Project Officer (GBV)African Youth for Peace Development and Empowerment (AFRYDEV)

• The GBV officer will be responsible for contributing to the timely and quality implementation of activities, delivering continuous technical coaching, performing monitoring and evaluation of the quality of GBV-related work, and capacity building of Case workers and PSS Volunteers to ensure delivery of well-coordinated GBV service provision and other prevention activities in targeted L.G.As.
• The Project Officer will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the GBV program within the designated location.
• In addition, the Program Officer must have a strong personal commitment to community engagement and mobilization about protection and Gender Based Violence programs, development planning, and implementing activities effectively in Northeast Nigeria.
• The Program Officer will be responsible for the production of comprehensive and timely activity progress reports and work closely with the M & E and Finance Unit.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to maintain high-quality program inputs and outputs in GBV program implementation
• Collect data and figures, compile and submit monthly reports of ongoing projects to the Project Manager.
• Supervise GBV prevention and response field activities under the direction and with technical support of the Project Manager.
• Support GBV case workers, PSS workers, and volunteers ensuring they are well-trained and equipped for the provision of GBV specialized services.
• Develop weekly work plan and update the Project Manager on the implementation of GBV prevention and response activities.
• Ensure proper documentation of all field GBV prevention and response activities.
• Support coordination of GBV sector activities at the LGA level in collaboration with other GBV partners.
• Conduct Field Visits every week as advised by the Project Manager.
• Attend any meeting/training/workshop/conference as suggested by the Project Manager, after approval by the Executive Director.
• Contribute practically by bringing new ideas for the improvement of service delivery in the field.
• To give more focus on GBV activities with close coordination with the field team for bringing improvement in GBV activities in the targeted LGAs.
• Initiate planning for longer-term GBV prevention and response activities, including referral pathways and standard operating procedures.
• Maintain, monitor, and measure GBV project implementation and contribute to effective information management on GBV survivors.
• Support GBV case workers and PSS workers and ensure that services are survivor-centered and respect best-practice and international standards in GBV prevention and response.
• Participate in the design of project activities, monitoring systems, and capacity-building activities for GBV partners, Government officials, and community stakeholders.
• Conduct training of Trainers for community volunteers on GBV prevention and response.
• Oversee awareness-raising activities and support the development of messaging.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including partner agencies, community leaders, CBO and INGOs/NGOs, and service providers.
• Assumed responsibility for programs and gender mainstreaming, coordination, and planning by project/funders requirements.
• Ensure compliance with standard operating procedures on GBV and gender-sensitive programming by providing day-to-day guidance on interventions.
• Manage and monitor program progress and prepare activity reports.
• Provide guidance and maintain frequent communications with community stakeholders on project progress.
• Analyze and troubleshoot program challenges.
• Develop best practices to improve overall program performance
• Assist in budget preparation and expense management activities for programs.
• Plan and execute program activities in a timely and accurate manner.
• Conduct program reviews and prepare monthly, and quarterly narrative and financial reports.
• Prepare meeting agenda, organize meetings and distribute minutes.
• Document the activity's success stories, beneficiaries’ feedback, and other lessons that will help improve programming.
• Work closely with GBV partners, agencies, and community organizations including women-led organizations to formulate a coordinated response in other to compile and prepare quality monthly progress reports.
• Ensure accurate data entry into the GBV information management system and the development of an internal database to track referrals of services rendered.
• Support and facilitate different interventions on gender perspectives to ensure coherence and procedures in service delivery.
• Ensure adequate project monitoring and stakeholder training to raise awareness of gender base violence across the project locations.
• Involved in the collection of data for need assessment and analysis on Gender-related issues
• Support strengthening of community-level GBV prevention and response mechanism and ensure effective coordination
• Additionally, replace or work with other members of the team, as need be, on grant writing and set up, follow-up of program expenses and indicators, implementation of processes, standard operating procedures, and any other tasks given to you by the Project Manager.

Collaboration / Ethical Operating Standards:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships with AFRYDEV program staff and the beneficiaries
• Knowledge of MS Word and Excel
• Strong understanding of financial management concepts
• Good understanding of Yobe State's local context not limited to culture and traditions
• Fluency in Hausa and Kanuri is an added advantage
• Approachable and good listenership skills

Qualification and Skills

• Degree, HND in a relevant field
• 3 Previous experiences in a nonprofit organization in a similar role
• Proven intellectual capacity and willingness to learn
• Ability to work under pressure, with little or no supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, as well as knowledge of Hausa.