues related to conflict, security, gender and/or governance, and knowledge of relevant research methodologies is desirable

Skills and abilities
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with people from all walks of life
• Ability to explain complex ideas in easily accessible ways tailored to different audiences
• Ability to translate technical knowledge and analysis into programmatic and community-level interventions, work plans, activities, reporting, etc.
• Skilled trainer and facilitator
• Strong analytical skills
• Good interpersonal skills

Personal qualities
• A self-starter who is willing to take the initiative and drive things forward with minimal oversight
• Personable and committed to working as a team – ability to take a cooperative and problem-solving approach
• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including civil society organisations, government bodies and officials, and international donors
• Commitment to and compliance with Saferworld’s safeguarding principles
• Commitment to respect and value equality and diversity, and understanding of how this applies to own area of work
• Commitment to own continuing personal and professional development
• Commitment to the vision, mission and values of Saferworld