Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) Coordinator at Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited

Role Overview

• The GESI Coordinator will lead and support the integration of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) across all aspects of the RISE project. The Coordinator will ensure that interventions are inclusive, and sensitive to the unique challenges and opportunities of women, youth, and marginalized groups while transforming systemic barriers in the agri-food system. The role will involve working closely with project teams, implementing partners, and stakeholders to design and deliver strategies that empower women and youth and advance GAC’s Feminist International Assistance Policy.

Key Responsibilities

Gender Strategy and Mainstreaming

• Lead the review and implementation of the project gender strategy aligned with the RISE program’s objectives and donor priorities.
• Provide technical support to ensure that gender equality and women’s economic empowerment are mainstreamed in all project activities, including value chain development, enterprise support, and capacity building.
• Work with the Project staff, develop activities as part of the annual work planning process under the project's program areas that address gender and youth issues while ensuring that all work plan activities are youth-inclusive and gender-sensitive or transformative
• Integrate GESI considerations into policies, guidelines, and tools used by staff and partners.

Capacity Strengthening and Inclusion

• Conduct gender analysis and stakeholder assessments to inform project design and implementation.
• Organize and facilitate training and awareness-raising sessions on gender equality, safeguarding, and inclusion for project staff, partners, and beneficiaries.
• Strengthen the capacity of cooperatives, women's groups, and youth associations to promote inclusive leadership and participation in agribusiness and decision-making processes.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

• Collaborate with the MEL team to define gender-sensitive indicators and ensure systematic collection and analysis of sex- and age-disaggregated data.
• Work closely with the GESI lead to carryout gender analysis to inform project adjustment and implementation.
• Track, evaluate, and report on the gender outcomes of project activities and ensure findings inform program adaptation.
• Document best practices, success stories, and lessons learned in gender integration.

Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage and build partnerships with women’s rights organizations, gender focal institutions, government agencies, and private sector actors.
• Promote meaningful participation of women and youth in project planning, delivery, and feedback mechanisms.
• Represent the project in relevant gender networks, forums, and advocacy initiatives.

Knowledge Management and Thought Leadership

• Contribute to technical reports, and donor deliverables that highlight gender results and innovations.
• Promote the adoption of gender-transformative practices across the RISE consortium and ecosystem.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends, tools, and frameworks in gender and inclusion within the agri-food and development sectors.
• Support the development of key knowledge products (e.g., case studies, lessons-learned documents, etc.) that facilitate program development, program implementation, internal knowledge sharing, and support the behavioral change required to achieve the program’s key performance indicators (KPIs).

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, Development Studies, Agriculture, or related field. Master’s degree is an advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in gender-focused roles in development programs, preferably within agriculture, food systems, or enterprise development.
• Strong knowledge of gender-transformative programming, gender analysis methodologies, and inclusion frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering training, stakeholder engagement, and GESI-responsive programming.
• Familiarity with GAC’s Feminist International Assistance Policy and gender equality requirements is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of Hausa or other local languages is an asset.
• Willingness to travel to project sites across Bauchi, Kaduna, and Kano.