Programming and Training Coordinator at Population Council

The successful candidate will work closely with the technical staff and partners of a project to promote asset building and safe spaces for vulnerable adolescent girls in six states in Northern Nigeria by ensuring the delivery of capacity building and other inputs to improve and expand safe space programming in the focus states. Sfhe will use Population Council and other resources to bring effective approaches, curriculum, girls' clubs and safe space management practices to the community safe spaces partners, government and institutional partners. The Coordinator will develop and implement an ambitious workplan of training of safe space practitioners to plan and adapt safe space approaches and resources to meet the needs of girls to build core assets - social networks, mentoring relations, mediation and negotiation skills, increased health and other social asset knowledge and access to services, and financial literacy skills. S/he must be able to leverage project partner, government and community resources to deliver on programme and training activities. The Coordinator must also be able to
design and coordinate training of government, project, CSOINGO partners and support other collaborating projects working with adolescent girls in the project focus states. The Coordinator will undertake a number of key programme management activities key to effective project implementation, including support to partners on mapping community resources and building capacity of service providers to expand access, sensitivity and quality of services to adolescent girls referred through the project supported safe space clubs.
 
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate must have:
Master's degree in the social sciences, public health or other related fields with a minimum of five years of experience in managing, developing, and implementing social services or health programmes
Demonstrated theoretical and practical knowledge of social development, gender, and adolescent programming, women's empowerment and rights, and/or reproductive and sexual health as demonstrated in achievements and positions in previous posts.
At least three years of experience working with safe space, girls clubs, peer education programmes, including design of girl-centered activities and counseling.
Certificate training and significant experience as a master or lead trainer designing and facilitating workshops, preferably for social services, health, women/girls related programmes.
Experience working with international donor funded projects a strong plus, including budgeting of workshops, events, training, travel, as well as narrative and financial reporting.
Demonstrated understanding and willingness to work at community level in challenging environments to build awareness and support for girls centered services.'
Solid leadership, management, and staff development skills in order to effectively coordinate a range of activities and diverse groups of partners, beneficiaries and project team members.
Must speak fluent Hausa and have experience living and working in northern Nigeria.
Excellent English language, writing, public speaking, and presentation skills.
Ability to handle a heavy workload with competing priorities and work independently with minimal supervision as part of a team