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Gender, Disability and Inclusion AssociateNew!

Category

Community Development

Employment Type

Full-time

Location

Kampala, Uganda

Vacancies

1 position

Closing Date

11/9/2026
6 days left

Employer / Company

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Description (Public)

CIYOTA is hiring a Gender, Disability and Inclusion Associate to help make its education and youth programmes accessible and inclusive, collect disaggregated data and train staff and community stakeholders. The position is based in Kampala.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

  • Support the integration of gender and disability inclusion across the project cycle, from design to monitoring and evaluation.
  • Help identify physical, communication, attitudinal and institutional barriers affecting persons with disabilities and women and girls.
  • Promote reasonable accommodation and accessible, safe learning and programme environments.
  • Support the review of policies, tools and procedures so they are gender-responsive and disability-inclusive.
  • Support programme teams on inclusive education, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, leadership, protection and MHPSS activities.
  • Assist in collecting, analysing and safely managing gender and disability disaggregated data.
  • Develop and use accessible training and awareness materials such as simple language, large print and visual formats.
  • Support staff, partners and community stakeholders on gender equality, disability inclusion and disability rights.
  • Coordinate logistics, participant communication and attendance records for inclusion trainings.
  • Support collaboration with organisations of persons with disabilities, government, UN agencies and NGOs.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Recent graduate with a degree in social sciences, development studies, education, gender studies, social work or a related field.
  • Aged between 18 and 35 years and graduated within the last three years.
  • Understanding of gender equality and disability inclusion concepts.

Skills & Competencies:

  • Good written and verbal communication.
  • Data collection and record keeping.
  • Facilitation and community engagement.
  • Sensitivity to working with refugee and host communities.

How to Apply

About CIYOTA
CIYOTA is a refugee-led, community-driven non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), and marginalised youth in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Mission

Educating conflict-affected children and youth to lead and rebuild communities.

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