Gender Expert at Banyan Global

Banyan Global seeks gender experts in Nigeria to provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to USAID/Nigeria and Implementing Partners (IPs). This consultancy is for a Work Order under the Gender Integration Technical Assistance (GITA) II Task Order.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will be subject to ongoing coordination between USAID/Nigeria and Banyan Global. Examples of potential responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide technical assistance to USAID IPs in conducting activity-level gender analyses and creating strategies that respond to analyses findings.
• Facilitate sessions with USAID IPs to understand challenges and needs for integrating gender considerations within their activities and design learning resources to address those needs.  
• Develop resources for improving the identification of and response to gender-based violence within USAID activities.
• Design methods and templates for tracking and reporting on gender integration activities and budgets.
• Identify private sector partner opportunities to advance gender equality, GBV, and inclusion objectives.
• Adapt tools and templates, from USAID and other donors, to develop resources that are easy to understand and apply. 

Qualifications

Banyan Global is seeking consultants with extensive cross-sectoral gender expertise in Nigeria with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 13 years of experience, or Master’s degree with 10 years of experience in research, policy formulation, program design, or program development experience working on gender issues in Nigeria. 
• Familiarity with USAID/Nigeria programming and USAID Program Life Cycle strongly preferred.
• Strong writing, analytical, and organizational skills. 
• Experience developing easy to understand informational materials, such as how-to-guides, templates, briefs, and training modules.
• Skills in facilitation and delivering training sessions. 
• Experience in gender-mainstreaming within organizations and/or gender integration within program design. Experience conducting organizational change management initiatives preferred.
• Exceptional interpersonal and intercultural skills that support productively interfacing with USAID staff and local partners. 
• Fluency in English, with excellent written and oral communication skills.

Applicants should submit their application with cover letter and resume on our website (http://www.banyanglobal.com/careers-php/). Please no phone calls. Banyan Global is an equal opportunity employer.

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