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Basic Functions:

This position will report to the DRC and will be responsible for providing constant reporting to senior management on financial and budget targets. He/She will also be responsible for maintaining FHI 360 Nigeria’s accounting systems, providing technical and application support for the accounting system, and trouble-shooting IT issues relating to the system.

Key Responsibilities:

Finance and Budget Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparation of the monthly pipeline report covering all Nigeria portfolios in the North-East.
• Providing support to the Associate Director, Finance in the forecasting, monitoring, and reporting of the operating and capital budgets and financials.
• Analyzing and interpreting financial data for the purpose of determining financial performance and projecting financial probability
• Analyzing budget patterns & project expenditures and providing management with accurate information for decision making.
• Developing cash flow projections for funded and support activities.
• Ensuring that expenditures for budgets, grants and contracts are monitored and the reports are prepared to maintain balance account.
• Preparing moderately complex reports for forecasting, trending and results analysis, prepare management and statistical reports on income and expenditure.
• Administering the expenditure of funds, ensuring that funds are expended according to sponsoring organization’s stipulations and appropriate guidelines.
• Providing instructions and answering questions relating to budget procedures, providing budget recommendations to a wide range of issues
• Assist in overseeing the preparation of monthly payroll and pension remittances.
• Periodic analysis of project portfolio and provide management with accurate information for decision making.
• Responsible for budget developments, realignments, costed and non-costed extension.
• Responsible for liaising with auditors by preparing the Financial/Fund accounting statements, schedules for account balances and providing convincing responses to audit queries.
• Carryout periodic call-over of transactions to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Provide support to the Country Office Finance platform through month-end account closure and global audit.

Systems Duties and Responsibilities:

• Planning, scheduling, coordinating, and overseeing major software upgrades and installation of related software applications.
• Managing implementation of custom changes to the accounting system
• Applying accounting and auditing principles and techniques to ensure that data integrity, internal controls and audit trails are maintained throughout all applications.
• Trouble shooting and monitoring of programming and systems problems associated with accounting applications in use.
• Analyzing any error messages in the accounting system to determine cause and solution.
• Testing enhancements to the accounting system to ensure proper functionality.
• Developing documentation and training for end users (finance staff) on how to effectively use accounting systems and related applications.
• Studying manual accounting processes and procedures and making recommendations on how to automate or integrate into the system.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Demonstrated analytical skills in the interpretation of budgetary, financial, and related management information.
• Ability to conduct complex system analysis studies involving financially oriented applications.
• Demonstrated skills in financial reporting, analysis, and Auditing skills.
• Proficiency in the use of software applications, database and SQL query tools and spreadsheets
• Knowledge of local and donor contractual requirements and regulations
• Must have report writing skills and be able to communicate with impact.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and handle pressure situations.
• Excellent numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to use software tools to present data clearly and concisely.
• Ability to travel a minimum of 25%

Minimum Requirements:

• BS/BA degree in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or its recognized equivalent, and 7 – 9 years relevant experience.
• Or MS/MA degree in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or its recognized equivalent, and 5 – 7 years relevant experience.
• Experience in accounting and accounting principles sufficient to prepare complex and detailed financial and budgetary analyses.
• Experience in financial reporting, financial management systems applications and auditing.
• CPA. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or recognized equivalent is required.
• Familiarity with donor-funded programs and Nigerian non-governmental organizations will be an added advantage.

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Basic Function:

The Technical Officer, Community Engagement (TO-CE) will harmonize the design of the community engagement aspect for all local actors within FHI 360 implementation areas. He/she will take a leading role in engaging all local actors across sectors like WASH, Health, Nutrition, Protection, Food Assistance, Shelter and settlement, Agriculture and Multi-purpose cash assistance across the four implementation locations (Bama, Banki, Ngala and Damasak) with an aim of impactful community engagement.

The TO-CE, jointly with the field coordinators and partners, will liaise with local authority structures, community management structures and other local actors to involve them in programming. Quality and accountability in all programme areas will be the responsibility of the leading person at the state, while FC will provide oversight at LGA level, and the Technical Officer-CE will assist in this endeavor.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Technical Officer- Community Engagement with the Field Coordinators jointly develop and regularly update the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) for the Community engagement (CE) activities for all sectors in close consultation and guidance from the sector leads.
• Work with sector team in the implementation of community activities of humanitarian programs based on the DIP & strengthen the sectoral synergy including mainstreaming GBV and child protection.
• Assist Field Coordinators in monitoring and evaluating of all community activities, adapt interventions as necessary to influence behaviour change.
• Contribute to the overall community health strategy development and innovative approaches to influence behavior and achieve short-term and long- term impact in the communities that FHI 360 is serving.
• Ensure all FHI 360 and stake holders (State Government Institutions) guidelines are adhered to and adapted as necessary. 
• To ensure that all community volunteers are correctly selected and are functioning as planned and are receiving quality and regular supportive supervision and other capacity building including training, on-the-job training,  coaching  and mentoring  from  ATOs, TO’s and FCs.
• Oversee the establishment and strengthening of different community-based protection mechanisms including Child Protection Committees (CPCs), GBV CBPMs, Husband Schools, etc.
• Support the development of community and stakeholders’ engagement tools and techniques such as community awareness campaigns, workshops, surveys, community consultation meetings, celebration of special events, etc.
• Support identification and mitigation against community engagement key risks and advise on engagement for incident management.
• Support Protection field teams to conduct protection risk assessment (GBV, Child Protection) and propose mitigating measures.
• Provide technical support to field teams to develop appropriate messaging for social behavioral change including those related to negative social norms, power dynamics between men and women, boys and girls. 
• Contribute to messaging development for advocacy actions at community and state level.
• Provide necessary training and technical support to team leaders and volunteers on monitoring tool and reporting.
• Engage key stakeholders and support development of context acceptable and specific SBC messages and IECs and dialogue tools.
• Support program team to mobilize communities to take ownership and responsibility of facilities.
• Support program team with culturally sensitive messaging approaches.
• Assist the field coordinator in timely compilation, analysis and distribution of all data relating to Community activities part of the Information Systems and submit weekly and monthly narrative reports to improve programme activities at the field level.
• Take a leading role in Community component and engage field team in developing innovative approaches and implementation of the new community strategies which includes integrated Community Case Management, Home Care for COVID-19 cases, peer groups education across all sectors with special considerations for elderly and disabled persons.
• Assist the field coordinator in organizing and implementation of training programmes based on the DIP.
• Provision of strategic input to BOSO for further development of the community component which contribute overall project objective and reduction of morbidity and mortality through preventive approach.
• Close coordination and collaboration with government officials, the Ministries at State and LGA level, WFP, UNICEF, UNFPA and other local partners in the areas.
• Input into Donor reports, monthly reports and any additional reports as required in the areas of community engagement.
• Support in community engagement and communication/advocacy for implementation of program surveys and assessments as needed, ensuring adequate community involvement.
• In collaboration with the M&E unit, support the implementation of community-based accountability and feedback mechanisms.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Good interpersonal, motivational and staff management skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English. Hausa is an added value
• Good computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Good analytical skills including collection, analysis, and interpretation of programme data.
• Excellent health and an ability to live and work in harsh/difficult conditions.
• Previous experience in insecure environments.
• Must exhibit high levels of professionalism, integrity, and ethical values at all times.
• Experience and good working knowledge of USAID, FCDO, NHF and other donors regulations is an advantage.
• Ability to plan and prioritize own work under tight deadlines, as well as to work on own initiative and as a member of a team.
• Experience in liaising with government officials, communities and other local partners, donors and other international agencies.
• Ability to work remotely and follow an action plan
• Ability to travel a minimum of 70% to hardship locations.

Qualifications and requirements:

• Degree in public health or recognized equivalent with 5 – 7 years’ experience in program management in the areas of Community Engagement in a humanitarian or development programme.
• Or MS/MA degree in public health or recognized equivalent with 3 – 5 years’ experience in the program management in the areas of Community Engagement, PHC/Community health in a humanitarian or development programme
• Familiarity with Nigerian public health sector systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• Experience in running community-based programme and assessments.
• Emergency response experience would be an advantage.