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• The Senior Programme Manager, ESGBV is responsible for the overall management, oversight, and delivery of the Project, leading to the achievement of the following expected Impact: Nigeria’s effort in reducing Sexual and Gender-based violence (SGBV) at the federal, state and local level. The position also provides direction and ensures cohesion of the project partners on aspects of programming and compliance with EU requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates the implementation and quality assurance of all programme activities as identified in the Description of Action (DoA), ensuring compliance with EU and International IDEA policies and procedures; Accountable for a timely and efficient implementation of the programme objectives within the budgetary frames;
• Leads, manages and provides strategic direction to the ESGBV programme; Oversees programme planning (including leading the development of project strategies, workplans, and other key project frameworks);
• Ensures the delivery of agreed outputs and outcomes in cooperation and coordination with other areas of work within International IDEA’s programmes, as well as external partners;
• Manages and provides advice, direction and feedback to project partners on aspects of programming, ensuring EU requirements are met;
• Oversees and contributes to training, facilitation, research and strategy development in close collaboration for the component specialists;
• Manages and directs the work and team to deliver efficiently, within agreed timeframes and budget, and in accordance with approved procedures and processes;
• Establishes and nurtures a working environment that is conducive to delivering results, fostering a spirit of collaboration, strong work ethic and team cohesion;
• Is accountable for programme finances and grant management, and ensures that financial planning supports the delivery of programme results and demonstrates value for money;
• Lead on the design of the Monitoring and Evaluation framework in accordance with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) approach outlined in the programme design document, responding to both EU needs, and aligned with International IDEA’s M&E results framework;
• Communicates, represents, and ensures the visibility of the programme is in line with the Communication and Visibility Plan; Ensures communication and cooperation with International IDEA’s global and crosscutting programmes;
• Represents the ESGBV programme externally as appropriate, including development and maintenance of positive and effective relations with the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, EU, other donors and other interlocutors relevant to the project;
• Ensures effective support for the convening of steering and technical committee meetings;
• Leads and coordinates and is responsible for ensuring the quality of the draft Terms of Reference for the peer-to-peer assistance;
• Actively manages programme risk, and regularly updates the risk management strategy in line with organizational policies and procedures;
• Ensures adherence to both EU and International IDEA policies and procedures in programme implementation and reporting;
• Carries out other duties and responsibilities related to the post that may be assigned from time to time.

Safeguarding

• Shares responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom they work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children;
• Has a shared duty to safeguard from the following conduct by staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, or adults at risk; and any form of trafficking of persons.

General Profile

• Combines in-depth knowledge, acquired through post-graduate academic achievements, excellent skills including managerial skills and relevant experience in the field of Gender, Violence Against Women, GBV Emergency Response and Women’s Economic Empowerment
• Leads assigned projects with authority throughout the project life cycle, i.e. from strategic planning and project design, funding and budgeting to project assessment and accountability; leads meetings and discussions, supervises publications and input from external providers;
• Contributes to publications; is recognized as an expert in his/her broad professional community Has the intellectual leadership to integrate innovation into his/her field of expertise;
• Leads a team of contributors to the project, including staff members consultants;
• Fosters team-based activities in their unit; collaborates with other entities of the Institute;
• Acts as a model and mentor for colleagues;
• Is expected to travel globally to any geographical area involved in their projects;
• Follows internal procedures to ensure high standards of performance and compliance with Institutional guidelines;
• Anticipates internal challenges and issues and recommends process improvements;
• Acts in accordance with International IDEA’ s core values; Respect, Integrity and Professionalism;
• Integrates a rights-based approach, gender, and diversity perspective in all activities.

Reporting line

• Head of Nigeria Programmes

Education and Experience

• Post-graduate degree in law, human rights, international development, political science, gender/women’s studies, public policy or other related fields;
• A minimum of twelve (12) years of relevant experience in designing and leading interventions to eliminate Violence Against Women, strengthen emergency response for survivors of Gender Based Violence, and promote gender equality and women’s economic empowerment in Africa and other developing country contexts;
• Relevant experience in programme management and implementation, and the provision of expert advice in the field of democracy and governance is essential;
• A minimum of seven (7) years’ management experience, including senior level positions, with direct supervision over complex, multi-functional teams; Experience with motivating and leading teams and solving problems;
• Excellent understanding of project management, monitoring and evaluation approaches and procedures is essential;
• Experience in planning, developing, and managing EU funded programmes, as well as familiarity with EU processes and systems;
• Excellent knowledge in written and oral English is required; Any other widely spoken language in an International IDEA priority region (Arabic, French, Spanish) and/or official EU language would be an asset.

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• The Human Resources Associate plays a critical role in supporting HROD processes of the ESGBV programme. In this role they assist in keeping the organization updated and informed of HROD processes that support and guide people management and decision making, to help create a high-performance, sustainable organization that meets its strategic and operational goals and objectives. They actively contribute to the overall smooth running of the ESGBV programme and the HROD team, working in a collaborative manner with other team members. The Human Resources Associate must have the ability to operate in compliance with organizational policies and procedures and to perform their duties under pressure and within deadlines. They actively support the creation of a culture of leadership, development and innovation and act as a professional role model for all, at all times.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Works closely with the HROD Officer, in guiding staff members and managers through operational milestones of the employee life cycle from recruitment and onboarding to separation;
• Supports the recruitment process, ensuring compliance with organizational policy and procedures; Supports the preparation of job descriptions and job postings, screens and reviews candidate applications, conducts interviews and organizes the administrative aspects of recruitment process;
• Contributes to the onboarding process of new staff members. Promotes the significance of International IDEA’s Core Values and ensures HROD policies and procedures are communicated and understood; Communicates with staff members, on frequently asked questions and advises on mandatory compliance trainings. Supports follow-up on the probationary process with both line managers and staff members;
• Contributes to a working environment that is conducive to delivering results, fostering a spirit of collaboration, strong work ethic and team cohesion;
• Supports the L&D needs analysis; Conducts analysis, review and update of course content on the e-learning platforms;
• Supports timely and accurate monthly payroll information, reporting updates and preparing supporting documentation and decisions for amendments to salaries and allowances; Prepares reports and maintains records;
• Supports the contract extensions process; Ensures correct classification of posts including relevant competencies and skills through periodic review of job descriptions; Ensures roles and individual skills align and are harmonized with operational goals and objectives;
• Supports employee offboarding to ensure full and final settlement of staff members upon separation from the organization, including the required paperwork, formalities, and associated reports; Assists with the analysis of trends for feedback or improvement, particularly in areas related to employee engagement;
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date personnel records in the ERP system ensuring confidentiality, performing periodic audits to ensure all required documents are collected and filed appropriately;
• Supports the timely preparation of HROD metrics and reports;
• Supports the timely communication of relevant HROD information and updates;
• Supports specialized human resources projects and contributes to employee engagement initiatives;
• Carries out such other duties and responsibilities as related to the post that may be assigned from time to time.

Safeguarding

• Shares responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom they work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children;.
• Has a shared duty to safeguard from the following conduct by staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, or adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons.

General Profile

• Has developed knowledge and skills of human resources, policies and practices and the ability to apply them in organizational setting, through formal training or work experience;
• Good drafting skills and relevant experience in reporting, analytics and templating, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail;
• Will contribute to assigned projects through different aspects of the employee life cycle, more specifically will conduct research and analysis to contribute to policy, and will draft various documents (guidelines, templates and reports etc);
• Adds considerable value to team-based activities in their unit, and likely to act as and collaborates with other entities of the Institute as required;
• Follows internal procedures to ensure high standards of performance and compliance with Institutional guidelines;
• Acts in accordance with International IDEA’s Core Values; Respect, Integrity, and Professionalism;
• Integrates a rights-based approach, gender, and diversity perspective in all activities.

Reporting line

• HROD Officer (NG-FC)

Education And Experience

• University degree in human resources management, business management, public administration, law, or related field. and/or HR certification;
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant professional experience in the field of Human Resources is required;
• Experience in data analysis and reporting, ERP systems and uploading content to organizational intranet systems considered an advantage;
• Experience working with applicant tracking systems is considered an advantage;
• Experience of working in an international context, e.g., in an NGO, an intergovernmental organization, is considered an advantage;
• Excellent knowledge in written and oral English is required; Any other widely spoken language in an International IDEA priority region (Arabic, French, Spanish) and/or official EU language would be an asset.

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• The incumbent will be responsible for managing and coordinating the successful delivery of expected outputs at both state and federal levels that will contribute to the achievement of Specific Objective 1: Strengthened, implementation enforcement and monitoring of key legal and policy frameworks on the prevention of SGBV such as the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPP) Act, response to SGBV and the protection of women, men, girls and boys.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development of the EU Support to ending SGBV in Nigeria programme strategies, workplans, monitoring and evaluation framework; Contributes to enhancing knowledge and performance of the programme;
• Leads, manages and provides strategic direction to Outcome 1 of the programme;
• Manages and directs the team to deliver efficiently, within agreed timeframes and budget, and in accordance with approved procedures and processes;
• Establishes and nurtures a working environment that is conducive to delivering results, fostering a spirit of collaboration, strong work ethic and project team cohesion;
• Oversees Outcome 1 planning and implementation; Closely monitors outcome performance and prepares and provides periodic project reviews in a timely and effective manner;
• Ensures the delivery of agreed outputs and outcomes are in cooperation and coordination with other areas of work within the programme, other International IDEA Projects (including RoLAC II) and external partners;
• Develops and manages relationships with stakeholders relevant to the project;
• Contributes to the design of the programme’s Monitoring and Evaluation framework in accordance with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan outlined in the Programme Design document, responding to both EU needs and aligned with International IDEA’s M&E results framework;
• Communicates, represents and ensures the visibility of the project is in line with the programme’s Communication and Visibility Plan;
• Ensures coordination and effective communication with project partners, and EUD Nigeria as delegated by the Senior Programme Manager, ESGBV;
• Represents the project Outcome 1 externally as appropriate, including development and maintenance of positive and effective relations with the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and other relevant donors and interlocutors;
• In collaboration with federal and state partners, facilitates the development, implementation, monitoring and improvement of legislation to address Gender-based Violence in Nigeria;
• Facilitates engagements, advocacy and processes to strengthen political and fiscal commitment to address gender-based violence interventions in Nigeria;
• Leads and coordinates research to strengthen the availability and quality of VAW data in Nigeria and enable utilization of GBV/ VAW data to shape national policy. Identifies new trends and opportunities related to measuring the incidence of GBV/VAW and monitoring and evaluating the impact of interventions to address it;
• Provides expertise to federal and state ministries of budget, justice, women affairs and national and state houses of assembly to identify and secure sustainable funding sources for GBV/VAW prevention and response;
• Lead the development of policies & protocols to safeguard against and respond to sexual violence and harassment within the workplace; including within the programme;
• Ensures adherence to both EU and International IDEA policies and procedures in project implementation and reporting;
• Carries out other duties and responsibilities related to the post that may be assigned from time to time.

Safeguarding

• Shares responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom they work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children;
• Has a shared duty to safeguard from the following conduct by staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, or adults at risk; and any form of trafficking of persons.

General Profile

• Combines in-depth knowledge, acquired through post-graduate academic achievements, excellent skills including managerial skills and technical expertise in the field of Gender Based Violence/Violence Against Women (GBV/VAW) research, GBV policy development and policy implementation;
• Leads assigned teams (including staff members and consultants) throughout the project life cycle; leads meetings and discussions;
• Regarded as an expert in their broad professional community;
• Has the intellectual leadership to integrate innovation into their field of expertise;
• Fosters team-based activities in their unit; collaborates with other entities of the Institute;
• Acts as a model and mentor for colleagues;
• Is expected to travel globally to any geographical area involved in their project;
• Follows internal procedures to ensure high standards of performance and compliance with Institutional guidelines;
• Acts in accordance with International IDEA’s Core Values; Respect, Integrity, and Professionalism;
• Integrates a rights-based approach, gender, and diversity perspective in all activities.

Reporting line

• Senior Programme Manager, ESGBV

Education And Experience

• Post-graduate degree in law, human rights, international development, gender/women’s studies, public policy or other related fields;
• A minimum of eight to ten (8-10) years of professional experience in GBV/VAW policy and programming in the Nigerian context is essential;
• Experience developing policy and legal frameworks, facilitating stakeholder coordination and resource mobilisation to support the fight against GBV or other gender causes;
• Experience leading GBV/VAW research and working with GBV/VAW data; including in designing and analyzing quantitative and qualitative studies;
• A minimum of five (5) years’ management experience, including senior level positions, with direct supervision over complex substantive teams; Experience with motivating and leading teams and solving issues;
• Excellent understanding of project management, monitoring and evaluation approaches and procedures is essential;
• Experience in planning, developing and managing EU funded programmes, as well as familiarity with EU processes and systems considered an advantage;
• Relevant experience from an international and/or regional organization in the work of democracy assistance would be considered an asset;
• Excellent knowledge in written and oral English is required; Any other widely spoken language in an International IDEA priority region (Arabic, French, Spanish) and/or official EU language would be an asset.

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• The incumbent will be responsible for managing and coordinating the successful delivery of expected outputs at both state and federal levels that will contribute to the achievement of Specific Objective 2: Improved access to essential services (health, justice, protection and other related services) to recover from experienced violence, especially for survivors from rural communities, conflict affected communities, persons with disabilities and for victims of technology facilitated SGBV.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development of EU Support to ending SGBV in Nigeria programme strategies, workplans, monitoring and evaluation framework; Contributes to enhancing knowledge and performance of the programme;
• Leads, manages and provides strategic direction to Outcome 2 of the programme;
• Manages and directs the team to deliver efficiently, within agreed timeframes and budget, and in accordance with approved procedures and processes;
• Establishes and nurtures a working environment that is conducive to delivering results, fostering a spirit of collaboration, strong work ethic and project team cohesion;
• Oversees the Outcome 2 planning and implementation; Closely monitors outcome performance and prepares and provides periodic project reviews in a timely and effective manner;
• Ensures the delivery of agreed outputs and outcomes are in cooperation and coordination with other areas of work within the programme, other International IDEA Projects (including RoLAC II) and external partners;
• Develops and manages relationships with stakeholders relevant to the project;
• Contributes to the design of the programme’s Monitoring and Evaluation framework in accordance with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan outlined in the Programme Design document, responding to both EU needs and aligned with International IDEA’s M&E results framework;
• Communicates, represents and ensures the visibility of the project is in line with the programme’s Communication and Visibility Plan;
• Ensures coordination and effective communication with project partners, and EUD Nigeria as delegated by the Senior Programme Manager, ESGV;
• Represents the Project Outcome 2 externally as appropriate, including development and maintenance of positive and effective relations with the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and other relevant donors and interlocutors;
• Leads the development and implementation of strategies to improve the availability, responsiveness, transparency, accountability, coordination and integration of GBV response channels and services in Nigeria;
• Leads the development and implementation of sustainable approaches and programmes for building the capacity of GBV response service providers across government and civil society sector;
• Lead the development and implementation of strategies to extend the availability of GBV reporting and response services for underserved survivors e.g. boys, men, persons with disabilities, survivors from rural communities, conflict affected communities and victims of technology facilitated SGBV;
• Lead development and / or adaptation of tools (including technological tools) to enhance GBV reporting, emergency rescue and response;
• Ensures adherence to both EU and International IDEA regulations and procedures in project implementation and reporting;
• Carries out other duties and responsibilities as related to the post that may be assigned from time to time.

Safeguarding

• Shares responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom they work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children;
• Has a shared duty to safeguard from the following conduct by staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, or adults at risk; and any form of trafficking of persons.

General Profile

• Combines in-depth knowledge, acquired through post-graduate academic achievements, excellent skills including managerial skills and technical expertise in the field of GBV Service Provision and Case Management;
• Leads assigned teams (including staff members and consultants) throughout the project life cycle; leads meetings and discussions;
• Regarded as an expert in their broad professional community;
• Has the intellectual leadership to integrate innovation into their field of expertise;
• Fosters team-based activities in their unit; collaborates with other entities of the Institute;
• Acts as a model and mentor for colleagues;
• Is expected to travel globally to any geographical area involved in their project;
• Follows internal procedures to ensure high standards of performance and compliance with Institutional guidelines;
• Acts in accordance with International IDEA’s Core Values; Respect, Integrity, and Professionalism;
• Integrates a rights-based approach, gender, and diversity perspective in all activities.

Reporting line

• Senior Programme Manager, ESGBV

Education And Experience

• Post-graduate degree in law, human rights, international development, gender/women’s studies, public health, social work or other related field;
• A minimum of eight to ten (8-10) of professional experience strengthening the operational effectiveness of GBV emergency rescue and response delivered by government agencies (particularly, Police, state ministries of justice and the judiciary); as well as GBV case management across justice, health and social welfare institutions;
• Experience improving investigative, prosecutorial and judicial processes with evidence that these improvements have resulted in positive outcomes for GBV survivors;
• A minimum of five (5) years’ management experience, including senior level positions, with direct supervision over complex substantive teams; Experience with motivating and leading teams and solving issues;
• Excellent understanding of project management, monitoring and evaluation approaches and procedures is essential;
• Experience in planning, developing and managing EU funded programmes, as well as familiarity with EU processes and systems considered an advantage;
• Relevant experience from an international and/or regional organization in the work of democracy assistance would be considered an asset;
• Excellent knowledge in written and oral English is required; Any other widely spoken language in an International IDEA priority region (Arabic, French, Spanish) and/or official EU language would be an asset.

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• The incumbent will be responsible for managing and coordinating the successful delivery of expected outputs at both state and federal levels that will contribute to the achievement of Specific Objective 3: Strengthened capacity of civil society organisations, including women’s rights organisations, social movements, community-based groups and the public, to influence and promote favourable social norms as a way of ending SGBV.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development of EU Support to ending SGBV in Nigeria Programme strategies, workplans, monitoring and evaluation framework; Contributes to enhancing knowledge and performance of the programme;
• Leads, manages and provides strategic direction to Outcome 3 of the programme;
• Manages and directs the team to deliver efficiently, within agreed timeframes and budget, and in accordance with approved procedures and processes;
• Establishes and nurtures a working environment that is conducive to delivering results, fostering a spirit of collaboration, strong work ethic and project team cohesion;
• Oversees the planning and implementation of Outcome 3; Closely monitors project performance and prepares and provides periodic project reviews in a timely and effective manner;
• Ensures the delivery of agreed outputs and outcomes are in cooperation and coordination with other areas of work within the programme, other International IDEA Projects (including RoLAC II) and external partners;
• Develops and manages relationships with stakeholders relevant to the project;
• Contributes to the design of the programme’s Monitoring and Evaluation framework in accordance with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan outlined in the Programme Design document, responding to both EU needs and aligned with International IDEA’s M&E results framework;
• Communicates, represents and ensures the visibility of the project is in line with the programme’s Communication and Visibility Plan;
• Ensures coordination and effective communication with project partners, and EUD Nigeria as delegated by the Senior Programme Manager, ESGBV;
• Represents the Outcome 3 externally as appropriate, including development and maintenance of positive and effective relations with the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and other relevant donors and interlocutors;
• Leads the development and implementation of sustainable capacity building, advocacy and resource mobilisation strategies for strengthening women’s rights organisations, social movements, community-based groups and the public to engage in the fight against SGBV;
• Designs, implements and measures the impact of initiatives that promote government and civil society partnership to address SGBV;
• Provides technical expertise in the selection and management of grants to CSOs; including leading on the development of systems, processes, and mechanisms for awarding, monitoring and assessing the performance of grants;
• Leads the design, execution and impact assessment of public sensitisation initiatives and campaigns (including social media campaigns) to raise awareness about existing GBV laws, reporting channels and mechanisms; including those which address TF-SGBV and expand the availability of GBV response mechanisms that are tailored to the needs of men, boys, persons with disabilities and survivors in rural, hard to reach and conflict affected areas;
• Provides strategic direction, technical advice, and sustainable innovative approaches for engaging young people in the fight against GBV, especially utilizing social media;
• Ensures adherence to both EU and International IDEA regulations and procedures in project implementation and reporting;
• Carries out other duties and responsibilities as related to the post that may be assigned from time to time.

Safeguarding

• Shares responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom they work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children;
• Has a shared duty to safeguard from the following conduct by staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, or adults at risk; and any form of trafficking of persons.

General Profile

• Combines in-depth knowledge, acquired through post-graduate academic achievements, excellent skills including managerial skills and technical expertise in the area of civil society strengthening, community and civil society mobilization and public engagement on Gender Based Violence/Violence Against Women (GBV/VAW);
• Leads assigned teams (including staff members and consultants) throughout the project life cycle; leads meetings and discussions;
• Regarded as an expert in their broad professional community;
• Has the intellectual leadership to integrate innovation into their field of expertise;
• Fosters team-based activities in their unit; collaborates with other entities of the Institute;
• Acts as a model and mentor for colleagues;
• Is expected to travel globally to any geographical area involved in their project;
• Follows internal procedures to ensure high standards of performance and compliance with Institutional guidelines;
• Acts in accordance with International IDEA’s Core Values; Respect, Integrity, and Professionalism;
• Integrates a rights-based approach, gender, and diversity perspective in all activities.

Reporting line

• Senior Programme Manager, ESGBV

Education And Experience

• Post-graduate degree in law, human rights, international development, gender/women’s studies, public policy or other related field;
• A minimum of eight to ten (8-10) years professional experience leading CSO organizational capacity strengthening interventions in the area of GBV/VAW policy with a strong focus on community mobilization and movement building/strengthening;
• Experience working with civil society organisations to address GBV/VAW in Nigeria;
• Experience building strong partnerships among civil society organizations as well as between government and civil society organisations in Nigeria;
• A minimum of five (5) years’ management experience, including senior level positions, with direct supervision over complex substantive teams; Experience with motivating and leading teams and solving issues
• Excellent understanding of project management, monitoring and evaluation approaches and procedures is essential;
• Experience in planning, developing and managing EU funded programmes, as well as familiarity with EU processes and systems considered an advantage;
• Relevant experience from an international and/or regional organization in the work of democracy assistance would be considered an asset;
• Excellent knowledge in written and oral English is required; Any other widely spoken language in an International IDEA priority region (Arabic, French, Spanish) and/or official EU language would be an asset.

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• The State Project Coordinator is responsible for the management and delivery of the project, coordination of the state project team and representing the project at an institutional level, with the state Government and with other key stakeholders.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversees at state level, the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the EU Support to End Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (ESGBV) Programme;
• Represents the ESGBV programme at state level; Ensures effective support for the convening of State Project Steering Group meetings;
• Develops and maintains positive and effective relations with the state government and other relevant donors and interlocutors; Promotes dialogue and consensus building at the highest levels and provides and facilitates expert advice to partners;
• Plans, facilitates, participates in, and presents at coordination meetings, seminars, workshops, and conferences;
• Manages and directs the work and team to deliver efficiently on all agreed project outputs and outcomes, within agreed timeframes and budget, and in accordance with approved procedures and processes; Establishes and nurtures a working environment that is conducive to delivering results, fostering a spirit of collaboration, strong work ethic and team cohesion;
• Closely monitors project performance and prepares and provides periodic reviews and reports in a timely and effective manner, including impact, quarterly and annual reports, and such other reports that may be required for internal and external evaluations to be carried out;
• Supports the design and implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework in accordance with the Monitoring and Evaluation plan outlined in the Programme Design document, responding to both EU needs, and aligned with International IDEA’s M&E results framework;
• Communicates, represents, and ensures the visibility of the project is in line with the Communication and Visibility Plan; Ensures communication and cooperation with the other Project Managers, the Monitoring and Evaluation team and the Communications team;
• Provides timely and insightful reports on the political and security situation at state level;
• Is responsible for state level project risk management and actively manages risk, in line with organizational policies and procedures;
• Ensures adherence to both EU and International IDEA policies and procedures in both project implementation and reporting;
• Carries out other duties and responsibilities as related to the post, that may be assigned from time to time.

Safeguarding

• Shares responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom they work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children;
• Has a shared duty to safeguard from the following conduct by staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, or adults at risk; and any form of trafficking of persons.

General Profile

• Possesses excellent programmatic knowledge, acquired through post-graduate academic achievements, extensive work experience and excellent skills including managerial skills;
• Leads assigned teams (including consultants) throughout the project life cycle; leads meetings and discussions;
• Regarded as an expert in their broad professional community;
• Has the intellectual leadership to integrate innovation into their field of expertise;
• Fosters team-based activities in their unit; collaborates with other entities of the Institute;
• Acts as a model and mentor for colleagues;
• Is expected to travel globally to any geographical area involved in their project;
• Follows internal procedures to ensure high standards of performance and compliance with Institutional guidelines;
• Acts in accordance with International IDEA’s Core Values; Respect, Integrity, and Professionalism;
• Integrates a rights-based approach, gender, and diversity perspective in all activities.

Reporting line

• Senior Programme Manager, ESGBV (NG-FC)

Education And Experience

• Post-graduate qualification in social science, international law, international development, human rights, psychology, gender studies, or other relevant discipline;
• A minimum of seven years (7) years of relevant experience implementing projects working on gender/GBV programming and/or working with GBV survivors and the provision of relevant expert advice in Nigeria;
• Experience working on gender issues and women’s human rights in development or similar sectors, with a focus on protection and gender equality in Nigeria, preferably in Benue State;
• A minimum of three (3) years’ management experience, Experience with motivating and leading teams and solving issues;
• Excellent understanding of project management, monitoring and evaluation approaches and procedures is essential;
• Experience in planning, developing and managing EU funded programmes, as well as familiarity with EU processes and systems considered an advantage;
• Relevant experience from an international and/or regional organization working in the area of gender would be considered an asset.
• Excellent knowledge in written and oral English is required; Any other widely spoken language in an International IDEA priority region (Arabic, French, Spanish) and/or official EU language would be an asset.