INGO Forum Access Advisor at iMMAP

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Status: International Consultant
Language: English

Description of Duties

• The Access Advisor will Coordinate BAY state and deep field level Access meetings and engagements.
• This position reports to the Deputy Director of the Nigeria INGO Forum and works closely with the Director and Policy Advisor.

Responsibilities
Coordination:

• Co-chair the Access Working Group together with OCHA’s management according to the AWG’s ToR.
• Represent the AWG at OHCT and HCT levels at the request of the Deputy Director.
• Design, roll-out, and coordinate a plan for field-level coordination with relevant stakeholders, including engagement with influencing actors. 
• Map existing access initiatives and ensure that linkages between different access initiatives are established and maintained.
• Facilitate structured and effective information exchange both between INGO partners and with external partners (NGOs, UN, Government, International community, etc).
• Undertake regular visits to the deep field when the situation permits.
• Help organize and facilitate workshops and other capacity development, as necessary.

Monitoring and Analysis:

• Design and roll out tools that facilitate the mapping, monitoring, and reporting of access constraints and incidents to inform analysis and advocacy.
• Ensure continuous and effective monitoring of access constraints in Northeast Nigeria.
• Lead prioritization and analysis of access-related information from relevant stakeholders including patterns and trends through the joint production of monthly information and quarterly trends reports.
• Collaborate closely with key actors and data analysis units on access issues that require monitoring and analysis.
• Identify opportunities for strengthening access measures, as well as opportunities for promoting community acceptance and accountability to the affected population.

Advocacy:

• Draft and design AWG and access-related updates, policy briefs, and other similar materials.
• Promote solutions to address access constraints identified by the AWG and INGOs, and support relevant advocacy efforts.
• Stay informed on political, humanitarian, and security contexts, while providing structured updates to the INGO Forum as it relates to Access regionally and nationally.
• Effectively promote the application of IHL and the operationalization of humanitarian principles in the humanitarian response in Nigeria.
• Ensure attention to protection issues and those safe programming considerations are integrated into the access-related discussion
• Promote the rights of affected communities in line with the advocacy strategy
• Management
• Manage the community liaison officer and the access and oversee the implementation and roll-out of the community engagement strategy led by the community liaison officer.
• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.

Context / Specific Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• University Degree. Master’s Degree, preferable.
• Five years cognate experience working with INGOs or UN agencies.
• At least 2 years working in a role covering humanitarian access in complex settings.
• Knowledge of the humanitarian coordination system and the mandates of the actors involved.
• Knowledge of International Humanitarian Laws.
• Good knowledge of the social, economic, and political dynamics in Northeast Nigeria, the Lake Chad Basin, preferable
• Strong data analysis and interpretation skills.
• Commitment to international humanitarian standards and principles.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and often demanding environment.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work within a diverse team.

Generic Professional Competencies:

• Experience working in complex humanitarian settings
• Experience working on humanitarian access in complex and volatile settings
• Experience working in coordination, preferable
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.