Gender and Disability Inclusion Coordinator - PLANE at Save The Children

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Gender and Disability Inclusion Coordinator will support the FCDO Funded Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) Window 3 - Community Support to Learning project to provide technical support to guide and inform gender- and disability-inclusive programming through “integrated approach” in Jigawa, Kaduna and Kano state, Northwest Nigeria. 

The Gender and Disability Inclusion Coordinator will support the FCDO-PLANE Window 3 project to provide technical support to mainstream gender and disability as cross-cutting themes for all the programmatic activities in the PLANE Windows 3 project. She/he will ensure gender and disability is integrated into the results based management frameworks, strengthening and supporting disability inclusion, gender equality strategies and facilitating gender equality capacity strengthening for field teams and partner organizations of SCI via training and tool development. S/he will not only ensure PLANE Windows 3 funded education programmes are disability-inclusive and gender sensitive but aims to provide support to make such programmes become gender transformative. 

The job holder provides 60% disability and 40% gender overall programmatic and operational coordination and management including; planning, implementation, capacity enhancement, monitoring/ evaluation and reporting both internally (within SCI) and externally (for/with partners). 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Implementation, Coordination & Management:

• Support the disability partner and partner organizations on capacity assessment on gender and disability inclusion capacities and develop CBPs on mentoring. 
• Strengthen partners’ disability inclusive program planning and implementation through training. 
• Lead capacity building for FCDO-PLANE Windows 3 staff and partner organizations members on gender to establish safe and protective learning environment for girls and boys in the JKK states
• Lead capacity building of national stakeholders to facilitate and manage transition from non-formal to formal education in a gender-responsive manner
• Guided by gender analysis, the Coordinator will support in advocacy to identify and address policy and system barriers to girls’ education; 
• Coordinate project activities between disability inclusion partners, SCI and other partners 
• Conduct regular gender analysis, community mapping and safety audits to identify and address access and financial barriers to girls’ education in the JKK states
• With support from the Programme Manager, formulate key gender messages and targets from lessons learned, assessments, research and evidence gained through project implementation.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of PLANE Windows 3 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 northwest focusing on boys and girls (e.g., GBV, Early Child Marriage, SRH etc.) and adapt strategies as necessary.
• Perform other tasks, as required, to ensure the smooth running of the organisation.
• Ensure a focus on gender equality, gender mainstreaming and disability inclusion in all components of project implementation
• Support disability data collection, analyses and reports in KAP study, need assessments and evaluation
• Develop and facilitate gender and disability inclusion components in training materials and other project tools and resources 
• Ensure accessibility of IEC materials developed on the project
• Strengthen capacity of SCI project staff, mainstream project partners, facilitators and volunteers on gender and disability inclusion
• Support presentation and dissemination of disability components in project documents and meetings
• Support SCI and partners to identify and address the intersectionality of gender and disability in project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation

MEAL

• Support tracking of gender and disability-inclusive and disability-specific project indicators
• Support MEAL team in disability data collection, analysis and reporting
• Ensure consultation of beneficiaries with disabilities in project evaluation and learning
• In collaboration with the MEAL team, collate and disseminate regular project disability inclusion reports

Human Resources Management and Development:

• Working together with the PLANE windows 3 Team to identify learning and development needs of the project teams and develop specific plans to address the learning needs. 

Safeguarding

• Ensure safe programming in the planning and implementations across the project period.
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles across the entire steps of the project within the Programme Management Cycle.

Internal and external engagements

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

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential Criteria

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Social Science, development studies, gender & development or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience. Advanced degree will be an added advantage
• 5 years post NYSC experience
• Proven experience working on normative change for disability inclusion, gender equality and adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sensitive contexts
• Proven experience in supporting the designing, implementing and evaluating disability-inclusive and gender-transformative social and behaviour change communication interventions.
• Experience in supporting the implementation of disability-inclusive and gender-transformative approaches in humanitarian context.
• Experience working in the North –East context, is an added advantage. 
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting with minimal supervision
• Specific knowledge of international development, disability inclusion and gender equality issues; experience engaging children and other community members on gender equality issues desirable.
• Demonstrable understanding of applying the principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in project cycle management
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment