Latest Vacancies at Education as a Vaccine

Location: HQ Office, Abuja (FCT)
Organization Unit: Advocacy/Policy influencing
Reports to: Team Leader

We Lead Program

• We Lead strengthens the potential of rightsholder organisations to both claims a more prominent role in broader SRH-R and human rights advocacy spaces and develop and pursue their own advocacy agenda.
• We believe in the right of every individual to decide about her, his or their own body and sexual and reproductive life.
• To this end, we bring together the four rightsholder groups within inspiring national-level Communities of Action (CoAs) and empower them to build inclusive movements.
• With the CoAs as a solid base to strengthen local organisations’ and rightsholders’ capacities to promote their SRH-R, we support them in developing and implementing strategies to shift social and gender norms – starting with their direct environment and gradually reaching the general public.
• We Lead will leave young women rightsholders with improved capacities, increased self-confidence, stronger networks, new knowledge, and more inclusive movements, so that even after We Lead ends, they are able to continue to claim their sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Job Purpose

• The Safety and Security Focal Point (SFP) coordinates safety and security among different organizations and groups that participate in the CoAs.
• She/he/they are able to facilitate adherence to safety and security standards across the CoA.
• She/he/they bring good and positive energies, is able to create a safe environment, and is responsible for upholding We Lead values and principles and translating them into practice.
• The SFP will ensure that the community of action and the host organisation are working within an environment consistent with accepted minimum safety and security standards.
• This encompasses the development of security plans and mainstreaming the individual and collective sense of security and safety awareness and responsibility.
• The role also consists of advising the We Lead consortium partners on security challenges, developing risk assessments and proposing risk reduction measures in addition to developing, maintaining, updating and implementing when necessary, security protocols and operating procedures according to the changing situation. She/he/they will facilitate and support the development and implementation of organizational level and joint project proposals and reports, in line with We Lead guidelines.
• In doing so, she/he/they will closely work together with relevant consortium-staff, particularly with the Safety and Security Expert from Hivos.
• The SFP is preferably is a young person (under 35) preferably from one of the rightsholder groups. She/he/they will be connected with the other SFPs to exchange experiences and learn together.
• Throughout this process, she/he/they will be coached by Hivos.

Time requirements:

• Part-time

Key Task and Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the CoA in developing and regularly updating Safety and Security Management Plan and tools in accordance with the nature of safety and security risks including detailed threat assessment, security protocols, standard operating procedures for personal movement & transport, office, tele / radio communications, incident report sheets, asset protection etc.
• Strengthen the capacities of CoAs in analysing the parameters of the working environment by assessing the nature of the threats and (community of action CoAs) vulnerabilities in relation to the emergency situation.
• Guide the CoA in the integration of safety and security measures in their daily activities.
• Offer technical expertise to CoAs in identifying any potential threats to rights holders, information or physical safety.
• Alert the host organisation and CoA members of possible internal security threats as well as external ones.
• Provide technical support in the implementation of the most effective systems for protecting rights holders.
• Facilitate capacity strengthening sessions efforts to empower rights holders to prevent security threats of any kind
• Provide technical support to the CoA and host organisation in developing, writing and publishing materials outlining security procedures.
• Link the CoA to a network of contacts among local actors to facilitate the CoAs work and enhance the security of its operations.

Requirements

• Relevant Degree or comparable work experience, and academic level of working and thinking.
• Has expertise in developing security-related technical tools guidelines and systems, I.T security management skills are an asset
• Ability to teach basic personal safety and security.
• Strong assessment, evaluation, analysis and strategic planning skills.
• Have experience and a passion for working on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRH-R) and/or working with one or several of the rightsholder groups.
• Has a progressive and positive view on rightsholders’ SRH-R
• Believes in We Lead values, and is accountable to them.
• Is keen on ensuring ownership by local, young, rightsholder-led, organizations, and in finding innovative and creative solutions to realize goals.
• Preferably is a young person, and preferably identifies as part of one of the rightsholder groups.
• Gets energy when she/he/they can bring people and organizations together around a shared goal.
• Has the confidence to manage and facilitate groups and loves to do so.
• Is able to establish productive and innovative collaborations, including between organizations, groups and persons that maybe do not always work together.
• Is a good communicator, with strong interpersonal skills, and natural empathy
• Is self-aware and possess a comfort with their own identity and a diverse range of other identities, such as sexual and gender identities
• Is committed, able to build others trust and keep confidence, and takes responsibility for personal performance
• Flexible attitude, creative, innovative, sense of humour.
• Minimum of three to five years of relevant working experience in Safety and Security.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

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Location: HQ Office, Abuja (FCT)
Organization Unit: Strategy Development and Learning
Reports to: Team Leader

We Lead Program

• We Lead strengthens the potential of rightsholder organisations to both claims a more prominent role in broader SRH-R and human rights advocacy spaces and develop and pursue their own advocacy agenda.
• We believe in the right of every individual to decide about her, his or their own body and sexual and reproductive life.
• To this end, we bring together the four rightsholder groups within inspiring national-level Communities of Action (CoAs) and empower them to build inclusive movements.
• With the CoAs as a solid base to strengthen local organisations’ and rightsholders’ capacities to promote their SRH-R, we support them in developing and implementing strategies to shift social and gender norms – starting with their direct environment and gradually reaching the general public.
• We Lead will leave young women rightsholders with improved capacities, increased self-confidence, stronger networks, new knowledge, and more inclusive movements, so that even after We Lead ends, they are able to continue to claim their sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Job Purpose

• To coordinate the development of tools, collection and analysis of data as well as documentation and sharing of results and impact for learning and improvements among different organizations and groups in the Community of Action (Community of Action).

Working Relationships:

• The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will work directly with the Program Coordinator, Advocacy and Policy Influencing, Community of Action members and the HR/Admin Officer in the delivery of key tasks.

Time Requirements:

• Part-time

Key Task and Responsibilities

• Strengthen capacity and provide technical support to the COA for adequate monitoring and evaluation of project activities
• Provide technical support and participate in all research activities conducted on the We Lead Program
• Assist in developing We Lead bi-annual M&E report to track progress in achieving We Lead’s strategic targets, outcomes and impact.
• Lead analysis of data collected for assessment of progress and areas of improvement.
• Promote learning and knowledge sharing of best practices and lessons learnt among COA.
• Assist with other organizational activities as may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field;
• 3 years of experience in MEL operations preferably in an NGO environment;
• Understanding of local and international development issues.
• Good understanding of programme design, theory of change functions and logical frameworks, including links between objectives, indicators, targets and activities.
• Extensive experience in supporting M&E strategies and systems, and writing reports.
• Experience in data gathering and analysis.
• Strong assessment, evaluation, analysis and strategic planning skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Experience in archiving systems and knowledge management.
• Preferably is a young person, and preferably identifies as part of one of the rightsholder groups.