Latest Jobs at Girl Effect Nigeria

Department: Gender, Evidence and Insights
Vacancy Type: Consultancy

Description

• We have an opportunity for a research consultant with experience in conducting participatory research, particularly in relation to sexual reproductive health, to support the delivery of an exciting research project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Grand Challenges Fund.
• We anticipate the duration to be up to 40 days between August 2017 - December 2018.
• Trained girl researchers (Technology Enabled Girl Ambassadors) in Kano will use our bespoke mobile phone research app, TEGA, an innovative peer-to-peer research methodology to get to the heart of why girls aged 15-19 in Northern Nigeria are not using modern contraception.
• TEGA uses innovative data-collection techniques and mobile technology to teach girls aged 18-24 how to collect meaningful, honest data about their world in real time. The data they collect can be translated and analysed within 15 minutes of being uploaded. TEGA's bespoke research qualification equips girls with employable skills for the future, and it provides us and partners with authentic peer-to-peer insights to inform our work.
• After exploring method-related and other barriers as well as the contraceptive needs and preferences of this group, we will work with girls directly to come up with innovative ideas that would support development of new contraceptive methods and products.
• The research will also explore wider issues related to contraceptives and sexual reproductive health including gender norms, social, cultural and religious factors and availability of services.

Background to the research

• Due to social and gender norms as well as cultural and religious beliefs, girls - particularly when unmarried – are rarely directly involved in research about their sexual and reproductive health. When they are, interview processes, which often involve adult researchers asking intimate questions, are an intimidating and intrusive experience that rarely create a dynamic where girls feel comfortable talking about their sexual and reproductive health.
• As a result, there is little available data on why only 1% of married Nigerian girls aged 15 to 19 are accessing modern contraceptive methods, and no DHS or national data on unmarried girls’ contraceptive use and unmet needs. What data there is, is unlikely to be authentic or specific due to the sensitivities of the issue and intrusive nature of traditional research methodologies.
• Generating primary data on girls’ experiences in relation to family planning is even more challenging in Northern Nigeria as girls often have little decision making power in their households and are unlikely to speak openly about their contraceptive needs or preferences to strangers.

Consultant deliverables:

• These will be further defined during contract negotiation and initial planning stages but will include the following:
• Review the existing high level research plan and make recommendations for adaptations and refinement
• Carry out basic literature review and use to develop stakeholder interview guides, to be conducted by Evidence Manager in Nigeria
• Offer technical guidance and advice on conducting culturally relevant, respectful research with adolescents on SRH in Northern Nigeria
• Work with Girl Effect staff, local partner and TEGAs to design interview guides/ surveys to be delivered by TEGAs at each stage of the research project
• Support IRB submission in Nigeria
• Develop project specific training module to be delivered by Girl Effect Nigeria team to TEGAs, with specific content on talking sensitively about modern contraception and sexual reproductive health with adolescents
• Design approach to conducting analysis with a strong gender lens and writing final report, which will be submitted to BMGF in December 2018 and ideally published thereafter

Consultancy Oversight:

• The consultancy will operate on a ‘drawdown’ basis with milestones and days used agreed on a quarterly basis, up to a total of 40 days over the project, which ends in December 2018.
• The consultant will have day-to-day liaison with the Specialist, Evidence (TEGA) who is based in Girl Effect’s London office, with oversight by the Senior Manager, Evidence (TEGA) based at Girl Effect’s London office.
• Consultants should demonstrate the following applied expertise:
• Experience of participatory research design and implementation within emerging markets, particularly in relation to gender related issues, SRHR and modern contraception use
• Ability to work with Girl Effect’s Nigeria team and local partner based in Kano to design qualitative research approach and tools, that are culturally sensitive and appropriate for local context
• Understanding of gender-sensitive research principles and the particular needs, challenges and risks of conducting research with adolescent girls
• Track record of delivering consultancy projects on time, on budget and to a high standard
• Consultancy delivery to be primarily in English language and Girl Effect has translators available to work on translation of research tools and data.

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Department: Gender, Evidence and Insights
Vacancy Type: Permanent

Detailed Description

• We're looking for a proactive and solutions-focused Senior Coordinator with experience in designing and conducting analysis of qualitative research.
• The Qualitative Research Senior Coordinator will primarily lead research conducted for Girl Effect and its partners using TEGA, but will also support research for Springster and an innovative interactive information line called Girls Connect, as well as other formative studies required to inform decision making.
• TEGA is a bespoke, mobile-based peer-to-peer research network of girls aged 18-24. Girl Effect can disseminate research tasks to the TEGAs, who then interview peers and adults in their community, capturing their responses via video, audio and photo content. The data is delivered to Girl Effect via a secure app. TEGAs are trained as junior professional researchers and qualified by Market Research Society with a certificate in digital interviewing.
• The Qualitative Research Senior Coordinator will work closely with the Manager of the Evidence team, as well as collaboratively with cross functional teams, to design and deliver research that is fit-for-purpose, timely and high quality.
• The Senior Coordinator will oversee TEGA field management and will also liaise with our London based Evidence Team to ensure that all research conducted by and for the organisation meets the highest quality and ethical standards. The way of working is fast paced and agile and the ideal candidate will thrive on this. They will also require a natural aptitude for technology and innovation.
• The role will also be responsible for designing and delivering research commissioned by external clients so should ideally should have an agency/ consultancy background and have extensive experience of delivering high quality reports and research.

Key Responsibilities

• The Qualitative Research Senior Coordinator will work in close collaboration with the Evidence Manager as well as all other members of the Girl Effect Nigeria team.
• They will also work closely with Girl Effect’s global TEGA and Evidence teams based in London on various tasks and frequently liaise with external stakeholders who commission TEGA research.

Deliverables include:

1.) Research Design & Development:

• Liaison with Girl Effect colleagues (Evidence, Brand, Gender) to translate research requests/briefs from our internal and external stakeholders into effective qualitative research designs and implementation that ensures delivery of high quality, insights and action driven research outputs.
• Design of sampling strategies and other technical methodological aspects of peer research methodologies as well as other market research.
• Development of innovative and youth friendly research tools including consent and recruitment processes, questionnaires, surveys and interview guides.
• Creation of analysis frameworks and production of reports and research outputs including presentations that utilise audio, video and photographs collected via TEGA
• Support of other Evidence Team members in developing qualitative research frameworks and in conducting analysis

2.) Field Management:

• Oversight of Girl Effect Nigeria’s external qualitative research calendar to ensure peer researchers are employed for the right studies within realistic and achievable timeframes and all organizational qualitative research needs will be addressed on time and to a high standard
• Training of the TEGAs and other members of the Evidence Team in qualitative research methods
• Quality assurance of external qualitative resources that have been employed to complement in-house peer research methodologies
• Ensuring girl safeguarding and field ethics are upheld
• Raising all risk reporting from the field to the required GE focal point

3.) Data, Analysis & Reporting:

• Data management including quality assurance of in house data storage and review
• Conducting all analysis and reporting (with potential for mentoring of the Evidence specialist in this as appropriate over time)
• Support insights generation from findings to ensure that GE stakeholders’ research objectives are addressed

Skills and Experience

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent in Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology or other Social Science.
• Substantial experience in applied research or insights generation, ideally working agency side and serving large scale clients
• Strong experience in deploying innovative qualitative research methods and conducting data analysis - able to scope out appropriate approaches, oversee research delivery and quality assure TEGA data collection
• Experience of working in Nigeria, ideally within the areas of social/behaviour change, communications for development and/or gender
• Strong organisation and project management skills; able to drive research processes and timelines
• Experience with innovative, participatory research approaches, and in particular of working with young people and/ or girls specifically
• Skilled in producing high quality and engaging research presentations and briefings for diverse audiences
• Experience in training and mentoring others in research methods, data analysis and reporting
• Strong cultural awareness and sensitivity about the cultures within which Girl Effect operates
• Experience coordinating work-streams across multiple geographies and ability to work effectively in multicultural teams from diverse backgrounds including media, advertising, and international development
• Creative and inquisitive mindset
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Willingness to travel up to 20%

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Department: Safeguarding
Vacancy Type: Consultancy
Contract: Maximum of 10 working days within a one month period.

Job Description

• We're looking for a Consultant on a contract basis to help us map the child protection context in Nigeria and effectively gain a detailed and comprehensive understanding of the services available to girls.

Objectives

• Provide an overview of the child protection context in Nigeria in order that Girl Effect can respond appropriately to any protection concerns that arise
• Identify a limited number of vetted protection and information services so that Girl Effect Nigeria can sign post children to accessible and child-friendly services whenever abuse or harm is identified

Key Questions
Legal Context:

• What is the definition of a child in national and state laws (age of majority; sexual consent; marriage; criminal responsibility)?
• How is abuse defined in national and state laws (sexual abuse; physical abuse; maltreatment; emotional abuse; neglect; sexual exploitation; trafficking; commercial exploitation & child labour)?
• How does the customary law/practice define abuse? How are adolescent girls particularly at risk?
• How is abuse responded to within the customary law/practice? Are there particular barriers facing adolescent girls?
• What are the main protection risks and issues facing children in the six geo-political zones parts of Nigeria, including details of commonplace/ cultural accepted practices that may be harmful? How are adolescent girls particularly at risk?
• What are the penalties for the different forms of abuse & how strictly are they enforced?
• Is there any legislation in place related to digital privacy, digital data collection and digital safety or on-line protection?
• Is there any legislation in place at national and state level which provides welfare/protection of girls and/or frameworks that describe policy/practice on child protection?

Statutory Service Provision:

• What national and state (top 5 per national and state) agencies have statutory responsibility for children and/or child protection (welfare services; police; health; other)?
• How child friendly[1] and effective are these services (accessibility; cost; effectiveness of response)? Are there any agencies focusing on girls and women only?
• What barriers exist to prevent children accessing these services (costs; cultural norms; attitudes to reporting)? Are there particular barriers facing adolescent girls?
• Do referrals to statutory agencies present any risks to children (reprisal; re-victimisation; other)? Are there any specific risks for adolescent girls?
• Is there any stigmatization associated with those who access these referral services?

Non-Statutory Service Provision:

• What are the agencies providing national and state level child protection/case management services (selected based on service quality, reach & established networks in country)?  What services do they provide and what are their referral criteria, including costs? How have they been vetted (by who, when, against what criteria)?
• Are there helpline services (national and state level) available to support children at risk of abuse of harm? What is their reach, referral criteria, costs? How have these services been vetted (by who, when, against what criteria)?
• Is there an on-line service directory of vetted child protection and related services? How are services selected and vetted? How is the information kept up to date?
• Are there informal or cultural safeguarding process/methods communities use? Are there particular barriers stopping adolescent girls from accessing these?

Criminal Investigation/Prosecution- Police and Judiciary:

• What is Nigeria’s position on investigation of criminal assault against children and the likelihood of prosecution of such offences? How does this defer at state level?

Methodology

• Desk top review
• Key informant interviews to include statutory agencies, key NGO providers

Key Deliverables

• Inception meeting with Girl Effect
• A comprehensive methodology for the assignment and detailed work plan with timelines based on the inception meeting
• Develop data collection tools/ vetting framework
• Draft report for Girl Effect review and feedback
• Final report including a 2-page executive summary, no longer than 20 pages
• A summary brief (in PowerPoint) containing key findings
• A detailed and verifiable contact details of identified national and state level child protection services/helpline services

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Department: Safeguarding
Vacancy Type: Consultancy

Context of the Role

• We're actively looking for a Safeguarding Advisor to drive the implementation of Girl Effect’s Safeguarding policy and procedures in Nigeria and ensure an effective and timely response to children who are at risk.
• In practice this means participating in and contributing to all aspects of Girl Effect strategy and products in order to proactively identify and mitigate risks and ensure that safety measures are built in from design through to delivery.
• By providing expert advice, capacity building and support to Girl Effect staff and partners, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that safety is at the heart of everything we do.
• This is a consultancy contract for 1 year - on a part time basis (3 days per week).

Key Responsibilities
Implementation of the Safeguarding Policy and Procedures:

• In collaboration with the Global Lead for Safeguarding, ensure that the Safeguarding Policy is adapted to the local context and is reviewed and updated on an annual basis
• Work closely with staff across Girl Effect Nigeria to implement the safeguarding policy and procedures and ensure that safeguarding is prioritised across all initiatives
• Deliver training to all Girl Effect staff on an annual basis and establish a programme of on-going capacity building for staff tailored to their specific area of work
• Ensure all new recruits receive a safeguarding induction within their first month of employment
• Ensure all implementing partners receive a detailed briefing on Girl Effect’s Minimum Safeguarding Requirements and ensure that a written Safeguarding Agreement is in place.
• Complete an annual safeguarding assessment and provide a report which summaries progress, challenges and future objectives
• Develop relationships with key government and stakeholders and other agencies and represent Girl Effect within key networks and external events focussed in safeguarding and child protection

Overseeing Reporting and Response Procedures:

• Ensure that there are clear reporting and response procedures at both a country level and within each initiative/product
• Ensure that reporting procedures are clearly understood by staff, partners, contractors, visitors and by children and young people themselves. This may include providing briefings, training or developing materials for dissemination, including the development of child-friendly materials.
• Act as the focal point for staff whenever safeguarding concerns arise and ensure staff are given appropriate advice and that the actions taken prioritise the best interest of the child
• Ensure that safeguarding concerns are documented and regularly analysed to inform organisational learning and improve safeguarding practice

Advise on the Design and Development of new Products and Initiatives:

• Contribute to the design and development of new products and initiatives to ensure that risk identified and mitigated and that safeguarding measures are built in to all activities.
• Provide advice and support to staff developing media content and distribution platforms to ensure the protection of children and young people is prioritised.
• Work with the Evidence team to provide technical support on child protection in relation to monitoring, evaluation, learning and research initiatives.
• Keep up to date with trends and developments in the field of child protection and safeguarding and disseminate key learning from policy, practice and research to the wider team
• Identify safeguarding networks if any and represent Girl Effect Nigeria in their meeting

Essential Minimum Qualifications

• University degree. Masters degree will be an advantage
• Significant technical and practical knowledge and experience on child and young people’s safeguarding.
• Experience in developing and implementing organizational child protection or safeguarding policies and procedures
• Skilled in designing, facilitating and evaluating training in different organisational contexts.
• Desirable - Experience in safeguarding on online (e.g. on mobile and social networks)

Skills:

• Proactive and influence positive change across the organisation.
• Able to manage sensitive issues and maintain the highest levels of confidentiality
• Strong inter-personal skills with an ability to work across departments
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to be flexible within a fast paced, changing environment
• Commitment to realising the potential of girls and to the vision and values of Girl Effect

Consultant’s Fees

• The Consultant will be paid a daily fee ranging from N25,000.00 to N35,000.00, depending on the individuals' skills and experience.