DEADLINE: 30TH MARCH, 2023
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES NIGERIA
CALL FOR THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) TO CONDUCT A GENDER AUDIT/ASSESSMENT IN ALL SOS LOCATIONS
TYPE OF CONTRACT: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT/COMPANY
BACKGROUND
SOS Children’s Villages works in over 133 countries to support families and help children at risk grow up in a loving home. In a world filled with poverty, violence, and injustice, the greatest victims are often children. For more than 60 years, we have worked with partners in each community to either help families care for their children or to provide an alternative, for instance an SOS family, in which the love of a carer is essential. Everything done is based on the best interests of the child, and each has an individual development plan. We focus on the care, health, education and general development of each individual child.
In Nigeria, SOS Children’s Villages has been active since 1973, and has presence in Isolo-Lagos, Owu- Ijebu, Ogun State, Gwagwalada –Abuja, Jos-Plateau State, Ibadan-Oyo state, Benin-Edo state and Maiduguri-Borno state. Over the past years, we have provided quality child care and protection to orphaned and abandoned children that grow up in SOS Children’ Villages Family Based and Family Strengthening Programmes.
OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The objective of the gender audit is to provide the level of implementation of the SOS gender equality policy, mainstreaming gender, diversity and inclusion in the workforce and business operations of SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria.
TASKS
- Review specific documents and conduct gender audit
- Facilitate the development of gender strategy/action plan covering gender sensitive programming guided by the Gender Equality Policy of SOS International
- Develop contextualized gender strategy, action plan and checklist for gender sensitive programming.
- Conduct a gender workshop and present the findings in the workshop.
- Submit report to SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria
APPLICANT REQUIREMENT AND QUALIFICATION
The desired applicant to undertake the audit/assessment must meet the following minimum qualifications:
- Proven expertise and experience in similar assignment
- Master’s degree in any of the following field of study Gender Studies, Development Studies, Project Management, other Social Sciences or a related field
- At least 5 years of proven experience in working/preparing gender and social inclusion strategy
- Experience in project and programme management Excellent writing and communication skills in English
- Demonstrated community and stakeholder engagement experience; and
- Proven facilitation and coordination skills.
DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION
Applications should be a concise technical & financial proposals fully signed, highlighting profile, and concrete evidences of experiences on similar works, the proposed approach and methodologies, work schedule and timings of the process. Kindly submit your applications by close of day Thursday, 30 March, 2023 to soscv.procurement@sos-nigeria.org
