Key Result: Contribute to closing the gender gaps in Nigeria’s governance process under the institutional mandate of NWTF.
Purpose: Fundraising, Programme Management, Strategy Development Documentation, Networking and Alliances building, Monitoring and Evaluation.
Education: 

Advance Degree (Msc) or certification in Gender and Development studies, Business Administration, Public Policy and... Management, Political Science, International Relations, Law, Development studies, Media, communications, sociology, political science, Public Policy and Management or related field.

Experience:

Minimum of 10 years knowledge and working experience of gender mainstreaming, fundraising, promoting gender equality in electoral and governance processes
Previous relevant professional work experience in international organisations and / or non-governmental agencies involved in women’s leadership and development.
Knowledge of the landscape for addressing barriers to women’s leadership and inclusion in Nigeria and Africa preferable.
Previous experience of providing technical assistance to enable institutions including public, private, and civil society organizations) to mainstream gender considerations.

Key Actions:

Report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund
Apply proven experience in governance and women’s leadership, program development, implementation and demonstrated experience in grant-making or related activities to prepare funding proposals and periodically prepare work plans.
Strategy Development:
Conduct regular analysis of gender and development issues on inclusive and participatory democracy in line with the NWTF’s thematic priorities.
Contribute to the development and implementation of the NWTF’s strategy.
Contribute to the development of thematic work output particularly on resource mobilization to support women's active participation in governance, gender advocacy and leadership development.
 Program Development.
Apply proven experience in governance, women’s leadership, and participation to manage program development, implementation and grant-making or related activities to prepare funding and project proposals, and periodically prepare work plans.
Facilitation of dialogue, meetings, workshops and seminars with government representatives, civil society, and international development partners.
Pursue alliances, network, and collaboration with organizations with similar or complimentary thematic focus.
Identify opportunities and aid in developing relationships for promoting women’s leadership political participation.
Maintain accurate records and monitor the performance and impact of all programme/project implementation to capture the lessons learned.
Coordinate database, projects, activities, documents, processes, collation of statistics on women’s leadership and political participation, etc.
Supervise and coordinate the programme team.
Act as CEO while the CEO is out of station or on leave or as may be deemed necessary.
Carry out any other duty that may be assigned by the CEO.

Condition of Service: Competitive and negotiable with one year contract renewable. NWTF is an equal opportunity employer. more

Key Result: An institution with strong, strategic, and steady financial and administrative management and growth.
Purpose:  Fundraising, administration, financial reporting, investment, due diligence, organizational growth and development, human relations.
Educational Requirement:

University Degree or HND in Accounting and Finance. Professional accounting certification will be an added... advantage.

Experience:

At least 10 years of relevant experience as an accountant or financial officer or finance and administrative officer, ideally with an NGO or a development project. Experience in online QuickBooks accounting software is desired.

Job Description:

Report to the Chief Executive Officer of NWTF.
Oversee the administrative and financial aspects of the NWTF transactions in line with NWTF’s policy and donor requirements.
Be a primary source of administrative and financial advice to the NWTF's CEO and other employees.
Prepare and/or review for the CEO’s approval administrative and financial forms, content and sufficiency, all documents of administrative and financial nature to which the NWTF may be a party, or which otherwise affect its financial and administrative rights or obligations.
Propose, execute, and maintain a financial investment plan for the consideration of the CEO. 
Financial forecasting during project implementation phases.
Process payments, file and archive all relevant documents (vouchers, invoices) for final approval.
Develop budget status reports, monthly and quarterly financial progress report.
Maintain inventory of records of project deliverables, documents, files, equipment, and materials.
Keep abreast of administrative, financial, and regulatory issues that affect private Trust Funds generally and that affect the Trust Fund's programmes and units specifically to anticipate administrative and financial issues that may arise.
Supervise and prepare budgets to proposals and financial report of grants to donors and ensure financial reporting of grantees and projects implemented by NWTF.
Advise NWTF on prospective sources of funds and prepare appropriate budget in a timely manner.
Build effective financial systems to aid internal control procedures and compliance with NWTF’s contractual requirements and obligations.
Build effective administrative policies and systems to aid internal process and ensure effective management of the office and all administrative matters.
Deliver on responsibilities in accordance with the Strategic Plans of NWTF’s and the agreed performance indicators.
Supervise the financial aspect of all sub grantees of NWTF across the country and work with the grants officer/manager in charge of Sub grants.
Supervise and work with the Finance Officer and other admin staff to ensure smooth operations of the organization.
Provide HR support as the need arises.
Review and verify financial transactions, activities, and documentation.
Carry out any other duty that may be assigned by the CEO.

Note: Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. more

Contract type: Half  Time (Negotiable)
Educational Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree within information technologies, Computer Science, with substantial working experience within relevant fields and have obtained and maintained relevant.

Experience:

Minimum of five (5) years within the ICT technical field.
Prior working experience in national and or international... organizations.
Experience in handling servers and related access management control.
Experience in drafting reports.
Ability to prioritize, work, multi-task and meet deadlines.
Ability to work with results-orientation and efficiency in a multi-tasking environment.
Ability to perform effectively under high pressure.

Core skills:

Good command of ICT in relation to women political participation
A good overview of women’s political participation issues, and an active interest in the workings of civil society.
Ability to work under pressure.
Enthusiasm to learn and apply new skills.
Good interpersonal and team-working skills.

Main Role:
Under the guidance of the CEO, the ICT officer will have the following responsibilities and provide the following deliverables:

Manage the overall technology infrastructure including implementation and management of the software applications and hardware infrastructure that support operations.
Ensure systems administration including:
General computer support.
Upgrades and updates of operating systems and user applications.
Software installations.
License management.
Server set up and management.
Network and printer support.
Deployment of equipment.
Setup and support audio/visual equipment for presentations and trainings on and off site.
Update and maintain the ICT equipment inventory.
User support.
Website Management
Gender and Elections Watch App management.
Perform needs assessment for new applications and modifications to existing ones.
Inform and train project staff on how to adhere to security ICT policies and train new and current employees on computer software and ICT systems.
Provide procurement assistance including, but not limited to, researching solutions,
Be innovative with ICT and gender, elections, and election observation from a gender perspective.
Engaging with potential vendors, making recommendations for product purchases, and assessing needs and developing terms of references
Assist with preparation of operating budgets based on estimated and actual expenditures for ICT systems and support needs.
Liaise with project’s experts to provide targeted support.
Troubleshoot any IT technical issue and resolve in a courteous, professional, and timely manner in person or via email, telephone and/or other electronic medium.
Complete setup and configuration of company laptops and desktops and troubleshoot these devices as the need arises.
Maintain accurate ICT asset inventory and assist in acquisition of new ones if need be.
Consult IT knowledgebase(s), Internet, other team members and any other appropriate resources for the purpose of independent troubleshooting.
Work with vendors on hardware warranty issues.
Install patches and upgrade hardware and software in accordance with the company’s life cycle management policy.
Monitor and maintain email applications, virus protection software, web filtering and monitoring appliances, and firewall profiles.
Implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
Maintain user profiles ensuring password policies and other system policies are enforced.
Assist with new IT projects by investigating options and making recommendations as to what systems, hardware, and software changes are appropriate, including and not limited to desktops, laptops, cell phones, printers, and area/department specific software.
Train and enhance user knowledge regarding computer software and hardware.
Perform all other working tasks as required.

Condition of Service: Competitive and Negotiable more

Duration: 20Days each
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

About the Role:
Both Consultants are responsible for Coordinating important stakeholders made up of individuals, groups and organisations to write /to be interviewed for articles to be publish in national dailies and blogs for wider dissemination on the 35 percent affirmative action.
Specific Tasks

Draft and coordinate twenty... (20) Feature Blog Articles one (1) monthly of between 750-1500 words each with pictures approved by NWTF to be posted on popular online blogs to generate opinion polls on the judgement.
Draft and coordinate twenty (20) Newspaper Articles (Features) one (1) monthly of between 750-1500 words each with pictures approved by NWTF to be published in three (3) national newspapers to generate public awareness on the judgement.
Coordinate interviews with stakeholders as the need arises.
Share links to the various published features and blog articles.
Submission of the electronic version of the files in an editable version to NWTF.
Preferred newspapers should include, Guardian, Punch, Leadership, Daily Trust.
The blogs to be selected will be in agreement with NWTF

Deliverables:

Submission of an inception Report with workplan that includes a list of topics to be addressed and stakeholders to be consulted for each story line.
Approved inception workplan
Links to the articles to be published reflecting the name of NWTF intext the articles and a mention of the court judgment summarizing the importance of the judgment alongside the key highlights of the judgement.
An end of contract report. 

Educational Qualifications:

A master’s degree in communications, Journalism, Public Relations, International Relations, or a related field.

Experience:

At least 10 years of professional experience in print and electronic media and communications
Editorial, design and publishing experience
PR/Communication/Advertising agency experience
Knowledge and/or Nigerian and global development contexts
The ability to communicate simply, clearly, and effectively with excellent design, written and editing skills.
Strong research skills and ability to work with partners across the country to generate content.
Experience in working with an international development organization/NGO/CSO would be beneficial.
Commitment to NWTF’s mission, vision and values; displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability; highest standard of integrity, discretion and loyalty.
Possess solid political acumen, but not partisan.

Core skills:

Knowledge of women’s human rights instruments (international and national).
Strong research, writing, analysis skills in the substantive area
Knowledge of the 6 April Judgement in favour of Nigerian women on the 35 percent affirmative action.

Remuneration

Negotiable and competitive within the sector. more

NEEDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
NWTF requires the services of a competent IT firm or a team of developers to develop a web-based application that will receive input from designated persons and general public and renders same information in beautiful charts and graphs
Specification

the web app will have a multi-level admin access like Admin, Super Admin, Observers and general Public user... interface.
The app will have an onboarding page for campaign promise trackers to register and subsequently be able to login into the portal where they can at a click of a button and filling of forms be able to upload data and report incidents.
The web app would have a graphical dashboard to display in table, map and charts, information received as aggregate and individually and tied to profile of each campaign promise tracker.
The web app should be hosted on a stable server that will guarantee the stability of the app and enough security measures in place to mitigate DDOS and other attack
The app must be scalable and be easy to add or remove features as reality unfolds
Admin should be able to generate and download required report with few clicks and standard users should be able to view all report and navigate easily.
The web app should be able to run on all latest versions of popular web browsers on system and mobile devices in a responsive manner
The web application should be built in a way that it will be easy to mange even by a non-IT person.

Duties

The successful IT firm or developers would be responsible for development as well as deployment of the apps online.
The IT Firm shall deploy a server-side application that will provide all API endpoints for the mobile app and dashboard on the server
The app should be deployed on a reliable web hosting platform with unlimited bandwidth
The IT Firm will have to work with our already developed prototype, though NWTF is   open to more information on it.  
source code of the apps would be given to NWTF at the completion of the project, all the data will be stored in the DB server except any sensitive data that is not permissible to be stored on our system server.

Eligibility

If a company, The Bidder/Applicant shall be a Nigerian company incorporated, under the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990 by the Corporate Affairs Commission.
The Bidder/Applicant must be compliant with relevant regulatory bodies in Nigeria
The Bidder/Applicant must not have been declared bankrupt/insolvent or should not have filed for bankruptcy/insolvency in the past five years or in the process of being declared bankrupt/insolvent before any designated authority in any country.
Bidder/Applicant shall have full cycle implementation of software development services in the areas of digital data collection to stakeholders in reputed institutions/organizations in Nigeria.
The Bidder/Applicant should have at least one Mobile/web application(s) in any domain, at the time of EOI submission.
The Bidder/Applicant should not have been black-listed by any Nigerian or international authorities.

Documents to be submitted alongside proposal
The following documents are required to be submitted along with the EOI bid. Non-submission of any documents or submission of incomplete, misleading, or false information may render the bidder liable for summarily rejection or cancellation of its EOI.

A copy of the Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
Sample of similar job done from at least three separate companies wherein the Bidder/Applicant has done a full cycle implementation of similar projects, especially in data collection projects.
Bank Account number in name of Business/Company

Time frame
The app is expected to be developed eight weeks from the date of the contract issuance.
Conditions

The vendor must be a reputable service provider. Background checks will be conducted on all bidders
All the pages should have page no. and be authenticated by an authorized Person(s).
A soft copy of the EOI should be submitted via the email to recruitment@womenfund.org
The Bidders/Applicants are advised to study the requirements of the Foundation thoroughly before submitting their application. more

NWTF is looking to recruit experienced personnel to fill the position of Programme Officer under the Towards Inclusive Governance, (TIGN) project. The project is the phase II of the project. The project is aimed at consolidating the gains of the 6 April milestone judgement on the 35 Percent Affirmative Action for women in Nigeria and the promotion of strong, inclusive, effective, and legitimate... democratic institutions.
Job title: Program Officer
Reports to: Programme Team and the CEO
Contract length: 2 years, renewable yearly
Remuneration: Negotiable and competitive within the sector.
Main Role:
Project’s Program Officer’s key tasks will be to realize the successful implementation of all the activities under the donor supported TIGN Project. The Programme Officer will have the responsibility for coordinating NWTF’s implementation of the program from the Abuja office and in all the focal states. The post holder will ensure that planning and implementation is in accordance with approved work plan and budget, while making certain that monitoring and evaluation is on track as well as the project visibility.
Educational Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s Degree in the Social Sciences including Law, Political Science, Communications, Economics, Gender and Development, Public Policy, and Management.
A Master’s Degree in development or a related field is an added advantage.

Experience:

A minimum of 5 – 7 years of experience in the field or in a related area, broad familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and inclusive governance targeting women.

Key Requirements:

The program coordinator must possess a certain degree of creativity, innovation and latitude including a good understanding and knowledge of the Nigerian democratic and political environment and its interplay around women’s inclusion and political participation as well as the existing legal frameworks and in line with international and regional instruments that Nigeria has signed on to.
Must be female and familiar with development partners, government, and civil society organizations with demonstrated knowledge of the Nigerian legal and political environment.
Critical thinking, problem solving, organization, attention to detail and leadership skills.
Clear spoken and written communication, active listening, and can perform a variety of tasks.

Core skills:

Good command of written and spoken English.
A good expertise on women’s leadership and political participation issues, and an active interest in the workings of civil society.
Ability to work under pressure.
Travel to different communities to implement program activities is required.
Enthusiasm to learn and apply new skills.
Good interpersonal and team-working skills.

Specific Tasks

Lead the team on the NWTF TIGN project including general mobilization of state and non-state actors in the true implementation of the judgment.
Coordinate various stakeholders on the value of the judgement.
Initiate and follow through relevant research findings to aid the implementation of the judgement
Provide input into writing and releasing press releases, organising press conferences, interfacing with media, managing the social media platforms and contributing to the communication strategy of the projects.
Regularly collate information and current statistics on women’s leadership and political participation in Nigeria and globally.
Prepare presentations and brief notes as required to aid actions on the 35 percent Affirmative Action judgement.
Keep abreast of all media and political mentions with relevance to the objectives of the NWTF TIGN Project and advice on media response as appropriate.
Coordinate specific project reports in line with donor guidelines.
Carry out any other duty that may be assigned by the CEO.

Work Environment:
Office hours: Traditional Office hours of 8am – 5pm weekdays with some travel in and outside Abuja. more