Girl Effect, We’re a creative non-profit empowering girls to change their lives. Started by the Nike Foundation, we are experts in media, mobile, brand and international development: a unique mix of skills that we use to solve global problems in a different way.
We work across the world in the places where girls are marginalised and vulnerable. We create for young people in ways they love and interact with. And it's all delivered through the media and mobile tech they use every day – from apps that build skills, to TV dramas that explore vital issues, to magazines written by girls.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Mentorship Curriculum Consultant (Individual Consultant)
Location: Kano (Remote)
TOR Objective
- Girl Effect seeks to engage a qualified curriculum development consultant to design age-appropriate, culturally relevant, gender-responsive, and safeguarding-informed Life Skills and “My Future First” curricula for in-school and out-of-school adolescent girls in Rimin Gado LGA, Kano State.
- The curricula should equip girls with practical life skills, personal development competencies, educational support tools, and future-oriented mindsets that contribute to increased resilience, confidence, school retention, safety, and informed decision-making.
Target Group:
- In-school and out-of-school adolescent girls (9 - 17-year-olds).
Facilitators
- The facilitators for these sessions will be the Youth Advisory Panel members (YAPs) and the school guidance and counsellors.
- The YAPs are particularly well-suited to serve as facilitators for the “My Future First” curriculum in Rimin Gado because of their unique positioning as peers, role models, and community insiders.
- Their involvement will enhance cultural relevance and contextual understanding, engagement, participation, and strengthen the sustainability of the program.
Expected Outcomes
The assignment is expected to result in:
- Development of structured and engaging curricula tailored for girls aged 9–13 and 14–17;
- Improved access to age-appropriate life skills and educational support content;
- Increased confidence, aspirations, and protective knowledge among girls;
- Availability of practical facilitation materials for Youth Advisory Panel members and school counsellors;
- Strengthened safeguarding and rights-based messaging within community learning environments.
Scope of Work / Expectations / Curriculum Development
Develop two structured curricula (Life Skills Curriculum and My Future First Curriculum for In-School Girls ), ensuring they are:
- Age-appropriate and context-specific for girls ages 9-13 and 14-17 years
- Gender-sensitive and culturally relevant
- Reflective of field insights
- Participatory and engaging (activity-based learning)
- Adaptable for low-literacy audiences (especially for out-of-school girls)
- Simple and easy to understand
- Include facilitator and participant materials.
Curriculum ContentLife skills curriculum (Girls 9-13)
Topics:
- Bodily autonomy
- Puberty
- Personal hygiene
- Healthy nutrition habits
- Savings
- Child abuse and molestation
- Mentorship and growth ( how to dress, act, etc., in a workplace).
Life skills curriculum (Girls 14-17)
Topics:
- Bodily autonomy
- Self esteem
- Personal hygiene
- Savings and investment
- Abstinence/ negotiating safe relationships ( safe sex)
- Child abuse and molestation
- Mentorship and growth ( how do you address people as a business owner).
My Future First Curriculum for in-school girls
- Academic sessions (How to prepare for examination, studying tips and tricks, good essay writing skills, critical thinking skills).
Topics: (Ages 9-13):
- Goal Setting for School (Short-term goals - e. g, I want to move from B to A in Maths)
- Simple study habits ( develop a reading time table with an aim to passing your exams, building confidence, dealing with anxiety, etc)
- My Favorite Subject: Why it matters and careers linked to it
- Smart girl protocol, Sabi girl schedule (Balancing school and home responsibilities, time for books and helping with home chores, Dealing with Distractions, etc)
- Speaking Up in Class: Confidence to answer questions.
Topics: (Ages 14-17):
- Goal Setting for School (Short-term goals - e. g, I want to move from B to A in Maths)
- Study Skills That Work, Note-taking, past questions, group study, teaching others with an aim to passing your exam, building confidence, dealing with anxiety, etc)
- Choosing My Subjects, Science vs Arts: What it means for my future
- Smart girl protocol, Sabi girl schedule (Balancing school and home responsibilities, time for books and helping with home chores, dealing with distractions, etc)
- Girls Can Do STEM: Breaking myths, female role models in science/tech.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Conduct consultations with key stakeholders (teachers, community leaders, parents, and girls) to ensure alignment with local context, cultural and social norms, while maintaining rights-based approaches in the development of the curriculum.
Validation and Revision:
- Facilitate a validation workshop with stakeholders
- Revise the curriculum based on feedback.
Deliverables
The consultant is expected to deliver:
- Draft curricula (in-school My Future First and age-appropriate Life Skills Curriculum ), including facilitator and participant materials
- Validation workshop report
- Final revised curriculum package
- Final process report.
Who You Are Skills and expertise
The consultant should have:
- Advanced Degree in Education, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Public Health, or related fields
- At least 5 years of experience in related or similar theme curriculum development, especially for adolescents, with samples of previous work done.
- Demonstrated experience in girls’ education, life skills, or gender programming
- Experience working in Northern Nigeria or similar contexts is an added advantage
- Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection principles.
Attitudes we are looking for:
- Highly responsive and able to manage short turnaround times under pressure.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to take creative direction and adapt to Girl Effect's brand and guidelines.
- Reliable, punctual, and self-organised.
- Commitment to ethical storytelling and safeguarding principles when working with vulnerable populations, particularly young girls.
Reporting and Supervision:
- The consultant will report to the Project Manager and work closely with program staff throughout the assignment.
Location:
- The consultant will be engaged remotely, able to be available physically at the office upon request, and should ideally possess a strong understanding of the Nigerian context.