Project Officer

Support the design, testing and adaptation of innovative approaches that address barriers affecting girls’ education, SRHR, climate change youth economic empowerment and gender equality. Coordinate the day-to-day implementation of innovation-related activities within the Girls Get Equal Project and facilitate innovation processes with young people, community groups, schools, government institutions and consortium partners.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, testing and adaptation of innovative approaches that address barriers affecting girls’ education, SRHR, climate change youth economic empowerment and gender equality
• Coordinate the day-to-day implementation of innovation-related activities within the Girls Get Equal Project
• Facilitate innovation processes with young people, community groups, schools, government institutions and consortium partners
• Coordinate innovation workshops, learning events, co-creation sessions and design-thinking activities involving girls and young women
• Monitor innovation pilots and ensure activities are implemented according to approved plans, budgets and quality standards
• Collect, analyse and document lessons learned, good practices, success stories and evidence generated through innovation activities
• Work closely with the MERL team to monitor innovation indicators and ensure quality data collection and reporting
• Support the development of innovation tools, methodologies, guidelines and learning products
• Promote meaningful participation of girls and young people in the identification, design and implementation of innovative solutions
• Support partnerships with local government institutions, civil society organisations, private sector actors and innovation ecosystems where relevant

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent in Social work, Social Science, development studies or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience
• Work experience, preferably focused on youth, girls’ empowerment, innovation, education or economic empowerment, supervision and community mobilisation
• Proven ability to implement Gender and Influencing activities with holistic approach and integrated to child protection right
• Experience in project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting
• Strong facilitation, coordination and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience documenting lessons learned, best practices and project results
• High level of personal integrity, commitment and professional responsibility with CP and GBV exigencies
• Knowledge of youth economic empowerment and entrepreneurship programming

Skills

• Youth Empowerment
• Girls' Empowerment
• Innovation Management
• Education Programming
• Economic Empowerment
• Project Planning
• Project Implementation
• Project Monitoring
• Project Reporting
• Facilitation Skills
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Community Mobilisation
• Gender Mainstreaming
• Child Protection
• Gender-Based Violence Awareness
• Documentation of Lessons Learned
• Good Practices Documentation
• Entrepreneurship Programming