Job Openings at Action Against Hunger

Job Description

• We are currently looking to fill the role of Grants and Compliance Manager who will be responsible to oversee the grants activities at the field of intervention by providing support to the programme team ensuring compliance in donor regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Coordination Team (Program, WASH, FSL, Nutrition and Health, Log, Finance, MEAL Coordinators), address any further follow up question/s, comment, etc., to ensure compliant and quick submission of additional and/or revised information required;
• Under the supervision of the HOD Grants and in close collaboration with the field/area co and technical/program team formulate concept notes and proposals; develop context, compile and edit narrative components, ensure budget templates are shared, monitoring and compose other documents as necessary;
• Ensure compliance to donor visibility requirements, edit and draft human interest stories, success stories and photographs for donor reports and presentations.
• Assist the HOD Grants and Compliance and Area Coordinator in the development of grant portfolio summaries, project and donor brief/updates;
• Assist to identify potential opportunities for partnerships with local and international organizations and participating in the development of agreements and vetting process;
• Follow up with Program Managers and Technical Coordinators on Program Implementation and collection of data according to means of verification, from kick-off meeting to contract closure, to allow pro-activeness in the monitoring of the grant and related tasks (such as ad-hoc donor requirements or extension/amendment requests).
• Facilitate trainings and capacity building for field teams, in particular program managers and field coordinators on the project cycle management tools and internal reporting tools.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of Action Against Hunger internal policies and proposal guidelines for donor organizations funding Nigeria programs/projects among project managers, technical as well as operational support staff.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree / or Master’s Degree in Humanitarian Action or any related field (International Relations, Social Studies, Rural Development, Economics, Sociology, Development Studies, etc.);
• At least 4 years’ experience in international development, humanitarian assistance, international relations or related sector;
• Fluency in English and an additional advantage if fluency in Hausa and Kanuri;
• Excellent experience in proposal and report writing, donor rules and regulations, validation procedures, coordination of processes;
• Experience in Project Cycle Management, theory of change and project implementation tools;
• Strong commitment to Mission objective and general knowledge of programmatic areas (FSL, WASH, Nutrition and Social Protection);
• Ability to write donor reports and proposals in excellent English;
• At least 3 years as Grant Writer or similar (i.e. Project Officer);
• Knowledge of key institutional donors, including ECHO, BHA, SDC, SIDA, GAC, OCHA, etc.
• Knowledge of humanitarian principles, sphere project minimum standard, gender, protection and conflict sensitivity.

Starting Gross Basic Salary & Other Benefits

• N718,840 per month (excluding other benefits).
• Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.

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Job Description

• Action Against Hunger is currently looking to fill the role of Pharmacy Supervisor  who will be responsible for the co-ordination of all the program medical supply logistics, including the implementation of activities in line with AAH and donor policies for medical procurement, drug management, warehousing, supply and stock management.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with program team to amend drug and stock quotas on a weekly basis to prevent exceptional ordering;
• Observe trends in drug consumption and timely alert the clinical health officer when supplies need to be replenished;
• Ensure all HeRoN commodities in the warehouse and health facilities are monitored against expiry date;
• Plan pharmacy supervision plan and validate from the Nutrition and Health PM;
• Access capacity building gaps and plan trainings and on-job training for health facility staff;
• Establish the monthly consumption and trucking tools to monitor the drug consumption at supported health facilities;
• Record any medical item entry and exit in stock cards on weekly basis;
• Ensure LMCU is accountable on all the commodities distributed through the units;
• Liaise with the state LMCU to ensure flow of communication between LLMCU and the state LMCU and strengthen the pathway.
• Design pharmacy activity in relation to the consortium.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy;
• Over three years of experience in pharmaceutical and medical stock management;
• Must be registered with the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria;
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Hausa language; 
• Strong work ethic: punctuality, responsibility and flexibility;
• Strong sense of organisation and attention to details;
• Capacity to work in a team;
• High level of motivation;
• Working knowledge of MS Office; 
• Work experience in humanitarian settings and international NGO will be an added advantage;
• Experience in pharmacy supply for health and nutrition program;
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy;
• Experience in training Ministry of Health staff.

Starting Gross Basic Salary & Other Benefits

• N366,604 per month (excluding other benefits).
• Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.

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Job Description

• We are currently looking to fill the role of Human Resources Officer who will be responsible to manage the payroll and administrative follow-up of national staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Updating the payroll database regularly throughout the month, ensuring that all additions, deletions, and changes are recorded completely and accurately and that supporting documentation is filed;
• Acting as the primary contact person for the National Housing Fund(NHF), ensuring that the necessary administrative follow up is done and support bases in this process;
• Acting as the liaison between national staff in Abuja and the health insurance provider to resolve any issues in accessing coverage and ensure proper tracking of all issues is maintained;
• Ensuring that all active employees of the month are listed on the online timesheet Platform;
• Updating the national staff data and user list as required on the online timesheet platform;
• Ensuring that administrative processes for employee separations are followed properly, and that necessary documentation and information is recorded for the processing of end of contracts;
• Updating the HR shared folder with all available templates, policies, and forms;
• Ensuring that an electronic and hard copy filing system is maintained for HR documents;
• Acting as the focal person for collecting exit documents and preparing the quarterly and annual Exit Analysis and Turnover reports;
• Facilitating staff trainings on HR policy and procedure, as assigned;
• Extracting and tracking relevant training information from performance appraisals and submit to the Capital HR Manager to be followed in the Mission’s Training Plan;
• Tracking the performance appraisal due dates for all staff and follow up with managers and Heads of Department to ensure they are received in a timely manner.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in fields related to HR, Administration and Management; Master's Degree a plus;
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in HR and/or administrative support positions;
• Understanding of national labor law and employment norms and practices;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Approachable, diplomatic, able to work effectively in diverse, cross-cultural teams in a complex, multi-site work environment;
• Computer literacy including all Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook);
• Excellent attention to detail, highly organized, rigorous, self-motivated, strong sense of responsibility, ability to work independently;
• Able to maintain confidentiality;
• Capacity for analysis, synthesis and reporting of large amounts of information;
• Previous experience working for INGOs an asset, particularly health related INGOs;
• Fluency in one or more National/regional languages an asset.

Starting Gross Basic Salary

• NGN281,063 per month (excluding other benefits)
• Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.