Girl Hub Job for a GHN Policy Advocacy Consultant in Abuja
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
Location: Abuja
Reporting line: Girl Hub Nigeria Senior Insight and Strategy Manager
Consultancy Purpose
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.
- 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.
- 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 .
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.)
- 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.
- Good experience with policy formulation
- Good networks within Kano state government
Deliverables:
- A concept note detailing how the study will be undertaken
- A detailed activity based timetable for the work
- 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.
- A report that details all the findings in Kano state including
challenges, interventions and successes in girls education by
government, donors and NGOs
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to:
[email protected] 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.
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Application Deadline 17th March 2015