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  • Posted: May 28, 2019
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    FINPACT Consulting is a prestigious consulting firm established by young and vibrant professionals with vast experience in the finance and business management.
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    Village Community Supervisor

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    Organizational Context/Project
    We are implementing a project that adresses critical information and coordination gaps for recovery, which aims at improving the effectiveness of the international crisis response by establishing and availing systematic and critical information on key aspects related to coordinated early recovery interventions for northeast Nigeria to humanitarian & early recovery actors.
    Amongst other things, the project seeks to enhance the social protection of the conflict-affected population in northeast Nigeria through an assessment and piloting of linkages between humanitarian cash-based interventions, community-based social safety nets as well as formal social security systems.
    We will require the services of a Supervisors or Village Agents to support Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) as a community-based social safety nets mechanism in North East Nigerian States of Borno State .

    Duties and Responsibilities

    • The Supervisor or Village Agent will be engaged for a period of 6 months to manage VSLAs established in designated project communities and other early recovery or development partners.
    • The Supervisor or Village Agents will perform the following functions on daily basis in designated VSLA communities:
    • Conduct stakeholder advocacy and sensitization visits on establishment of VSLA as community-based social safety net mechanism;
    • Conduct mobilization activities and establish VSLAs in designated community for beneficiaries of cash-transfer-programming (CTP), including, but not limited to emergency employment (cash-for-work) and other livelihoods support initiatives, including agricultural and business enterprise development;
    • Conduct sensitization activities for VSLA members on leadership requirements and facilitate election of VSLA leaders;
    • Conduct leadership and group facilitation training for VSLA leaders;
    • Conduct regular training and re-training activities on management and operations of VSLA as community-based social safety nets mechanism;
    • Provide technical assistance to VSLA in designated communities, including, but not limited to, meeting facilitation; review of financial procedures; documentation and reporting; etc.
    • Serve as check and balance mechanism and ensure accountability of VSLA on members contributions and seed fund;
    • Monitor and report on all VSLA financial proceedings and banking transactions;
    • Support VSLA leadership to liaise with government and other agencies interested in engaging community-based social safety mechanism through VSLA;
    • Submit monthly progress report on VSLA and community-based social safety nets mechanism in designated communities;
    • Participate in monthly project review meetings with ECHO Project Manager.

    Results/Expected Output:
    Programme-related data from the field is captured, documented, analysed and reported in a results-based and timely manner. These include report of:

    • Advocacy and sensitization visits;
    • VSLA mobilization activities;
    • Sensitization on leadership requirements;
    • Election of VSLA leaders;
    • Training on leadership and group facilitation;
    • Training and re-training activities on policies, procedures and management community-based social safety nets;
    • Supervision activities;
    • Savings, loans and repayments;
    • Partnership activities with government and humanitarian/development agencies;
    • Change in conditions in the local communities is timely and accurately measured;
    • A monthly statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.

    Competencies
    Corporate Competencies:

    Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
    Functional Competencies:

    • Knowledge Management and Learning.
    • Shares knowledge and experience.
    • Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.
    • Development and Operational Effectiveness:
    • Ability to perform a variety of standard tasks related to Results Management, including screening and collecting of programme/ projects documentation, projects data entering, preparation of revisions, filing, provision of information
    • Ability to provide input to business processes re-engineering, implementation of new system, including new IT based systems
    • Good knowledge of Results Management Guide and Toolkit.
    • Leadership and Self-Management:
    • Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
    • Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
    • Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure

    Required Skills and Experience

    • First degree in any field from a recognized university or polytechnic
    • 2 years relevant working experience
    • Knowledge of either formal or informal cooperative systems and livelihoods support;
    • Adequate knowledge of dominant inidgenous languages in designated VSLA communities in Borno, states;
    • Minimum of 1 year banking experience as account holder with accredited commercial bank or financial institutions;
    • Must reside within designated VSLA community or contiguous communities in any of Borno States;
    • Familiarity with networking / alliance building and advocacy
    • Experience volunteering in rural communities is an added advantage
    • Experience working with communities in North East Nigeria is an added advantage
    • Strong interpersonal and social skills

    Conditions of Service
    The contract lasts for a period of 6 months with possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance.

    Method of Application

    Forward Cv to   Sarah.hyat@yahoo.com or 07035977971 for more details and further clarifications.

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