Gender and Disability Inclusion Officer at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Gender and Disability Inclusion Officer

Location: Borno

Responsibilities
Safeguarding:

• Level 3 - The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people.
• As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis. The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Role Purpose
• The Gender and Disability Inclusion Officer will support the IHA- MAPPLE team and implementing partners to provide technical support to guide and inform gender disability-inclusive programming through an “integrated approach” in project implementation.
• Under the guidance of the Programme Manager, the Gender and Disability Inclusion will ensure that gender issues identified in the proposal are addressed, and that activities are responsive to the needs of girls, boys and pregnant and lactating women and children/women with disabilities.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Programme Manager
• Staff directly reporting to this post: None
• Budget responsibility: None

Key Areas of Accountability
Programme Implementation, Coordination & Management:

• Lead capacity building for staff and partner organizations members on gender and disability inclusion, including ensuring gender-responsive and inclusive trainings for service providers in the project states.
• Guided by gender analysis, support partners and community groups to promote shared caregiving responsibilities and challenge traditional gender norms.
• Coordinate GEDI project activities between thematic areas and other implementing partners.
• Conduct regular gender audits, support community mapping and address identified gaps in specific needs of girls, boys and pregnant and lactating women and children/women with disabilities.
• With support from the programme team, formulate key gender messages and targets from lessons learned and assessments gained through project implementation.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of IHA objectives and initiatives, both short and long term, encompassing a wide range of issues with a gender lens.
• Acquire information and understanding of key gender issues in the country particularly in the project states focusing on boys and girls (e.g., SGBV, nutrition etc.) and adapt strategies as necessary.
• Ensure a focus on gender equality, gender mainstreaming and disability inclusion in all components of project implementation.
• Develop and facilitate gender and disability inclusion components in training materials, needs assessment and other project tools and resources.
• Ensure accessibility of gender responsive IEC materials developed on the project.
• Support SCI and partners to identify and address the intersectionality of gender and disability in project planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Perform other tasks, as required, to ensure the smooth running of the organisation.

Meal:

• Support tracking of gender and disability-inclusive project indicators.
• Support MEAL team in disability data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Ensure consultation with pregnant and lactating girls, beneficiaries with disabilities in project implementation, evaluation, and learning.
• In collaboration with the MEAL team, collate and disseminate regular project disability inclusion reports.

Human Resources Management and Development:

• Working together with the IHA Team to identify learning and development needs of the project teams and develop specific plans to address the learning needs.

Internal and External Engagements:

• Develop and maintain a network of external contacts with key individuals in the state, NGO sector, civil society and the media particularly working on gender issues and participate in gender working group meetings, which may include providing oversight.
• Engage the relevant gender and disability stakeholders at State levels in support of the project cycle management.

Skills and Behaviours (Our Values in Practice):
Accountability

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically.

Collaboration:

• Actively listens to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders.
• Actively participates in networks to access and contribute to good practice.
• Establishes and maintains clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict affected people and other stakeholders.
• Establishes clear objectives with partners.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency.
• Commitment to Save the Children Values.

Understanding Humanitarian Contexts and Application of Humanitarian Principles

• Ensure that programme goals and activities uphold the principles of the key national and international humanitarian frameworks, codes and commitments.
• Integrates beneficiary accountability principles into the approach.
• Participates in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency cooperation mechanisms.

Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others

• Demonstrates approachability and trust by listening carefully to others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings.
• Demonstrates self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their own strengths and weaknesses.
• Makes positive statements about work.
• Effectively influences others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by own preferred solution.
• Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to partners and others.

Desirable

• Experience building capacity particularly in disability-gender-related issues.
• Prior work experience in communities across Nigeria.
• Knowledge of the policies, frameworks, functions, structures and decision-making processes of key national institutions with regard to disability and gender.
• Team player with strong leadership skills.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential Criteria:

• First degree or equivalent in Social Science, development studies, gender & development or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience. Advanced degree will be an added advantage.
• At least 5 years-experience implementing on issues of gender and inclusion, including nutrition, adolescent sexual reproductive health across either development, humanitarian or refugee setting.
• Proven experience in supporting the designing, implementing, and evaluating disability-inclusive and gender-transformative social and behaviour change communication interventions.
• Experience in supporting the implementation of disability-inclusive and gender-transformative approaches in any context.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting with minimal supervision.
• Specific knowledge of international development, disability inclusion and gender equality issues; experience engaging children and other community members on gender equality issues desirable.
• Demonstrable understanding of applying the principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in project cycle management.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment.

Additional Job Responsibilities:

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

• We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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