Gender and Youth Manager

4 weeks ago


Abuja, FCT, Nigeria Technoserve Full time

ABOUT THE COMPANY

TechnoServe works with enterprising men and women in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries

JOB SUMMARY

Basic Qualifications A Bachelor's Degree with at least 7 years experience or a Master's Degree with at least 5 years experience in Development Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Gender or related relevant discipline. Demonstrable experience implementing practical approaches to advance gender and youth equality programs; experience working with donor-funded programs in Nigeria highly preferred. Experience and an established relevant network in Nigeria will be considered a plus. Demonstrated success in leading tasks, activities, or initiatives requiring a combination of strong analytical, writing, social and management skills. Experience implementing approaches to mitigate and reduce gender-based violence in economic growth programs will be considered a plus.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Gender and Youth Manager will work closely with the entire program team in Nigeria and in coordination with the Global Gender and Youth Practice team to support the delivery of gender and youth integration and empowerment activities of multiple projects in the country office portfolio, including the NPSAP program and the SAY WEE project, and other programs. This will include technical support to program staff and partners, staff capacity development, direct management of gender and youth integration activities, support to monitoring, reporting, and knowledge management activities, participation in the Gender Champions Network, and overall support to advance TechnoServe's Gender Equality Policy.Primary FunctionsKey responsibilities will include: Work with the Project staff, develop activities as part of the annual work planning process under each of the project's program areas that address gender and youth issues while ensuring that all work plan activities are youth-inclusive and gender-sensitive or transformative. Develop the overall gender strategy for Nigeria. Provide technical oversight and technical assistance to a portfolio of activities across the NPSAP, SAY WEE and other programs. Support the development of Gender and Youth Analysis for NPSAP, SAY WEE and other projects that will inform program design and implementation. Ensure that all projects in TechnoServe Nigeria country portfolio have gender and youth action plans. Identify, develop, and support deployment of gender- and youth-responsive activities to meet the needs of clients. Build local capacity for gender and youth integration, and facilitate gender and youth-related training for TechnoServe Nigeria staff and partners. Be the focal lead in developing and adopting gender and youth analysis tools including action plans which assist with the design and implementation of activities and continuously improve technical excellence. Conduct assessments and facilitate meetings, as needed, with key stakeholders and clients to identify measures to improve inclusiveness, especially for women and youth within program interventions. Provide strategic guidance and counsel to program leadership and staff on gender and youth integration approaches, priorities and compatibility with program aims and resource constraints. Facilitate monitoring of gender and youth integration in activities and inclusion in program reports while contributing to reporting on gender and youth-related topics. Support the development of key knowledge products (e.g., case studies, lessons-learned documents, etc.) that facilitate program development, program implementation, internal knowledge sharing, and support the behavioral change required to achieve the program's key performance indicators (KPIs). Be a major part of staff and consultants' recruitment and hiring processes on Gender related elements within various programs. Work with the Gender and Youth Practice team to ensure that all projects in TechnoServe Nigeria have gender and youth indicators and are meeting their gender and youth targets. Participate in regular meetings with program leadership and staff as well as the Global Gender and Youth Practice team. Participate in the Gender Champions Network. Participate in Nigeria Gender working group.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Programme management, Reporting, Teamwork, Ability to coordinate, Collaboration, Communication

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree



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