Sign Language Interpreter at Palladium Group

Reference ID: req12992

Project Overview and Role

• Global Prosperity Fund’s ‘Skills for Prosperity is an FCDO programme, which seeks to improve the cost-effectiveness, access, quality, relevance and equity of skills through innovative approaches in 9 Middle-Income Countries around the world including Nigeria.
• In Nigeria, the Skills for Prosperity (S4P) country programme is working to institutionalise a National Apprenticeship and Traineeship System (NATS).

The project would improve:

• Access to quality apprenticeships and traineeships for youth and especially women and persons with disabilities, with a focus on improving access to, equity and the quality of apprenticeships, and supporting training institutions to deliver demand-driven, competency-based training
• Strengthen education-to-employment linkages, and
• Build the capacity of training institutions to improve outcomes for vulnerable women and people with disabilities.
• Apprenticeships, traineeships, and capacity building interventions will focus on identified high growth sectors of the economy (Agriculture/Agribusiness/agro-allied industries; Creative and Entertainment and Information and Communications Technology sectors).
• S4P-N aims to directly benefit youth and women in the targeted states of Kaduna and Lagos.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Towards creating a more inclusive NAT system, S4P-N would be conducting activities that would involve the participation of persons with disabilities including workshops (both off and online), focus group discussions, meetings and training sessions. The Sign Language Interpreters will report to the State Leads, GESI and Safeguarding Specialist and Team Lead depending on the activity. The successful candidate's role would include:
• Attend any pre-activity workshops or briefings (online and offline) where required
• Assist persons with disabilities by providing sign language interpretation and interpreting feedback from persons with disabilities
• Any other requirement as determined and agreed by the candidate and S4P-N

Required Qualifications

• Interested candidates should possess relevant qualifications.
• Excellent facilitation and note-taking skills
• Demonstratable experience of conducting research or facilitating focus group discussions for other organisations
• Ability to work as part of a team with people from diverse cultures
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in Hausa (for Facilitators in Kaduna)

Desirable:

• Previous experience of working with national and international organisations

Other Considerations:

• Successful candidates will be expected to adhere to Palladium’s code of conduct, prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment policies, safeguarding and related policies and practices.
• Open to Nigerian nationals only.
• The vacancy is open to individuals living in Kaduna and Lagos as the Project would is unable to provide additional support for accommodation and travel outside the target states.

Remuneration

• Remuneration will be based on an agreed daily rate.