National Social safeguards and Gender specialist - SURAGGWA, Kano, Nigeria

## National Social safeguards and Gender specialist - SURAGGWA, Kano, Nigeria - Organization:FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Office:FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Kano National Social safeguards and Gender specialist - SURAGGWA Job Posting: 10/Sep/2026 Closure Date: 24/Sep/2026, 9:59:00 PM Organizational Unit : FRNIR - FAO Representation in Nigeria Job Type: Non-staff opportunities Type of Requisition : NPP (National Project Personnel) Primary Location: Nigeria-Kano - FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture - Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply - Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values - FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination - All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks - All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality FAO's commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations. Organizational Setting The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes, and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner to ensure zero hunger in the country. FAO provides support in three priority areas: sustainable increase in production and productivity, agriculture-based economic growth, and increased resilience of livelihoods to threats and crisis. The current portfolio of projects in Nigeria includes activities related to agriculture (crop), livestock, Fisheries, Natural Resource management and Food Security Information Management and Analysis. The incumbent will contribute to the country's programme and portfolio as foreseen in the project he/she will be assigned to provide technical support. Under the direct supervision of the Programme Officer, and the overall supervision of the FAO Representative, the incumbent will carry out the following tasks:Technical Focus Implementation, monitoring and reporting of environmental and social safeguards, gender mainstreaming and social inclusion interventions in support of project delivery. Tasks and responsibilities - Implement the actions established in the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)& the ESMP in an articulated manner ensuring the integration of gender responsive and socially inclusive approaches, and at the same time initiate the process of territorialization of the components of the SURAGGWA Project in Nigeria - Carry out the follow-up and monitoring of the actions of the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF & ESMP) established for the SURAGGWA Project in Nigeria, ensuring compliance with environmental, social, gender, and inclusion safeguards. - Evaluate and follow up on mitigation and remediation measures of technical and financial assistance processes for small farmers and families of indigenous and farmer's communities with particular attention to the equitable participation and benefit-sharing of women, men, youth, and vulnerable groups, and the application of methodologies that strengthen their sustainable production systems. - Support with remediation and environmental impact mitigation actions regarding the management, protection and/or restoration of agri-food production systems ensuring that gender-differentiated needs, priorities, and capacities are considered in planning and implementation. - Participate in meetings and support scheduled training processes, in order to establish the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) integrating gender-responsive approaches regarding the implementation and strengthening of agrifood systems affected by climate change. - Orient and inform the project team on the process of application and implementation of the GCF's social and environmental safeguards / FAO gender policy and their linkage to the Safeguards Information Systems - SIS. - Develop management indicators associated with social safeguards, sex and age disaggregated data, disability and verify their application and follow-up . - Mainstream environmental and social safeguards (ESS), gender equality and social inclusion considerations into institutional capacity-building activities, training programmes, stakeholder engagement processes and implementation arrangements under the SURAGGWA Project. - Support the integration of environmental and social safeguards and gender-responsive approaches in the development of non-timber forest product (NTFP) value chains to enhance sustainable livelihoods, equitable participation and benefit-sharing for women, youth and vulnerable groups. - Carry out the systematization and analysis of quantitative and qualitative information generated within the framework of the project, including management indicators associated with social safeguards, and those related to indigenous peoples and gender, women's empowerment, youth, and vulnerable groups, ensuring sex-disaggregated and socially inclusive data collection and reporting. - Accompany the process of dissemination of the citizen attention mechanism of the SURAGGWA Project in Nigeria, as well as follow up on the complaints, claims, and conflict resolution mechanism (MQRC) of the project is accessible, inclusive, gender-responsive, and culturally appropriate for all stakeholders. - Provide technical inputs and support in the preparation of project reports to partners, donors, counterparts, and FAO (e.g. RPAs, Steering committees, etc.). This includes Safeguard Information Summaries (RIS), gender action plan implementation result, gender-related outcomes and indicators, and Safeguard that are reported to the State and the GCF. - Accompany the design of intercultural tools and instruments to incorporate the aspects of differential approaches to gender, indigenous peoples including youth / vulnerable groups and integrate social aspects in the different lines of work of the Project in relation to the technical elements. - Develop methodologies for differentiated application (according to ecosystem, ecological floor, and products of genetic origin) linked to community and municipal territorial ensuring that gender-responsive approaches are incorporated into land-use planning and the management of water, soil, forests, and biodiversity resources. - Coordinate the preparation of technical reports, terms of reference, reports, presentations and any other document required as technical support that is necessary within the framework of the implementation of the Project and the MGAS ensuring the integration of gender equality, social inclusion, and environmental and social safeguard considerations. - Any other work related to the subject matter in charge that is required by the project coordinator, which is related to the nature of the position. - Undertake any other actions related to the project as requested by FAO - Lead the implementation and monitoring of the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), Gender Action Plan (GAP) and other safeguards instruments to ensure compliance with FAO and GCF requirements. CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING - National of the country of assignment - Advanced university degree in Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Natural Resources Management, Forestry, Agriculture, Ru