Project Officer at Centre for Social Cohesion Peace and Empowerment (CENSCOPE)

Locations: Bama LGA - Borno
Opening: 2

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator, the holders of this position shall perform the following duties:

• Assist the Project Coordinator to develop and coordinate rapid needs assessments and responses in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements
• Actively participate in preparations of field missions, i.e. prepare documentation required, procurements, travel documentation
• Set up of complaints mechanisms for beneficiaries as both an accountability measure
• Take lead in conducting trainings to community members, partner staff and other local authorities when the need arises.
• Draft project monitoring, activity reports, and evidence-based advocacy note on a weekly, monthly, and ad hoc basis.
• Collect and maintain project data ensuring the highest standards of data protection and confidentiality;
• Provide functional and administrative support in implementing participatory approaches, needs assessments, monitoring, reporting and case management.
• Support with occasional document translation and provide interpretation support during meetings, trainings
• Establish good working relationships members of community 
• Develop together with the team clear work plans on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Prepare and compile weekly, monthly donor reports on project activities on a timely manner
• Ensure management of individual cases and appropriate documentation and filling including inputted in kobo tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Social Sciences, Counselling, Education, Development Studies or relevant equivalent disciplines
• Knowledge of Victims Assistance norms, principles, and activities
• Ability to work independently and work with a team;
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good organizing skills and interpersonal skills
• Strong facilitation skills, and familiarity with training-of-trainer (ToT) approaches and methodologies.

Keys skills:

• Demonstrate competency in microsoft office package
• Excellent presentation and writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Fluency in the English Language both written and spoken is required and ability to interact in Hausa and Kanuri languages.

Qualities:

• Proficient command of the English language (written and oral)
• Proven work experience in multicultural and stressful environments.
• Ability to adapt to working conditions and tasks that may change with the reality of the field.