About the organization
Save the Children invests in childhood – every day, in times of crisis and for our future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. By transforming children’s lives now, we change the course of their future and ours. Please give monthly and support our mission. Save the Children is working to strengthen health systems and support maternal and child health in four northern states. Much work needs to be done for Nigeria to deliver its promises on Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 (which aim to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health) before 2015. Facts About Nigeria More than 173 Million people live there The average girl stays in school only until she’s 9 123 out of 1000 children die before their 5th birthday A parent earns an average of just $4 a day Our Work Save the Children has been working in Nigeria since 2001. We’re helping to improve health systems in northern Nigeria to delivery maternal, newborn, and child health services, including the revival of routine immunization.
About the Job
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Gender and Disability Inclusion Officer will support the IHA- MAPPLE team and implementing partners to provide technical support to guide and inform gender disability-inclusive programming through an “integrated approach” in project implementation.
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 and pregnant and lactating women and children/women with disabilities.
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 staff and partner organizations members on gender and disability inclusion, including ensuring gender-responsive and inclusive trainings for service providers in the project states.
- Guided by gender analysis, support partners and community groups to promote shared caregiving responsibilities and challenge traditional gender norms
- Coordinate GEDI project activities between thematic areas and other implementing partners.
- Conduct regular gender audits, support community mapping and address identified gaps in specific needs of girls, boys and pregnant and lactating women and children/women with disabilities.
- With support from the programme team, formulate key gender messages and targets from lessons learned and assessments gained through project implementation.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of IHA 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., SGBV, nutrition 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 project indicators.
- Support MEAL team in disability data collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Ensure consultation with pregnant and lactating girls, 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 IHA 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.
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 nutrition, 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
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References
Save The Children, Careers at the Save The Children, Gender and Disability Inclusion Officer at Save The Children, accessed April 8, 2025