Position - Gender Sensitive M&E Volunteer Advisor – The Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Uganda)
VCP
Main Responsibilities
- Conduct an Assessment of Current M&E Tools: Carry out a detailed evaluation of FIDA-Uganda’s existing M&E frameworks, focusing on their capacity to capture gender-sensitive data. This assessment will include a review of data collection tools, reporting formats, and the overall integration of gender-responsive indicators within the M&E system.
- Co-develop and Integrate Gender-Sensitive Indicators: Collaborate with program teams to identify and develop new gender-sensitive indicators that are tailored to FIDA-Uganda’s focus on women’s rights. This will involve revising current M&E tools and frameworks to ensure they measure gender-specific outcomes effectively, such as tracking the impact of legal aid services on women and marginalized communities.
- Engage Stakeholders in the Review Process: Organize consultations and workshops with key stakeholders (staff, beneficiaries, and partners) to gather feedback on the current M&E systems and their gender responsiveness. Incorporate this feedback into the revised M&E frameworks to ensure that the tools and methods reflect the needs and priorities of women and marginalized groups.
- Capacity Building for Gender-Responsive M&E: Provide training for FIDA-Uganda staff on the revised M&E frameworks, emphasizing the importance of gender-sensitive data collection and analysis. This includes workshops on how to use new tools effectively, how to disaggregate data by gender, and how to ensure the systems accurately reflect the lived experiences of women and children.
- Develop Training Modules on Gender-Responsive M&E: Design comprehensive training materials and resources on gender-responsive M&E, focusing on best practices for incorporating gender equality into monitoring and evaluation processes
- Gender-Responsive M&E Tool Use: Provide hands-on training in using gender-responsive M&E tools, ensuring staff are confident in applying these tools to assess and track gender equality outcomes in program implementation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Gender Studies, or a related field.
- Proven expertise in designing, implementing, and evaluating gender-sensitive M&E frameworks, with a clear understanding of how to integrate gender equality into data collection and analysis.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex M&E concepts in a simple, clear way to diverse audiences, including non-technical staff.
- In-depth knowledge of gender equality frameworks and international human rights standards, and experience applying them to M&E in women’s rights and legal services.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and beneficiaries, promoting gender-responsive M&E practices throughout the organization.
- Familiarity with M&E software and data management platforms, along with an understanding of the importance of data security and confidentiality when dealing with sensitive gender-related information.
- Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team, with a focus on solving challenges and adapting M&E strategies to support gender equality
- Commitment to FIDA-Uganda’s mission of advancing women’s rights and gender equality, ensuring that M&E efforts align with the organization’s values and contribute to lasting change for women and marginalized communities.
Project description and context:
Crossroads International will engage Canadians, Canadian stakeholders, Crossroads staff and volunteers, local partner organizations and women and men in sub-Saharan Africa to become Gender Equality Champions both in Canada and overseas.
The Volunteer Cooperation Program (VCP) aims to reduce gender inequalities and alleviate poverty by addressing gender-based violence, inequalities in access to resources and economic opportunities, and barriers in exercising strategic forms of choice, voice, and influence.
Description of the partner
| The Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Uganda), a leading women’s rights organization in Uganda, has been a pioneer in providing legal aid and public legal education in sub-Saharan Africa since its founding in 1974. FIDA-Uganda is dedicated to promoting and defending human rights, with a specific emphasis on the rights of women and children. Guided by a feminist and rights-based approach, our work addresses systemic issues such as patriarchy, injustice, and exclusion, with a focus on empowering marginalized groups, especially women. |
Description the volunteer mandate
As part of its ongoing commitment to improving the impact of its programs and ensuring they are gender-responsive, FIDA-Uganda is seeking to recruit a Gender-Sensitive Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Volunteer. This role will be pivotal in ensuring that FIDA-Uganda’s M&E systems are not only effective but also gender-sensitive, capturing data that reflects the unique challenges and experiences of women, children, and other marginalized groups in the context of legal aid.
The Gender-Sensitive M&E Volunteer will be responsible for designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks that prioritize gender equality and ensure that FIDA-Uganda’s programs are responsive to the needs of its beneficiaries. The officer will develop and utilize gender-sensitive tools and methodologies for data collection and analysis, ensuring that M&E systems accurately reflect the lived experiences of women and children, particularly those affected by gender-based violence and discrimination.
This role will also involve integrating gender-sensitive M&E practices across all FIDA-Uganda programs and collaborating with other departments to ensure that gender considerations are central to decision-making and program implementation processes.
Eligibility criteria
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- Be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
- Willing to conduct fundraising and public engagement activities before, during and after the placement
- Share the commitment of preventing and addressing sexual misconduct
- In good physical and mental health (medical examination required)
- The volunteer needs to bring their own computer.
- The volunteer must be available to attend an online pre-departure training.
Personalized support before, during and after the mandate provided by an experienced and welcoming team. The Crossroads’ experience includes the following:
- Daily living allowance (depending of the country of assignment)
- Plane ticket and local transport
- Pre-assignment online training.
Crossroads International is committed to addressing gender-based violence by supporting the innovative work our partner organizations in ending violence against women and girls.
APPLICATION
To apply for this position, we kindly ask that you fill out Crossroads’ online application form.
Please contact our volunteer mobilization team if you have any question: volunteer@cintl.org
We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
