Gender Champion at Development Exchange Centre (DEC)

Purpose of the Role:

• Gender Champions, under direct supervision of the Gender Technical Officer, is responsible for supporting gender mainstreaming practices; and leading activities that support gender equality, enhance protection of community members and raise their awareness on key GBV topics. The Gender Champions will support the Gender Officer to deliver gender mainstreaming training, including referral pathways to DEC and partner staff’s support community health workers to deliver awareness raising sessions on health, gender, protection and GBV topics in the safe spaces and through outreach. Will lead the preparations for special days celebrations and unstructured sessions in the safe spaces with women, men, girls and children.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides advice and supports to the Project Team to ensure that all project activities are implemented with gender sensitive integrated approaches, with the needs of women, girls, boys and men considered.
• Supports the program team in establishing a gender-sensitive accountability and referral mechanism for beneficiaries.
• Ensures close interaction with the M&E team and assists in data collection, compiling lessons learned, establishing indicators to support knowledge sharing
• Builds up a collaborative network of peers, government agencies and local NGOs engaged in issues related to gender, coordinates and collaborates on research, programming and advocacy.
• Supports Gender Officer in preparing training materials and providing training for project staff on gender mainstreaming
• Advocates on behalf of clients and make direct interventions with local authorities (e.g. phone calls, letters or meetings) or other organizations (NGOs) or international organizations.
• Assists in providing group sessions on gender equality, GBV, protection topics and other NGOs providing services in the communities.
• Providing door to door awareness raising on gender, GBV, child marriage and all other protection related topics.
• Assists in supervising the community health workers and conducts meetings with them regularly (based on need).
• Provides weekly work plans and reports to supervisor outlining caseload and movements
• Documents best practices and lessons learned.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including partner organizations, community structures and service providers.
• Identifies and reports success stories.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications and Experience for the position:

• Bachelor’s Degree/HND in law, Social Science, Administration or any related field.
• At least two years’ experience in gender programming including Protection or GBV and women’s economic empowerment.
• Commitment to enhancing human rights and gender equality.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly Excel, word processing, and database packages.
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and in a team environment.

Other requirements for the Job role:

• Good interpersonal skills, good communication, organizational & analytical skills & ability to work well in a team.