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Objective

• Under the direct supervision of the Area Coordinator, the Head of Base (Base Manager) is responsible for the overall coordination, implementation, and operational management of all PUI activities in Monguno LGA, Borno State.
• The Head of Base ensures the effective delivery of programmes and support services, including staff management, finance, logistics, security, compliance, and reporting, with guidance and technical support from sector and support leads based in Maiduguri. The role works in close collaboration with the Area Coordinator and ensures strong coordination with technical and support departments at the Maiduguri Coordination Office to maintain compliant, efficient, and context-adapted operations.
• The Head of Base also serves as PUI’s key representative at the field level, maintaining relationships with local authorities, humanitarian partners, and coordination platforms, while ensuring effective communication between the base and the Coordination Office. This position has a base-level focus and is responsible for ensuring adherence to PUI’s operational procedures and guidelines. It contributes to the development of base-level strategies, translating them into actionable plans and daily operations, and provides technical guidance and oversight to ensure effective implementation across all base activities.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Operation Operations:
Financial, budgetary and accounting management:

• Supervises the financial, accounting and budgetary management on the base and ensures compliance with the related procedures, with the functional support of the Mission’s Financial Coordinator.
• Management & Financial Controls: Ensure effective implementation of cash management systems at the Monguno base, including petty cash handling, cash transfer mechanisms, and risk mitigation related to cash operations. Oversee the management of the base-level bank account(s), ensuring compliance with internal procedures and secure handling of financial transactions.
• Financial Authorization & Approvals: Approve payments for procurement, travel, staff incentives, daily laborers, and other expenditures within the authorization threshold delegated to the Base Manager. Review and verify payments exceeding baselevel thresholds before submission to the Area Coordinator or Coordination Office for final approval.
• Budget Monitoring & Cash Forecasting: Ensure timely submission of cash projections by program and support departments for effective cash planning. Oversee the accuracy and completeness of field staff payment sheets, supplier and contractor payments, labor costs, and other financial commitments.
• OFU Reviews: Lead monthly OFU review meetings with program and operations teams at the base level. Consolidate feedback and submit analysis to the coordination office in each month, ensuring alignment with financial planning and donor compliance.
• Accounting Accuracy & Reporting Guarantee the accuracy and completeness of field-level accounting in compliance with PUI and donor standards. Ensure that all accounting records (journals, vouchers, reconciliations, inventories) are properly maintained and justified by valid documentation.
• Internal Controls & Audit Readiness: Support the implementation and monitoring of internal control systems at base level, in collaboration with the Finance Coordinator and Area Coordinator. Ensure that all accounting, finance, and HR documents are properly archived and ready for internal or external audits.
• Financial Reporting & Compliance: Coordinate with the Finance Coordinator to prepare donor financial reports, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with donor requirements. Ensure adherence to the expenditure initiation procedures and participate in the validation of procurement files.
• Bank Liaison & Cash Flow Monitoring: Serve as the primary liaison with the bank at base level, overseeing transactions and maintaining positive working relationships. Monitor cash flow to ensure the availability of funds for ongoing operations and projects, flagging any shortfalls in advance.
• Coordination & Support: Collaborate closely with the Finance Coordinator and Field Coordinator to ensure that financial management aligns with organizational standards and field needs. Support financial planning during project design and participate in financial risk assessment exercises related to base-level operations.

Human Resources and Team Management:

• Oversee the administrative human resources management activities on the base with the functional support of the Mission HR Coordinator or the Administrative and Financial Coordinator. Oversee the administrative and financial team of her/his base.
• Strategic HR Oversight: Supervise all administrative and human resources functions at the base, with support from the Mission HR Coordinator or Administrative and Financial Coordinator. Ensure that HR and administrative teams operate in compliance with organizational policies and standards.
• organizational policies and standards.
• Policy Compliance & Organizational Values: Ensure all staff understand and comply with PUI’s Code of Conduct, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) commitments, zero-tolerance policies, and mission objectives. Regularly facilitate refresher trainings and awareness sessions to reinforce accountability, professional ethics, and organizational values.
• Recruitment, Onboarding, and Induction: Oversee the timely recruitment and onboarding of staff in coordination with HR focal points in Maiduguri and Abuja. Ensure new staff and visitors receive comprehensive induction covering programmatic, operational, security, and conduct-related briefings. Support early performance reviews to ensure role alignment and clarity of expectations.
• Performance Management & Staff Development: Ensure consistent implementation of the Performance Management Process (PMP), including objective setting, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations for all staff. Support department heads in coaching their teams, addressing underperformance, and identifying learning and career development opportunities. Promote internal mobility and leadership development through targeted delegation and empowerment.
• Team Leadership & Communication: Provide strategic oversight and leadership to all department heads (programs, logistics, finance, HR, MEAL, security), clarifying roles and fostering collaboration. Conduct regular 1:1 meetings and lead monthly base coordination meetings to discuss priorities, share updates, assign action points, and maintain alignment with coordination offices (Maiduguri and HQ/Abuja).
• Workplace Environment, Welfare & Conflict Resolution: Promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment by monitoring staff well-being, offering coaching and counseling, and ensuring adequate rest and stress management practices. Address grievances, misconduct, and conflict through appropriate mediation and corrective actions in line with HR policy, with special attention to the high-stress humanitarian context of the Base.
• Capacity Building & Learning Culture: Identify skill gaps and foster a culture of continuous learning by facilitating tailored training, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing opportunities. Encourage adaptability and professional growth across teams.
• Travel Authorization & Delegation: Approve staff travel outside the duty station in line with internal protocols and security procedures. Encourage autonomy by delegating responsibilities appropriately while ensuring oversight and accountability.

Administrative management:

• Supervises administrative management on the base and ensures compliance with the related procedures, with the functional support of the mission’s support team in coordination with Area Coordinator .
• Partnership Support & Capacity Building: Contribute to the development and review of Partnership Agreements with local NGOs in coordination with the Ara Coordinator. Provide technical support and training to partner organizations on financial tools, administrative procedures, and donor compliance requirements in coordination with the support team at base and coordination level.
• Contract Verification & Validation: Review and validate all administrative and operational contracts at the base level (e.g., service providers, suppliers, rental agreements) to ensure alignment with PUI policies and legal standards. Ensure that all contracts are properly documented, filed, and archived in accordance with internal control procedures.
• Administrative Oversight of Assets & Insurance: Oversee the administrative management of property rentals, including tracking contract renewals, claims, and lease compliance. Ensure timely renewal and accurate monitoring of insurance policies covering PUI’s assets, vehicles, premises, and personnel, in collaboration with the coordination office. Follow up on any incidents or claims related to insured assets and ensure proper documentation is maintained.

Logistics management and monitoring:

• Supervises the logistics aspects and activities of his/her base. This involves supervision of the supply chain (monitoring and management of purchases, warehousing, transport, including the last mile) as well as support logistics (monitoring and management of equipment, tools, resources and services that the teams need to properly carry out their work). Finally, he/she implements the necessary actions in relation to the security, safety of people, goods and premises.
• Procurement & Authorizations: Review and approve purchase requests, purchase orders, contract agreements, internal and external commitments, store releases, and payment requests for Monguno-based programs and operations, in line with the delegation thresholds assigned by the Country Director. Ensure that all procurement activities at base level fully comply with PUI’s internal procedures, donor requirements, and relevant national regulations.
• Procurement Planning & Compliance: Collaborate closely with program managers, support department leads, and the Area Coordinator to ensure procurement is aligned with project timelines and budgets. Ensure the supply chain team operates according to approved procurement plans, considers lead times, and engages only pre-qualified suppliers authorized through the Approved Terms of Contract (ATC) or Framework Agreement process.
• Warehouse & Inventory Oversight: Supervise warehouse operations in Monguno, ensuring proper stock management and security through: o Monthly and quarterly spot checks.
  • Regular review and analysis of inventory reports.
  • Enforcement of safety, hygiene, and storage standards in accordance with PUI logistics procedures.
• Asset & Property Management: Oversee the use and maintenance of PUI assets (vehicles, equipment, IT devices), ensuring they are utilized in accordance with PUI’s operational protocols. Immediately report any loss, misuse, or damage of PUI assets or supplies to the Field Coordinator or relevant coordination team.
• Resource Allocation & Maintenance: Coordinate with program teams and the logistics department to ensure fair and efficient allocation of base-level resources, including vehicles, equipment, and office facilities. Ensure the regular service and upkeep of vehicles and equipment in accordance with PUI’s maintenance schedules and standards.
• Asset Disposal & Stock Adjustments: Ensure the timely execution and documentation of asset and equipment surveys in collaboration with the logistics team and program leads. Submit asset disposal proposals and stock adjustment plans to the coordination office as per PUI’s logistics and finance guidelines.
• Inventory & Documentation: Ensure quarterly, semiannual, and annual physical inventories are conducted in Monguno according to schedules set by the Country Supply Chain Coordinator. Guarantee that all resource usage is properly tracked, documented, and reported in accordance with PUI’s internal control procedures.
• Coordination & Communication: Maintain close working relationships and coordination with the Maiduguri field office and logistics coordination team in Abuja to ensure coherence and support across supply chain operations. Promote transparent and timely communication between Monguno base and coordination offices to support efficient logistics planning and decisionmaking.

Program and grant Management:

• Planning & Oversight: Ensure that comprehensive work plans, spending plans, and procurement plans are developed, regularly reviewed, updated, and shared with all relevant departments (technical, logistics, finance, coordination) in a timely manner.
• Project Cycle Management: Actively participate in and ensure the regular organization of all Project Cycle Management (PCM) meetings including Project Design Meetings (PDM), Project Opening Meetings (POM), Project Implementation Meetings (PIM), Project Review/Closure Meetings (PCM/PLM). Track progress against project timelines, milestones, and deliverables across sectors.
• Program Framework Compliance: Ensure that all PUI projects in Monguno are implemented in alignment with PUI’s core programming principles and sectoral standards, in coordination with technical units based in Maiduguri and Abuja. Provide technical and administrative oversight to ensure programs adhere to PUI’s Program Framework, donor requirements, and sectorspecific guidelines (Health, Nutrition, Protection, PSS).
• Daily Program Management: Provide direct administrative and operational support to sector teams to ensure seamless daily implementation of activities. Work closely with technical and M&E staff to ensure sector-specific monitoring and evaluation plans are in place, implemented, and used for continuous program improvement.
• Field Supervision: Conduct regular field visits to monitor project implementation, ensure community engagement, verify the use of inputs/materials, and provide timely feedback to improve quality and accountability

Representation and Coordination:

• Field-Level Representation: Represent PUI in Monguno LGA and surrounding areas at all relevant field-level coordination forums, meetings with governmental authorities, community structures, local NGOs, UN agencies, and donor visits. Act as the focal point for all external communications and coordination at the base level, ensuring timely and accurate flow of information between PUI and partners/stakeholders. Provide regular updates and reports on PUI’s field activities to relevant agencies, partners, and authorities, in coordination with the Area Coordinator and technical leads.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key local stakeholders including Local Government Authorities, traditional leaders, host communities, and humanitarian coordination mechanisms to enhance acceptance, access, and the smooth implementation of programs. Foster collaborative relationships with other humanitarian actors (INGOs, LNGOs, UN agencies), ensuring PUI’s position as a key and reliable operational partner in Monguno.
• Coordination Mechanism Participation: Participate actively in sectoral, inter-agency, and inter-sectoral coordination meetings at the LGA level (Health, Nutrition, WASH, Protection, CCCM, etc.), and ensure that relevant information is shared with the coordination office and internal teams. Support or lead local coordination forums when required, and advocate for principled, needs-based humanitarian response.
• Donor & Partner Relations: Coordinate and facilitate donor monitoring visits at field sites, ensuring accurate preparation of documents, field briefings, and smooth logistics. Ensure proper visibility and branding of PUI and its donors across operational sites in line with donor compliance requirements.

Leadership:

• Vision & Direction: Provide clear leadership aligned with PUI’s humanitarian principles and strategic objectives, ensuring the Monguno base functions efficiently and contributes meaningfully to PUI’s overall mission in Nigeria. Consistently communicate the organization’s vision and strategic priorities to base staff, ensuring alignment and shared understanding of common goals.
• Staff Empowerment & Team Culture: Foster a supportive and inclusive working environment that empowers staff to perform at their best while encouraging innovation, accountability, and learning. Build trust among team members by ensuring transparent decision-making, active listening, and respect for diverse opinions and backgrounds.
• Strategic Oversight & Delegation: Develop and guide strategic work plans for the base and oversee progress toward programmatic, operational, and administrative goals in coordination with the Coordination Team. Exercise appropriate delegation of roles and responsibilities to key base staff to enhance efficiency and develop team capacity.
• Problem Solving & Conflict Resolution: Promote a collaborative approach to problem-solving and decision-making, engaging heads of departments in identifying challenges and developing solutions. Monitor workplace dynamics and proactively address interpersonal or team conflicts, involving the Field Coordinator or HR where necessary.
• Internal Coordination & Communication: Strengthen inter-departmental collaboration by organizing regular, action-oriented coordination meetings and ensuring the implementation of key decisions. Ensure timely communication between the Monguno base and coordination offices in Maiduguri and Abuja, facilitating smooth flow of information, reporting, and decision-making.
• Stakeholder Relationships: Maintain professional, respectful, and open relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, including staff, partners, community leaders, and government counterparts, reinforcing PUI’s reputation for neutrality, transparency, and accountability.

Humanitarian Safety, Security and Access:

• Security Planning & Implementation: Lead the development, regular review, and implementation of the Monguno base Security Management Plan, Risk Assessments, Contingency Plans, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in coordination with the Logistics Coordinator and Security Manager/Coordinator at the capital level. Ensure onboarding security briefings and contextual safety inductions are delivered to all newly arrived staff, visitors, and consultants immediately upon arrival at the base.
• Context Monitoring & Incident Reporting: Monitor the security and access environment in Monguno and surrounding areas on a continuous basis. Ensure all security incidents and access-related challenges are promptly reported and documented, and shared with the Security Coordinator, Field Coordinator, and other relevant stakeholders. Coordinate with local stakeholders, security networks, and community leaders to enhance acceptance and mitigate access constraints in volatile or high-risk areas.
• Safety Systems & Facilities Management: Ensure PUI’s field office, guesthouses, and operational facilities are secured and meet minimum safety standards (perimeter fencing, guard force, fire prevention, access control). Work with logistics to develop and enforce site-specific compound management and vehicle safety protocols, adapted to the local security context.
• Staff Safety & Wellbeing: Promote a culture of staff safety, wellbeing, and gender-sensitive risk management at base level through regular check-ins, psychosocial support referrals, and staff care initiatives. Ensure all staff understand the PUI Health Insurance Policy, including coverage and procedures, and that this is reinforced by the HR/Admin focal points.
• Training & Awareness: Facilitate regular safety and security training sessions, including personal security, movement protocols, and emergency preparedness for all field-based staff. Ensure compliance with access and safety protocols, especially for staff operating in high-risk areas or undertaking field missions, including proper mission planning and communication tools.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc / M.Sc Degree with 4 - 10 years experience. 

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General Objective / Summary

• Under the direct supervision of the SC Medical Doctor, the stabilization center (SC) Nurse is responsible for the nutrition rehabilitation among admitted cases through providing timely and quality treatment of medical complications associated with SAM and provision of therapeutic feeds, routine and specialized medicines, health and nutrition counseling in liaison with the physicians.
• S/he is also responsible to ensure that all activities in the SC ward are consistent with established best practices according to the standardized protocols, policies and guidelines outlined by the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and World Health Organization (WHO).

Main Responsibilities and Tasks
Consultation and patients care:

• Welcome patients to the facility.
• Apply the procedures of triage and perform admissions for the new cases as per the protocol.
• Ensure quality and timely identification and treatment of medical complications associated with malnutrition in liaison with the Physicians.
• Give and advice on the drug regimen for the patients.
• Supervise and coordinate the strict patient management in the Stabilization center and ensure the laid protocols are followed.
• Participate in daily SC ward rounds with the Physicians and fill the patient cards after the round, medications and other patient examinations or procedures.
• Strictly monitor and record the vital signs regularly as in the protocol and report any deviation from the normal.
• Ensure that all required observations, prescribed treatment and procedures are properly carried out and documented on patient’s charts.
• Refer to the doctor in charge or to the doctor on call relevant information such as patient’s status and laboratory results, which would assist in proper clinical management.
• Monitor therapeutic Feeds and ensure that children get 3 hourly therapeutic feeds as required.
• Carry out regular procedure like taking blood samples, providing IV medications and other necessary procedures as per the physician’s prescriptions.
• Facilitate a timely referral of complicated SAM cases from the OTPs to the SC and vice versa and escort patient when necessary.
• Provide all other necessary nursing care and procedures for the patients.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living while in the ward.

Team management and internal coordination:

• Provide regular mentoring and on-the-job training for the SC Nutrition Feeding Assistants.
• Ensure caretakers of SC patients receive appropriate nutrition education and referred and linked to community IYCF team.
• Participate actively in meetings when required.

Work environment:

• Maintain equipment’s in good condition and submit regular inventory report.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with universal standards, procedures, rules and regulations.
• Adhere to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.

Reporting:

• Maintain registration and track the consumption of medicines, therapeutic foods and other consumables and share the report with the SC ward head physician.
• Responsible for the collection, compilation and analysis of quality data and production of the required reports for the SC activities in charge.
• Ensure that all admissions, discharges, transfers and deaths are properly recorded as they occur.
• Report any difficulties or delays in the implementation of activities.

Specific code of conduct:

• Ensure that SC beneficiaries, caretakers and members of the community are treated respectfully at all times.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all time.
• Respect the rights of the patients and caretakers / attendants under his / her care.
• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.

Mandatory Requirements

• Language skills: Good command in English and any local Dialects: Hausa.
• Computer Skills: Proficient user of MS office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Education Degree: Diploma in Clinical Nurse or Above.

Work experience:

• At least 2 years of progressive work experience in Nutrition Activities including significant experience in clinical management of complicated SAM cases in the SC.
• Demonstrated understanding of the inpatient SAM management protocols.
• Previous work of CMAM program and with humanitarian organizations is added plus.

Assets:

• Interests.
• Commitment to the NGO values and principles.
• Transversal skills.
• Strong motivation to help people in need.
• Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself.
• Understanding and capacity of integration into the local environment.
• Ability to analyse and suggest improvements of the activities.
• Well organized and hard worker.
• Able to manage stress and pressure.
• Understanding of the context of the area.
• Honesty and reliable.

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General Objective / Summary

• Under the direct supervision of MHPSS Supervisor and the technical supervision of the health and nutrition Project Manager and the line management of the health facility medical officer, the MBC Nurse will run and develop the provision of activities within the mother and Baby Corner in the OTP/SC/HF.
• This include performing the mother & child activities, to collaborate with health/nutrition staffs to integrate MBC activities within the HF/SC and to monitor and report on activities on regular bases to the base office through the medical officer and coordination team through the health and nutrition manager.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• To promote, protect and advocate for optimal Health and Nutrition practices through the implementation of MIYCN activities.
• To perform the activities within the MBC with the mothers and the babies
• To conduct group psychoeducational sessions with mothers/caregivers
• To assess, identify and refer beneficiaries with mild-moderate psychological distress
• To contribute to develop MBC activities and its inclusion within the SC/HF with the close support of health and nutrition Project manager and the PSS advisor in coordination
• To ensure the day-to-day monitoring of the overall activity and provide regular reports to Base and coordination offices.
• To attend on job and refresher trainings and supervision sessions led by the technical Manager.
• To facilitate on the job trainings and sessions on best childcare practices that complement positive medical outcome for admitted children
• Entertaining children and mothers at the MBC centre and ensure psychological support and general wellbeing.

Specific Goals and Related Activities
Implementation of the mother and Baby Corner’s activities:

• Welcome the beneficiaries and provide systematic individual consultation with new beneficiaries.
• Provide day-to-day psychosocial activities (including mother & child group activities and identification of severe distress)
• Participate actively on the design of MBC planning of activities according to beneficiary needs and feasibility.
• Perform the activities in accordance with international Care Practices standards: Baby bath, baby massage, playing session with mother and infants, etc.

Communication,Monitoring and Reporting:

• Ensure the MBC visibility within the OTP/ SC/HF
• Ensure the promotion of MBC activities toward beneficiaries.
• Ensure the promotion of understanding of the MBC approach among beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Fill in all reporting and data collection forms in daily basis to ensure quality reporting.
• Weekly data entry of collected information from the field.
• Attend the weekly MHPSS supervision/ on job training meeting.
• Attend all MHPSS/PFA related trainings given by PUI.
• Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the MHPSS advisor.

Team Management:

• Under the direct management of: /Medical officer/ Health/Nutrition Project Manager
• Under the technical supervision of: MHPSS Advisor
• In supervision of: MBC Facilitator(s)
• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.

Mandatory Requirements

• Education degree: Trained Nurse, mental health social worker, counsellor/ psychologist) / paramedical professional with experience in Nutrition.
• Language skills: Good command in English (speaking, reading & writing) and fluent in local languages (Hausa)
• Desired: Psychosocial support training / background, Trained on community nutrition and MIYCN counseling.

Knowledge and skills:

• Previous experience in nutrition program (OTP, SC, TSFP etc)
• Previous knowledge and experience in the humanitarian sector
• Knowledge of local areas and community structures
• Able to work in a stressful environment and move around to work in Health Facilities and Safe Spaces
• Able to maintain confidentiality.
• Computer skills: Excellent knowledge of the MS Office software including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Other:
  • Good team player
  • Good reporting skills
• Transversals skills
• Good human relations and diplomatic traits
• Empathy, good listening skills, patience
• Communication skills
• Ability to work independently.
• Ease with babies and infants
• Other: Attraction for psychosocial support sector and intervention, desire to learn, creativity.