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.

When a girl is better educated, has access to sexual and reproductive healthcare information and services, has access and control of economic assets, is safe from violence and exploitation, and has the capabilities and confidence to make positive choices, she can break the cycle of poverty.

POSITION : Gender Consultant, Project Helpline

Context of the Role

Girl Effect is seeking to recruit a gender consultant with experience in content development and training to deliver services in support of Girl Effect's role in the development and delivery of the Project Helpline pilot.
The consultant will be required to lead the development of girl-centred content and deliver training, working closely with Girl Specialists in the London and Abuja office.
This pilot will use existing content from a former radio programme pilot and adapt it based on a co-design session with girls before the content gets built into the IVR platform.
The consultant will also write the script that role models will talk through with girls. In addition to these pieces of content, the consultant will develop the training content and deliver the training to role models through a 5 day workshop.

Key Deliverables

The consultant will work in close collaboration with the Girl Specialist team in London and Abuja, and at certain points with the Evidence team, Insights and Strategy Manager, the Director, Girl Networks and the Project Helpline Project Manager (currently being recruited) to effectively deliver the requirements below.
The details of the deliverables below will be refined with the selected consultant, along with clear guidelines on outputs and work plans for completion.

The deliverables will include:

Develop and lead a content and technology co-design workshop with girls
Work with the Nigeria team to logistically organize the workshop and participants
Design the workshop agenda and sessions
Lead workshop sessions, together with support from the Nigeria team (Nigeria team will lead sessions on technology - e.g. what girls want/think about certain IVR features, etc.)

Produce girl-centred content:

Review existing Freedom Radio content
Scan of existing Girl Effect brand content in Rwanda and Ethiopia to assess materials that align with Freedom Radio topics that could be adapted
Adapt Freedom Radio content into structures that fit with the IVR platform structure (e.g. 1 topic broken down into specific sections to access by navigating the platform)
Lead a workshop with girls to validate content
Finalise content based on validation workshop

Produce a script for young women recruited to the pilot to guide discussions with girls:

Review existing guidelines and scoping work collated by Girl Effect on best practice for telephone guidance services
Develop the script based off the views girls share about what type of guidance is useful on the chosen pilot topics
Lead a workshop with young women recruited to the pilot of the draft script to validate ease of use, comfort and confidence with the script
Finalise the script based on validation workshop

Develop and deliver role model training:

Work with the Nigeria team to logistically organize the training and participants (including the young women who are recruited as role models for the pilot)
Design the training agenda and sessions
Lead training sessions, together with support from the Nigeria team (facilitated with ISON on sessions to train the role models on the technology platform and the staff's role in the pilot)

Coordination and support:

If required, liaison with any partners on the content development or training. This is to ensure all components of the pilot design are integrated and fit for purpose.

Expected results/outcomes:

These will be finalised in collaboration with the selected consultant but are likely to include:
Co-design workshop with girls with clear actions and agreements for content adaptation, development and technology requirements/desires
Content document that includes the different topics and learning outcomes
Girl-centred content, in English, that is structured into sections that align with the IVR platform design needs that has been validated with girls
Workshop report on the content validation workshop with role models
Script for role models, in English
Training workshop agenda
Summary report from the training of role models, with recommendations for support required during pilot implementation
Summary report and recommendations for adaptation and scale

Estimated Timeline

March: co-design session with girls (possibly beginning April)
April: draft content produced for girls and role models; test content with girls and role models
May: finalise content
June: training with role models

Consultancy oversight:

The consultancy will be managed by the Senior Manager, Girl Specialist Team in Girl Effect London.

Requirements
The successful consultant should display the following skills and experience:

Master's degree in Gender, International Development or a related field.
Extensive experience in content development for adolescent girl programming.
Experience writing scripts is highly desirable.
Expertise in facilitating workshops with young people on adolescent girl issues.
Deep understanding of international best practice on working with adolescent girls.
Experience of girl-centred programme design and implementation.
Experience in programmes using new technologies will be an advantage.
Experience of training and building capacity on girl-centred programming.
Track record of managing projects on time, on budget and to a high standard.
Excellent communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop strong relationships with girls, local organisations and senior stakeholders.
Excellent organisational skills.
Excellent written and fluent spoken English. Knowledge of Hausa language will be an advantage.
High attention to detail.
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Experience working in multicultural teams with varying expertise, skills and backgrounds.

Note: If not based in Nigeria, the consultant will be required to travel to Abuja and to other locations in Nigeria as required.