GBV Project Assistant at Future Resilience and Development Foundation (FRAD)

Requirement and duties

• At least 2 years’ experience in protection work supervisory responsibilities over national staff, program development, planning and implementation.
• Must have in-depth technical expertise on Protection, Women and Girls’ safe spaces programming and Gender Based Violence related issues including having a clear understanding of gender inequality, and issues surrounding discrimination and violence against women and girls
• Must have experience with operationalizing GBV principles.
• Proficient in community mobilization, challenging social norms/relations and Behavior Change Communication.
• Proven record of providing trainings and workshops on gender and GBV, SRH, topics in a variety of settings.
• Excellent Analytical, Communication and Report writing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with local staff, beneficiaries, duty bearers and other stakeholders
• Disciplined, organized, respect for deadlines, adaptation in a multicultural working environment.
• Previous experience in carrying out awareness or community-based EORE activities or similar
• Previous experience in data reporting and/or using participatory techniques to gather information in at-risk communities.
• Relevant experience in community-based facilitation and community mobilization.
• Experience of developing good relationships with people and working in a participatory manner with groups of different ages, statuses, and background.
• Previous experience living and working in a cross-cultural, multi-sector team environment in Northeast Nigeria
• Experience working with rural communities from a variety of different ethnic groups.

Desirable skills:

• A demonstrated ability to multi task and process information into action in a timely manner
• Language Proficiency: Fluent in English and either Kanuri or Hausa.
• Interpersonal Abilities: Strong interpersonal skills, capable of building effective relationships and maintaining effective communication with diverse community groups and stakeholders.
• Presentation Skills: Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to engage and captivate an audience.
• IT Skills: in regards to the report writing
• Organizational Competence: Outstanding organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines effectively.

Performance measures:

• The GBV Assistant will provide day to day management of GBV prevention related activities in Borno
• The holder of the position will work under the overall supervision of the GBV Project Officer.
• The GBV Assistant, will coordinate, manage & supervise the direct implementation of community based GBV Prevention and Women & Girls Safe Spaces activities.
• S/he will work with a team of GBV community volunteers, GBV case worker and PSS staff.