Emergency Response Coordinator at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Job Description

• We are looking for an Emergency and Rapid Response Coordinator (for our Maiduguri North Area Office).
• The Emergency and Rapid Response Coordinator reports to the Project Development Manager (Maiduguri).
• We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee to join our dynamic Team in Maiduguri in a fast pace humanitarian intervention situation
• S/he will contribute, develop, coordinate, implement, manage and delegate the Emergency Rapid Response project portfolio in Borno and support Adamawa State.
• To be successful in this role you will need excellent relationship-building skills, capable of establishing strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, and planning and coordinating of emergency relief response services in the humanitarian sector.
• An ideal candidate should be solution driven while supporting IDPs with new initiatives in service delivery with the ability to prioritise humanitarian needs and response.
• If you are a highly organised individual with a strong ability in emergency response program development, design and implementation, community engagement and comfortable with working in a remote environment and have previous experience in humanitarian response at the coordinator and managerial level, we would love to hear from you

Responsibilities

• Ensure project data collection and management and work closely with M&E to update relevant NRC tools (GORS, Internal Database, achievement and progress of project log frames)
• Line management of emergency staff
• Contribute to the design of technical implementation of beneficiary household level assessments and registration
• Contribute to donor reports
• Ensure that the team monitor displacement trends and new coming displaced person arrivals, prepare weekly reports
• Assist  Project Officer in the designing  and supervising distributions of aid
• Support Emergency Response Officers and Assistants based in field locations, including daily management, and technical guidelines as required
• Regular visits to the area and sites of implementation for quality checks of the ongoing and completed works, make corrections and provide relevant recommendations
• Compile other reports relative to the emergency response/RRM
• In collaboration with the shelter PDM and AM, play a key role in recruiting Emergency staff
• In coordination with the Emergency Manager, represent NRC in coordination meetings with local authorities and NGOs when requiring
• Regular visits to the area and sites of implementation for quality checks of the ongoing and completed works, make the correction and provide relevant recommendations.
• Record and document good practices, and lessons learned and establish a database in coordination with M&E to capture program performance.

Qualifications

• University Degree or Higher National Diploma in Social Work or any other relevant field
• Experience in conducting field-level data collection
• Understanding the latest developments and familiarity with current issues, trends and priorities in North East Nigeria
• Experience and knowledge of carrying out assessments
• Analytical, negotiation, communication and advocacy skills
• Experience in participating in distributions of humanitarian materials
• Fluent English, Hausa and Kanuri speaker
• Familiarity with international minimum standards of service delivery (i.e., SPHERE) is an advantage.

What’s in it for you? 

• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and to Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: 
• At NRC we think creatively. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face.
• You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative. 
• Learn on the job: NRC's collaborative working style favours the exchange of good practice and lessons learnt.
• At NRC, employees learn on the job and are encouraged to look for opportunities to develop new competencies.
• NRC managers prioritise the quality work and the competency development of their staff.
• This entails giving newcomers a good start, following up, training and mentoring employees to allow them to perform well in their current job, and offering learning and development programmes. 

Additional Information:  

• Duty Station: Maiduguri, Nigeria - Duration of contract: 4 months renewable.
• Grade 7 in NRC's grading structure - Reporting line: Project Development Manager.