Girl Hub is a strategic collaboration between the
Department for International Development (DFID) and the NIKE
Foundation, designed to bring together the expertise of both
organisation to transform the lives of adolescent girls. Our
aim is to shift the social norms that hold girls back, and
drive better investment that directly benefit girls.
We are recruiting to fill the position
of:
Job Title: GHN Policy
Advocacy Consultant
Job Location: Abuja
The Kano state government has shown commitment and
investment in girls’ education through the provision of
services and funds to support girls’ education. However, the
manner in which these services have been provided, albeit,
well intentioned, have been mostly based on the interest and
commitment of the Governor and not necessarily on a
well-grounded policy. The concern, therefore, is that a
change in government could result in a reversal of these
education programmes of government, if the new government
does not have as much interest in girls’ education as the
present one. To prevent this from happening, GHN wishes to
work with the Kano state government to develop a
comprehensive girls’ education policy. The purpose of this
consultancy is to develop a draft education policy for Kano
state based on the policy pronouncements of the government
and best practices from around the world.
Scope of Work
The consultant will:
Consult will all relevant Kano state government
officials to understand the programmes for girls education in
the state and get their buy in for a girls education
policy.
Review all Kano state government policies, policy
statements and pronouncements on girls education.
Consult with other education programmes in Kano state
(ESSPIN, dRPC, and others) to understand existing
interventions for girls education in Kano state.
Review other girls education policies from around the
world.
Produce a report that details all the findings in Kano
state including challenges, interventions and successes in
girls education by government, donors and NGOs .
Produce a draft policy document which will incorporate
the Kano government’s policy statements and already existing
programmes for girls as well as best practices from around
the world .
Conduct a debriefing session for GHN and relevant Kano
state government officials.
Finalize the draft document incorporating comments from
the debriefing sessions.
Key Skills and Experiences
A relevant degree in Education, Humanities, Arts,
Social Sciences or Education.
Good understanding of the Kano state education
landscape (Education Ministries, SUBEB or Secondary Schools
Management Board or other relevant parastatal.)
Good experience with policy formulation
Good networks within Kano state government
Excellent oral, written, presentation and
communications skills in English.
Knowledge of partners working in the state on girls’
secondary school education.
Knowledge of emerging global education trends.
Having worked in Education system is an added
advantage.
Deliverables:
A concept note detailing how the study will be
undertaken
A detailed activity based timetable for the work
A report that details all the findings in Kano state
including challenges, interventions and successes in girls
education by government, donors and NGOs
A debriefing session for GHN and relevant Kano state
government officials
A draft policy document which will incorporate the Kano
government’s policy statements and already existing
programmes for girls as well as best practices from around
the world.
Job
Title: Government/Development Partners
Sector Scoping Specialist
Job Location: Abuja
Consultancy
Purpose
To increase investments for adolescent girls and
influence the Nigerian government/ development programmes in
favour of adolescent girls, Girl Hub Nigeria will like to
understand:
Government:
What international framework that benefit adolescent
girls e.g. – CEDAW, CRC, etc., is Nigeria signed up to and to
what extent have they been domesticated.
What policies and programmes are in place at the state
and federal government level that address or have the
potential to address adolescent girls’ needs
Donors/Develop Partners:
Who are the donors and INGOs in Nigeria (including
those without a physical presence in Nigeria but fund
initiatives in the country?)
What are their thematic and geographical areas of
focus?
What programmes are they implementing in
Nigeria?
Which ones target girls or have the potential to
benefit girls?
What are their major challenges in implementing
projects/programmes for girls?
Consultancy Objective
To carry out a thorough scoping of government policies
and programmes, and donor and development partner initiatives
across Nigeria, in order to inform Girl Hub’s understanding
of the development landscape, as it relates to adolescent
girls.
Scope of Work
Government:
Provide a detailed list of all government policies and
programmes at the state and federal level (if any) that
directly target adolescent girls
Provide a detailed list of all government policies and
programmes at the state and federal level (if any) that
indirectly target adolescent girls
Provide a detailed list of all government policies and
programmes at the state and federal level (if any) that may
be detrimental to adolescent girls
Donors/INGOs:
Provide a detailed list of the donors and INGOs in
Nigeria
Identify their thematic and geographical areas of
focus
Identify which ones target girls and what are the
programmes/projects they are funding for girls
Identify the programmes/projects not directly targeting
girls but have the potential to benefit girls
Identify what are their major challenges in
implementing projects/programmes for girls
Identify the entry points and potentials for Girl Hub
to partner and influence these initiatives
Provide key contact details for the development
partners identified
Consultant(s)/Consulting firm Deliverables:
Submit an inception report within one week of
commissioning, that reflects understanding of Girl Hub’s
unique intervention approach and strategy, a comprehensive
methodology for the assignment and detailed workplan with
timelines
Develop data collection tools / frameworks
Conduct desk research and interviews as required to
effectively map government policies and programmes as
described above
Conduct all desk research and interviews with
donor/development partners as required to meet information
gathering objectives
Submit a draft report of findings and recommendations
for review by Girl Hub. The draft report will be commented on
and returned to you within one week of submission
Produce a revised final report latest one week after
the receipt of the draft report comments
Desired Qualifications
Master degree in Public Policy, Business, International
Development, or related field
At least 10 years’ experience in working with
development partners. Knowledge of the donor landscape in
Nigeria will be an advantage
Demonstrated experience with similar public or
development sector landscaping projects
Strong written and oral communication skills in English
required, including report development, writing and
editing.
Job Title: Private Sector Scoping
Specialist
Job Location: Abuja
Consultancy
Purpose
With its strong links with the Nike Foundation, GHN
considers the private sector a key partner in Nigeria. The
private sector has the resources and expertise to provide the
skills and services girls need to improve their lives. In the
last decade or more, many multinational and national
companies have become more development oriented in their
business approach, increasing their CSR and creating
foundations. Some notable examples include the ENGINE project
which is a partnership between Coca Cola, Nike, DiLight,
Mercy Corp and Girl Hub; The Girls Education project which is
a partnership between Oando, Clinton Foundation and the
British Council, etc.
To increase investments for girls, Girl Hub needs to
know what social initiatives private sector organizations are
investing in, both in general as well as for girls in
particular. It is in this regard that GHN is seeking the
services of a consultant to carry out a thorough scoping of
private sector initiatives that are or could be relevant to
girls, across the five geo-political zones of
Nigeria
Consultancy
Objective
To identify all possible private sector entities
directly or indirectly financing/engaged in development with
particular focus on existing private sector entities
supporting initiatives for adolescent girls.
The analysis should aim to look across the themes of
education, health, safety and violence, economic empowerment
and girl’s voice, rights and participation.
To collect detailed information on the nature, scope,
terms and level of their engagement in development with
particular focus on initiatives for girls
To identify potential areas of investment for girls
(e.g. new assets and services) that are not currently being
invested in, but would be appropriate and interesting for
private sector organisations to consider
Scope of Work:
Provide an overview of what private sector initiatives
exist for girls, across each of the country’s six
geopolitical zones and the thematic areas outlined above, as
well as initiatives that could be tweaked to support
adolescent girls.
Provide an overview of the different investment models
to consider including corporate social responsibility (CSR),
sustainability, inclusive business (i.e. low income
consumers), and private sector development (i.e. investing in
entrepreneurship) and provide possible entry points for GHN
to collaborate.
Provide detail on the objectives and target
beneficiaries, activities being delivered and their
geographic reach, any other partners/donors involved in the
funding or implementation of the initiative, and total scope
of financial commitment (categorized according to cash and
in-kind contributions).
Identify entry points and potential for Girl Hub to
partner and influence these initiatives.
Provide key contact details for the companies
identified as prospects.
Consultant(s)/Consulting firm Deliverables:
Submit an inception report within one week of
commissioning, that reflects understanding of Girl Hub’s
unique intervention approach and strategy, a comprehensive
methodology for the assignment and detailed workplan with
timelines.
Develop data collection tools / frameworks.
Conduct all desk research and interviews with private
sector actors as required to meet information gathering
objectives.
Draft a mapping report that serve as a reliable
reference tool for GHN in identifying which of these private
sector initiatives there would be value in, and opportunity
to, partner with and influence, and potentially secure
funding from for Girl Hub’s activities.
Submit a draft report of findings and recommendations
for review by Girl Hub. The draft report will be commented on
and returned to you within one week of submission.
Produce a revised final report latest one week after
the receipt of the draft report comments.
Desired Qualifications
Degree in Business, International Development, or
related field.
At least 10 years'; experience in working with the
private sector on development issues
Demonstrable experience with similar mapping
exercises
Very good knowledge of private sector investment (CSR,
inclusive business, sustainability)
Strong written and oral communication skills in English
required, including report development, writing and
editing.
Job Title: GHN Monitoring,
Learning and Results Consultant
Job Location: Abuja
Duties and
Responsibilities
The Monitoring, Learning and Results Consultant will be
required to provide short-term support, on a full-time basis,
for a number of different monitoring and research projects
currently underway and in development.
The consultant will be expected to play a key role in
guiding GHN staff and other relevant stakeholders across
design, training, quality assurance and project management
aspects of the work.
Key Deliverables Include:
Act as M&E lead for the mid-year review of a
programme of work being delivered with INGO partners.
Responsibilities to include commissioning and managing
fieldwork agency, overseeing effective design of sampling,
qualitative methods and tools, training fieldwork agency,
quality assuring fieldwork through field visits, reviewing
development of analysis and reporting frameworks, and quality
assuring reporting.
Act as M&E lead on a curriculum review for a
partner-led Safe Spaces programme.
Supervise and monitor a local research agency in the
delivery of training and fieldwork support/supervision for
girls utilising mobile technology for a participatory peer
research project.
This will include contributing to training workshops,
feeding into design of research study, conducting field
visits to quality assure and ensure girl safeguarding
standards are being met.
Manage up to three individual consultants delivering
research studies that will feed into Girl Hub strategy and
planning between March and May 2015, ensuring that research
frameworks and reporting are co-ordinated and complimentary
across studies.
The MLR consultant will facilitate quality assurance
review and revision of reports to bring to completion.
Manage monitoring and reporting for in-house training
and development activities
Support information gathering and facilitation of any
required country visits from external consultants working on
Girl Hub Nigeria research and evaluation activities.
Provide technical research support to the Girl Hub
Nigeria Insights team, and support the implementation of any
additional monitoring, evaluation and learning processes and
systems as required
Ensure all monitoring, evaluation and research
activities are conducted in line with agreed ethical
principles, and consistently promote downwards accountability
to beneficiaries.
Ensure all monitoring, evaluation and research
activities are conducted in line with Girl Hub’s girl
safeguarding policy.
Work with required GHN London staff on a regular basis
and promote programme and organisational knowledge management
and learning
Participate and contribute in Team meetings, off-sites
and the Country Strategy Planning process as required.
Reporting:
The MLR Consultant will report directly to the GHN
Country Director.
The consultant will also take technical direction,
where required, from the Girl Hub London MLR team and will
join fortnightly global MLR calls to report on GHN MLR
activities and progress.
At the end of the assignment, the Consultant will
prepare a report documenting progress and achievements
against the above-cited outputs/results.
The report will also provide comprehensive handover
notes for any ongoing MLR work.
This report will be in addition to any project-related
reporting required as part of completion of the deliverables
outlined above.
Required Skills and Experience
The incumbent is expected to possess the
following qualifications:
Post-graduate degree in the Social Sciences,
International Development or other related field.
Seven to ten years work experience, including
consulting in M&E areas directly related to GHN’s
objectives.
Experience coordinating research programmes and
managing fieldwork teams;
Experience with participatory approaches;
Experience with qualitative research methods and data
analysis;
Ability to provide guidance to consultants in the
delivery of research and field work
Strong communication and organizational skills, and the
ability to act as a ‘super translator’ working with people
from different professional disciplines in the private and
public sectors;
Proficiency in English with excellent oral and written
communications skills.
Experience quality assuring research in the field and
willingness to undertake field visits to locations in Lagos,
Abuja, Kano and Kaduna (security conditions
permitting).
Fully proficient in the following software
applications: Word, Excel, and Power point.
Passionate commitment to realizing the potential of
girls.
How To Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their
applications
to: info@girlhub.org with
the subject “Education Policy Consultant”
Application
Process
The application should
include:
Curriculum vitae of the consultant(s) who will undertake
this assignment, the CV should include relevant experience,
names and addresses of organizations where similar work has
been carried out.
A budget for the assignment.
A concept note detailing how the study will be
undertaken.
A detailed activity based timetable for the work.
Deadline: 17th March, 2015