Job Openings at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Webcruiter ID:4201566144
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months
Commencement: March 2020
Percentage of full-time: 100

Duties and Responsibilities

• Adheres to and supports the implementation of NRC policies and procedures, handbooks and guidelines.
• Ensure adherence with NRC policies and guidelines
• Participate in the Implementation of the NIF activities through supporting in the facilitation of training, information sessions, and counseling sessions
• Learn and understand the proper filing of documents as required
• Assist in the distribution of materials according to procedures
• Ensure and maintain transparency in the implementation of assigned activities.
• Perform any other duties as requested by the NIF Director and NIF team:
  • Logistics processes, procurement, warehousing, ICT, assets management, fleet management
  • HR/Admin processes
  • Finance processes - documentation of processes, compliance issues
  • Staff safety and security - first aid, security information sharing, behavior in insecure environments, standard operating procedures
• Support INGO Forum Secretariat in communications, information management, and coordination, as needed
• Ensure drafting and update of INGO Forum documents and correspondence.
• Maintain and update INGO Forum Calendar of key dates, events, contact list, and other documents
• Assist in organizing all logistics for training, workshops, events, and other INGO Forum activities including flight bookings and procuring office supplies
• Take meeting minutes and circulate to identify recipient lists as and when required.
• Provide required support to communications personnel to produce monthly context – compilation of articles, links to relevant media reports, assessments, newsletters, etc from identified key sources

Qualifications

• Bachelors' degree in Social Science, Management or any relevant field
• Excellent communication skills – written and spoken – in English required
• Must be a graduate from a reputable university
• Must have a minimum GP of 3.5
• Must be willing to work as a team member and take direction
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications
• Must be able to learn and work under pressure

Personal Qualities:

• Handling an insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Communicating with impact and respect
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

We can offer

• Commencement: March 2020
• Duration: 6 months
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions.
• Duty station: Abuja with frequent travels. Travel outside Abuja is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
• An approved health certificate will be requested before the contract start.

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Webcruiter ID: 4201542910
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Full-time/part-time: Full-time
Employment type: Contract
Percentage of full-time: 100
The Community Liaison Officer reports to the Access Advisor (NIF)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Establish and strengthen relationships with communities and specific individuals to support INGOs and Government partners to build stronger community engagement and feedback mechanisms
• Facilitate the establishment and maintenance of communication with the key stakeholders in the AOR and support established mechanisms to resolve operational issues and ensure the appropriate mutual exchange of information regarding ongoing relevant activities.
• Gather and verify information from the communities on issues affecting them through the working groups and alternate avenues, emphasizing opportunities to tailor the response according to needs on the ground
• Develop a clear and concise method of providing this information on a regular basis to the Access Working Group and AAP Working group linked to engagement with traditional authorities, communities and religious leaders.
• Establish and maintain working relations with local authorities and communities
• Directly supervise Community Mobilisers under his/her responsibility and ensure compliance with timelines, deadlines, and quality standards and SOPs
• Establish and maintain a contact network with other UN Agencies or Mission-based personnel who are responsible for community engagement relations as well as NGO focal points for community engagement and Access coordination in the AOR
• Support the production of timely reports on humanitarian access trends in NE linked with engagement with traditional authorities, communities and religious leaders.
• Stay informed on security contexts, while providing structured updates to the INGO Forum as it relates to community engagement, access and acceptance regionally and nationally.
• Ensure attention to special protection issues that arise with the project; particularly those involving vulnerable groups, sensitive topics, protection of sources and confidential data
• Help organize and facilitate workshops and other capacity development, as necessary.
• Ensure compliance with donor and host agency (in this case, NRC) regulations
• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the military or security agencies
• University Degree in Conflict and Development, Religious (Sharia) Law or related technical field.
• Experience with developing and implementing Access and AAP related strategic objectives
• Knowledge of the humanitarian coordination system and the mandates of the actors involved.
• Good knowledge of the security environment and economic, socio-political dynamics in North-East Nigeria, the Lake Chad Basin and Sahel region in general
• Written and spoken fluency in English.
• Strong data analytical 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 experience in a humanitarian setting

Personal Qualities:

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling an insecure environment
• A good sense of humour is an asset
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and often demanding environment.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and experience in humanitarian settings.

We Can Offer

• Commencement: March 2020
• Duration: 10 months (One-year renewal)
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions of grade level 5 step 1
• Duty station: Maiduguri, with frequent travels. Travel outside Maiduguri is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.

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Webcruiter ID: 4201450954
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Full-time/part-time: Full-time
Employment type: Contract
Percentage of full-time: 100
Reports to: The Access Advisor (NIF)

Job Description

• INGO Forum in partnership with NRC is looking for an Administrative Assistant for Maiduguri Office, Nigeria.
• The purpose of the Administrative Assistant is to assist in the day to day implementation of the support functions responsibilities to support and implement INGO Forum activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for all travel and accommodation arrangements for NIF guests and staff in Maiduguri by liaising with the NRC’s Operations team.
• Supports the NIF team in the direct engagement with EFCC on cash flow and other operational requests for the NIF.
• Represent NIF at meetings in Maiduguri as designated by the Deputy Director and provide recommendations, feedback on the NIF weekly update and draft minutes of meetings
• Act as PSEA Focal point for NIF in Maiduguri, work with the NIF Program Officer on PSEA activities, reports and work plan.
• Management of fleet and supervision of NIF Maiduguri driver to ensure NIF vehicles are properly maintained with regular vehicle servicing and fuel top-up.
• Manage the collation of necessary information and documents from NIF members as required for government engagement.
• Ensuring the printer, scanners, mail services, telephones e.t.c are running within the office and any calls for repairs or maintenances needed are properly reported to the right NRC department focal persons.
• Responsible for maintaining an accurate inventory of office supplies to include stationery, consumables and cartridges/tonner and be responsible for re-stocking when office supplies and NIF communication products are running low
• Responsible for all logistical aspects of NIF events, workshops and general administrative requests, including raising the PR and following up on all approvals, liaising with the relevant focal person in NRC; tracking number of participants, participant signs up, support agenda development and any other responsibilities assigned by the
• Deputy Director.
• Conduct him/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to NIF and not to jeopardize its humanitarian mission
• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by NRC Country Program

Qualifications

• Experience with office Administration Management
• Computer skills are required
• Independent thinker and have strong organizational skills;
• Possess a minimum of a Diploma in preferably Business Administration/ Public, Social Work, Education, or related field.
• Demonstrated excellence in administration, particularly in a multi-cultural environment, including staff training, motivation, and discipline
• Good writing and communications skills.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Good negotiation, representation skills and the ability to work comfortably with an ethnically diverse staff.
• Strong ability to solve problems and to communicate in English and Hausa

Personal Qualities:

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Handling insecure environment
• Communicating with impact and respect
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and often demanding environment.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and experience in humanitarian settings. 

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Webcruiter ID: 4201516711
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Full-time/part-time: Full-time
Employment type: Contract
Percentage of full-time: 100
Reports to: The Access Advisor (NIF)

Job Description

• INGO Forum in partnership with NRC is looking for an Access Officer for Maiduguri Field Office, in North-East Nigeria. The purpose of the Access Officer is to assist in the day-to-day implementation of the support functions responsibilities to support and implement INGO Forum activities in Maiduguri

Duties and Responsibilities

• Adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Facilitate the establishment and maintenance of communication with government forces and civilian agencies in the AOR and support established mechanisms to resolve operational issues and ensure the appropriate mutual exchange of information regarding ongoing relevant activities.
• Monitor, analyze and report on implementation of humanitarian civil-military and access coordination activities well as identify difficulties and challenges in the interaction between the humanitarian and military communities.
• Establish and maintain a contact network with other UN Agencies or Mission-based personnel who are responsible for civil-military relations as well as NGO focal points for civil-military coordination in the AOR
• Serve as the operational focal point and day-to-day liaison to government forces and agencies, working closely with international CMCoord and Access officers.
• Support assessment and analysis of the civil-military environment in order to contribute to formulation and implementation of the CMCoord strategy and action plan.
• In consultation with OCHA CMCoord Officer and INSO, ensure that any applicable civil-military coordination guidelines, country-specific guidance or generic guidelines are properly disseminated and understood by both the humanitarian actors and the military and/or police forces present as well as by local actors, as appropriate.
• Identify opportunities for strengthening CMCOORD and access measures, as well as opportunities for promoting community acceptance and accountability to the affected population
• Lead prioritization and analysis of access-related information from relevant stakeholders including patterns and trends;
• Support the identification and provision of practical guidance on how to interact with the military and agree on a common CMCoord approach
• Jointly with the Access Advisor, produce timely reports on humanitarian access trends in NE
• Stay informed on security contexts, while providing structured updates to the INGO Forum as it relates to CMCOORD regionally and nationally.
• Facilitate effective information flow between field-level realities in NE Nigeria and capital-level coordination in Abuja.
• Ensure attention to special protection issues that arise with the project; particularly those involving vulnerable groups, sensitive topics, protection of sources and confidential data
• Help organize and facilitate workshops and other capacity development, as necessary.
• Ensure compliance with donor and host agency (in this case, NRC) regulations
• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the military or security agencies
• Advanced university degree in Conflict and Development, International Relations, International Humanitarian Law or related technical field. (minimum master’s degree).
• Three years’ cognate experience in a similar role within an NGO (local or international), preferably with humanitarian access and/or civil-military coordination.
• Sound knowledge of International Humanitarian Laws and conventions applicable to the regulation of Armed Forces in combat environments (including Nigerian regulations).
• Experience with developing and implementing access related strategic objectives
• Knowledge of the humanitarian coordination system and the mandates of the actors involved.
• Good knowledge of the security environment and socio-political dynamics in North-East Nigeria, the Lake Chad Basin, and Sahel region in general.
• Written and spoken fluency in English.
• 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 experience in humanitarian settings.

Personal Qualities:

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling an insecure environment
• A good sense of humour is an asset
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and often demanding environment.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and experience in humanitarian settings.

We Can Offer

• Commencement: March 2020
• Duration: 10 months (One-year renewal)
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions of grade level 5 step 1
• Duty station: Maiduguri, with frequent travels. Travel outside Maiduguri is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.

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Employment Type: Contract
Percentage of full-time: 100
Positions: 1

Summary

• INGO Forum in partnership with NRC is looking for a Media and Communication Coordinator, in Abuja Nigeria. The purpose of the role is to engage the Nigerian and international media on specific member-led issues and to produce and distribute the content of NIF members based on the Media and Communications strategy 2020.
• NRC initiated country operations in Nigeria in June 2015, in order to respond to the critical and increasing needs in the country. NRC currently has a full team based in Maiduguri and a coordination office in Abuja.
• NRC is currently providing services across various sectors namely; Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH); Food Security; and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) in order to address identified humanitarian needs.
• The INGO Forum in Nigeria was formed in late 2014 to develop a collaborative platform for effective and principled INGO interaction, engagement and coordination for humanitarian, recovery and development interventions in Nigeria.
• Since inception, the INGO Forum has become a critical platform for ensuring effective information sharing and analysis; leadership on advocacy and policy engagement; and liaison with government/donor/UN engagement and engagement ensuring the perspectives of INGOs and affected populations are ultimately included in decision-making processes.
• The INGO Forum is governed by a core membership of 41 members (and 6 observers) with new member applications pending approval on a regular basis, The INGO Forum is governed by an elected Steering Committee of five Country Directors and a Chair that works alongside a full-term Secretariat. Since March 2017, the INGO Forum is administratively hosted by NRC in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja as well as Maiduguri.
• The Media and Communication Coordinator reports to the Forum Policy Advisor (INGO Forum).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence with NRC / NIF policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines and donor/auditor requirements as regards to all printed and online publications.
• Promote, give input, guidance, and advice on general communications work, including social media posts and publications for NIF as required. .
• Initiate, research and develop press releases and media targeted information products as needed and requested for NIF.
• Develop and maintain a list of media contacts and establish professional media relationships for NIF in Nigeria. Acts as a focal point for all inquiries from journalists.
• Create multi-media materials to promote INGO member's work including photos, short videos, and effective PowerPoint presentations. This can include supporting
• INGO members with media production such as beneficiary stories as required.
• Conduct weekly or daily media monitoring of relevant updates, share analysis periodically with line manager, general management team and staff, either through writing or by presentations.
• Supports the production of key messages and on a wide variety of issues driven by members' needs for a wide variety of audiences including; donors, the United Nations, the government, the state, and journalists.
• Build relationships with INGO member communication counterparts and identify opportunities to work collaboratively in the production of outputs.
• Develop project/program communication products in liaison with Information management officer and policy advisor ensuring adherence to INGO Forum standard communication and branding guidelines

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Journalism, Social Sciences, International Development or related technical field (minimum master’s degree).
• Five years experience in a similar role within an NGO (local or international), in a newspaper or research institution.
• Experience writing press releases and related media focused materials.
• Experience in developing and using a variety of social media platforms.
• Experiencing in designing a variety of multi-media outputs such as PowerPoint presentations, taking high-quality photos, and videos.
• Demonstrated ability or experience in finding new creative media angles and new platforms to present communications work
• Working against tight deadlines and ensuring high-quality standards.
• Experience in building relationships.
• Strong communication, coordination, and representational skills.
• Knowledge of and contacts in Nigerian Media
• Contextual knowledge of northeast Nigeria is an asset.

Personal Qualities:

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling an insecure environment
• A good sense of humour is an asset
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and often demanding environment.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and experience in humanitarian settings.
• Knowledge of and contacts in Nigerian Media

We Can Offer

• Commencement: March 2020
• Duration: 10 months (One-year renewal)
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions of grade-level 7 step 1
• Duty station: Abuja, with frequent travels. Travel outside Abuja is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
• An approved health certificate will be requested before the contract start.