Project Manager- FSL at Borno Women Development Initiative (BOWDI)

Job Description

• The FSL Project Manager will be responsible for FSL component of the ENRICH project, including analysis and reporting through the technical guidance of Senior programs manager, MEAL Manager etc.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are implemented in line with donor proposals and requirements and in accordance with Action Against Hunger, country and international standards;
• Lead assessment, beneficiary identification and implementation of porridge in line with the project proposal and donor strategies through collaborating with Nutrition and MEAL team;
• Initiate and oversee needs and technical assessments and analysis, as well as preparing the follow up reports in coordination with the Project Coordinator, MEAL manager, Senior programs manager;
• Ensure accurate reporting of activities according to BOWDI and donors guidelines;
• Resolving problems arising in the teams with the support of team supervisors and, when necessary, in consultation with the HR Manager in the base;
• Assisting with the team members’ routine questions (on technical matters relating to malnutrition) and liaising with the Senior porograms manager for technical support when required;
• Develop operational plan for beneficiaries selection in collaboration with Nutrition team;
• Representing Food Security issues at the level of the programme and the geographical area of intervention in state and LGA coordination meetings, meetings with the authorities and visits by funding bodies and partners;
• Finalize the monthly activities reports presented to the State and LGA and Health and food Security sectors including 5W matrix;
• Contribute to project donor reporting in his/her project component;
• Regularly report and coordinate with line manager regarding challenges, issues faced in the field for timely and appropriate decision-making.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or other relevant qualifications with experience in FSL programming;
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions;
• Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment;
• Three years relevant work experience in a similar position;
• Experience in M&E, data analysis and FSL researches and understanding of processes involved in conducting comparative studies;
• Analysis skills on large data;
• More than 5 years of experience in implementation of FSL in BAY states
• Excellent report writing skills and proficient in Microsoft Office software Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word);
• Proficient use for statistical software such as EPI-INFO, SPSS is required;
• Fluency in Hausa and English.