Job Offers at Save the Children

Role Purpose

The Gender and Social Inclusion Officer will support the EU education project team and provide technical support to guide and inform gender and social inclusive programming through an “integrated approach” in Jigawa and Kano states.

The Gender and Social Inclusion Officer will support in mainstreaming gender and Social Inclusion as cross-cutting themes for all the programmatic activities. S/he will ensure gender is integrated into the results-based management frameworks, strengthen, and support social inclusion, apply gender equality strategies and facilitate gender equality capacity strengthening for field teams and partner organizations of SCI via training and tool development. S/he will not only ensure the project programmes are inclusive and gender sensitive but aims to provide support to make such programmes become gender sensitive.

Under the guidance of the Programme Manager, the Gender and Social Inclusion will ensure that gender and social inclusion issues are identified in the project are addressed, and that activities are responsive to the needs of girls, boys, young people, other vulnerable groups and, that all materials and trainings are inclusive.

Scope Of Role

Reports to: Programme Manager

Staff directly reporting to this post: None.

Budget responsibility: None

Key Areas Of Accountability

Programme Implementation, Coordination & Management:

• Lead capacity building for staff on gender and social inclusion, including developing initiatives to make existing learning environment gender-responsive and inclusive for girls, boys, young people and other marginalized children in the project states.
• Guided by gender analysis, the officer will support in advocacy to identify and support stakeholders in developing mechanisms to address gender and social inclusion in policy and system on education and empowerment of young people.
• Coordinate gender and social inclusion project activities between thematic areas of implementation.
• Conduct regular gender analysis, support community mapping and safety audits to identify and address access and social inclusion issues.
• With support from the programme team, formulate key gender and social inclusion messages and targets from lessons learned, assessments, research and evidence gained through project implementation.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of EU project objectives and initiatives, both short and long term, encompassing a wide range of issues with a gender lens.
• Acquire information and understanding of key gender issues in the country particularly in the project states focusing on boys and girls (e.g., GBV etc.) and adapt strategies as necessary.
• Ensure a focus on gender equality, gender mainstreaming and social inclusion in all components of project implementation.
• Develop and facilitate gender and social inclusion components in training materials, needs assessment and other project tools and resources.
• Ensure gender and social inclusion is mainstreamed in IEC materials developed on the project.
• Support SCI staff to identify and address the intersectionality of gender and disability in project planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Perform other tasks, as required, to ensure the smooth running of the organisation.

MEAL

• Support tracking of gender and social inclusion-specific project indicators.
• Support MEAL team in analysing gender and inclusion specific data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• In collaboration with the MEAL team, collate and disseminate regular project gender and social inclusion reports.

Human Resources Management And Development

• Working together with the EU project team to identify learning and development needs of the project teams and develop specific plans to address the learning needs.

Internal and external engagements

• Develop and maintain a network of external contacts with key individuals in the state, NGO sector, civil society and the media particularly working on gender and social inclusion issues and participate in gender working group meetings, which may include providing oversight.
• Engage the relevant gender and social inclusion stakeholders at State levels in support of the project cycle management.

Safeguarding

• Ensure that the gender component of project complies Save the Children’s safeguarding policies.
• Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all gender and social inclusion activities have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measure in place

Accountability

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development, and encourages others to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically.

Collaboration

• Actively listens to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders.
• Actively participates in networks to access and contribute to good practice.
• Establishes and maintains clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict affected people and other stakeholders.
• Establishes clear objectives with partners.

Creativity

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions to gender and social inclusion.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency.
• Commitment to Save the Children Values

Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:

• Demonstrates approachability and trust by listening carefully to others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings.
• Demonstrates self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their own strengths and weaknesses.
• Makes positive statements about work.
• Effectively influences others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by own preferred solution.
• Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to partners and others

Desirable

• Experience building capacity particularly in gender and social inclusion related issues.
• Prior work experience in communities across Nigeria.
• Knowledge of the policies, frameworks, functions, structures and decision-making processes of key national institutions with regard to disability and gender.
• Team player with strong leadership skills.

Qualifications And Experience

Essential Criteria

• First degree or equivalent in Social Science, development studies, gender & development or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
• At least 2- 5 years-experience implementing on issues of gender and social inclusion in development, humanitarian response.
• Proven experience in supporting the designing, implementing, and evaluating gender-transformative social and social inclusion interventions.
• Experience in supporting the implementation of empowerment of young people and gender-transformative approaches in any context.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting with minimal supervision.
• Specific knowledge of international development gender equality and social inclusion issues; experience engaging children and other community members on gender equality issues desirable.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment

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ROLE PURPOSE: 

The Supply Chain Officer is responsible for managing staff, vehicle fleet, assets, and procurement properties to ensure effective, transparent and accountable supply chain and logistics support to the Save the Children programs in SC Nigeria. Liaison with program teams to ensure adequate supply and logistical consideration for coordination and planning of program implementation. Provide technical support and guidance to program teams on logistical elements of distribution and procurement planning.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Transport & Fleet

• Managing and tracking all vehicles on the fleet, including movement planning and day-to-day allocation 
• Manage, maintain, and repair vehicles in safe and efficient working order.
• Ensure that vehicles are checked daily, and that regular service and maintenance are carried out as per the agreed schedule.
• Responsible for administering litigations and traffic offenses.
• Ensure vehicles have current and lawful documentation.
• Manage service agreements related to vehicle maintenance and fuelling. Monitor fuel consumption and submit monthly reports.
• Receive travel requests and maintain trip schedules and Staff Movement Board.
• Coordinate with incoming and outgoing travelers on pick-up and drop-off times ensuring drivers are briefed on movement plans

Asset & Facility Management

• Maintaining up-to-date control of all assets including tracking donor, value, and location, managing staff issue, and recording all asset movements and disposals
• Oversee the issuance and return of assets to/from staff.
• Ensure good condition of assets and maintain asset condition reports

Procurement and Supply

• Oversee procurement requirements of the Field Office; implement procurement as perapproved guidelines, procedures, and forms (Purchase Requests, Purchase Orders, Goods Received Notes, etc.)
• Check the availability and prices of requested items in the local market; liaise with the country office if procurement must be conducted there.
• Prepare a weekly summary of all outstanding purchase requisitions, showing the current status of the items and the date on which, they are expected to be supplied to the projects.
• Prepare monthly summary reports on the procurement and logistics support functions, identifying problems in operations and solutions proposed.
• Monitor procurement and logistics support costs in liaison with the Field Accountant to ensure that expenditures remain within approved budgets.

Administration & Reports

• Maintain all logistics and procurement files in an organized, accurate and up-to-date manner
• Line manages, coordinates, monitors, and guides the work of the drivers, and supply chain assistant
• Produce weekly procurement tracker and send it to program manager and country office
• Produce logistics and procurement site report, vehicle and generator cost performance report.
• Update Asset Register and send to country office every month
• Update the vehicle cost schedule and produce regular vehicle performance and cost reports and send to the country office once per month.
• Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures concerning child protection, code of conduct, fraud, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies
• Work in close collaboration with the finance and administration departments to ensure effective operations and strong team spirit
• Carry out any other tasks required by the line manager.

Safeguarding

• Ensures all suppliers and service providers understand SCI safeguarding policies before they are engaged.
• Oversees vehicle operations and drivers’ performance to minimize/eliminate accidents.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Administrative & General Skills

• Level of Education – Degree
• Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level - Excellent
• Language Requirements – English - Excellent
• Level of IT Expertise Required - Good

Experience Expectations

• Desired Number of Years Prior Experience in a Similar Role – 3
• Experience in procurement and logistics with INGO
• Experience in a relatively insecure field-based environment

Educational Qualification requirement

• Bachelor's degree (BSC) or Higher National Diploma (HND), a Postgraduate qualification in related fields is desirable.
• Membership of professional supply chain organization is desirable.