Gender Expert

JOB OVERVIEW

WEWE is recruiting a Gender Expert for the HORTISUN agricultural value-chain project in Abuja/Kaduna. The expert will ensure that gender equality, women’s economic empowerment and meaningful youth inclusion are integrated throughout project planning, implementation, monitoring and partnerships.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead gender mainstreaming across project workplans, budgets, activities and reporting.
• Develop and implement the project Gender Action Plan.
• Conduct gender analyses and identify barriers affecting women and youth in the tomato value chain.
• Advise MSMEs, farmer groups, partners and project teams on gender-responsive programme delivery.
• Build stakeholder capacity on women’s economic empowerment, gender-based violence, digital inclusion and gender-responsive value chains.
• Support collection, analysis and reporting of sex-disaggregated data and gender indicators.
• Ensure women and youth can participate in training, technology adoption, finance, markets and partnership opportunities, with the project targeting at least 40% participation by women.
• Promote women’s leadership in the Tomato Community of Practice, public-private partnerships and producer organisations.
• Document gender results, success stories, lessons and good practices.
• Contribute to project policies, monitoring tools, donor reports and knowledge products.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Advanced degree in Gender Studies, Development Studies, Sociology, Agricultural Economics or a related field.
• At least seven years of experience in gender mainstreaming in agriculture, rural development, value chains or MSME programmes.
• Strong knowledge of women’s economic empowerment, gender analysis and inclusive market systems.
• Experience working with donors, government and private-sector partners.
• Strong training, facilitation, analytical and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work with sex-disaggregated data and familiarity with the northern Nigeria context.

KEY DELIVERABLES

• Approved Gender Action Plan.
• Periodic gender progress reports and monitoring inputs.
• Gender-training materials and capacity-building sessions.
• Documentation of gender-responsive practices, results and success stories.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Send a CV and cover letter in one Microsoft Word attachment explaining your suitability to genderexpert2026@weweng.org. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. WEWE may close the recruitment once a suitable candidate is selected.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

31 October 2026.