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Planning and Strategy: Drive and support the strategic integration of gender considerations across FSD Uganda’s programs:

• Support research and analysis to inform gender approaches, identifying leverage points, risks, and opportunities for transformative change.

• Collaborate with the Director of Programs, Pillar Leads, Intervention Managers, and the Impact Team to develop and implement a comprehensive gender strategy.

• Identify gender-inclusive interventions and initiatives in partnership with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with program objectives.

• Provide technical guidance in the design and monitoring of programs to ensure gender considerations are fully embedded.

• Support the development of robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks that assess gender-related impacts.

Thought Leadership: Position FSD Uganda as a leader in promoting gender equity and women’s financial inclusion:

• Represent FSD Uganda in public forums and networking events, always behaving in a manner consistent with our brand and values.

• Facilitate the dissemination of gender-related lessons learned across stakeholders to inform program improvements.

• Develop high-quality reports, case studies, and learning briefs to highlight successes, challenges, and innovations in gender inclusion.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for gender-related activities and provide technical expertise to internal teams and partners.

Portfolio Management: Drive financial accessibility for women and promote sustainable gender inclusivity:

• Appraise implementing partners on best practices and emerging trends in gender mainstreaming and financial inclusion.

• Engage with partners to evaluate and improve products, marketing strategies, customer service, and policies for gender inclusivity.

• Strengthen PFIs’ ability to design and implement gender-sensitive loan processing and credit policies.

• Develop tools, training materials, and guidelines to support FSDU teams, Investment/ advisory committees, and implementing partners.

Managing Results & Learning: Ensure that gender-responsive and gender-transformative approaches are effectively tracked, measured, and improved based on evidence and learnings:

• Support the Impact team in developing and implementing a results-monitoring framework that tracks gender-specific outcomes and impacts across all programs.

• Ensure gender-disaggregated data is collected, analyzed, and reported to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.

• Lead post-implementation reviews to refine gender mainstreaming strategies and ensure they remain aligned with FSD Uganda’s objectives.

• Incorporate feedback from stakeholders and team members into updated program guidelines and frameworks.

• Work closely with internal and external learning partners to design studies that provide insights into gender dynamics, particularly in financial inclusion and women’s economic empowerment.

Risk and Resource Management: Optimise resources and mitigate risks to support gender-focused interventions:

• Identify potential risks related to gender mainstreaming, such as cultural resistance or implementation challenges, and develop mitigation strategies.

• Ensure compliance with gender equality policies and safeguards during program implementation.

• Ensure compliance with gender equality and safeguarding policies, donor requirements, and organisational standards during program implementation.

• Support the allocation and monitoring of resources for gender-related activities to ensure cost-effectiveness and value for money.

• Manage consultants, trainers, and partners to deliver high-quality gender expertise when required.

• Prepare timely financial and narrative reports highlighting gender-focused activities and outcomes.