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Job Description
Provide strategic leadership in developing and implementing a comprehensive gender integration strategy across all levels and areas of the organization;
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership in developing and implementing a comprehensive gender integration strategy across all levels and areas of the organization;
- Conduct audits to assess existing opportunities and challenges within SCIDaR’s structure, functions, processes, and programming to identify gender inclusion gaps and areas for improvement;
- Contribute to formative research and audits to identify key achievements and constraints related to gender within SCIDaR’s areas of impact, ensuring evidence-based practices address identified constraints;
- Support project design and management processes to incorporate gender integration objectives and goals into programming and new business development;
- Design and deliver capacity-building training and interventions for SCIDaR staff and stakeholders on gender equity in programs and practices;
- Collaborate with M&E teams to develop metrics, tools, and mechanisms for effectively measuring, tracking, and documenting gender integration results across all projects;
- Ensure M&E systems are utilized as intended to deliver expected outcomes on an ongoing basis;
- Provide technical input, support, supervision, coaching, and quality assurance for all gender initiatives within SCIDaR;
- Contribute to the development of communications and knowledge materials to promote gender equity and inclusion;
- Facilitate the institutionalization of gender mainstreaming through ongoing review and revision of organizational processes and policies to foster a sustainable gender-equitable organizational culture;
- Collaborate with senior management to introduce and institutionalize a gender-integrated culture across SCIDaR;
- Document and share best practices, emerging trends, and lessons learned for policy dialogue, advocacy, and future programming;
- Lead the preparation of gender mainstreaming technical reports for donors and stakeholders;
- Guide project budgeting related to gender issues;
- Serve as an advisor on all matters related to diversity and gender inclusion
Qualification
- Compelling evidence of interest in and commitment to the mission of SCIDaR;
- Commitment to helping build the organization for a minimum of two years in the role;
- Demonstrated strong strategic thinking, problem-solving and thought leadership abilities;
- Computer usage skills with proficiency in Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
- Reliable people manager, able to manage and promote inclusive and diverse teams within the organization;
- Secure relationship manager, highly impactful influencing and persuasion skills;
- Fast learner, open to learning from peers, subordinates, and supervisors collaboratively and at a rapid pace;
- Good understanding of gender dynamics and women’s empowerment in the Nigerian and African context;
- Demonstrated research and policy development ability;
- Strong communication, writing, analytical, and organizational skills;
- Skills in facilitation and training delivery.
Location: Abuja, Nigeria.
For More Information: GENDER INTEGRATION SPECIALIST
