• Provide advice and guidance in the fields of rural development and gender to the executing agencies of the two grants awarded by the intervention Reforest Uganda. • Facilitate gender mainstreaming in all phases of the project cy • Promote rural development actions and gender mainstreaming in all phases of the work. • Implement feasibility studies, review draft project reports, papers, studies. • Write reports, briefs, notes and articles. • Analyze and review, from a gender and rural development perspective, literature on policy, legal, and institutional frameworks. • With the other members of the Soroti Technical Unit and the PMU promote • disaggregated data collection for monitoring and • Participate in sector meetings at district and regional level when requested. • Develop, implement and facilitate training Needs Assessment, Training Modules and • Manuals for the Public and Private sectors, Local Authority and the Communities.

• A bachelor’s and master’s degree in relevant fields. • Seven- year experience in Rural Development and Gender issues in Uganda. • Proven knowledge and experience in Rural Development and Gender issues. • Good knowledge of the Eastern Region and Karamoja socio-economic and environmental landscape.

All candidates who meet the criteria outlined as above are encouraged apply under the job vacancy ” QSSU-IE-RDGE-RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GENDER EXPERT Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The deadline for applications is not later than 05:00 pm, Friday 25th April, 2025