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Position Summary:

S/He is responsible for providing strategic leadership, oversight, and management of all project activities. This individual ensures the project’s alignment with donor requirements, driving efforts to combat child marriage, enhance girls’ education, and promote gender empowerment in line with the project’s goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic direction and leadership for the project, ensuring all activities contribute effectively to the overarching objectives of empowering adolescent girls and combating gender-based violence and child marriage.
• Oversee the development and implementation of the project’s strategy and work plans.
• Monitor project progress against key performance indicators, making data-informed adjustments to strategy and implementation as necessary.
• Oversee the planning, implementation, and delivery of all program activities, ensuring they align with the project’s goals and timeline.
• Manage the field operations team, ensuring effective coordination and support for activities at the community level.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including community leaders, government officials and partner organizations, to ensure their active involvement and support for the program.
• Lead the preparation of program reports, documenting progress, challenges, and lessons learned for internal and external audiences, including donors and stakeholders.
• Lead risk management efforts, identifying potential challenges to project success and developing mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate capacity building and professional development opportunities for program staff to enhance their skills and effectiveness.
• Participate in strategic planning and review meetings, contributing to the continuous improvement and adaptation of program strategies based on emerging trends, needs, and best practices.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher in International Development, Education, Gender Studies, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in program management, ideally within the fields of child protection, gender empowerment, or education in Nothern Nigeria, with a preference for experience in Northwest Nigeria.
• Demonstrated experience in managing projects, preferably in Northwest Nigeria or similar contexts, with a proven track record of achieving results.
• Strong understanding of the socio-cultural, economic, and political context of Northwest Nigeria and the challenges faced by adolescent girls in the region.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with a proven track record of motivating staff to achieve high performance.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to adapt strategies in response to changing circumstances.
• Fluency in English and Hausa, with proficiency in local languages considered a strong asset.
• Commitment to gender equality, child protection, and the empowerment of adolescent girls.

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Position Summary:

The Education Officer leads the development and implementation of educational interventions aimed at reducing school dropouts among adolescent girls and supporting their transition to secondary education and vocational training.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement educational programs that support the retention of girls in schools and facilitate their progression to higher education levels.
• Collaborate with local education authorities and schools to implement girl-friendly educational practices.
• Support alternative learning pathways for out-of-school adolescent girls, including vocational and skills training programs.
• Engage with community leaders and families to advocate for girls education and address barriers to school attendance.
• Strengthen civil society and other external engagement by working closely with advocacy and child protection colleagues.
• Ensure that the diverse voices of children – girls and boys – are equitably heard and represented in our education work.
• Oversee and provide technical solutions to speed up the implementation and budget performance of Education activities in line with the project plan and budget.
• Provision of regular operations and implementation updates to the Program Manager on project progress and challenges to allow for timely interventions and corrective actions by management.
• Ensure the timely reviews and adjustments for the project operational and implementation plan and budget as may be required from time to time.
• Effectively support in MEAL activities such as mapping exercises, surveys, needs assessments, baseline, midline and endline assessments and evaluation studies, and putting in place a functional activity tracking table.
• Work with the Child Protection & Safeguarding officers to ensure that all education activities have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measure in place.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Education or related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in designing and implementing education programs, with a focus on gender equality and empowering girls.
• Knowledge of the Nigerian education system, particularly in Northwest Nigeria.
• Experience in curriculum development and teacher training preferred.
• Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills. Fluency in English and Hausa, with proficiency in local languages considered a strong asset.
• Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established international child protection standards.
• Previous experience directly providing services to children at risk and victims of abuse, exploitation, and violence.

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