Gender Specialist at the Health Strategy & Delivery Foundation (HSDF) - Kaduna and Lagos

The Health Strategy & Delivery Foundation (HSDF) is a non-profit health management consulting firm established in December 2013 to address complex and fundamental health system challenges, and ultimately impact the transformation of the health and social sectors in Nigeria and Africa. HSDF supports key stakeholders at all levels of the public and private sector by providing strong analytical support and deploying innovative frameworks and tools to generate measurable and sustainable results. We collaborate with global and local organizations to strengthen health systems through evidence generation, policy analysis and effective implementation. Our team has over 50 peer reviewed publications as well as policy briefs that enhance policy dialogue. HSDF has implemented various primary healthcare and public health system projects across 22 out of 36 Nigerian States and the FCT.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Gender Specialist

Requisition ID: 922
Locations: Kaduna and Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Project Overview

• The Strengthening Systems for Safer Childbirth initiative is funded by MSD for mothers. "Project Aisha" is implemented by a consortium of 4 organizations: Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Ingress Health Partners, and mDoc.
• The project aims to reduce maternal deaths and obstetric complications in Lagos and Kaduna by 20% between 2022 and 2025. This will be achieved by the sustained delivery of high-quality care services that benefit women as well as their communities.
• Project Aisha also involves developing an integrated Quality of Care model to improve the prevention and management of Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia (PE/E) risk factors (Hypertension, Diabetes, Anemia & Obesity) in Lagos and Kaduna.

Job Summary

• We are looking for a Gender Specialist who will supervise and carry-out activities related to gender equality, women empowerment, gender dynamics, social inclusion as well as the welfare and inclusion of marginalized/vulnerable populations. This position will report to the project manager/ program director.

Summary of Tasks

• Develop a gender action plan to guide gender programming for MSD for mothers’ “project AISHA”
• Assess and identify through FGDs and KIIs potential gender-differentiated impacts of the project
• Conduct a desk review of any available studies concerned with gender in the project locations.
• Provide technical support and content expertise on mainstreaming a gender approach in the planning and development and program efforts for project AISHA (not only HSDF but all consortium partners).
• More broadly, review/update HSDF’s gender policy document
• Work closely with programs team to ensure the integration of gender-lens/ gender methodologies to M&E tools and frameworks (data collection and verification tools, reporting templates, etcetera.)
• Provide cost estimates for the implementation of the plan of action for gender mainstreaming in programs.
• Remain updated, understand and routinely internally disseminate the challenges faced by marginalized groups in Nigeria, particularly organizational project locations.
• Work with human resources to review, develop, and consistently update a comprehensive gender policy (internal).
• Facilitate internal workshops/ trainings on Gender equality, and social inclusion (GESI) and track organizational GESI progress.
• Develop knowledge products (Op-eds, policy briefs, research papers, slide decks, data visualizations) for internal/ external use and dissemination.
• Any other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Preferred background in Public Health, Social Science, or related fields focused on gender issues.
• Gender strategy development and implementation-related experience at the international level preferred.
• Experience providing training on gender and social inclusion related issues.
• Advanced degree in Gender Studies, quantitative Social Sciences, or related discipline will be an advantage.
• Ability to support proposal writing by integrating gender-specific activities.
• Experience authoring research papers related to gender equality, social inclusion, GBVH, and other related topics.
• Quantitative and Qualitative data analysis skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills.
• Verbal and written English proficiency are required.

Requirements:

• Willingness to travel to all project locations if and when require.

Application Closing Date
13th October, 2023.