Gender Advisor at a Leading Non-Profit Organization - Rimdinado International Limited

Rimdinado International Limited - Our client is a leading Non-Profit Organization with expressions all over Nigeria. They focus on four major thematic areas including Health and management and prevention of disability, Empowerment and livelihoods, Advocacy and communication, and Learning and education.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Gender Advisor

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Ensure the Organization’s gender policy is applied across the full programme management cycle in order to ensure gender objectives are translated to analysis, initiatives and operations, as well as decision-making processes and the development of good practices;
• Introduce gender mainstreaming into operational practice and programme planning in Organization;

Core Responsibilities

• Propose revisions, the introduction of best practices and adoption of gender guidelines within Organization partners’ policies/SOP/manuals and practices to mainstream gender equality and improve prioritization and planning processes.
• Ensure Organizational processes and programmes take into consideration the specific needs of women in order to overcome social barriers, perceptions and challenges impeding women’s participation and influence;
• Facilitate multiple training/workshops for Organizational programme and technical staff on gender mainstreaming;
• Propose a data collection system so that Organizational Monitoring and Evaluation Officers collect gender, disability, and age disaggregated data on beneficiaries;
• Provide Organizational Programmes Team with advice on how to strengthen and improve Organization Programme engagement and activities concerning gender as well as support with gender mainstreaming in Organizational Programme proposals and other documentation;
• Proactively make recommendations on gender-sensitive approaches, and support on specific initiatives as requested by Organization partners;
• Include specific gender indicators and describing strong and critical aspects related to the implementation of the planned activities quarterly internal reports for Organization Programmes;
• Provide technical support to ensure that gender is further mainstreamed into all areas of Organization Country strategy;
• Supports the implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on Women;
• Coordinates, as needed, with other UN agencies, Funds and Programmes that have complementary mandates on gender related issues through participating in working level mechanisms, as well as coordinates with relevant institutions; and
• Supports the provision of technical expertise as required to relevant partners on strategies for gender mainstreaming, including expanding the capacity for gender analysis and designing gender-sensitive policies and programmes.
• Perform any other duties as requested and tasked by the Head of Programmes and Operations.
• Contribute to the development of communication materials on Organizational initiatives, including wins, learnings, and our reach and impact for internal and external audiences.
• Analyse and present data effectively in graphic and online formats to reach Organization supporters, partners and donors.
• Develop and manage workplans and processes for effective collaboration with internal and external Organization partners.

Map, Assess and Analyse:

• Collect information pertaining to how gender is considered in all Organization organised training, survey/clearance and risk education;
• Review planned project proposals for comment/input regarding barriers to women’s empowerment and gender equality; and
• Collect, supervise and analyses sex and disability disaggregated data and measure progress against gender indicators.

Person Specification
Education:

Essentials:

• Advanced University Degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Development related disciplines, Gender Issues, Human Rights, Political Science, Behavioral Science or other relevant social science fields, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience;

OR

• First Level University degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) in Development related disciplines, Gender Issues, Human Rights, Political Science, Behavioral Science, or other relevant Social Science fields,with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.

Desirable:

• Good Social Media presence.

Experience - Essential:

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in gender and development, gender and security, gender analysis, or gender training
• Experience implementing gender-responsive initiatives is required
• Experience working on gender related issues in conflict / post-conflict environments is desirable.

Personality - Essential:

• Practicing Christian able to produce resources that reflect our organization as a faith-based organization.
• Committed Christian with good Christian testimony
• Ability to take initiative.
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Honest and dedicated
• Ability to manage people under him very well.
• Problem solver
• Ability to adapt to changing work situations.

Circumstances - Essential:

• Willing to travel and flexibility in unpredictable circumstances.

Application Closing Date
5th February, 2022.