KHADIJA LAWAN ZUBAIR
Abuja,
Summary
I am a vibrant young Gender Specialist with a strong passion for promoting Gender Equality. I have a proven track record of managing diverse portfolios at International and grassroots levels, Impacting over 10,000+ lives through my work.
I am a certified Human Centered Design Facilitator awarded by FirstHand UK, A GBV Instructor, a Peer mental health advocate awarded by Federation of international gender and human rights, UK, certified Trauma informed approaches & Street work facilitator, and 2023 Advocacy Pitch Deck winner awarded by consortium for street children, UK.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Gender and Social Inclusion Expert
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
Kano State
11.2020 - 05.2024
- Led Gender component in 10+ national and international donor projects focused on GBV and social inclusion, resulting in reduced incidents of GBV in schools and communities. Resolved 100+ cases. Implemented in conservative environments, raising awareness among 10,000k+ individuals about GBV prevention, protection, and response mechanisms.
- Established and reinforced school and community GBV response teams. This resulted in the training and appointment of dedicated gender/PSEA focal persons by 75% of partners for sustained gender and protection efforts.
- Utilize project management skills to develop, track, and review gender programming tools.
- Facilitated over 20+ gender trainings for INGOs and CSOs. Resulted in Yobe state participants advocating for their VAPP bill passage and PSEA policies developed.
- Built strategic relationships through cross-regional meetings with stakeholders, including donor agencies, government, and other partners.
- Assisted the programs team in developing and writing proposals, incorporating a gender perspective and adhering to do-no-harm principles. The outcome was that 5 out of 8 proposals were effectively expanded and are currently being implemented.
- Promoted insights on gender issues through different communication channels like social media, learning platforms, and virtual/physical communities of practice sessions.
- Collaborated with a cross-functional team to create and implement gender and PSEA policies.
- Supported remote team management by conducting frequent review sessions of assigned tasks via virtual interface.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
Jigawa & Kano State
07.2023 - 05.2024
- I was the first person to test the playbook tool in the northern part of Nigeria.
- Facilitated the Human-Centered Design training for 22 participants in Jigawa State, boosting their design thinking skills.
- Established understandable concept by introducing the use of playbook tool and co-creation method in research.
- Led the community entrance and outreach of the 6 underserved communities and introduced the research tools to 150 relevant persona groups.
- Received recognition as a case study in the Firsthand UK playbook.
Consultant - Beta Nigeria Campaign
FCDO
Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna & Abuja
02.2023 - 03.2024
- Managed the mapping and selection of 400+ partners in four implementing states across various categories such as academia, tech innovators, creatives, media, CSOs, and private sectors.
- Efficiently managed and executed a collaborative soft launch for the campaign, involving over 350 partners across the four states.
- Assisted in developing campaign collaterals
- Managed multiple social media accounts, ensuring consistent brand messaging and engagement with followers.
- Led co-creation meetings with partners by utilizing soft launch data to restructure campaign strategies.
Consultant - Global Facilitator
Firsthand UK
Nairobi
09.2023 - 10.2023
- I led the Adolescent component of the Social Behavior Change of the Triple Threat Training (Teenage Pregnancy, HIV, and GBV) for 48 UNICEF participants, including high-level country directors and adolescent girls in Kenya.
- Facilitated discussions with representatives from various groups in Kenya, including CSOs, government officials, and international NGO staff, victims, and survivors of GBV to identify their unique issues and jointly created solutions surrounding GBV.
Consultant - Evaluation Support Officer
Muston Consult
Kano State, (Hybrid)
02.2023 - 04.2023
- I conducted a desk review, data analysis, and KII for over 50 stakeholders and CSOs. I interpreted findings and prepared a comprehensive research and evaluation report, which was used as the project evaluation report.
- This resulted in project scale-up by funders after seeing the assessment results.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
Dala, Kumbotso and Nasarawa
08.2022 - 02.2023
- As the Lead Consortium MEL Officer for 'Pathways to Combating GBV in Kano State: Funded by EU-ACT', provided oversight and technical guidance while mapping, training and supporting a consortium comprising of 3 MEL Staff, 36 Mentors ,12 CBOs and coordinating with up to 32 data collectors.
Program Officer
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
'Yargaya Community, Dawakin Kudu
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Led successful implementation of 'Empowering Street Girls for Life' project funded by Consortium for Street Children, empowering unmarried adolescent street girls.
- Ninety percent increased awareness within and outside the beneficiaries' communities was achieved through enhancing their knowledge on GBV prevention, protection, and response mechanisms. This led to a significant change in perception of street girls by both community members and the girls themselves, promoting an inclusive environment.
- Empowered 70% of beneficiaries to diversify and expand their businesses while building their brand through coordinated initiatives. This resulted in improved economic prospects for the girls with desirable opportunities that provided them financial independence.
- Recorded improved hygiene practices among beneficiaries and enhanced their self-confidence, self-esteem, and ability to voice opinions in their communities.
Consultant – GESI Facilitator
FOMWAN
Kano, Jigawa And Zamfara States
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Based on commendation by FOMWAN, I facilitated three series of different training sessions for the organization. I trained 28 participants from 28 civil society organizations across Jigawa, Kano, and Zamfara states on research methodology, designed an effective monitoring and evaluation system, and gender and social inclusion.
- Contributed to the development of diverse data collection tools including GBV case intake forms, referral pathways,
reporting templates, work plans,
indicators development,
presentation techniques
and data management.
Consultant - GESI
CARE International
Kano State
12.2021 - 12.2021
- Led workshops addressing GBV prevention, protection, and response for 23 organizations encompassing varying public and private sectors such as national and international NGOs in Yobe state.
- Utilized training acquired knowledge to review VAPP Bill contents with participants and developed advocacy strategy plans for government.
- Subsequently, participants successfully conducted multiple advocacies leading to the adoption of Yobe state VAPP Bill.
MEL Officer
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
Kano State
08.2021 - 12.2021
- 'Supporting community based EWER system' project was successfully researched and implemented under my leadership with funding from Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI).
- Developed logical framework and result tracker for tracking project results and performance
Consultancy - Research Officer
UNICEF Nigeria
11.2021 - 11.2021
- I was the Kano State research officer for UNICEF under the 'Interviews on Girls' Transition to Secondary School' program, interviewing 36+ relevant MDAs and non-state actors in Kibiya and Rano LGAs.
- The outcome of the research has been used by UNICEF projects to inform their programming and scale up projects to improve quality education, especially for the girl child.
Consultant - Technical Officer
UNICEF Nigeria
09.2021 - 09.2021
- Consulted for UNICEF on the Annual School Census (ASC) and periodic review of data collection tools.
- I conducted a 3-day technical training on how to use the Education sector Performance Assessment tool (ESPAT) to 72 Education Management Information System (EMIS) officers and Federal Ministry of Education (FME) staff across the 36 states in Nigeria.
MEL Officer
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
Kano State
02.2020 - 05.2021
- Supported the successful implementation of the project titled 'Community Legal empowerment Project (CLEEP) a DFID funded project by: Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (ROLaC) as the MEL officer
- Led the mapping of CSOs, the baseline and end line evaluations for 100 participants.
Education
Master’s in Business Administration; MBA With Specialization in Project Management - Project Management
Dangote Business School
Nigeria05-2023
Fellowship - SISTAAR Peer Mental Health Fellowship
Federation of International Gender And Human Right
United Kingdom06-2023
Fellowship - Advocacy For Sexual And Gender-Based
Federation of International Gender And Human Right
United Kingdom12-2021
BSc. Ed. Geography - Geography
Bayero University Kano
Nigeria01-2017
Skills
- Portfolio Management
- Collaboration
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Emotional intelligence
- Leadership
- Facilitation
- Problem solving
- Public speaking
- Digital Skill
Certification
- Trauma informed approaches facilitator
- Global trainer, Consortium for street children, UK
- Human Centered Design Trainer, FirstHand, UK.
- Advocacy Pitch deck award winner, Consortium for street children, UK.
- Women leadership, Udemy
- Community reporting, CSC.
- Project management for Development, PMD Pro.
- Gender transformative approach, Girls not brides.
- Research Based Monitoring and Evaluation for Child Protection, UNICEF
- Prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, UNICEF
- Gender and Social inclusion, EU-ACT
- Advocacy a human rights-based approach, EU-ACT, November 2020
Hobbies
- Volunteering
- Mentoring
- Exploring the world
- Playing Games
- Journaling / Reading
- Watching movies / Documentaries
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Consultant - Global Facilitator
Firsthand UK
09.2023 - 10.2023
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
07.2023 - 05.2024
Consultant - Beta Nigeria Campaign
FCDO
02.2023 - 03.2024
Consultant - Evaluation Support Officer
Muston Consult
02.2023 - 04.2023
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
08.2022 - 02.2023
Program Officer
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
04.2022 - 12.2022
Consultant – GESI Facilitator
FOMWAN
03.2022 - 06.2022
Consultant - GESI
CARE International
12.2021 - 12.2021
Consultancy - Research Officer
UNICEF Nigeria
11.2021 - 11.2021
Consultant - Technical Officer
UNICEF Nigeria
09.2021 - 09.2021
MEL Officer
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
08.2021 - 12.2021
Gender and Social Inclusion Expert
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
11.2020 - 05.2024
MEL Officer
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
02.2020 - 05.2021
- Trauma informed approaches facilitator
- Global trainer, Consortium for street children, UK
- Human Centered Design Trainer, FirstHand, UK.
- Advocacy Pitch deck award winner, Consortium for street children, UK.
- Women leadership, Udemy
- Community reporting, CSC.
- Project management for Development, PMD Pro.
- Gender transformative approach, Girls not brides.
- Research Based Monitoring and Evaluation for Child Protection, UNICEF
- Prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, UNICEF
- Gender and Social inclusion, EU-ACT
- Advocacy a human rights-based approach, EU-ACT, November 2020
Master’s in Business Administration; MBA With Specialization in Project Management - Project Management
Dangote Business School
Fellowship - SISTAAR Peer Mental Health Fellowship
Federation of International Gender And Human Right
Fellowship - Advocacy For Sexual And Gender-Based
Federation of International Gender And Human Right
BSc. Ed. Geography - Geography
Bayero University Kano
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