Full Time
Posted 3 years ago
Job Title: Gender Advisor
Location: Abuja
Overview
- The Gender Advisor will be responsible for implementing the TMEC/RISE gender strategy as well as work with other staff of the project to ensure that RISE-Nigeria provides comprehensive and age-appropriate clinical post-GBV care that meets expressed needs of survivors including GBV prevention and male engagement activities where necessary across all target locations.
- The Gender Advisor will work closely with other members of Jhpiego gender team to implement Jhpiego-Nigeria’s gender inclusiveness strategy and other gender/GBV related programs.
Responsibilities
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- Provide technical assistance and strategic guidance on the implementation of PEPFAR priorities for gender equality and GBV programming on TMEC-RISE project.
- Work with project teams to overcome gender-related barriers to accessing services across the HIV services cascade.
- Work with project teams to strengthen gender components of training, job aids and reporting or data collection tools at all levels
- Mentor and work with state teams to integrate gender strategies into their work, supporting Jhpiego gender equality interventions.
- Work with monitoring and evaluation teams to analyze and report on indicators measuring the outcomes and impact of interventions around gender and gender- based violence.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences or Development Studies or demonstrated equivalent through experience.
- Minimum seven years program experience in public health and/or international development, preferably promoting gender equality.
- Minimum three years of senior-level experience providing technical advice on gender equality in programming.
- Strong technical capacity and practical experience in designing and implementing gender sensitive development programs.
- Strong analytical skills, especially for conducting gender analyses.
- Strong knowledge of gender and global development issues, preferably with understanding of USAID and PEPFAR’s approach to gender quality and gender- based violence.
- Proven experience in developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating advocacy/gender projects and programs.
- Strong understanding of inclusion and mainstreaming issues and approaches
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: [email protected]g using “Gender Advisor” as the subject of the email.
Note
- CV and Cover Letter as ONE SINGLE WORD document
- The title/subject of your email and application should be the position you are applying for.
- Candidates that do not comply with the application instruction will be disqualified.
- Female applicants are especially encouraged to apply
- We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
- Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview
- Any successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
- There will be travel requirements and opportunities both within Nigeria.
- JHU is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- For further information about Jhpiego, please visit our website at www.jhpiego.org
Deadline: February 9, 2021
Job Features
Job Category | Management Advisor |