Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF):- The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) was created in 2011 to increase the representation of women in Nigerian governance at all levels and address the growing concerns about the gender imbalance in elective and appointive positions. The goal of the Fund is to institutionalize access to resources for women in politics in Nigeria.
We are recruiting to fill the positions below:
Job Title: Program Coordinator
Location: Abuja
Contract Type: Full Time
Reports To: Programme Team and the CEO
Contract Length: 5 years, renewable yearly
Main Role
- Project’s Program Coordinator’s key tasks will be to realize the successful implementation of all the activities under the donor supported women political participation programme and work closely with officials of partner organizations and beneficiaries of the programme.
- The Programme Coordinator will have the responsibility for coordinating NWTF’s implementation of the program from the Abuja office and in all the focal states.
- The post holder will ensure that planning and implementation is in accordance with approved work plan and budget, while making certain that monitoring and evaluation is on track as well as the project visibility.
Requirements
Educational Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in the Social Sciences including Law, Political Science, Communications, Economics, Gender and Development, Public Policy and Management.
- A Master’s Degree in development or a related field is an added advantage.
Experience:
- 5 – 7 years of experience in the field or in a related area, broad familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures in women political participation in the Nigerian context.
Key Requirements:
- The program coordinator must possess a certain degree of creativity, innovation and latitude including a good understanding and knowledge of the Nigerian democratic and political environment and its interplay around women’s inclusion and political participation.
- Must be female and familiar with development partners, government, and civil society organizations with demonstrated knowledge of the Nigerian political environment.
- Critical thinking, problem solving, organization, attention to detail, leadership, clear spoken and written communication, active listening, and can perform a variety of tasks.
Core Skills:
- Good command of written and spoken English.
- A good expertise on women’s political participation issues, and an active interest in the workings of civil society.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Frequent travel in different communities to implement program activities is required.
- Enthusiasm to learn and apply new skills.
- Good interpersonal and team-working skills.
Work Environment:
- Office hours: Traditional Office hours of 8am – 5pm weekdays with some travel in and outside Abuja.
Job Title: Program Director
Location: Abuja, with travels to other parts of Nigeria
Employment Type: Full Time
Reports to: Programme Team and the CEO
Contract Length: 4 years, renewable yearly
Key Result
- Contribute to closing the gender gaps in Nigeria’s governance process under the institutional mandate of NWTF.
Purpose
- Fundraising, Programme Management, Strategy Development Documentation, Networking and Alliances building, Monitoring and Evaluation.
Key Actions
- Report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund
- Apply proven experience in governance and women’s leadership, program development, implementation and demonstrated experience in grant-making or related activities to prepare funding proposals and periodically prepare work plans.
Strategy Development:
- Conduct regular analysis of gender and development issues on inclusive and participatory democracy in line with the NWTF’s thematic priorities
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the NWTF’s strategy.
- Contribute to the development of thematic work output particularly on resource mobilization to support women’s active participation in governance, gender advocacy and leadership development.
Program Development:
- Apply proven experience in governance, women’s leadership, and participation to manage program development, implementation and grant-making or related activities to prepare funding and project proposals, and periodically prepare work plans.
- Facilitation of dialogue, meetings, workshops and seminars with government representatives, civil society, and international development partners.
- Pursue alliances, network, and collaboration with organizations with similar or complimentary thematic focus.
- Identify opportunities and aid in developing relationships for promoting women’s leadership political participation.
- Maintain accurate records and monitor the performance and impact of all programme/project implementation to capture the lessons learned.
- Coordinate database, projects, activities, documents, processes, collation of statistics on women’s leadership and political participation, etc.
- Supervise and coordinate the programme team.
- Carry out any other duty that may be assigned by the CEO.
Requirements
Education:
- Advance Degree or certification in Gender and Development Studies, Business Administration, Political Science, International Relations, Law, Development Studies, Media, Communications, Sociology, Political Science, Public Policy and Management or related field.
Experience:
- Minimum of 10 years knowledge and working experience of gender mainstreaming, fundraising, promoting gender equality in electoral and governance processes
- Previous relevant professional work experience in international organizations and / or non-governmental agencies involved in women’s leadership and development
- Knowledge of the landscape for addressing barriers to women’s leadership and inclusion in Nigeria and Africa preferable.
- Previous experience of providing technical assistance to enable institutions including public, private, and civil society organizations) to mainstream gender considerations.
Job Title: Research Officer
Location: Work in Abuja (with travels to other parts of Nigeria)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 4 years, renewable yearly
Reports to: Programme Team and the CEO
Purpose
- Research, Publications, Programme Support, Strategy Development, Documentation, Report writing.
Key Actions
- Ability to conduct research under acceptable and or international standards
- Ability to turn out research products in a timely manner
- Contribute to the identification, planning and implementation of research papers, policy briefs and any other internal or external documents on the project.
- Conduct structured interviews with in-country civil society contacts.
- Provide advice on research and research methodology for the project.
- Maintain a comprehensive overview of trends and developments on project thematic areas.
- Manage updates for research Partners, as assigned.
- Help with the organization of regular online meetings of research partners.
- As required, speak about NWTF research to external audiences during online or in-person meetings or conferences.
- Review gathered research and analyzed various sets of data.
- Verify that information on Databases remain secure.
- Coordinate with the NWTF Communications teams to ensure maximum visibility of research documents on the NWTF website.
- Provide editing and feedback for content submitted to the NWTF.
- Perform other tasks related to the furtherance of NWTF research on the project thematic Areas as assigned.
Key Result
- Contribute to closing the gender gaps in Nigeria’s governance process under the institutional mandate of NWTF.
Requirements
Education:
- Advance Degree or certification in Gender and Development Studies, Business Administration, Political Science, International Relations, Law, Development Studies, Media, Communications, Sociology, Public Policy and Management or related field.
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years knowledge and working experience research, communications, and development in relation to women, gender, and development.
- Previous relevant professional work experience in international organizations and / or non-governmental agencies involved in women’s leadership and development
- Knowledge of the landscape for addressing barriers to women’s leadership and inclusion in Nigeria and Africa preferable.
- Previous experience of providing conducting general and issue-based research.
Job Title: Communications Assistant
Location: Abuja
Contract Type: Full Time
Reports To: Communications Manager and the CEO
Contract Length: 5 years, renewable yearly
Main Role
- Update and maintain the organization’s social media presence, including daily monitoring, posting, scheduling, and reporting online media updates.
- Assist, develop, write, edit, and proof-read communications materials such as articles, web stories, newsletters, and social networking activities (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn).
- Collaborate with staff on new ideas, directions, and tools for visibility and communications.
- Provide support to design flyers, graphics, invites, and other collateral materials.
- Maintain up-to-date media lists.
- Research and monitor media trends.
- Help implement communications strategies.
- Provide administrative support to programs and internal teams.
- Draft and edit communications copy (e.g., press releases, publications, social media posts).
- Assist in maintaining web content and executing social media strategies.
- Track projects and media exposure.
- Facilitate effective internal communications and maintain calendars and appointments.
- Prepare presentations and reports and manage the media stakeholder’s database.
Requirements
Educational Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Political Sciences, International Relation, or related field
Experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in the design and implementation of development projects implemented by national / international NGOs / UN bodies / Government.
Work Environment:
- Traditional Office hours of 8am – 5pm weekdays with some travel in and outside Abuja
Job Title: Program Officer
Location: Abuja
Contract Type: Full Time
Reports To: CEO
Contract Length: 5 years, renewable yearly
Main Roles
Strategy Development:
- Conduct regular analysis of political issues on inclusive and participatory democracy in line with the Fund’s thematic priorities
- Support the implementation of the approved project workplan
- Support the development of thematic work output particularly on women’s political participation, gender advocacy and leadership development
- Support the development of appropriate strategies for advocacy with partners.
Program Development:
- Lead the organizing and facilitation of dialogue meetings, workshops and seminars with government representatives, civil society, and international development partners
- Pursue alliances, network, and collaboration with organisations with similar or complimentary thematic focus to advance the implementation of the project workplan.
- Identify opportunities and help in developing relationships for promoting women’s political participation.
- Represent the organization at meetings, seminars, co-ordination fora and other events.
- Provide effective and ongoing communication to diverse audiences on project areas.
Requirements
Educational Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Women and Gender Studies, Political Sciences, International Relation, or related field.
Experiences:
- At least 5 years of experience in the design and implementation of development projects implemented by national/international NGOs/UN bodies/ Government.
Recruitment’s Qualifications:
- Excellent working level of English language in both writing and speaking.
Benefits
Work Environment:
- Traditional Office hours of 8am – 5pm weekdays with some travel in and outside Abuja.
Job Title: Finance Officer
Location: Abuja
Contract Type: Full Time
Reports To: CEO
Contract Length: One year (renewable), contract
Main Role
- Be professional and versatile in the use of online QuickBooks
- Responsible for the management and supervision of financial administration systems, procedures and ensure full compliance.
- Responsible for verification of expenditure and implementation of corresponding payments.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports/statements for the project with standard accounting principles-including budget tracking.
- Review all the supporting documents related to the projects to ensure that they comply with NWTF rules prior to any commitment to suppliers.
- Review all partners financial reports and supporting documents monthly and provide written feedback to partners for adjustments or disallowed expenditures.
- Support efficient conduct of statutory audit, partners’ audit, and donor fund audits in collaboration with finance teams in the field base.
- Ensure the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of all financial report for internal and external purposes.
- Ensure compliance of government law and regulation in relation to taxation.
- Review the Balance Sheet accounts and submit monthly Balance Sheet reconciliation and closing documents for review and further submission.
- Review of monthly payroll and ensure all statutory deductions for the month are promptly remitted.
- Ensure financial system data is up to date and adherence to financial requirements.
- Ensure accurate production of donor reports in accordance with the specified format within the agreed timeframe in coordination with program.
- Ensure Donor Contract Management Systems are updated, with up-to-date information (grant amount, duration of grant, allocation to projects, contract realignments, reporting dates).
- Ensure that the originals of the supporting documents of all project transactions, including partners transactions, are filed/archived in NWTF office to allow easy access during audit or Pre-audits.
- Support in cash and bank management including cash handling and cash flow monitoring.
Requirements
Educational qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field. Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.
Experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in the implementation of development projects implemented by national / international NGOs / UN bodies / Government
Work Environment:
- Traditional Office hours of 8am – 5pm weekdays, with some travel in and outside Abuja
Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Location: Work in Abuja (with travels to other parts of Nigeria)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 5 years, renewable yearly
Reports to: CEO
Main Role
- Under the guidance of the CEO, the Programme Coordinator of NWTF and her partner organization, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have the following specific responsibilities and will provide the following deliverables:
- Develop and strengthen monitoring and evaluation plan and procedures.
- Monitor all project activities and progress towards achieving the project outputs.
- Develop monitoring and impact indicator for the project success.
- Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results and update (if needed and in accordance with the donor guidelines), the project documentation to reflect potential modifications in the activities.
- Monitor the sustainability of the project’s results.
- Suggest strategies to the project coordinator and NWTF copartner organization for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities; potential synergies with other components or risks of duplications and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks.
- Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all project activities and provide inputs, information, and statistics for quarterly, annual, and other reports.
- Participate in annual project reviews and assist the project coordinators of NWTF and her partner organization in preparing relevant reports.
- Record, manage and preserve monitoring and evaluation data in a safe and accessible way.
- Assist the project personnel of NWTF and partner organization in the donor funded project with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use.
- Provide feedback to the project coordinators of NWTF and its partner organization on project strategies and activities.
- Support the project coordinators of NWTF and its partner on demand and implement all required working tasks.
Requirements
Educational qualifications:
- Bachelor’s and or Postgraduate Degree in Political Science, international relations, Gender and Development, or related field with focus on monitoring and evaluation.
Experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E / MIS in development projects implemented by national/international NGOs / UN bodies / Government.
- Prior working experience within national and or international organizations and experience of working with donor funded projects is an added advantage.
- Excellent knowledge of monitoring and the application of methodology.
- Good understanding of capacity assessment methodologies.
- Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and
- production of reports.
- Experience drafting reports and expertise in analyzing data using statistical software.
Core skills:
- Significant experience in developing monitoring plans and/or management information systems,
- Minimum of 2 years working with NGOs in the Nigerian democratic context
- Excellent interpersonal, multicultural and team building skills.
- Strong computer skills, particularly in spreadsheets, database, and statistical applications.
Work Environment:
- Traditional Office hours of 8am – 5pm weekdays.
Job Title: IT Officer
Location: Abuja
Contract Type: Half / Full Time (Negotiable)
Reports to: CEO
Contract Length: 5 years, renewable yearly
Main Role
- Under the guidance of the Communications Manager and the CEO, the IT officer will have the following responsibilities and provide the following deliverables:
- Manage the overall technology infrastructure including implementation and management of the software applications and hardware infrastructure that support operations.
- Ensure systems administration including:
- General computer support.
- Upgrades and updates of operating systems and user applications.
- Software installations.
- License management.
- Server set up and management.
- Network and printer support.
- Deployment of equipment.
- Setup and support audio/visual equipment for presentations and trainings on and off site.
- Update and maintain the ICT equipment inventory.
- User support.
- Perform needs assessment for new applications and modifications to existing ones
- Inform and train project staff on how to adhere to security ICT policies and train new and current employees on computer software and ICT systems
- Provide procurement assistance including, but not limited to, researching solutions,
- Be innovative with ICT and gender, elections, and election observation from a gender perspective.
- Engaging with potential vendors, making recommendations for product purchases, and assessing needs and developing terms of references
- Assist with preparation of operating budgets based on estimated and actual expenditures for ICT systems and support needs.
- Liaise with project’s experts to provide targeted support.
- Troubleshoot any IT technical issue and resolve in a courteous, professional, and timely manner in person or via email, telephone and/or other electronic medium.
- Complete setup and configuration of company laptops and desktops and troubleshoot these devices as the need arises.
- Maintain accurate IT asset inventory and assist in acquisition of new ones if need be.
- Consult IT knowledgebase(s), Internet, other team members and any other appropriate resources for the purpose of independent troubleshooting.
- Work with vendors on hardware warranty issues.
- Install patches and upgrade hardware and software in accordance with the company’s life cycle management policy.
- Monitor and maintain email applications, virus protection software, web filtering and monitoring appliances, and firewall profiles.
- Implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
- Maintain user profiles ensuring password policies and other system policies are enforced.
- Assist with new IT projects by investigating options and making recommendations as to what systems, hardware, and software changes are appropriate, including and not limited to desktops, laptops, cell phones, printers, and area/department specific software.
- Train and enhance user knowledge regarding computer software and hardware.
- Perform all other working tasks as required.
Requirements
Educational Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree within Information Technologies, or substantial working experience within relevant fields and have obtained and maintained relevant certificates.
Experience:
- Minimum of three (3) years within the ICT technical field.
- Prior working experience in national and or international organizations.
- Experience in handling servers and related access management control.
- Experience in drafting reports.
- Ability to prioritize work, multi-task and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work with results-orientation and efficiency in a multi-tasking environment.
- Ability to perform effectively under high pressure.
Core skills:
- Good command of ICT in relation to women political participation
- A good overview of women’s political participation issues, and an active interest in the workings of civil society.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Enthusiasm to learn and apply new skills.
- Good interpersonal and team-working skills.
Work Environment
- Traditional Office hours of 8am – 5pm weekdays with some travel in and outside Abuja
emuneration
Negotiable and competitive within the sector.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV along with a Cover Letter, outlining relevant experience to: recruitment@womenfund.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Note
- Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Important Notice
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