Access/Fragility Officer at Creative Associates International

Project Summary

• The Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) project is a five year USAID funded project that will work to improve the quality of and access to education in Northern Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.

Position Summary

• The Access and Fragility Officer provides the overall technical expertise on the expansion of access-related activities, including risk reduction and safety, gender based violence, equitable education services, education and conflict analysis, non-formal education, well-being, psychosocial support and ensuring activities are conflict-sensitive and do no harm.

Reporting & Supervision:

• This position is housed in Bauchi, Nigeria, reporting to the State Team Leader.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyze and address barriers to educational access and participation;
• Assess issues of supply and demand for education options/services;
• Conduct analysis and assessment of education needs in emergencies;
• Integrate a conflict-sensitive approach to education,
• Lead preparation of activity designs; adapting rapidly changing activity designs;
• Implement successful strategies to combat school-related gender based violence;
• Implement risk reduction and psychosocial well-being activities, and other related areas.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Requires a Master’s Degree in education.
• At least eight years of experience in the education sector, with at least five years of a leadership role in a conflict or crisis-affected country context.
• The candidate must demonstrate at least five years of relevant technical experience working with activities that are of a similar scope to this activity.
• The candidate is also responsible for some monitoring and evaluation, with at least five years’ technical experience in developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans and results-based management.
• The candidate must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.