Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Social Work, Public Health, Gender Studies, Law, Human Rights, Humanitarian Studies, International Relations, and/or other related Social Science discipline is required. Or
  
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (With bachelor’s degree) of professional experience in Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), Protection, Human Rights, and/or Gender-Based Violence.
  
• Field experience in humanitarian and/or development settings in PSEAH is required.
  
• Demonstrated experience in international development and humanitarian architecture is desired.
  
• Familiarity with the UN system and global coordination structures (e.g., IASC, UNSDCF) and coordination structures at response level (clusters, sectors) is desired.
  
• Proven ability to develop an Action Plan/Strategy is desired.
  
• Familiarity with data protection and confidentiality measures is desired.
  
• Experience working in Nigeria, Sahel and West Africa is an advantage.
  
• Demonstrated experience in leading strategic processes is desired.
  
• Experience in an inter-agency coordination role is an advantage.
  

Strengthen leadership, accountability, and coordination

• Provide overall strategic advice to senior leadership to support the fulfilment of their responsibilities as ultimately accountable for collective PSEAH efforts in Nigeria.
  
• Collaborate closely with senior leadership to lead the inter-agency PSEAH Network for technical coordination on systemwide PSEAH, consisting of membership from UN agencies; international, national, and local organizations; multi-lateral organisation, international financial institutions (IFIs); and key government bodies operating in Nigeria.
  
• Represent inter-agency PSEAH priorities in relevant high-level coordination bodies and leadership fora, such as the UNCT/HCT, DPPG, relevant thematic platforms.
  
• Coordinate closely with Protection, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), Gender-Based Violence, Gender thematic group, sector coordinators and senior specialists in Nigeria to ensure integration of PSEAH in programming, alignment of priorities and strategies, and PSEAH mainstreaming during planning, policy development and programming, developing strategies to strengthen the engagement and skills of all Sectors.
  

Lead development of PSEAH Nigeria-wide inter-agency strategic action

• Ensure that a joint inter-agency SEAH risk assessment is carried out on an annual basis, as well as mainstreaming SEAH risks into sector safety audits, participatory assessments, and agency risk assessments, and advise senior leadership and the PSEAH Network on the integration of findings in the PSEAH Program implementation, the HNRP, UNSDCF, other country-wide strategy and overall decision-making.
  
• Lead the development of a multi-year PSEAH strategy identifying priority areas for engagement, a joint vision, strategic objectives, and stakeholder contributions, engaging with governmental and civil society actors as well as donor representatives.
  
• Collaborate closely with UNCT/HCT and sector coordinators to ensure that PSEAH is a cross-cutting priority in country-level strategic result frameworks work plans.
  

Oversee implementation of the Nigeria PSEAH Programme.

• Coordinate with and advise the Co-Chairs of the PSEAH Network toward fulfilment of the Network’s commitments under its TORs and Action Plan, including advising the development/update of TORs and Action Plans as well as a dedicated monitoring and evaluation framework for the Action Plan implementation.
  
• Lead consultations with PSEAH Network members and senior leadership with the purpose of strengthening the PSEAH Network and the PSEAH Program, evaluating needs and gaps to be addressed and identifying strength points to be leveraged
  
• Support leadership in Nigeria to develop a sustainable resourcing plan for the in-country PSEAH Programme.
  

Ensuring accountability and effective integration of a victim/survivor centred approaches (V/SCA) in the PSEAH Programme, In coordination with the Protection Sector, GBV and Child Protection sub-Sectors; and the Inter Sector coordination Group (ISCG); the UNSDCF.

• Facilitate engagement of the PSEAH Network with the Protection Sector, GBV sub-Sector Coordinator, and Child Protection sub- Sector Coordinator to ensure a harmonized approach to prevention activities and support of victims/survivors in line with the Centrality of Protection policy, and that PSEAH Network activities take a victims/survivor-centred approach supporting the rights of victims/survivors - including in PSEAH Network members investigations.
  
• As a Senior Victim Rights Officer (SVRO)/Focal Point on Victims’ Rights with a system-wide mandate to support UN entities; Coordinate with the GBV Coordinator to ensure consistency of the UN-wide approach to SEAH prevention and victims/survivor support.
  
• Facilitate the collaboration of the PSEAH Network, the AAP/CwC Network, and other relevant actors on learning community preferences in reporting sensitive allegations and mapping existing reporting channels.
  

Lead engagement with key stakeholders and coordination bodies and facilitate knowledge dissemination

• Engage with key stakeholders to facilitate information communication and access to capacity-building opportunities for PSEAH Network members to enhance investigation capacities at the country level, as applicable.
  
• Represent inter-agency PSEAH priorities in relevant high-level coordination bodies and strategic leadership fora in Nigeria and the Africa Regional response.
  
• Brief UNCT/HCT on developments and challenges in PSEAH in Nigeria to ensure continued engagement and address gaps in PSEAH implementation.