Women Lead in Emergency Coordinator at CARE

Job Summary

• The Women Lead in Emergencies (WLiE) Coordinator will coordinate all aspects of the WLiE project in collaboration with CARE Nigeria and partners.
• They will manage partnerships with women’s rights/led organisations and support their adaptation and use of the WLiE model and toolkit. This includes supporting them to use participatory tools and approaches to support women affected by crisis to participate in humanitarian decision-making and emergency response and early recovery.
• The WLiE Coordinator will also work with CARE staff and partners to build their capacity to support gender transformative programming in humanitarian crises.
• The WLiE Coordinator will work with the MEAL colleagues to monitor and report on program activities and outcomes, and work with the CARE Global Women Lead team to document learning about the Women Lead approach and how it can be improved.
• They will also participate in the CARE WLiE Network and coordinate with other CARE Nigeria gender equality and women’s empowerment programs to build knowledge and learning on what works to increase women’s voice and leadership in humanitarian and nexus programming and contexts.

RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS:

Implementation of WLiE Approach                                 

• Coordinate and conduct/support partners to conduct Rapid Gender Analysis on Power and Participation, with technical support from the Global Women Lead technical team.
• Support project staff/partners to facilitate reflection and co-creation spaces with women in crisis-affected communities to analyze the barriers and opportunities for women’s meaningful participation in decision-making, response and early recovery, and to develop WLiE action plans to support women’s leadership, with technical support from Global Women Lead technical team.
• Provide technical assistance to CARE project staff and partners to support implementation of WLiE Action Plans to support their voice, leadership and decision-making of women affected by crisis, and manage small grant activities as relevant.
• Monitor and maintain quality of implementation of the WLiE project and consistency and coordination with other staff and partners implementing complementing programs and ensure regular and accurate reporting in accordance with the project requirements.
• Budget oversight/management/reporting responsibilities

Partnership Management and staff/partner capacity building   

• Manage relationship with women rights/led organisations, including due diligence and grant management.
• Guide and support CARE and partners’ staff to conduct capacity assessment for partners to identify their strengths and weaknesses in design and delivery of emergency response, and the use of the WLiE programming model for humanitarian response. Work with women led/rights organisations to strengthen their organisational capacity and independence.
• Adapt and develop the Women Lead tools and materials, with support from WLiE global technical team, and provide training and other support in their use to staff, partners and women affected by crisis.
• Facilitate reflection and learning sessions with CARE Nigeria staff on gender, power and participation, and on gender responsive/transformative humanitarian programming, in collaboration with REDI/GED/Social Analysis and Action focal points/specialist, and identify development needs.

Collaboration & Learning    

• In collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator, use the CARE Gender Marker Self-Assessment Tool to improve the quality of gender integration at all stages of the project cycle and facilitate regular reflection on the gender transformative impact of the project. This includes considering protection risks and unintended consequences of programme activities and mitigating harm, such as an increase in violence, harassment and backlash for women and partners through program activities.
• In collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator and WLiE Global MEAL lead, develop WLiE M&E system, including adapting WLiE global theory of change and MEAL framework to project M&E systems, and design and implementation of baselines, midterm reviews and specific learning events, end lines and/or final evaluations.
• In collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator and WLiE global MEAL lead, develop a plan for on-going action learning to assess what does and does not work to support the voice and leadership of women affected by crisis, implementation of WLiE with women’s rights partners, feedback loops to modify the project implementation, and to document the process and promising practices.
• In close consultation with MEAL Advisor and in collaboration with field staff, facilitate knowledge capture and exchange of learning on WLiE by CARE, partners and women affected by crisis.
• Participate in the piloting of the Global Women Lead Initiative, including working with the Global Women Lead coordinators to document process and promising practices and disseminate learning.
• Build relationships with, and networks between, women-led groups and organizations advocating for women’s rights, gender equality and women’s voice, and inclusive governance.

Resource Mobilization                                                                                                                                        

• Contribute to CARE’s resource mobilization effort
• Fulfill any other Responsibilities as Assigned

QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE/TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Required

• Master’s degree in Gender Studies, Social Work and Social Administration, Adult Education, Sociology or another relevant post-graduate qualification.
• Advanced knowledge and at least 4 years of proven practical experience in partnerships with women rights/led organisastions and in implementing and providing technical support to gender transformative programmes, including women’s leadership and political empowerment. 
• At least 3 years hands-on professional experience of working in emergency contexts.
• Experience of working with women and men from different cultures and facilitating conversations around sensitive/taboo topics, such as masculinity, sexuality and power.
• Demonstrated skills in participatory techniques, community mobilization and facilitation, gender and power analysis, planning and training.
• Highly developed analytical and inter-personal communication skills, including intermediate oral and written English communication skills, and sound judgment and decision-making. 
• Working knowledge in M&E, protection and accountability, report writing and documentation. 
• Experience working with large, cross-cultural teams on projects with multiple deliverables is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to network, build relationships and establish collaboration with different partners, local agencies and international networks.
• Existing relationships with women-led organisations and demonstrated ability to link community activists and social movements advocating for gender equality and women’s rights.
• A demonstrated strong personal commitment to the goal of women’s empowerment and gender equality. 
• Computer skills (Word processing, power point presentation, database management); data analysis

Desired

• NGO experience on humanitarian settings in the country 
• Knowledge of presentations and visual representation of ideas.
• Knowledge and experience in gender assessments, digital data collection platforms

Competencies

• Approachability                                  
• Building Effective Teams
• Integrity and Trust
• Drive for Results
• Comfort around Higher management
• Business Acumen
• Negotiating
• Organizational Agility