Pathfinder International Recruits Gender Advisor - Nigeria

Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do - believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, ensure availability of safe abortion services and post-abortion care, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.

We are seeking competent personnel to fill the under listed position for the DFID - Nigerian Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH2) Programme.

Job Position: Gender Advisor

Job Ref: 14-57-PROP
Location: Any City, NG

Description

• The objective of the programme is to achieve effective and efficient delivery of essential health care for pregnant women, newborns and children, alongside routine immunisation.
• The programme will strengthen health system coordination through improved health sector planning and financing, and will increase demand for and access to high quality health services.
• This position require that candidates: have familiarity with the political, social, economic and cultural context of working in Nigeria; have the ability and willingness to travel In-county; and are fluent in English.

Job Purpose:

• The Gender Advisor provides expertise and leadership in the development of programs to integrate gender equity initiatives into the project.
• The Gender Advisor also develops gender-centered programming to build the capacity of country stakeholders (including Federal, State and Local Governments and partner organizations).

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, and implement activities that are developmentally appropriate and address the different needs of boys and girls.
• Evaluate and integrate proven models that provide vulnerable adolescent girls with tailored and comprehensive services appropriate for their needs.
• Contribute to the establishment of community gathering places for pre-adolescent and adolescent girls that provide psychosocial support and other core services, such as vocational training, healthcare, nutrition, and other essential social services.
• Ensure that gender and vulnerability issues are addressed and that the Project provides ongoing support and outreach for girls' continuation - or return to - school.
• Build capacity to develop and scale up efforts to achieve community-level service provision and comprehensive services. Ensure quality of care for all gender-related services through ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
• Ensure linkages and coordination with social development counterparts, other DFID-funded activities in Nigeria, and other partners in the public and private sector.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in public health, or related field.
• A minimum of 6 years senior-level experience in gender analysis and integration in large internationally funded health programs.
• Experience with field monitoring activities to identify specific gender issues, document, and share lessons learned for potential program users and public relations purposes, including press releases, press conferences, and content for other media events.
• Commitment to bringing change to achieve gender equality.
• Knowledge in specific gender issues in public health and sensitivity to local culture and traditions in Nigeria.
• Demonstrated competence in assessing priorities and in managing a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment, and in meeting deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• Strategic thinker with people skills and managerial, coordination, and organizational skills. Strong demonstrated writing, editing, and formatting skills.
• Expert computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Fluency in English required.
• Ability and willingness to travel In-county.
• Familiarity with the political, social, economic and cultural context of working in Nigeria.

Applications Closing Date
10th December, 2013

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online