CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: National Democratic Institute
Country: American Samoa, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Niger
Closing date: 18 Jan 2015

RESIDENT SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER FOR GENDER MAINSTREAMING, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR: NIGER
SUMMARY:
Based in Niamey, Niger, the Resident Senior Program Manager will work under leadership of the Resident Director and in close cooperation with the country team in Niamey to implement program activities designed to raise awareness for, and promote the implementation of gender mainstreaming, international human rights and labor standards into Nigerien legislation and other spheres of Nigerien public life. The Resident Senior Program Manager will report to the Resident Director and perform the duties as listed below:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Designs and oversees the implementation of program activities to promote gender mainstreaming and the incorporation into Nigerien legislation of international norms and standards in the areas of human rights, labor, and the protection of women and girls in accordance with Niger's international commitments.
- Serves as part of senior management in the Niger project.
- Acts as management focal point for gender, human rights and labor program areas and also represents the program on these issues as instructed by the Resident Director.
- Serves as the technical expert on gender, human rights and labor.
- Contributes to the planning, design and evaluation of NDI’s programs in Niger in collaboration with NDI staff, local partners, in-house experts and external experts and advisers.
- Contributes to the development of materials, training exercises, information sheets, reports, website articles and other products required to implement and publicize NDI’s work in Niger.
- Assists the Resident Director and NDI headquarters in identifying and developing funding for new or follow-on activities or programs to enhance NDI’s programs in Niger.
- Establishes and maintains functional relationships with international organizations, donors, local civic organizations, relevant committees and networks in the National Assembly, political parties, and other program partners as well as with NDI’s word wide network of trainers and experts in the area of gender mainstreaming, human rights and labor
- Monitors and keeps Resident Director and other NDI staff informed of political, social and economic events in country, with specific attention to gender, human rights and labor.
- Supervises, guides and mentors local staff.
- Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, preferably in International Relations, law, gender studies, or related subjects; graduate degree desired.
- A minimum of ten (10) years relevant work experience in international development and democracy (including gender and human rights), community organizing, political and advocacy campaigns, organizational development, or related substantive experience. Additional years of relevant work experience may be substituted for educational requirement on a one-for-one basis.
- Living or working experience in West Africa strongly preferred; recent Niger experience an asset.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to effectively interact with all levels of staff, U.S. and foreign government personnel, members of donor organizations, and policy makers
- Ability to inspire and motivate staff
- In-depth knowledge and competencies in gender mainstreaming, human rights and labor issues in the Nigerien political environment
- Experience in program design, strategy development, and program implementation
- Strong analytical skills for interpreting complex program and political issues and to think innovatively and introduce new concepts
- Superior oral communications skills to effectively present information, respond to questions and negotiate
- Established networks of contacts in Niger and the sub-region
- Superior writing skills, clear and persuasive and experienced enough to edit all types of team documents
- French fluency (verbal and written) required; English proficiency a plus
- Working knowledge of PC-based word processing and spreadsheet applications
- Experience with Google Apps (Gmail, Calendar, Google Drive, G+, etc.) strongly desired
- Ability and willingness to travel to regional locations outside of Niamey, which are often remote and difficult to reach, in accordance with NDI security protocol.

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