Gender Inclusion & Demand Generation Officer at ThinkWell

Description

• ThinkWell is recruiting an experienced Gender Inclusion and Demand Generation Officer for Kano State for the anticipated four-year project on Optimizing health Financing for Primary Health Care Interventions in Nigeria. The project is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Nigeria Country Office to provide technical and advisory support to Kano State in Northern Nigeria.
• The project will work in partnership with the Kano State Ministry of Health, and other actors to build the capacity of institutions and individuals within the states to improve the planning, financing and performance of the primary health care system.
• The Gender Inclusion & Demand Generation Officer advises State team lead on gender policies and trends and relevant linkages to BMGF programmes. The officer will provide analysis for formulation of strategies and briefings to team.
• The Gender Inclusion & Demand Generation Officer reports to the Kano State Project Manager. This is a full-time position based in Kano, Nigeria. Nigerian nationals are encouraged to apply.  

Provides advice and support to the Kano State on achievement of the following results:

• Advise and support to the Kano Project Office on gender issues
• Advise policy and facilitation of knowledge building on gender issues
• Creation of strategic partnerships and support to resource mobilization
• Advise on potential areas for support and adjustment of the on-going project to ensure that BMGF project is in line with State level policies and priorities
• Production and launch of gender reports.

Provides policy advice and facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Facilitates knowledge building and mainstreaming of gender in related perspectives within the BMGF project
• Provision of strategic policy options and high quality advisory inputs to the State team to ensure these are responsive to State policies, priorities and strategic plans
• Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice through identification of best practices and lessons learned
• Assessment of the State’s gender policies and their impact on poverty reduction, growth, equity, etc.
• Provide leadership in advocacy, learning and policy support to the State office on RMNCH and FP interventions and ensure there is a coherent process linking the project and State level advocacy efforts

Advocacy and Communications

• Support the Project in identifying policy and practice change, which would improve RMNCH & FP outcomes in the State
• Support budget advocacy and budget tracking to improve revenue generation and public investment health interventions at State level in collaboration with other State Stakeholders and CSOs
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of key budgetary cycle moments, law and policy reform initiatives at the State
• Work in close partnership with the M&E to ensure that all advocacy messages and documents are evidence-based and of high quality
• Develop and implement relevant context specific strategies for effective health budget implementation
• In collaboration with field office staff and technical specialists oversee the development of advocacy materials – including policy briefs, position papers, press releases, Questions and answers and opinion pieces for State advocacy
• Develop good knowledge of Kano State government structure, political processes and key decision-making structures and how to influence them on issues related to RMNCH & FP, domestic resource mobilization
• Conduct power mapping to identify and engage key influencers in Kano State for increased resource mobilization and allocation to health interventions

Partnerships and Knowledge Sharing 

• Identify local networks and coalitions and develop sustained partnerships/ alliances that are critical in the dissemination and/or application of research findings and/or learning to influence the policy and practice landscape
• Support the State office to build partnerships with communities and programme beneficiaries in establishing accountability mechanisms, capacity building and knowledge management
• Support the capacity building of programme and field staff and key partners on advocacy through training, sharing best practices and supporting learning and knowledge management