Girl Effect Nigeria Latest Jobs Vacancies

Girl
Effect, is an organisation working to break the cycle of inter-generational
poverty. We do this by investing in programmes for girls, connecting girls to
each other to amplify their voices, and brokering access to the critical assets
girls need. We drive behaviour change by harnessing media in innovative ways
and building social networks to shift girls perceptions of themselves and how
others value them.

We
are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job
Title: TEGA
Project Manager
Location: Nigeria
Department: Project Management
Vacancy Type: Permanent

Detailed
Description

We’re
currently looking for an experienced Project Manager to ensure TEGA is
safely and efficiently operated in existing regions in Nigeria, with
efficient management of delivery to multiple internal and external
clients.
Technology
Enabled Girl Ambassadors (TEGA)s are currently active in 5 countries –
Nigeria, Rwanda, Malawi, India and the US. This year TEGA is also
launching into Bangladesh. With the exception of Nigeria, these networks
are new and predominantly serving Girl Effect’s internal research needs.
Nigeria
is TEGA’s most established network, with TEGA operations present in Kano,
Borno and Lagos. The strategy moving forward is to turn these networks
into busy, commercially successful research operations, serving the needs
of like-minded development and private sector organisations.

Key
Responsibilities

TEGA’s
key FY18 objective will be to localise and implement TEGA’s global FY18
strategy.
The
TEGA Project Manager will play a key role in making this happen, by
helping to evolve the TEGA Nigeria operations into established
commercially successful operations serving the research needs of Girl
Effect and like-minded, mission aligned external partners from the public
and private sectors.
The
TEGA Project Manager will be responsible for the day to day running of the
TEGA operations. Specifically:

Project
and Account Management:

Implement
the local account management process
Ensure
TEGA’s internal and external project targets are met
Account
manage TEGA’s partners, ensuring projects are delivered on time and on
budget
Support
the Project Officer with procurement and management of consultants/
vendors, external and internal partners who want to conduct research
through the TEGA networks.
Support
the Project Officer in the contract management process on Salesforce from
preparation and signing through to invoicing and payment.
Assist
with lead generation and project manage new business pitches
Track
teams, agencies and local partners’ deliverables and flag to team if they
are off track in terms of timeframe and/or budget
If
required, field visits to sites to support coordination and organization
of TEGA research projects and/or training.
Maintain
and update comprehensive files including profile information of all
partners and ensure that all relevant partner documents are uploaded to
and easily accessible on the Google Drive.

Support
and Coordination:

Organise
and lead project meetings, logistics, team attendance and note taking (for
internal and external projects)
Support
Senior TEGA Manager, on budget development and management
Facilitate
continued and open lines of communication across the Girl Effect Team and
Products (Girls Connect, Springster, other) to ensure information sharing
and informed decision making to take advantage of synergistic (and ‘value
for money’) opportunities.
Participate
in all strategic and programme planning, budget reforecasting, training,
team building and related activities of the Girl Effect Nigeria team and
contribute to the overall development of the organisation.
Adherence
to Girl Effect Global policies and procedures as well as their Code of
Conduct
New
research location process management in collaboration with other team
members
Conduct
Local Partner recruitment process for new locations in Nigeria.
Comprehensive
knowledge/document management in relation to all clients/partners with
regular (at least monthly) uploads to the Google Drive to include partner
profile data, proposals, reports, MoUs and so on.

Skills
and Experience

Minimum
5 years project / account management experience ideally within the
research or technology sector
Ability
to communicate and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders,
parents and investors.
Pioneers
attitude: Thrives in being part of a pioneering team, who often break new
ground and invent new and disruptive ways of working.

General:

Highly
organised and process driven
Strong
work ethic with follow through to task/project completion
A
collaborative team player;
Culturally
aware and respectful – curious and sensitive about the cultures in which
we operate;
Ability
to work effectively in multicultural teams with varying expertise, skills
and backgrounds;
Adaptable
– able to work in complex, unfamiliar and changing environments;
Excellent
critical analysis and thinking skills;
Positive,
energetic, can-do attitude;
Clear
interest in working in developing countries;
Commitment
to realizing the potential of girls and to the vision and values of Girl
Effect.

How
to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Job
Title:
Senior TEGA Manager
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Department: Operations
Vacancy Type: Permanent

Job
Description

We’re
currently looking for an experienced Senior Manager to localise and
implement TEGA’s global FY18 strategy, by evolving the TEGA Nigeria
operations into established commercially successful operations serving the
research needs of Girl Effect and like-minded, mission aligned external
partners from the public and private sectors.

Key
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities will include specifically localising and implementing:

TEGA’s
legal and governance procedures and policies
The
pricing model for TEGA’s internal (Girl Effect), Public and Private sector
clients.
The
operational model for launching new TEGA networks
The
process for maintaining the safety of the TEGAs and respondents, and
ensuring the quality of the research output
Managing
and supporting the TEGA Nigeria team ensuring that all team members are
clear on their roles and delivering on their objectives
Sharing
local learnings to help shape and strengthen the global TEGA operation
Sharing
learnings and opportunities with the other Girl Effect products to
catalyse integration.
Ensure
TEGA in country is full understood and gets wide in country support from
GEN Team and Country Director
The
process for conducting a research project, ensuring all projects are
delivered on brief, on time and budget.
Ensure
continuous positive relationships with existing partners
Develop
fruitful and positive relationships with new GEN partners, inputting to
TORs, finalising contracts efficiently and ensuring trainings needs are
identified and fulfilled to facilitate adherence to GE Policies e.g.
Safeguarding.
Oversee
the TEGA Project Coordinator and have regular meetings to ensure that TEGA
knowledge management is well maintained and updated
Participate
in all strategic and programme planning, budget reforecasting, training,
team building and related activities of the Girl Effect Nigeria team and
contribute to the overall development of the organisation.

Skills
and Experience

Minimum
10 years managerial experience from either the technology or research
sector.
Proven
experience and success in growing a new innovation / small operation into
a successful, commercial business.
Proven
experience in global south / developing world.
Ability
to communicate and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders,
clients and investors.
Pioneers
attitude: Thrives in being part of a pioneering team, who often break new
ground and invent new and disruptive ways of working.
Experience
of managing a team

General:

A
strategic thinker
A
motivational, thoughtful leader
Ability
to work effectively in multicultural teams with varying expertise, skills
and backgrounds;
Adaptable
– able to work in complex, unfamiliar and changing environments;
Excellent
critical analysis and thinking skills;
Positive,
energetic, can-do attitude;
Clear
interest in working in developing countries;
A
collaborative team player;
Culturally
aware and respectful – curious and sensitive about the cultures in which
we operate;
Commitment
to realizing the potential of girls and to the vision and values of Girl
Effect.