Job Title: Gender and Youth Manger
Reporting Unit/Supervisor: Country Director
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
TechnoServe Background
Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty. The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing...when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.
Job Summary
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 Functions & Responsibilities
Key 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. 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. Required Languages: English
Travel: In-country travel up to 30%
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Experience in adult learning techniques, excellent in-person and virtual facilitation skills. Must be able to work across teams to influence behavior and build capacity. Ability to work both persuasively and diplomatically in a team-based environment with a high degree of complexity and ambiguity. Ability to communicate complex gender and youth issues with clarity and precision. A deep, demonstrable commitment to gender and youth equality and economic empowerment. High standards of personal integrity; a commitment to achieving sustainable impact, learning, and teamwork; and excellent sense of humor required. Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Females that meet the requirements are strongly advised to apply!
Closing Statements:
We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.
With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability, and all other protected classes.
We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.
