Project Officer - Violence Prevention
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Centre for Health Education and Vulnerable Support (CHEVS)
Remote (local)- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 0-5 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
- Remuneration: ₦350,000 NGN-₦500,000 NGN / monthly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Location: Nigeria
JOB PURPOSE
CHEVS is co-implementing a transformative "Safe to be Me” project - a 3-year VAWG prevention program for diverse women and girls in Nigeria. The intervention will aim to address both IPV and non-partner sexual violence, especially sexual harassment at the University of Lagos in Nigeria, targeting the university administration, lecturers, non-teaching staff, students, including LBT persons and their partners in schools and out of school. The project aims to strengthen community resilience by addressing key barriers facing LBT persons, such as invisibility and exclusion within the broader priority agenda setting in research, policy formulation, and mobilisation within the women's rights and LGBTI spaces around VAWG prevention and response programming in Nigeria.
The primary objective of this project is to shift harmful norms, values, beliefs, behaviours and attitudes towards positive norms on gender and gender relations, contributing to a university environment where diverse girls and young women experience less violence and where LBT students experience less societal shame and abuse. The Project Officer - Violence Prevention will co-lead and represent CHEVS in planning, implementing, coordinating, and overseeing the Safe To Be Me project in Lagos State.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
● Lead the day-to-day implementation of the VAWG prevention programme in the selected tertiary institution in Lagos State.
● Co-facilitate awareness campaigns on IPV and non-IPV violence affecting LBQT persons.
● Engage in the co-development of VCAT curriculum and other project-related resource materials.
● Co-facilitate the planning, coordinating, and implementing project-related workshops, events, and other activities, ensuring quality, relevance, and impact.
● Build and manage partnerships with campus authorities, student associations, LBQT organisations, and service providers.
● Coordinate regular update and maintenance of project-related databases.
● Facilitate engagements with the LBT community in Lagos State.
● Support the establishment of referral pathways and survivor-centred support services.
● Co-facilitate financial accountability processes within the project.
● Collect and document data, stories, and lessons to inform programme adaptation and advocacy
Monitor pre-, during, and post-activity engagements in the University of Lagos and environs.
● Monitor progress against programme objectives and provide regular reports to the Program Manager.
● Identify and mitigate risks to ensure project sustainability and effectiveness.
● Implement safeguarding policies for direct and indirect beneficiaries of the project.
● Co-facilitate institutional reviews on policies related to VAWG.
Requirements
• CHEVS is degree agnostic, valuing practical experience and community-based expertise over formal degrees. We believe that the individuals from the communities we serve are the true experts in their own liberation and development. Therefore; relevant experience is sufficient.
• At least 2 years of experience in programme management, with a preference for violence prevention and LBQT advocacy and programming.
• Proven leadership in managing projects.
• Excellent coordination, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Fluency in Yoruba is a plus, but not a necessity.
• Experience in leading teams is an advantage.
• Experience in non-profit or feminist organisations is an advantage.
• Demonstrated cultural competence.
CHEVS is co-implementing a transformative "Safe to be Me” project - a 3-year VAWG prevention program for diverse women and girls in Nigeria. The intervention will aim to address both IPV and non-partner sexual violence, especially sexual harassment at the University of Lagos in Nigeria, targeting the university administration, lecturers, non-teaching staff, students, including LBT persons and their partners in schools and out of school. The project aims to strengthen community resilience by addressing key barriers facing LBT persons, such as invisibility and exclusion within the broader priority agenda setting in research, policy formulation, and mobilisation within the women's rights and LGBTI spaces around VAWG prevention and response programming in Nigeria.
The primary objective of this project is to shift harmful norms, values, beliefs, behaviours and attitudes towards positive norms on gender and gender relations, contributing to a university environment where diverse girls and young women experience less violence and where LBT students experience less societal shame and abuse. The Project Officer - Violence Prevention will co-lead and represent CHEVS in planning, implementing, coordinating, and overseeing the Safe To Be Me project in Lagos State.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
● Lead the day-to-day implementation of the VAWG prevention programme in the selected tertiary institution in Lagos State.
● Co-facilitate awareness campaigns on IPV and non-IPV violence affecting LBQT persons.
● Engage in the co-development of VCAT curriculum and other project-related resource materials.
● Co-facilitate the planning, coordinating, and implementing project-related workshops, events, and other activities, ensuring quality, relevance, and impact.
● Build and manage partnerships with campus authorities, student associations, LBQT organisations, and service providers.
● Coordinate regular update and maintenance of project-related databases.
● Facilitate engagements with the LBT community in Lagos State.
● Support the establishment of referral pathways and survivor-centred support services.
● Co-facilitate financial accountability processes within the project.
● Collect and document data, stories, and lessons to inform programme adaptation and advocacy
Monitor pre-, during, and post-activity engagements in the University of Lagos and environs.
● Monitor progress against programme objectives and provide regular reports to the Program Manager.
● Identify and mitigate risks to ensure project sustainability and effectiveness.
● Implement safeguarding policies for direct and indirect beneficiaries of the project.
● Co-facilitate institutional reviews on policies related to VAWG.
Requirements
• CHEVS is degree agnostic, valuing practical experience and community-based expertise over formal degrees. We believe that the individuals from the communities we serve are the true experts in their own liberation and development. Therefore; relevant experience is sufficient.
• At least 2 years of experience in programme management, with a preference for violence prevention and LBQT advocacy and programming.
• Proven leadership in managing projects.
• Excellent coordination, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Fluency in Yoruba is a plus, but not a necessity.
• Experience in leading teams is an advantage.
• Experience in non-profit or feminist organisations is an advantage.
• Demonstrated cultural competence.
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