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Job Summary

Job Title:
Programme Consultant – EVAW/Spotlight Initiative
Employer:
UNWomen Uganda
Location:
Kampala
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
social science jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Saturday, 14 February 2026

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United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Full-time

Deadline: 

14 Feb 2026

Programme Consultant – EVAW/Spotlight Initiative Job at UNWomen Uganda

UNWomen Uganda

Job Description

Reporting to the Team Leader in Charge of the EVAWG Team, the Consultant contributes to the effective management of UN Women programmes in the UCO by providing substantive inputs to programme design, formulation, implementation and evaluation. The Programme Consultant guides and facilitates the delivery of UN Women programmes by monitoring results achieved during implementation and ensuring appropriate application of systems and procedures and develops enhancements if necessary. The Programme Consultant works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ personnel, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

  • Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of EVAW
  • Provide substantive inputs to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives.
  • Identify and contribute to areas for support and intervention related to the programme.
  • Provide substantive technical support to the timely and quality implementation and management of the EVAW programme
  • Lead the implementation of assigned programme activities.
  • Review, coordinate and monitor the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports.
  • Support adaptive programme management by identifying implementation bottlenecks, risks, and emerging opportunities, and proposing timely corrective actions.
  • Support the RCO in overseeing coordination and implementation of Spotlight Initiative 2.0 in Uganda across participating UN agencies.
  • Provide substantive EVAWG technical backstopping to the Resident Coordinator’s Office to ensure Spotlight Initiative coherence and alignment across Spotlight interventions in line with EVAW norms, Spotlight requirements and UN Women standards.
  • Track implementation progress against Spotlight 2.0 workplans, results frameworks, and agreed milestones, identifying risks and implementation bottlenecks.
  • Support engagement and coordination with key stakeholders, including Government of Uganda institutions, the European Union Delegation, civil society and women’s rights organizations and other development partners.
  • Provide technical assistance and capacity development to Spotlight Initiative project/programme partners
  • Coordinate and provide technical support in the implementation of programme activities, support development of technical knowledge products
  • Maintain relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the EVAW programme.
  • Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and facilitate technical/ programming support and trainings to partners, as needed.
  • Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project
  • Monitor progress of implementation of activities and finances using results-based management tools.
  • Draft reports on monitoring missions, programme results s, outputs and outcomes.
  • Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports.
  • Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization efforts
  • Provide substantive inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases.
  • Spearhead technical preparation of resource mobilization products, including project proposals, summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles.
  • Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated.
  • Provide technical support to inter-agency coordination on EVAW to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country
  • Provide substantive technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative on inter-agency coordination EVAWG related activities by drafting background reports and briefs.
  • Support collaboration with national institutions, local governments, civil society organizations and community structures.
  • Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts
  • Support development of background documents, briefs and presentations related to EVAW highlighting Uganda’s Spotlight 2.0 experience.
  • Coordinate the development of knowledge management methodologies, and products on EVAW
  • Support inter-agency coordination on EVAW and Spotlight 2.0 within the UN Country Team in Uganda.
  • Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
  • This is an office-based consultancy.
  • Any travel related costs will be covered separately by the unit.

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