Deadline: Not specified
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
ACDI/VOCA has opened applications for the position of a gender equality and social inclusion lead (GESI), for an upcoming programme in Nigeria.
ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organisation, that designs and delivers technical and management solutions in agriculture, economic growth, and resilience to promote economic prosperity and social inclusion.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of the GESI strategy which will guide the integration of GESI concepts and approaches into all programme activities, including technical implementation, monitoring, operations, policies, and procedures
- Collaborate with the chief of party, technical teams, monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), and other personnel on GESI strategy implementation and monitoring
- Lead or assist in the design and implementation of GESI analyses, impact assessments, and other learning studies
- Provide technical advice and trainings to programme staff, partners, and stakeholders to build their capacity to integrate gender, and other relevant social considerations into designing interventions, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
- Review and provide input to project work plans, with attention to GESI dimensions of technical activities and operations, and discuss GESI issues and priorities with project senior management and other technical specialists
- Support the M and E Lead to ensure that all data is disaggregated by sex and age in data collection processes, analysis, and reporting
- Work with M and E and technical teams to incorporate GESI into collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) plans and practices, including developing GESI indicators and learning questions, incorporating GESI issues into pause and reflect sessions, and ensuring that the project reports on GESI outcomes and impacts
- Lead or assist in the preparation of reports and documents for submission to United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and ACDI/VOCA home office
- Write, coordinate, and disseminate lessons learned among team and programme stakeholders
- Maintain an up-to-date and thorough understanding of GESI related to project components
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Gender, International Development, Agriculture, Business Administration, or relevant field is required, (master’s degree desirable)
- Eight years, minimum, of progressively responsible experience in international development, preferably in an agricultural or food systems context, including five years of experience in GYSI programming
- Knowledge of and experience with USAID rules and regulations related to GESI
- Knowledge of do no harm, women’s empowerment, and positive youth development frameworks and approaches desirable
- Experience working in Nigeria
- Fluency in English
To apply or for more information, click here.
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