The Nigeria Northern Education Initiative Plus (NEI+), a USAID project is seeking application from qualified Nigerian National to fill the position below:
Job Title: Access/Fragility Officer
Location: Bauchi
Position Duration: 5 years (Permanent)
Project Summary
- The Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) project is a five year USAID funded project that will work to improve the quality of and access to education in Northern Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.
Position Summary
- The Access and Fragility Officer provides the overall technical expertise on the expansion of access-related activities, including risk reduction and safety, gender based violence, equitable education services, education and conflict analysis, non-formal education, well-being, psychosocial support and ensuring activities are conflict-sensitive and do no harm.
Reporting & Supervision:
- This position is housed in Bauchi, Nigeria, reporting to the State Team Leader.
Primary Responsibilities
- Analyze and address barriers to educational access and participation;
- Assess issues of supply and demand for education options/services;
- Conduct analysis and assessment of education needs in emergencies;
- Integrate a conflict-sensitive approach to education,
- Lead preparation of activity designs; adapting rapidly changing activity designs;
- Implement successful strategies to combat school-related gender based violence;
- Implement risk reduction and psychosocial well-being activities, and other related areas.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Requires a Master’s Degree in education.
- At least eight years of experience in the education sector, with at least five years of a leadership role in a conflict or crisis-affected country context.
- The candidate must demonstrate at least five years of relevant technical experience working with activities that are of a similar scope to this activity.
- The candidate is also responsible for some monitoring and evaluation, with at least five years’ technical experience in developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans and results-based management.
- The candidate must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.
Application Closing Date
3rd December, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a current resume or CV listing all job responsibilities and cover letter as one Word or PDF document to the "Human Resources Manager" at:
[email protected]
Note:
- Bauchi state indigenes and females are encouraged to apply.
- Candidate should indicate the position and location for which he is applying for in the Subject of the email.
- Only successful candidates will be contacted for interview