Gender Officer (8 Positions)

• Job TitleGender Officer
• OrganisationUGANET
• Positions8 (1 per station)
• Duty StationsAdjumani, Palorinya, Palabek, Rhino Camp, Imvepi, Bidibidi, Oruchinga and Kyangwali
• Experience2+ years in gender work
• Deadline26 October 2026

UGANET (Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS) is a Ugandan non-governmental organisation founded in 1995 to address human rights, ethical and legal challenges arising in the context of health, HIV and gender.

It promotes social and legal protection for vulnerable and marginalised people, with a focus on health rights, HIV and gender equality. This role is one of 34 field positions UGANET is filling for its Refugee Response / Field Operations programme across ten refugee settlements and host-community duty stations.

Gender Officers drive UGANET’s gender-responsive work at settlement level, linking community engagement, GBV prevention and response, and referrals to the right service providers.

Main Duties

• Support gender-responsive programming and gender analysis.
• Support prevention of and response to gender-based violence.
• Lead community engagement activities.
• Make referrals and coordinate with relevant service providers.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Social Work and Social Administration, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Human Rights, Law or a related field.
• At least 2 years of gender-related work with a national or international organisation.
• Experience implementing the SASA! Together methodology is an added advantage.

General Requirements (all UGANET field posts)

• Strong communication, teamwork, organisation and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work respectfully with diverse communities and stakeholders.
• Commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, accountability, non-discrimination and the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
• Willingness and ability to live and work at the selected duty station and travel in the field.

Technical Skills

• Gender analysis: Programme design input.
• GBV prevention: Community approaches.
• SASA! Together: Methodology (advantage).
• Referral pathways: Service coordination.

Soft Skills

• Community engagement: Trust building.
• Empathy: Survivor sensitivity.
• Confidentiality: Sensitive cases.
• Teamwork: Multi-partner settings.

Salary and benefits are not stated in the advert.

• 8 openings across 8 settlements.
• Gender equality focused NGO.
• Frontline community impact.
• SASA! Together experience valued.
• Big batch of NGO jobs in Uganda.

Email your application to [email protected], addressed to the Executive Director, UGANET, Plot 19 Valley Road, Ministers Village, Ntinda, Kampala, by 26 October 2026.

Include an updated CV, a cover letter stating the position and your preferred duty station, and copies of your academic and professional documents. Only Word or PDF files are accepted. Use the subject line: Application – Gender Officer – [Preferred Duty Station].

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. UGANET is an equal opportunity employer with zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. See all NGO jobs in Uganda.

• Pick one station only.
• Mention SASA! Together if you have it.
• Show GBV prevention results.
• Use the exact subject line.
• Apply before 26 October.