Project Officer at CBM

Locations: Ibadan, Jos, Kano
Contract: 3 years beginning January 2017

Objective

• In close cooperation with local implementing partners in clusters 1-3, the Project Officer assumes responsibility for the smooth running of the project in the cluster under his / her responsibility from the planning phase to final evaluation, including reporting.
• The project officer will report directly to the Programme Director.

Tasks
Planning and Implementation:

• Detailed programme planning with implementing partners and other stakeholders at the duster level
• Strong collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including the governments
• Elaboration of a detailed cluster-level logic framework
• Elaboration of cluster-level overall and annual project budget
• Elaboration of cluster-level overall and annual project activity plan
• Deliverables and milestones planning
• Breakdown of complex activities into tasks
• Updates on risk assessment (and risk management)
• Regular updating of all plans
• Facilitate cluster meetings and joint activities

Monitoring and Knowledge management:

• Monitor plan design and implementation
• Data collection
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Recommendations and corrective measures
• Scheduling of evaluation, including ToR’s development, consultant selection, evaluation coordination and integration/use of recommendations in decision-making
• Documentation of lessons learnt and good practices
• Monitoring expenditures, particularly with regards to activity bum rates: and account for funds

Reporting:

• Monitoring/progress reporting, accounting to donor’s requirement
• Other types of reports issuing
• Prepare project briefs, reports and presentations as required

Partnerships and advocacy:

• Partnerships implementation and follow up (rights and obligation)
• Capacity building needs identification and implementation
• Oversees advocacy activities at the state/ cluster level

Other Duties:

• Other relevant assigned duties, as necessary.

Performance Criteria

• Contribute to the development of individual annual key performance objectives
• Develop individual annual work plan
• Monthly report of activities to the line manager
• Participate in individual annual appraisal.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, Health, Management or any other related fields.
• Knowledge of social inclusion, and Navision or any related programme management software is an added advantage
• Demonstrated knowledge of use of computer software, such as Microsoft Office package
• Development programme experience in (I) NGO
• Knowledge and experience of project cycle management In development context for 5 years
• Knowledge and experiences of project monitoring of minimum of 3 years Basic knowledge of advocacy
• Experience in narrative and financial reporting on complex projects to international donors
• Cooperation with civil society/government/donors and private sector knowledge and/or experiences
• Knowledge in managing project and accounting for inflow and outflow of funds Working experience in insecure environments.

Selection Process

• It is essential that the candidate address the required qualifications above in the application.
• All applicants MUST produce specific and comprehensive information supporting each one of the following criteria, or the application will not be considered.
• Only successful applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be notified of their access to the next step of the selection process which consists of:
  • An oral interview, checking the original certificates submitted in copy during the initial application, and testing professional and personal capacities, which, if successful, grants access to:
  • A written test on computer skills
• All candidates orally interviewed will receive feedback of the result of their application

Languages

• Fluency in spoken and written English, including public speaking. Fluency in spoken and written French will bean sided advantage.

Nationality:

• The position is open only to Nigeria nationals.