{"id":51154,"date":"2018-03-20T13:02:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T12:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=51154"},"modified":"2018-03-20T13:02:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T12:02:20","slug":"nigerian-womens-trust-fund-recruiting-new-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/nigerian-womens-trust-fund-recruiting-new-position.html","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Women\u2019s Trust Fund is Recruiting for a New Position"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nigerian Women\u2019s Trust Fund (NWTF) was created in 2011 through a coalition of government, the private sector, development partners and civil society organizations to address the gender imbalance in elective and appointive positions and drive strategies to increase the representation of women in governance at all levels.<\/p>\n

Research indicates that Nigeria currently falls short of the National Gender Policy benchmark of 35% minimum gender representation and other global and regional benchmarks to which the country is signatory. For instance, with the return to democratic governance in 1999, the number of women elected in Nigeria steadily increased but since 2007 it has remained stagnant between 7-9% representation in the National Assembly. This is less than the average rate of female parliamentarians globally and in Sub-Saharan Africa which is 19% and 20% respectively.<\/p>\n

We are recruiting to fill the position below:<\/p>\n

Job Title:\u00a0Programme Coordinator
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0Abuja
\nContract type Full Time: Fixed term contract for service Contract length April 2018 \u2013 April 2019 (renewable)<\/p>\n

The Programme<\/strong>
\nNWTF is looking to recruit an experienced Programme Coordinator to lead and implement a newly established EU funded programme, #OurVoteCountsNG in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

This intervention has been designed with the overall objectives of increasing participation of women, youth and other marginalised groups in the electoral process in Nigeria. To contribute to this long-term aim, the project will work towards increasing awareness of citizens from marginalised groups, specifically, women and youth, by enhancing their capacity to engage in Nigeria\u2019s electoral process. This increased awareness will contribute to the informed participation of women and youth voters in the 2019 elections. The programme will support the realization of the EU specific objective of improving the quality of electoral administration and citizens\u2019 participation in the electoral process in Nigeria. Ultimately, implementation will contribute towards the reinforcement of democracy in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

This programme will be implemented by Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), in partnership with the Nigeria Women Trust Fund (NWTF).<\/p>\n

Main purpose of the Role<\/strong><\/p>\n