Project Coordinator, Gender Equality & Women's Rights at Oxfam Nigeria

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Adamawa

Posted 2 years ago

Oxfam ls inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Coordinator, Gender Equality & Women’s Rights

Location: Yola, Adamawa
Internal Job Grade; C 2
Contract type: 18 Months Fixed Term
Accountable to: Country Director
Reporting to: Program Manager, Gender Justice
Staff reporting to this post: Gender Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Supply and Logistics Assistant, and Finance Officer.

About Oxfam: Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations (affiliates) committed to creating a just world without poverty. In Nigeria Oxfam works in the areas of Economic Justice/Sustainable Livelihoods, Humanitarian Programming to save lives, Advancing Gender Justice and Good Governance, adopting a right based approach.

Job Requirements

A minimum of a Master’s Degree (or over 5 years of relevant experience) in Gender and Development Studies, Social work, Demography, Political Science, International Relations, Sociology, Statistics, Humanitarian Studies, or other relevant qualification.
Minimum of 3 years of “hands-on” working experience in designing and implementing gender and inclusion programming, conducting gender analysis, experience in gender mainstreaming, report writing, and program work, including field experience and/or with institutional donors.
Experience in training and facilitation of gender transformative approaches, gender and development frameworks, feminist methodologies, and a good understanding of gender and conflict sensitive approaches, and gender and intersectionality.
Knowledge of research (gender research, social scientific research, feminist methodologies) writing skills, and transformative approaches like the Rapid Care Analysis, Gender Action Learning Systems, Women and Economic Empowerment Approaches, Transformative Leadership for Women’s Rights, and other related approaches are highly desirable.
Proven success in designing, implementing, and reporting on gender and inclusion programs from project inception to closeout stages.
Good knowledge of safeguarding and adherence to Oxfam’s safeguarding policy and related policies.
Strong analytical skills and experience using a computerized information management system (Microsoft Word, Excel, Statistical analysis software, field data collection tools ODK, Mwater App, Kobo Toolbox, GIS mapping, etc.)
Commitment to Oxfam’s overall aims and policies and experience of promoting women’s rights and the interests of marginalized people in all aspects of Oxfam’s work.
Proven experience working with partner organizations and helping them develop their independent expertise and ability to deliver results, through effective capacity-building and learning and development activities.
Fluency in English and Hausa is required (Knowledge of Fulfude will be an added advantage).
Applicant must be national/local – must devote a minimum of 90 percent of the time to project activities, willingness to travel, and be familiar with the project implementation location to achieve expected outcomes.