- Company: CARE International
- Location: Uganda
- State: Uganda
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: NGO Jobs in Uganda
CARE International is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to the dignity of people. CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security. We put women and girls in the centre of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE has been working in Uganda for 50 years and in 2019/2020, we improved the lives of 2.6 million people (60% women). Our goal for the next five years is to reach ten million people, through our gender transformative, resilience building, and lifesaving programs. CARE International in Uganda seeks to recruit highly motivated and qualified professional to fill the following position: Male Engage Specialist (re-advertised) Location: Kyangwali Refugee Settlement .
Job Summary: The Male Engage specialist is responsible for leading the strategic development, rolling nut of male engage models and approaches in the APEAL Consortium. S/he should be a dynamic team player with strong technical skills in understanding the power relations between men and women, gender transformation, masculinities and engaging men. S/he will be coordinating the development and implementation of the Engaging Men and Boys initiative (EMBI) in the Kyangwali settlement including: desk research; seeking feedback from Men Engage partners; developing, pilot testing and finalizing the Male Action Groups (MAGs) training curriculum; identifying and recruiting resource persons in conjunction with partners; developing partnerships to support the MAGs; supporting the participant recruitment process; coordinating MAGs shared learning sessions; supporting follow up processes and mentorship and monitoring progress.
