SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS SECTOR MANAGER AT CARE Maiduguri, NG

Job description

At CARE, we seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live with dignity and security.

This has been our vision since 1945, when we were founded to send lifesaving CARE Packages® to survivors of World War II. Today, CARE is a global leader in the movement to eradicate poverty. In 2015, CARE worked in 95 countries and reached 65 million people with an incredible range of life-saving programs. We also put women and girls at the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We seek dynamic, innovative thinkers to further our mission. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.

Due to the acute need for SRHR in Maiduguri and surrounding areas, CARE is seeking engagement of a Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Sector Manager to set up SRHR-related programming and operations, as well as to serve as CARE's representative for all SRHR-related activities within the UN system, the Ministry of Health and with other partners. The purpose of the position is to provide technical leadership and ensure CARE's programmatic expertise in SRHR (and particularly in crisis-affected settings) is translated to the Northern Nigeria context and that initial set-up of SRHR programming includes quality technical and operational foundations. The SRHR Manager is expected to facilitate development of quality, gender-sensitive, accountable, and impact-focus SRHR interventions in Nigeria. This includes provision of technical advice, capacity building of CARE staff and partners, as well as influencing policy and practice through analysis and advocacy with various stakeholders. The position will be based in Maiduguri and report directly to the Program Director. The position will be for an initial six months with potential extension for long-term as CARE secures more donors’ funding.

Responsibilities

• Information Gathering, Assessments, Analysis and Monitoring
• Program and Strategies Develop Support
• Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and reporting
• Partnership and Capacity-building
• Coordination, Representation, Advocacy and Learning

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in public health, social sciences, gender and development studies or related field
• 5-7 years supporting health interventions in crisis-affected settings with a physical presence in insecure environments, with at least one year of support to an acute humanitarian crisis, especially large multi-sectoral projects, designing and appraising proposals and actively liaising with relevant and potential project partners
• Experience in coordinating and engaging with multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge of gender issues in development, particularly GBV, including relevant international human rights standards
• Knowledge of human rights, especially sexual reproductive rights and ability to apply human rights based approach in programming
• Fluency in English with professional-level writing capacity
• Prior experience in INGOs working environment/system will be a strong asset
• Fluency in English (local language skills an asset)
• Excellent written, oral communication skills
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office)
• Proficient analytical skills that demonstrate an understanding of the current concepts, priorities, and issues in program monitoring, data collection and evaluation
• Skills in technical proposal writing, designing and implementing food security programs

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