URGENT RECRUITMENT IN WIDOWS AND ORPHANS EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION (WEWE) – GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) TRAINEE

URGENT RECRUITMENT

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE)

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Trainee – WEWE’s Trainee Program

Are you a talented/award-winning graduate with experience in Gender Based Violence (GBV) Personnel? With

• A Second Class Upper (2.1) and above or Upper credit in any social or management science degree?
• Are you currently working in a private local or international firm or social enterprise?
• Are you a graduate that has received awards for in development work particularly in the area of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) programs or astaff that has received awards for best staff or student?
• Do you have an interest in transferring your skills from working in the private sector to the NGO Sector, where you will gain experience working with United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/US Center for Disease Control-funded projects?

WEWE has a ‘Gender Based Violence (GBV) Officer Trainee Program’ where we offer job training for talented/award-winning graduates, who have no experience working as a for an NGO and would like to gain experience working and learning about Gender Based Violence (GBV) issues in an NGO setting. Also, to understand practical applications ofGender Based Violence (GBV) for international donor-funded projects: e.g., USAID, US CDC & EU.

The benefits of the trainee position are:

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

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.

Position:         Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Officer

WEWE:            Trainee Program

Location:        The successful candidate will be based in Abuja

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)
• 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)
• Experience in developing survey Google forms using Gmail.
• Experience developing pre and post-testing for workshop
• Evidence of writing workshop reports

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 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.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified applicants should send their comprehensive curriculum and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MS Word document) explaining suitability for the job to GBVtrainee2023@weweng.org  on or before Monday, July 31, 2023.

Please indicate the title of the position applied for in the subject line of the email. Applicants should provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on their CVs as well as three professional referees.

Candidates must provide functional email addresses and telephone numbers of referees.

Kindly Note: Applications will be reviewed on a first-come-first-served basis. WEWE reserves the right to conclude this recruitment process when a suitable candidate is selected. While WEWE thanks all applicants for their interest, only shortlisted applicants would be contacted.

“WEWE is an equal opportunity employer, which promotes diversity and does not discriminate based on tribe, state of origin within Nigeria, religion, age, sex, race or on different physical ability”.

“WEWE’s organizational culture promotes the principles of safeguarding and high moral values. WEWE’s Safeguarding Policy 2022 promotes an environment where no staff, associates, volunteers, case workers, consultants, board members, and partners engage in a sexual relationship, harass, or exploit anyone under the age of 18 or vulnerable adult, especially our beneficiaries”.

“WEWE’s organizational culture also has zero tolerance for corrupt practices. Therefore, for any of our job vacancies, we advise that applicants do not offer or accept any request for money, favors, or gifts from anyone to facilitate an employment opportunity with WEWE. Applicants found engaging in such practices could jeopardize their chances of being selected. If anyone contacts, you with such an offer please report this immediately to WEWE management on this WhatsApp line 09037811024”.