ICRS Field Assistant at Committed To Good (CTG)

Vacancy ID: VAC-34716

Overview of Position

• Working under the overall supervision of the DDRR Project Officer & under the direct supervision of the ICRS Project Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for the planning, implementation & monitoring of ICRS field activities & assistance to ICRS beneficiaries.
• The ICRS project activities will be directly supervised by the ICRS Officer as the individual case management component of the DDRR program in Nigeria.

Role Objectives

• Support in the implementation of the ICRS activities in the field locations including beneficiary profiling & data entry as well as work efficiently with the social cohesion platform members & the other relevant partners to implement as necessary.
• Provide relevant information to beneficiaries & receiving communities, counsel beneficiaries on appropriate socio economic opportunities / services & projects, make referrals to partner organizations & opportunities as necessary.
• Identify & report on appropriate, effective & sustainable intervention for targeted population & provide guidance for the implementation of appropriate supports / solutions.
• Conduct family tracing & support beneficiaries & family reunification & follow up to ensure beneficiaries wellbeing are met.
• Conduct sensitization to prepare community for beneficiaries’ reintegration, acceptance & coordinate rapid response interventions to ensure mitigating rejection & stigma.
• Offer mentoring / coaching / monitoring & counselling assistance for business activities & ensure good implementation of approved beneficiaries projects / grants efficiently & effectively & report accordingly.
• Document success stories, lessons learnt & monitor closely each activity, also compiling reports as to whether project & activities are occurring & their impact as well as in coordination with other team members, draft weekly / monthly plans & reports as well as adhoc activity reports when requested.
• Develop & maintain friendly, open & professional communications with beneficiaries, local counterparts, contractors, other agencies & organizations as well as local authorities.
• Represent DDRR program in consultation with the ICRS Officer & or SEC Leader in the field coordination meetings as well as meetings with community counterparts, implementing partners & other relevant stakeholders & ensure maintaining of friendly, open & professional communications.
• Identify cases on MHPSS that require specialized institutional support & coordinate referral as necessary & facilitate nonspecialized psychosocial counselling support for individual beneficiary or family as well as bereavement support as necessary.
• Conduct a service providers mapping exercise & identify local partners for possible cooperation in assisting the target population.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein & / or assigned by the Project Coordinator or the ICRS Project Officer or the ICRS Senior Project Assistant.

Project reporting:

• This role will be working under the overall supervision of the DDRR Project Officer & under the direct supervision of the ICRS Project Officer.

Key Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics or other relevant Social Sciences or an equivalent combination of education & training.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in income generating / livelihood projects, business development, community economic development, conflict resolution, community participation & / or psychosocial projects, ideally in the humanitarian sector & previous work experience with an international organization will be considered an asset.
• Computer literacy along with excellent interpersonal skills & the ability to work with minimum supervision & ability to travel extensively & work long hours & a drive for results & ability to handle multiple tasks is required.
• Fluency in English & any locally spoken language(s) is required.
• Keeps strict confidentiality when required.
• Accepts & gives constructive criticism.
• Meets deadline, cost & quality requirements for outputs.
• Identifies the immediate & peripheral partners of own work.
• Establishes & maintains effective working relationships with partners.
• Identifies & monitors changes in the needs of partners, including donors, governments, vendors & program beneficiaries.
• Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area.
• Clearly communicates & listens to feedback on, changing priorities & procedures.
• Listens effectively & communicates clearly & adapting delivery to the audience.
• Articulates vision to motivate colleagues & follows through with commitments.
• Sets clear & achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self & others.
• Identifies issues, opportunities & risks central to responsibilities.
• Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts.
• Actively contributes to an effective, collegial & agreeable team environment.
• Works effectively with local authorities, stakeholders, beneficiaries & the broader community to advance our clients objectives.
• Effectively applies knowledge of DDRR issues within organizational context.
• Delivers on set objectives according to strict deadlines.
• Has knowledge of administrative & procedural aspects of reintegration & reconciliation.
• Understands procurement principles, processes & standards.

Team management:

• This role has no team management responsibility.