Technical Support Officers - Kaduna at Voices for Change (V4C) - Palladium Group

Palladium Group - Our client, Voices for Change (V4C) is a UK Aid funded, four year programme running from October 2013 to December 2017. The goal of V4C is to help transform social attitudes towards girls and women in Nigeria by working on specific individual, social and institutional changes.

We are recruiting to fill the position of below:

Job Title: Technical Support Officer

Location: Kaduna

Project Overview and Role

• Are you passionate about gender equality? Do you want to be part of an exciting movement for young people that believes women and men should be given the opportunity to achieve their ambition in life? We are looking for someone that understands the trends, aspirations and challenges of young people today and can communicate effectively with them.
• The Technical Support officer will support the V4C State Coordinator, programmatically and administratively in working with young people, Civil Society Organisations and media partners. The role is central to building a state movement for change in gender equality.
• So, if you are you an excellent writer, a great analytical thinker, interested in the political landscape, proactive with loads of energy and enthusiasm then we have the job for you!

Responsibilities
1.) Support State Coordinators to monitor V4C partner activities within the state including but not limited to:

• Attend safe space sessions to review quality of facilitation and tools
• Feedback insights and learnings from safe space participants to wider V4C communications and strategies
• Regularly visit the online Safe Space site to keep up to date and promote with young people in the state
• Participate in activities run by religious leaders, to represent V4C and monitor quality of input
• Participate in legislative activities promoting the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act and the Gender Equal Opportunities Act within the State
• Support State Coordinator to liaise with partner executive directors on strategic issues.

2.) Promote movement building for Gender Equality at State level:

• Actively promote synergy across all V4C partners within the state, making linkages and keeping each informed of events
• Provide feedback to V4C on state specific opportunities, risks and current trends to ensure targeting has highest impact
• Co - facilitate regular meetings across partners to inspire greater movement building within the state
• Support the State Coordinator to keep partners up to date with V4C planning and strategic thinking around movement building and social norms marketing

3.) Monitoring and Reporting:

• Provide technical support to partners in generating good quality monthly reports that draw out the realities and experiences of young women and men
• Ensure output monitoring and tracking tools are kept up to date by partners, and shared on time

4.) Support planning and execution of campaign events:

• Support the state coordinator to participate in planning for high profile/risk events at state level to ensure V4C principles, brand guidelines and risk analysis are followed
• Provide administrative support to campaign events when required
• Ensure strong communication between partners and V4C during campaign or event planning and execution

5.) Administrative support:

• Logistical support to meetings/workshops including but not limited to identification of venues, invitations and managing finances
• Draft meeting/workshop outlines and invitations
• Responsible for taking minutes and action points from meetings/workshops
• Ensure V4C procurement policies are strictly adhered to
• Manage office equipment, ensuring maintenance and repairs
• Support State Coordinator to develop budgets and retire finances effectively
• Maintain inventory of all V4C assets and collaterals in the state
• Act as key point of liaison with service providers; hotel and car hire

The Technical Support Coordinator will represent V4C when delegated by the State Coordinator.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in Social Sciences or equivalent
• Minimum of 4 years experience in international development
• Experience in project administration and management
• Excellent writing skills with proven report writing experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and networking
• Commitment to gender equality and social justice
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment is essential
• Experience of project management - desirable

Application Closing Date
1st June, 2016

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online