Program Officer, Women in Politics (WiP) Project at National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is a nonprofit, nonpartIsan, nongovernmental organization supporting democratic institutions and practices in every region of the world for more than three decades. Since its founding in 1983, NDI and its local partners have worked to establish and strengthen political and civic organizations, safeguard elections, and promote citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.

We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Program Officer, Women in Politics (WiP) Project

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Job Description
Elections Project and Stop Violence Against Women in Politics Project:

• The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) in Nigeria seeks to hire a Program Officer to support its ongoing work in election observation and to take the lead in restarting activities of the Stop Violence Against Women in Politics (Stop VAWiP) project. The program officer would work as part of the Institute’s election team and its women’s team.
• NDI’s elections team supports local civil society partners to deploy sample-based election observation, known as Parallel Vote Tabulation (PVT), and to conduct citizen observation of the pre-election environment, which are designed to support free and fair elections.
• The women’s team supports increased participation of Nigerian women in political and electoral processes, including the Stop VAWiP project that will document violence against women and engage civil society groups and elections and security officials to mitigate and combat such violence.
• Based in Abuja, the position requires regular travel to selected states of Nigeria. The position reports jointly to the managers of both the elections and women’s teams. Both female and male candidates with the required qualifications are encouraged to apply.

Primary Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the manager of the elections team, support implementation of activities such as recruitment of election observers, training, drawing statistical samples of polling units to be observed, and supporting pre-election and election day data collection.
• Under the supervision of the manager of the women’s team, take the lead to design and implement a comprehensive set of activities to restart the Stop VAWiP project. Such activities will include awareness raising, quantitative and qualitative data collection, a women’s hotline with response protocols, and follow-on services to support survivors of violence.
• Support implementation of all program activities, including strategic planning, technical assistance, training, administrative and budget management, monitoring and evaluation, donor communications and reporting;
• Develop program materials when needed to facilitate activities, workshops, training sessions, etc.;
• Ensure programmatic objectives are achieved and reporting requirements are adhered to;
• Draft activity updates and technical program reports that monitor and evaluate program performance and results as well as political developments;
• Support the M&E team in the collection of relevant data to evaluate program progress and outcomes;
• Support the development of communications products such as impact and success stories;
• Work with NDI colleagues in Abuja and Washington, DC to identify consultants and experts to assist with the program and oversee their work and activities;
• Ensure that activity and trip budgets are prepared accurately, within the approved program budget, and that all advances are properly reconciled;
• Track program expenses to ensure that activities remain within budget;
• Collaborate regularly with local CSOs and NDI’s Washington DC-based regional and functional staff;
• Represent NDI to Nigeria organizations and the donor community as delegated by the Program Manager or the Resident Director.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Political Science, Government or Law, Social Sciences or a related field; graduate degree preferred;
• Minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience;
• Knowledge of electoral processes, citizen participation, and women’s rights;
• Ability to communicate skills and experience to others as a trainer, advisor or coach, as well as experience in organizing and conducting trainings and workshops;
• Ability to work well as part of a high performing team;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, to effectively and persuasively present information, respond to questions and negotiate with civil society partners and donors;
• Experience in program design, strategic planning and monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience implementing programs funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) or another bi-lateral or multi-lateral donor would be an advantage;
• Working knowledge of PC-based word processing and spreadsheet applications;
• Experience with the Google Apps suite (Gmail, Calendar, Google Drive, G+, etc.) is strongly desired;
• Ability and willingness to travel to locations which may be remote and difficult to reach.

Salary
Salary is commensurate with experience and NDI’s Nigeria salary scale. Benefits and a housing allowance will be provided. NDI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, political affiliation, religion, gender, disability, or sexual orientation.

Application Closing Date
8th May, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and their CV's to: [email protected] Please include three references from past employment or academic experiences.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.