Gender & Social Behavior Change (SBC) Specialist at ACE Human Resources Consulting

Overall Responsibility: The Gender & SBC Specialist will give key input to the design, creation and implementation of Client’s programing. One of the key tasks of the Gender & SBC Specialist will be joining with other staff to conduct the planning process that will design the project interventions. S/he will work with the team to design, prepare and implement the new interventions. The Gender & SBC Specialist will work toward her/his strategic goals and milestones, and advise the Impact Manger in making impactful organizational decisions.

Furthermore, s/he will foster organizational development, promote Client’s values and servant leadership culture, promote accountability and high performance, and encourage team creativity and innovation. S/he will ensure all intervention areas are helping the rural community realize meaningful choices in order to lift themselves out of extreme poverty in a sustainable way.

Duties and Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Impact Manager, the Gender & SBC Specialist will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Effectively contribute to designing intervention programming and ensure activities are effectively and efficiently focused on Client’s vision and strategic objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and support as needed, and evaluate new opportunities for gender sensitive programing, social behavior change and community social cohesion in the Client’s operating area.
• Ensure programs are designed, planned and implemented in a sustainable, accountable, and transparent way.
• Establish and maintain successful relationships with Government Offices, community leaders, and other key stakeholders.
• Prepare high quality progress reports and ensure they are submitted on time.
• Ensure interventions are effectively integrated and collaborate with the rest of the Client’s team and specialists.
• Work with the Monitoring & Evaluation team to ensure that interventions are effectively monitored and evaluated in order to assess progress, increase impact, and guide scaling decisions.
• Perform any other duties as required by and instructed by the Impact Manager.

Minimum Qualifications:

Essential

• Minimum of Master’s degree in Development studies, Communications, Public Health, Business Administration, Management, Agriculture, or any other development or management-related fields (Bachelor degrees will be considered with significant field and practical experience (6-8 years)).
• At least 4-6 years professional experience in the gender and SBC in the development sector.
• Understanding of strategic communication planning for behavior development, social mobilization, community social cohesion, participatory communication and research.
• Gender mainstreaming experience and commitment to being gender sensitive or transformative in approaches and programing.
• Understanding of gender mainstreaming and gender equity; ability to promote inclusiveness and respect diverse perspectives.
• Experience in Social Behavior Change strategy, implementation and techniques. Communications experience across multiple channels of communication and tailored for multiple audiences.
• Experience in created an enabling environment for community social cohesion and resilience.
• Solid project management experience, including references.
• Good understanding of community development, poverty cycle, community social cohesion, rural livelihoods and NGO program cycle management.
• Substantial understanding of effective financial management and budgetary control systems.
• Proven capacity to coach, supervise and train staff.
• Ability to integrate into the local environment including awareness of political, religious and economic aspects
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Fluency in English and Hausa is required.
• Ability and willingness to stay and work at the Local Government Area (LGA) in the field.
• Able to demonstrate servant leadership, a passion for development work, and the ability to inspire others to achieve organizational goals.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills required.
• Structured, organized with the ability to multi-task and support other people under stressful conditions.
• Highly analytical skills and ability to assimilate and process information on a wide range of development issues.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow procedures, and work both independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Passion or interest for development work, focused on leadership and grassroots impact.
• High level of integrity and honesty.

Desirable

• Nutrition or Maternal and Child Health experience.
• Behavior change methods and measurement.
• Experience and knowledge with project-level Monitoring and Evaluation. Strong skills in monitoring, evaluation, research and conducting participatory, community-led assessments.
• Experience with trauma-sensitive training or programming.
• Experience across multiple sectors including nutrition, agriculture and gender.
• Experience working with Farmer Organizations/cooperatives/associations (farmer-owned business).
• Agricultural or livestock experience (practical) Agricultural experience (practical).
• Knowledge and experience of cultural, gender, and economic dynamics of northeast Nigeria is an asset.
• Fluency in local dialects of Kamwe and/or Margi is desired.

Salary, benefits and conditions:

Salary is competitive depending on qualifications and experience.

• Positive atmosphere of dynamism and motivated team setting.
• Atmosphere of a forefront professional and flexible NGO with a unique new development approach.
• Annual, Maternity and Paternity leave benefits.
• Transport costs and communication allowance.
• Training and capacity building program and intensive mentorship by expat team.
• Life Insurance covering accident, disability and related benefits.
• Health Insurance covering employee and family.
• Pension benefits.
• Atmosphere of diversity committed to providing equal employment opportunity, forbidding discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age and disability, with respect to policies and visions.
• Other Labour best practices apply.

Job Location: Michika, Adamawa State, Nigeria