Deputy Director North East (INGO FORUM) at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Compliance with and adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks, guidelines and procedures
• Provide imputes to programme strategies, Country Strategy and Plan of Action
• Ensure optimal use of resources within allocated project budget
• Ensure that capacity building is provided to staff within defined line management responsibility
• Represent NIF in defined area of expertise
• Facilitate INGO coordination supporting INGO Forum member organizations in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe to plan bi-weekly action-oriented coordination meetings and identify gaps, duplication and opportunities for enhancing coordination be it information exchange, inter-agency assessments or analysis, problem solving, joined up responses and common messaging.
• Ensure regular high-level representation in key humanitarian decision-making platforms and other mechanisms that impact humanitarian operations and the protection and needs of affected populations.
• Facilitate regular coordination meetings, thematic discussions, planning sessions to support INGO
• Identify strategies to support INGOs to work collaboratively and in a principled manner that places the needs and interests of affected populations at the center.
• Support the coordination of the Advocacy Working Group and act as a technical support on critical topics including: humanitarian aid architecture in complex conflict settings, regulatory environment, humanitarian access, protection of civilians, accountability to affected populations, and effective delivery of assistance.
• Facilitate trips for key external and international stakeholders to raise attention to the extent of the humanitarian situation and response.
• Facilitate representation of the INGO Forum through direct bilateral engagement with key actors (UN, Government and other national actors), supporting elected representatives to the Operational Humanitarian Country Team (O/HCT) and Inter Sector Working Group (ISWG) to perform their duties and ensure transparent information sharing on decisions made and actions required.
• Ensure INGO Forum takes lead of key task forces and working groups thematically dedicated to access and protection.
• Assure NNGO interests are represented within INGO Forum key messages, and actively seek advocacy allies/partnerships.
• Provide linkages between INGO and NNGO community / identify opportunities for collaboration along with the NIF Director.
• Assist in drafting humanitarian updates, policy briefs, and talking points on the humanitarian situation.

Qualifications

• Experience from working within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Advanced university degree in public policy, international development, political science, international relations, journalism, social sciences, international development or related technical field or undergraduate degree with significant field experience in development or resilience contexts
• Demonstrated experience of 5-7 years in managing humanitarian emergency responses in conflict contexts
• Demonstrated experience of coordination in complex emergencies and/or active engagement in high level humanitarian coordination structures (eg. as member on HCT)
• Knowledge and understanding of key thematic priority areas including access, protection, humanitarian aid architecture in conflict settings, and responses to acute and protracted crises.
• Proven relationship building skills and ability to facilitate common space between disparate views and agendas.
• Experience in developing advocacy strategies and stakeholder maps.
• Applied knowledge and experience of working in insecure contexts and in constrained access contexts
• Prior experience in managing INGO Consortia/fora desirable Written and spoken fluency in English.
• Strong data analytical and interpretation skills.
• Excellent writing, editing and analytical skills and ability to formulate well-targeted strategic documents

Personal Qualities

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and professionalism
• Handling insecure environment

Commencement: May 2020

Duration: 12 months

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions of grade level 10

Duty station: Maiduguri, with frequent travels.

An approved health certificate will be requested before the contract start.

Please apply via the link below