Gender Coordinator

Overview

Save the Children International is hiring a Gender Coordinator to support work in Kyegegwa, Uganda. This position is designed for someone who is motivated by child rights, gender equality, and sustainable impact in a dynamic international environment.

The role focuses on coordinating project delivery, strengthening quality implementation, and ensuring gender considerations are fully embedded across all activities. It also involves budget oversight, donor compliance, partner coordination, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, and staff and partner capacity building. The successful candidate may also represent the organization in external meetings and workshops when needed.

The organization expects the postholder to uphold child safeguarding, safety and security, the code of conduct, equal opportunity principles, and all other relevant policies throughout implementation and operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead gender analysis work to identify gender-related needs, barriers, and opportunities in the target districts and use the findings to shape plans and activities.
• Guide the rollout of regional gender strategies and action plans that respond to identified issues and support gender equality.
• Support implementation of URRI using approaches that are appropriate to gender dynamics and that promote fair participation across all gender groups.
• Help ensure that women, men, boys, girls, and other marginalized groups can participate equally and benefit from project activities.
• Work with technical teams so that gender equity and inclusion are reflected across programming and project outcomes.
• Work with the Gender Specialist to identify staff and partner capacity gaps on gender equality and GBV, then help address them through training, mentoring, and other support.
• Build links with other projects and partners in the region working on GBV and SRH.
• Support capacity-building workshops and learning sessions for staff, partners, and stakeholders on gender equality and related issues.
• Contribute to the development of learning and communication materials that raise awareness on gender topics.
• Take part in regional coordination forums, including cluster and working group platforms, to promote gender equality and exchange information.
• Work with local partners and stakeholders on campaigns that promote gender-sensitive practices and positive behavior change.
• Support advocacy and communications efforts with messages on gender equality and GBV tailored to the region.
• Advocate with district authorities on behalf of women, youth, and other marginalized groups.
• Share feedback, lessons, and concerns from women, youth, and other marginalized groups with the URRI team.
• Support achievement of URRI Outcome 3, related outputs, and indicators.
• Work with MEAL and technical teams to integrate gender equality into monitoring processes, indicators, benchmarks, and tools.
• Help analyze data and adjust programming in response to gaps, risks, and findings.
• Track that gender considerations are consistently reflected in project delivery across the region.
• Collect monitoring data on engagement from women, men, girls, boys, and communities and share it with the MEAL team for analysis.
• Document gender equality approaches, innovations, and best practices for replication, learning, and advocacy.
• Support the sharing of research findings and good practices with local government, private-sector partners, strategic partners, and community leaders.
• Maintain working relationships with district departments, civil society actors, UNHCR, and OPM for effective project management and implementation.
• Work with the partnership team and Gender Specialist to map partners and support gender-related capacity-building plans.
• Capture best practices and unique experiences for learning and sharing across partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in development studies or another social science field, preferably with a focus on gender, social work, social administration, or community development.
• Additional specialized training or certifications are an advantage.
• At least 5 years of project coordination experience in an international NGO.
• Experience working in consortium settings and representing an organization externally, including with donors and in coordination meetings.
• Strong technical background in assessment, project design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Proven ability to integrate gender components into activity implementation.
• Good understanding of gender issues and experience working with government authorities at different levels.
• Strong program planning and project management skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, staff supervision, and team-building ability.
• Experience supporting children’s rights and gender-focused programming across design, implementation, and evaluation.
• Ability to analyze information, weigh options, and plan strategically.
• Strong interpersonal skills to guide staff and partners and resolve implementation challenges.
• Commitment to the mission and values of Save the Children.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to work with limited supervision in challenging environments.
• Experience using capacity-building methods such as training, on-the-job support, mentoring, and individual development planning.

Additional Information

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter and an up-to-date CV in a single document. They should also include their current remuneration and salary expectations.

The full role profile is available through the organization’s candidate experience portal.

Selection will include rigorous background checks, reflecting the organization’s commitment to protecting children from abuse.

The closing date for applications is 18 June 2026 at midnight Uganda time.

Save the Children International is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

No fee is charged at any stage of recruitment, and the organization does not recruit through agents.

The organization emphasizes inclusion, diversity, and representation across age, background, culture, disability, and other dimensions, and expects employees to support a fair and inclusive workplace.

Why Join

• Be part of a global and diverse technical community.
• Gain exposure across multiple contexts.
• Help test and scale innovative solutions.
• Influence policies that affect millions of children.