Gender and Women's Economic Empowerment Manager Job Vacancy at Propcom Mai-Karfi

Propcom Mai-karfi is an innovative, market-driven programme funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development DFID that aims to reduce poverty in Nigeria.

The programme works with government, the private sector and businesses to enable rural markets to work better for the poor

Job Title: Gender and Women's Economic Empowerment Manager

Location
Abuja

Job Field
Administration, Secretarial, NGO, Non-Profit

Job Detail 
The Gender and Women's Economic Empowerment Manager will lead the integration of gender and economic empowerment for women across the Propcom Mai-karfi programme. This will include the development and implementation of the Propcom Mai-karfi's gender and Women's Economic Empowerment WEE strategy and framework within all its market section interventions ensuring constant identification of gender and WEE implications and issues as well as the use of best practice within markets.

Responsibilities
Driving the development and implementation of the programme's gender strategy
Leading the integration of appropriate and sustainable gender and WEE practices within the Prop com Mai-karfi programme's overall approach - including through gender sensitive market diagnosis, interventions and monitoring systems
Setting standards for Propcom Mai-karfi's gender practice and providing guidance to the Intervention Managers and Market systems in general on how to meet them and how to measure them
Representing Propcom Mai-karfi's gender-related work to external audiences, such as DFlD and the wider M4P and WEE communities
Networking with government and non-government organisations in Nigeria to learn and exchange information about women's economic empowerment and to coordinate with other important activities
Working with the project communications staff to develop materials that promote Propcom Mai-karfi's gender-related interventions and that disseminate its learning

Required Skills & Experience
An advanced degree Masters of Doctoral in the field of social sciences, business, gender, agricultural sciences, food security or related field of study or an equivalent combination of studies and experience
5-7 years' experience in economic market development, private sector and management in sub Saharan Africa, with M4P project implementation and management and advantage.
Demonstrated experience with gender integration, main streaming in agriculture/market development projects preferred or across a variety of sectors - gender main streaming at a relatively senior level within an institutional context is preferred and experience of programming for women's participation and empowerment.
Experience working directly with women and women's groups in northern Nigeria is preferred - experience with promoting the inclusion of women and working with or developing women managed or owned businesses within the private sector in Northern Nigeria would be advantageous.
Detailed and non-stereotypical understanding of the culture and practices within northern Nigeria with emphasis on the gender dynamics is essential
Ability to communicate in and understand Hausa is an advantage

Qualified Candidates should forward CV to msmrecruit@propcommaikarfi.org