Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Officer at Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) is a legally registered incorporated Trustee, a local not-for-profit, faith-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) is seeking applications from qualified candidates to fill in the position of Gender Based Violence (GBV) Officer Trainee. WEWE’s core ideology is to be one of the most financially compliant and clean NGOs in Nigeria and Africa and we want to improve the lives of millions of widows and orphans in Nigeria and Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Officer

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• S/he will organize and facilitate a GBV stakeholder Civil Society Organization (CSO) forum/roundtable of national-level actors in GBV in Abuja to discuss the learnings from the community level and how the learning affects the national policies.
• S/he will encourage that these experiences are included in national advocacy on GBV prevention guidelines.
• S/he will develop an agenda with at least five action steps to prevent GBV.
• S/he will encourage these experiences to be included in national advocacy efforts on GBV at the CSO forum in Abuja.
• S/he will organize and facilitate a national learning event with national-level actors in Abuja on GBV prevention
• Carry out any other duties or tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience

• First Degree in a relevant field, plus a minimum of 2 years of institutional experience and expertise in Gender-based Violence (GBV).
• Experience in developing survey Google forms using Gmail.
• Experience developing pre and post-testing for workshop.
• Evidence of writing workshop reports.
• First Degree in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, Human Rights, or related Degree desired
• At least 3 years experience in implementing Gender-Based Violence programs, humanitarian or development settings.
• Previous experience organizing a GBV-related workshop with picture evidence.
• Evidence of strong report writing skills.
• Evidence of strong computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Required Experience:

• 1 - 2 years of working experience as a Gender-Base Violence (GBV) person or any related role.
• Very strong report-writing skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Ability to work long hours when needed.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Technology suave i.e., the ability to use social media handles, the internet, and to send emails.

Benefits
The benefits of the trainee position are:

• Between N75,000 - N100,000 monthly and an additional 20% pension.
• After successful performance evaluation, trainees are eligible to apply for full-time positions in WEWE subject to vacancies and availability of funds.
• Opportunity for in-house on job certificated training on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) for NGOs, Statutory compliance for NGOs, and Legal matters for NGOs.
• A certificate of completion.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter in only one attachment (MS Word document) explaining suitability for the job to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail. 

Application Deadline 31st July, 2023.