JOB TITLE: Gender and Disability Inclusion Officer
TEAM/PROGRAMME: GPE, Nigeria LOCATION: Cross River, with periodic visits to other project locations
GRADE: 4 POST TYPE: National
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 4 - 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.
OVERVIEW.
Save the Children International (SCI) is a leading independent international organization creating lasting change for children in need around the world. SCI works in over 120 countries globally, including Nigeria, helping children to survive, learn, and be protected. We are working with the government to improve children’s education, health, nutrition, protection, and economic opportunities, and in times of acute crisis, mobilizing rapid life-saving assistance to help the children to recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters.
Save the Children International Nigeria has been selected as Grant Agent for the GPE Accelerated funding to implement Refugee Education interventions over an 18-month period across states of Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Cross-River and Taraba. As Grant Agent, we are strengthening collaboration with the government at Federal and States/LGA level and SC’s localization strategy in the development of a joint refugee/host community education programme to be implemented across the five refugees hosting states.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Gender and Disability Inclusion Officer will support the GPE refugee education team and provide technical support to guide and inform gender disability-inclusive programming through an “integrated approach” in Cross-River, Benue and Adamawa states, while supporting implementing partners in Akwa-Ibom and Taraba states.
The Gender and Disability Inclusion Officer will support in mainstreaming gender and disability as cross-cutting themes for all the programmatic activities. S/he will ensure gender and disability is integrated into the results-based management frameworks, strengthen and support disability inclusion, apply gender equality strategies and facilitate gender equality capacity strengthening for field teams and partner organizations of SCI via training and tool development. S/he will not only ensure GPE education programmes are disability-inclusive and gender sensitive but aims to provide support to make such programmes become gender sensitive.
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, men and women; and also, that all materials and trainings are inclusive.
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 GPE staff and partner organizations members on gender and disability inclusion, including developing initiatives to make existing learning environment gender-responsive and inclusive for girls, boys and other marginalized children in the project states.
Guided by gender analysis, the Officer will support in advocacy to identify and support stakeholders in developing mechanisms to address policy and system barriers to girls’ education.
Coordinate project activities between thematic areas and other implementing partners.
Conduct regular gender analysis, support community mapping and safety audits to identify and address access and financial barriers to girls’ education in the states.
With support from the programme team, formulate key gender messages and targets from lessons learned, assessments, research and evidence gained through project implementation.
Contribute to the development and implementation of GPE 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., GBV, SHR 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 and disability-specific project indicators.
Support MEAL team in disability data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Ensure consultation of 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 GPE 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.
Safeguarding
Ensure that the gender component of project complies Save the Children’s safeguarding policies
Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all gender and inclusion activities have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measure in place
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 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.