Women Economic Empowerment 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: Women Economic Empowerment Officer

Job Identification: 2850
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Category: Programme Operations
Reporting To: Food Security & Livelihoods Coordinator   
Grade: 4
Reporting To Position: None

Role

• To support implementation of the USAID Feed the Future Rural Resilience Activity in Borno State. More specifically, coordinate the implementation of the Life Skills component of the Activity through trainings on Life skills, entrepreneurship and employability to women and youths, and subsequent linkage to digital services.
• She is principally responsible for implementation of activities that empower women to build resilience in line with the models developed under the Rural Resilience Activity.

Main Responsibilities
The post holder will receive a context specific ToR for each deployment, which will draw upon the responsibilities outlined below.

Programme Support (typically will be at field level):

• Support field level technical assessments in coordination with the FSL Manager and other SC thematic areas and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments integrate analysis of children’s needs.
• With support from FSL Coordinator(s) and/or other senior programme staff, develop and implement project monthly work plans, activity plans and budgets, contributing towards an overall project implementation.
• With support from the FSL team and/or other senior programme staff, support with inputs in development of high-quality concept notes and proposals.
• With the support of FSL Manager and Coordinator(s), support project implementation to ensure timely delivery of project activities with quality and compliance (for example, monitoring against log frames, individual performance management work plans) and in line with SC quality benchmarks and SoPs.
• Working closely with the FSL Manager and/or other senior programme staff, support timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
• Working closely with MEAL and HR teams for the identification, recruitment and training of project enumerators and volunteers
• With support from the FSL Coordinator and/or other senior programme staff, identify programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
• With support from the Monitoring & Evaluation team support the M & E plan implementation within the FSL projects, ensuring this links to project indicators, reporting requirements, and support capacity building of technical field staff in carrying out the work.
• With support from the Accountability Lead ensure accountability is enforced in all project activities as well as ensuring that feedback from children and their families is considered in project design/implementation
• Work closely with partners and their staff to ensure project activities are implemented in time, within available budget and the stipulated quality.
• To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with Save the Children policies, the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.

Capacity Building:

• Identify learning and training opportunities for SCI and partner staff and communicate this to the manager. 
• To ensure all tasks/activities related to staff development are carried out and monitored in timely manner. 
• Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
• Ensure that Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums and other stakeholders, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve supporting coordination-working groups within the IDP camps and host communities or target project sites.
• Contribute to communications, advocacy and media work as required through collection of data and information and sharing with the FSL manager.

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

Qualifications & Experience
Essential:

• Minimum of a First Degree (or its equivalent) in a Agriculture, Economics, Business Administration or any other relevant subject
• Minimum of 2 years post NYSC progressive experience of working in food security and livelihood sector
• Previous experience of project management including planning, implementation, monitoring and transition
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability to build ownership. 
• Good working knowledge of monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches. 
• Experience of training and capacity building staff and beneficiaries
• Some experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external coordination.
• Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports. 
• Excellent communication and strong influencing skills
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact, and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English. 
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of FSL indicators and capacity building
• Familiarity with interventions targeting at women economic empowerment to build resilience. 
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts. 
• Knowledge of consortia working
• Experience in gender mainstreaming within FSL programming.
• Ability to adequately communicate in Hausa and Kanuri languages.
• Female candidates are preferred for this role.

Core Behaviours
Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:

• Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:
• Ensures that programme goals and activities uphold the principles of the key national and international humanitarian frameworks, codes and commitments. 
• Integrates beneficiary accountability principles into the approach. 
• Participates in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency cooperation.

Achieving results effectively:

• Ensures efficient and transparent use of resources in accordance with internal controls. 
• Establishes staff engagement mechanisms.
• Addresses difficult situations and makes tough decisions confidently and calmly. 
• Considers the wider impact of decisions to be made in the short and long-term.
• Continuously provides feedback and updates to achieve improved results. 
• Coordinates with stakeholders to avoid duplication and maximise resources. 
• Documents lessons learned, for continuous improvement.

Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:

• Actively listens to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders. 
• Actively participates in networks to access and contribute to good practice. 
• Establishes and maintains clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict-affected people and other stakeholders. 
• Establishes clear objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance.

Operating safely and securely:

• Identifies and communicates risk and threats and minimises these for oneself and the organisation. 
• Takes measures to do no harm and to minimise risks for partners and the communities. 
• Reduces vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organisation.
• Demonstrates an understanding of wider UN/NGO security coordination and how the organisation can benefit from, and contribute to, those mechanisms.

Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:

• Helps team members to practice stress management through prioritisation of workloads and modelling of appropriate self-care.
• Remains effective and retains perspective in the face of difficult or demanding situations. 
• Demonstrates personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly. 
• Maintains ethical and professional behaviour in accordance with relevant codes of conduct. 
• Plans, prioritises, and performs tasks well under pressure. 
• Takes responsibility for own work and for the impact of own actions.

Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:

• Builds own awareness of the bigger global picture by using a broad range of sources to gather data. 
• Demonstrates managerial courage by confronting difficult situations and seeking resolution, and stating willingness to champion ideas. 
• Demonstrates approachability and trust by listening carefully to others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings. 
• Demonstrates self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their own strengths and weaknesses. 
• Makes positive statements about work. 
• Effectively influences others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by own preferred solution. 
• Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to another for the purpose of his/her development.

Application Closing Date
28th August, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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