Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Officer at Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE)

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• S/he will organize and facilitate a GBV stakeholder Civil Society Organization (CSO) forum/roundtable of national-level actors in GBV in Abuja to discuss the learnings from the community level and how the learning affects the national policies.
• S/he will encourage that these experiences are included in national advocacy on GBV prevention guidelines.
• S/he will develop an agenda with at least five action steps to prevent GBV.
• S/he will encourage these experiences to be included in national advocacy efforts on GBV at the CSO forum in Abuja.
• S/he will organize and facilitate a national learning event with national-level actors in Abuja on GBV prevention
• Carry out any other duties or tasks as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications and Experience

• First degree in a relevant field, plus a minimum of 2 years of institutional experience and expertise in Gender-based Violence (GBV)
• First degree in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, Human Rights, or related degree desired
• At least 3 years’ experience in implementing Gender-Based Violence programs, humanitarian or development settings
• Previous experience organizing a GBV-related workshop with picture evidence.
• Evidence of strong report writing skills
• Evidence of strong computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Experience in developing survey Google forms using Gmail.
• Experience developing pre and post-testing for workshop
• Evidence of writing workshop reports

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 1-2 years of working experience as a Gender-Base Violence (GBV) person or any related role.
• Very strong report-writing skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Ability to work long hours when needed.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Technology suave i.e., the ability to use social media handles, the internet, and to send emails.