Gender Expert-Nigeria at Banyan Global

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will be subject to ongoing coordination between USAID/Nigeria and Banyan Global. Examples of potential responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide technical assistance to USAID IPs in conducting activity-level gender analyses and creating strategies that respond to analyses findings.

• Facilitate sessions with USAID IPs to understand challenges and needs for integrating gender considerations within their activities and design learning resources to address those needs.  

• Develop resources for improving the identification of and response to gender-based violence within USAID activities.

• Design methods and templates for tracking and reporting on gender integration activities and budgets.

• Identify private sector partner opportunities to advance gender equality, GBV, and inclusion objectives.

• Adapt tools and templates, from USAID and other donors, to develop resources that are easy to understand and apply. 

Qualifications

Banyan Global is seeking consultants with extensive cross-sectoral gender expertise in Nigeria with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 13 years of experience, or Master’s degree with 10 years of experience in research, policy formulation, program design, or program development experience working on gender issues in Nigeria. 

• Familiarity with USAID/Nigeria programming and USAID Program Life Cycle strongly preferred.

• Strong writing, analytical, and organizational skills. 

• Experience developing easy to understand informational materials, such as how-to-guides, templates, briefs, and training modules.

• Skills in facilitation and delivering training sessions. 

• Experience in gender-mainstreaming within organizations and/or gender integration within program design. Experience conducting organizational change management initiatives preferred.

• Exceptional interpersonal and intercultural skills that support productively interfacing with USAID staff and local partners. 

• Fluency in English, with excellent written and oral communication skills.