Gender Officer at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Gender Officer

Job ID: 230001PT
Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Grade: 4
Post Type: National
Employee Status: Fixed Term
Team: Humanitarian

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3- The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.

Role Purpose

• The Gender Officer is responsible for all gender mainstreaming initiative and implementation with technical support from the gender specialist to the humanitarian mission in Yobe to ensure the vision of Save the Children where all girls and boys can hold diverse hopes and dreams for their futures, and have equal opportunity to make these come true are met.
• She/he will ensure gender is integrated into the results based management frameworks, strengthening and supporting gender equality strategies and facilitating gender equality capacity strengthening for Yobe field team, partners and vendors via training and tool development.
• She/he will not only ensure programmes are gender sensitive but aim to provide support to make such programmes become gender transformative.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Gender Specialist
• Staff directly reporting to this post:
• Budget responsibility: None

Key Areas of Accountability

• With support from the Gender Equality Specialist and BHA Manager formulate key gender messages and targets from lessons learned, assessments, research and evidence gained through project implementation.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of project objectives and initiatives, both short and long term, encompassing a wide range of issues with a gender lens.
• Support the Gender Equality Specialist to ensure that voices of children disaggregated by Sex age and disability SADD and considerations of other social dimensions form the basis of all key organizational strategies.
• Acquire information and understanding of key gender issues in the country particularly in the north east focusing on women, men, boys and girls (e.g GBV, Early Child Marriage, SRHR, etc) and adapt strategies as necessary.
• Support to build the capacity of key programme staffs and volunteers including partners and vendors on gender, equality and diversity inclusion.
• Develop good knowledge of state and national government structures, parliamentary and political processes and key decision making structures and how to influence them working with the Gender Equality Specialist and the advocacy team.
• Provide inputs into systems for research, analysis and documentation that underpin evidence for gender based programming and influencing at state level.
• Write regular progress reports for activities implemented, as well as support gender related programme reports as directed.
• With support from the GE specialist, conduct context specific gender analysis and other assessment for the Project to inform gender responsive programming.
• Maintain a strong relationship with other Gender related staff across SCI
• Develop and maintain a network of external contacts with key individuals in the government, NGO sector, civil society and the media particularly working on gender issues and participate in gender working group meetings, which may include providing oversight.
• Participate in improving partnership development quality and gender sensitive Quality bench mark.
• Perform other tasks, as required, to ensure the smooth running of the BHA project.
• Skills
• Knowledge of food security and livelihood, protection and WASH programming
• Knowledge of gender analysis, risk assessment and general assessment.
• Knowledge of the policies, functions, structures and decision-making processes of key national institutions with regard to Gender.
• Team player with strong leadership skills
• Local language skills - ability to communicate in Hausa, Kanuri will be an advantage.

Skills and Behaviours (Our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Skills & Experience
Essential Criteria:

• University Degree or equivalent in Social Science, development studies, gender & development or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience
• Minimum of 3 years post NYSC experience
• Proven experience working on normative change for gender equality and adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sensitive contexts
• Proven experience in supporting the designing, implementing and evaluating gender-transformative social and behaviour change communication interventions.
• Experience in flagging up actions that can reinforce gender inequality.
• Experience in supporting the implementation of gender-transformative approaches in humanitarian context.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting with minimal supervision
• Specific knowledge of international development and gender equality issues; experience engaging children and other community members on gender equality issues desirable.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Fluent in English
• Computer literate
• Local language skills - ability to communicate in Hausa, Fulfulde or

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience building capacity and trainings especially on gender related issues.
• Prior work experience in communities across Nigeria.
• Knowledge of the policies, functions, structures and decision-making processes of key national institutions with regard to Gender with knowledge of conducting gender assessment.
• Team player with strong leadership skills
• Local language skills - ability to communicate in Kanuri and fulfulde will be an advantage.

Application Closing Date
6th April, 2023.