Nigeria National Coordinator Consultant at International Rescue Committee (IRC)
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization.
The allocation is in the region of $24,000 across three-years for this role.
- Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution or natural disaster.
Experience: 8 years
Location: Abuja.
Background and Context
Nigeria faces a significant displacement crisis, with over 3.6 million people forcibly displaced, more than half of whom are children.
- Despite Nigeria being a top global recipient of ECD funding, limited investment is directed toward early learning and responsive caregiving in crisis settings.
- With support from the Bainum Family Foundation, MMA is launching a three-year initiative to respond to this gap by supporting a locally led national coalition to advance policies, systems, and financing for children affected by crises.
- Increasing the quality of collaboration and coordinated advocacy on early childhood development in crisis on a national level and between diverse stakeholders is essential to avoid duplication, enhance support structures, and ultimately improve outcomes for children in crisis.
- By leveraging the strengths of diverse stakeholders in Nigeria, the sector can build a stronger, unified voice to advocate for quality, holistic ECD in crisis to contribute to changes in policy, financing, and leadership so that support for young children and families in Nigeria, especially the ones affected by crises, is provided in an equitable, sustainable, holistic, and comprehensive manner.
Purpose of this consultancy:
As a global alliance, MMA’s new strategy focuses on supporting local to global ECD in crisis advocacy.
- MMA believes that to sustainably support young children and families affected by crisis and displacement, the partners with lived experience of crisis and displacement must lead the change for policy and financing decisions that affect their lives.
- Local and refugee leaders in Nigeria are the closest to the affected communities and would ensure that all relevant policies, and funding is tailored to their communities’ priorities and needs.
- The National Coordinator will be the primary engine for the Nigeria coalition, developing and testing a replicable model for national-level coalition building.
- This role is for a changemaker experienced in working with diverse actors, shaping partnerships that shift mindsets and priorities at a systems level, while being comfortable with multi-level power dynamics.
- The national coordinator will support in developing and coordinating a new, strong ECD in crisis advocacy coalition built on dynamic relationships with strategic clarity and important diversity of stakeholders of government, LLOs, RLOs, private sector, UN, INGOs and academic representatives.
Objectives:
The National Coordinator who will serve as a consultant will coordinate a National Advocacy Coalition for Early Childhood in crisis in Nigeria. Aligned with the overall coalition goals and aims, key objectives for the consultancy include:
- Establishing the coalition: Coordinate, support and guide the coalition members including refugee-led (RLOs) and locally led organizations (LLOs), state and national government, UN, INGOs, and private sector representatives to work together towards shared advocacy goals.
How to Apply
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