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- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Abuja
- Job Field: Project Management
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the SCALE project technical team and partner CSOs/BMOs to identify priority advocacy issues.
- Manage sub-awards to CSOs/BMOs for policy reform and engagement interventions across SCALE key sectors.
- Train and mentor SCALE project CSOs/BMOs on advocacy, Political Economy Analysis, conflict sensitivity, communication, and collaboration.
- Assist CSOs/BMOs to develop advocacy strategies and action plans for influencing selected priority topics of national and regional importance.
- Conduct analysis of the existing networks in specific clusters, including the clusters that advocate for health and education, gender equity, female empowerment, and youth engagement.
- Based on the analysis, propose interventions to improve networking, coordination, and collaborative advocacy between CSO/BMO and Government.
- Identify and develop collaborative relationships with key stakeholders in government, civil society, and the organized private sector.
- Interact with internal and external resources and experts to bring new and “cutting edge” ideas into project’s approaches.
- Facilitate participation of CSOs representing and led by youth, women, Persons with Disability (PWD), and other marginalized and vulnerable populations in the citizen engagement activities.
- Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and other reports as requested.
- Lead in the identification and documentation of stories of change and evidence of changes.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in international affairs, public administration, policy, social sciences, law, development studies or related field.
- Relevant experience in advocacy, capacity development of local organizations, civil society engagement; and policy reform in Nigeria.
- Strong technical expertise in program management, design and implementation of advocacy tools and plans.
- Experience in integrating gender, social inclusion, and conflict sensitivity in programming.
- Proven organizational and administrative skills.
- Proven ability for planning and carrying out training sessions.
- Self-motivated and able to work under pressure and prioritize effectively.
- Good team player and prepared to contribute to the overall success of SCALE goal and objectives.
- Demonstrated strategic ability, diplomacy, written and oral communication, and negotiation skills.
- Strong organizational skills and strategic thinking; attention to detail; flexible and able to work efficiently with multiple tasks.
- Strong in written and spoken English.
- Willingness to carry out extensive and frequent travels in Nigeria.
