Girl Child Values Support InitiativeDevelopment Consultant/ Senior Programs Officer
May. 2020BauchiServe as a senior programme and development lead at Girl Child Values Support Initiative, driving the design, implementation, and institutionalization of high-impact, donor-funded projects focused on gender justice, youth empowerment, disability inclusion, and safeguarding. Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative programmes that combine STEAM skills, creative advocacy, and survivor-centered GBV prevention approaches for young women and girls in Northern Nigeria. Key Programmes Led & Supported: ARTvocacy for Gender Justice – empowering young women through art-based advocacy for gender justice in crisis-affected communities. STEAMinist for Social Good – building young women’s STEAM capacities to address societal challenges through innovation. STEAMinist Against GBV – integrating STEAM, digital empowerment, safeguarding, and GBV prevention pathways for young women, including women with disabilities. Choice to Life – advancing rights-based interventions supporting women and girls’ safety, wellbeing, and empowerment. Core Responsibilities & Contributions: Lead end-to-end project implementation, from proposal development and workplanning to delivery, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. Coordinate partnerships with government ministries, CSOs, private sector actors, and community leaders to strengthen sustainability and policy uptake. Embed safeguarding, disability inclusion, and do-no-harm principles across all programme activities. Support Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) systems, including impact documentation, success stories, and donor reporting. Facilitate high-level advocacy forums and institutional engagement to scale programme models beyond donor cycles. Core Expertise:
Programme Management · Gender Justice · GBV Prevention · Disability Inclusion · Donor-Funded Project Delivery · Advocacy & Policy Engagement · STEAM Education · Safeguarding · MEL