Gender Project Manager Nigeria Northeast
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Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 0-5 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 02/07/2025
- Location: Nigeria
About Us
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.
What you will do:
- Support the project in implementing all gender activities as per proposal documents and ensuring quality
- Support partner with development and conducting of gender specific assessments as demanded by the project
- Support the partner in developing and/or strengthening existing tools, SoPs, training materials, and key guidance documents
- Lead gender assessments, do no harm, and strengthen effective and more gender-sensitive referral systems in close collaboration with other protection actors at area level
- Provide capacity strengthening of the partner through training and coaching on gender transformation
- Support partner’s outreach activities and ensure that women and youths men in all their diversity participate in the decisions that affect them
- Support partner on grants management tasks as required (proposal amendments, reporting, meeting with donors, etc.)
- Work with Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) to support development of assessment and project monitoring tools and reporting gender specific achievements
- Lead the implementation of NRC’s Safe and Inclusive Programming action plan within the Country Office and Area Offices.
- Coordinate with program teams and partners to ensure all activities prioritize safety and inclusivity of vulnerable groups, including women, children, persons with disabilities, and marginalized populations.
- Support the integration of protection mainstreaming into program design, monitoring, and evaluation processes.
What you will bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, gender studies, humanitarian, or relevant discipline.
- Minimum of three years of experience in gender equity, women’s empowerment, gender program management, policy development and transformative approaches.
- Extensive experience in training, coaching and knowledge transfer on gender issues
- Ability to present data and convey information clearly and concisely and identifying trends
- Fluency in both English and any of the main local languages spoken in Northeast
- Computer skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel)
- Proven experience in designing and implementing gender-responsive and gender-transformative programming, preferably within livelihoods interventions and policy advocacy
- Strong understanding of gender theory, principles and analysis frameworks
- Demonstrated experience conducting gender assessments, analysis evaluation and integrating findings into program design.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively, with strong project management and organizational skills.
- Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including government entities, religious leaders, and private sector actors
- In-depth understanding of gender equality principles and issues within the Nigerian context particularly in conflict-affected areas of Northern Nigeria
- Proven ability to deliver effective capacity building and training sessions for local organisations and staff
- High level of cultural sensitivity and awareness when engaging with diverse communities and stakeholders.
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