Gender Expert Consultant at Jhpiego Nigeria

Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Gender Expert Consultant

Job ID: 2026-7646
Location: Abuja

Overview

• Jhpiego is seeking to hire an experienced Gender Expert to support the implementation of a Technical Assistance for gender analysis and integration of gender and SRMNCAH integration learnings into GC8 funding request planning. 

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the detailed workplan, timelines, and milestones
• Development of Inception Report
• Develop and submit a desk review protocol ahead of desk review for the gender analysis.
• Conduct a comprehensive desk review of existing data, literature, and reports on SRMNCAH, HIV, TB, and malaria services, applying a strong gender lens. Identify gender-related gaps, barriers and opportunities across national programmes and implementing partners to inform the gender analysis.
• Submit completed desk review report
• Develop draft research proposal for IRB submission
• Review of data collection instruments for the gender analysis
• Prepare training materials for training of Research Assistants
• Support report writing and submit a draft report for the gender analysis
• Prepare a powerpoint presentation of the report findings for presentation during stakeholder’s dissemination meeting
• Prepare Lessons learned report from integrated SRMNCAH and HTM and gender analysis to support GC8 funding request planning
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the Project Director.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced Degree preferably, PHD or minimum of a Master’s Degree in Development and Gender Studies, Women Studies, Human Rights, Communication, Public Health, International Health, International Development or a related field with a minimum of 10-15 years’ experience in development and working experience in the areas gender, women’s health, gender-based violence (GBV) and human rights defence.
• Understanding of the Nigerian social and political context and developments in the area of gender equality mainstreaming, women empowerment and gender-based violence programming
• Strong understanding of gender analysis frameworks
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with government stakeholder and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, the private sector and donors.
• Demonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, supervisory and team-building skills.
• Ability to multi-task and proven knowledge and skills in use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word processing, Excel and PowerPoint) is mandatory
• Excellent writing and communications skills, including demonstrated technical writing skills for publication
• Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams and willingness to learn and empower others
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform

Deliverables:

• Desk-review protocol
• Desk-review report
• Research Proposal/protocol for submission to donor
• Inception Report to be submitted to the donor
• Draft data collection instruments
• Draft training materials for Ras training
• Submission of final gender analysis reports
• Development of Presentations for stakeholder validation meetings
• Development of Presentations for GC8 funding request planning

Location Anticipated and Duration:

• Abuja January-June 2026.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.