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Gender Officer job at Danish Refugee Council (DRC) | Apply Now
Are you looking for NGO jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Gender Officer job at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
About the Organisation
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading international humanitarian organization committed to supporting, protecting, and advocating for the rights and well-being of refugees, internally displaced persons, and vulnerable communities affected by conflict and displacement. With a mission to ensure a dignified life for all people forced to flee, DRC has earned global recognition for its comprehensive, rights-based approach and impact-driven programs in over 40 countries worldwide.
The organization fosters a diverse, inclusive, and purpose-driven work culture that values resilience, innovation, and staff well-being, offering meaningful job opportunities, career growth, and flexible work arrangements tailored to humanitarian contexts. Founded in 1956 in Denmark, DRC has grown into one of the world’s foremost refugee-focused NGOs, evolving its operational capacity to respond rapidly to crises while also supporting long-term solutions for displacement. Its innovative business model combines emergency aid, protection services, livelihood programs, and policy advocacy, ensuring holistic and sustainable impact.
Guided by core values of humanity, inclusion, independence, neutrality, and accountability, DRC also prioritizes corporate social responsibility by championing ethical partnerships, environmental sustainability, and local community empowerment. For more information, visit www.drc.ngo.
Arua, Uganda
Full Time
Job Title
Gender Officer job at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Job Description
Job Title: Gender Officer
Organisation: Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Duty Station: Arua, Uganda
Job Summary:
The Gender Officer will be responsible for implementing gender focused interventions to promote gender equality, women’s empowerment and active participation in decision making among refugees and host communities. This includes addressing social norms, supporting women in leadership, and enhancing safe, inclusive environments for women and youth engaged in agriculture and climate adaptation efforts.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
Technical Responsibilities:
Support the development and implementation of community level action plans addressing the gender specific needs and barriers prioritized from the gender and power analysis findings.
Organize and deliver training sessions for women leaders on effective participation in leadership and decision-making processes, focusing on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), climate adaptation and sustainable resource management.
Facilitate engagement meetings with stakeholders with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), local government officials and community leaders to support women’s access to land and follow up on agreed action plans
Coordinate community dialogues and awareness sessions on topics that promote positive masculinity, gender social norms, women’s leadership and the inclusion of women in land and resource access rights.
Organize community dialogues with community, cultural and religious leaders to address harmful gender norms and reduce gender-based violence (GBV) in communities.
Mobilize women for literacy, numeracy and leadership training for female community members to improve their participation in community decision making spaces.
Develop and disseminate information on land rights, policies and laws, ensuring that women and vulnerable groups understand their rights.
Conduct annual safety audits to assess and mitigate risks for women in project activities, particularly in agriculture and natural resource management.
Support Women and girls to participate in international events to advocate and influence policies i.e International Women’s Day, World Refugee Day, 16 days of activism.
Partnership and capacity support
Work closely with the partners and local governments to ensure the integration of gender-responsive leadership and decision-making processes in local governance and community structures
Staff Development and Management
Support the Resilience Programme Manager by providing technical backstopping and regular support supervision to community structures to ensure gender responsive planning, implementation, and reporting while addressing identified gaps and needs.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Identify, document, and disseminate relevant project successes, and challenges, and follow up on the implementation of the Project’s action points.
Participate in quarterly Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and District monitoring project reviews and evaluations.
Work with the MEAL team to ensure DRC MEAL requirements are met.
Participate in learning reflections and events.
Reporting
Provide project data and information for the preparation of donor reports, e.g. monthly highlights, and quarterly and annual reports.
On request, perform any other additional duties assigned by the supervisors to allow the organization to function optimally.
Adhere to DRC’s code of conduct
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
To be successful in this role, you are expected to have a minimum of 3 years of full-time, relevant professional experience in implementing gender-focused programs, preferably in agriculture, climate resilience, or community development projects, within a local or international non-governmental organization (INGO). Moreover, we also expect the following.
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Development studies or any related fields.
Strong understanding of gender dynamics within rural and refugee affected areas, particularly in the context of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and environment management.
Proven experience in facilitating community training, dialogues, and working with diverse stakeholders, including local authorities and cultural leaders.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and advocacy skills
Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of different sectors of the community, tradition, culture, beliefs and refugee/host community hierarchical structures.
Relevant work experience from Northern Uganda.
Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is essential Knowledge of one or more of the local languages widely spoken in the covered Districts.
A good team player
Commitment to gender equality
Excellent analytical and negotiation skills
Proven commitment to accountability practices
Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work with limited supervision
Desirable
Training related to gender in environment and Climate Smart Agriculture
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
How to Apply
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the APPLY Button below.
Deadline: 1st December 2025
