CBM is an international Christian development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in the poorest communities of the world.
Based on its Christian values and over 100 years of professional expertise, CBM addresses poverty as a cause and a consequence of disability, and works in partnership to create an inclu...
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Job Overview
The role works directly with the Executive Assistant to the Country Director to manage the CO accounting and closely with the Country Finance Manager and other CBM Global staff.
Follow all CBM Global policies, procedures, grant compliance and documentation requirements.
**Based:**We welcome applications from those with the residency and right to work in Nigeria
**Hours:**Full-time
Responsibilities and Duties
- Perform other related duties as may be assigned by the Country Director, Executive Assistant and or the SMT
- Work closely with the Executive Assistant to ensure smooth operation of all administrative matters.
- Welcome visitors to the Country Office while receiving documents at the front desk and directing to respective staff members.
- Perform clerical tasks such as filing, scanning documents into an electronic system, and making copies of documents.
- Support in taking attendance and minutes of regular Country Office meetings and other meetings as required.
- Organize, plan, and contribute to coordination of team activities (meetings, workshops, travel budgets).
- Act as the contact person for the administrative team during the absence of team members, following-up on any emergencies with appropriate team member(s), within the CBM Global Country Office.
- Assist in receiving of purchased goods and distributing them to each department and staff.
- Assist in filing of supporting documents/invoices linked to administration.
- Assist in staff recruitment process and interviews arrangement in cooperation with the Executive Assistant and relevant staff members.
- Provide assistance to Executive Assistant to manage monthly utility usages such as Country office beverages, stationery, etc while ensuring timely re-stocking of supplies.
- Provide updated reports to the Executive Assistant, and to CBM Global Country Director as requested
Safeguarding Responsibilities
Knowledge
In depth understanding of CBMG’s Safeguarding policy and the Code of Conduct, and how these are relevant to their work.
Knows and considers the power people think they hold because of their position at CBMG and takes care not to abuse it by treating everyone with respect.
Considers their personal values and biases, taking care these do not negatively impact on how they interact with and treat the different individuals they will come across during their work at CBMG.
Skills
Able to report and escalate safeguarding concerns appropriately. Challenges inappropriate behaviours of peers. Able to implement safeguarding requirements in their area of responsibility.
Behaviours
Acts as a role model for CBMG’s commitment to zero-tolerance for abuse, do no harm and safeguarding standards.
Key outcomes expected from this role.
- Efficient Administrative Support: Administrative tasks handled in a timely and professional manner.
- Problem-Solving and Initiative: Demonstrate a proactive approach to problem-solving, taking initiative to identify and address administrative challenges as they arise. Be resourceful and solution-oriented in handling tasks and requests.
- Adaptability and Flexibility: Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility in handling various tasks and responsibilities. Be open to learning and acquiring new skills that contribute to your growth and effectiveness as an admin intern.
Person Specification
CBM Global welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience of disability.
Core competencies
- Ability to work with minimum supervision and develop creative solutions.
- Self-driven and can relate well to people of various backgrounds and positions.
- Good communication
- Ability to work and deliver outputs under pressure.
- Fluent in English language
- Lived experience of disability
- Working knowledge of computers, especially MS Word, Excel, power point, internet navigation and any accounting software experience
- Strong analytical skills including attention to detail are essential.
Qualifications
- University degree or equivalent in any field with minimum of two years’ experience in an administrative and logistics capacity related to disability and development.
Closing date: 24 Aug 2023
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Responsibilities and Duties
- Develop and maintain excellent working relations with CBM Global staff and programme stakeholders including partner organisations, Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs), and government agencies at National and State levels.
- Support the development and maintenance of authentic partnerships with implementing partners, adopting an approach to partnership that aligns with and supports CBM Global’s partnership principles.
- Undertake partner assessments action plan monitoring as required, following CBM Global’s partner assessment procedures.
- Working with partners, Thematic Teams, and Member Teams, support the development and design of new projects and programmes through the identification of new project opportunities, and through the development of these opportunities in line with the Project Development and Approval procedures. Follow an approach that embraces CBM Global’s operating model; Programme Quality Framework; and partnership with the networks of persons affected and at risk of NTDs (including people with disabilities).
- Ensure multi-stakeholder engagement including of people affected and at risk of NTDs in the project cycle in line with CBM Global commitment to authentic partnerships.
- Support the identification of funding opportunities for CBM Global’s work and actively participate in fundraising efforts as guided by the Country Programme Manager.
- As directed by the Programme Manager, work with and support consortium partners to ensure effective and timely delivery of project activities, in line with required standards, objectives, activity plans and budgets.
- Foster a culture, among consortium partners for effective, sustainable, and inclusive project implementation through proper induction to Anesvad Foundation and CBM Global processes and expectations, timely communication, troubleshooting and effective management of challenges during the partnership, with support from the Country Programme Manager for quality and accountability as per CBM Global programme Quality Framework.
- Support and sustain a high quality and timely documentation culture by consortium partners including implementation data, field stories and photographs, statistics and project narrative and financial reports.
- Lead in partner capacity gap identification through effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes, and enhance access to requisite training to strengthen the partner capacity to implement successful projects.
- Ensure partners understand and are able to adhere to key policies and procedures of CBM Global, as detailed in project contracts and CBM Global’s ‘approach to partnership’.
- Effectively represent CBM Global in-country and elsewhere on collaborative platforms as requested by the Country Programme Manager or Country Director and enhance the CBM Global Brand.
- Advocate, champion, and model disability inclusion to promote inclusion of persons affected and at risk of NTDs in their communities and in all aspects of society.
- Ensure that all children and adults who come into contact with CBM Global’s programmes, are safeguarded to the greatest extent possible. Comply with all aspects of the CBM Global Safeguarding policy and associated standards and procedures. These policies and related procedures will be made available to the successful candidate.
- Perform any other tasks as may be assigned by the Country Programme manager.
- Facilitate the exchange of learning within CBM Global Nigeria and indirectly with relevant partners and stakeholders including through planning and delivery of training and mentoring.
- Ensure high quality and timely narrative and financial reports are submitted to Anesvad Foundation in line with their requirements.
Safeguarding responsibilities:
Knowledge
- Understands the incident management framework and their first responder role in recording, responding and reporting incidents.
- Understands the survivor-centred approach and how to apply it when receiving a complaint or responding to an incident. Knows local support services available in the community or region, and how to engage them.
Skills
Able to listen and accurately document reported concerns and complaints. Able to respect the confidentiality of safeguarding allegations. Able to appropriately apply the survivor-centred approach.
Behaviours
Treats the survivor and others involved in an incident with dignity and respect.
Be assertive in implementing the initial incident response protocols by gaining the trust and cooperation of parties involved.
Key outcomes expected from this role
- Working on agreed strategic objectives and plans.
- PCentred-NTD Care pilot project delivered through authentic partnerships to an exemplary standard, achieving agreed outcomes and impact.
- A high performing implementation team of partners and stakeholders with a culture that reflects CBM Global’s values and programme quality.
- Authentic and effective partnerships, developed and maintained in line with CBM Global’s approach to partnership.
- Partners’ compliance with CBM Global procedures and standards relating to project identification, design, implementation, monitoring, reporting, evaluation, and learning.
- CBM Global and its work with partners is recognised as a driving force for promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities and in all aspects of society.
Person Specification
CBM Global welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience of disability.
Experience
- Professional experience in a national or international NGO with a minimum of 4 years at Project Officer level.
- Demonstrable experience of managing institutional donor projects.
- Experience and a track record in supporting mental health and neglected tropical diseases projects within inclusive development and/or humanitarian settings in collaboration with partners.
- Experience managing consortium projects is an added advantage.
- Experience in financial management for NGOs is preferable.
- Experience in supporting fundraising opportunities successfully, including proven experience in proposal development.
- Proven experience in results-based management and project cycle management, including assessment, monitoring, and evaluation, with a sound understanding of budgeting and budget tracking.
- Demonstrated experience in managing internal and external relationships and partnerships particularly with implementing partners and project stakeholders.
- Experience in working with state and national government as well as other organizations and donors.
- Demonstrated experience with safeguarding and feedback mechanisms and working with vulnerable groups through participatory approaches.
- Experience of working on disability inclusive programming in Nigerian and LMIC.
Skills/competencies/personal qualities
- Strong skill in advocacy, communications, research, sustaining collaborative relationships with partners and stakeholders, internal and external.
- Outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills.
- A self-starter. Proactive, resourceful, a high level of autonomy and entrepreneurial.
- Diligent, persistent with a can-do, positive attitude
- Ability to demonstrate focus, coordination, prioritization skills and decisiveness, and meeting tight deadlines.
- Lived experience of disability and knowledge of disability issues an advantage
- Passionate about effecting change at national level for and alongside people with disabilities and their communities, with a deep commitment to the vision of CBM Global and sympathetic to our Christian values.
- Ability to work diplomatically and with sensitivity with individuals from a variety of cultures, professions, and personal backgrounds.
- English (professional proficiency), and local language (professional proficiency as relevant).
Qualifications
- Relevant university degree in sciences, social sciences, project management, international development or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Relevant additional training in the above topics also valued.
Closing date: 21 Aug 2023
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Job Overview
The Project officer is accountable for implementing programme components of CBM Global Country Office in line with the CBM Global Programme Strategy, and in close collaboration and coordination with relevant Thematic teams and Member Associations and partners. As a member of the Programme team, success requires close collaboration with Country Office staff, partners, in-country stakeholders, Thematic Teams, and Member Associations to develop, win support for and ensure effective delivery of projects, across all three vehicles of change detailed in the organisation’s programmatic strategy. S/he will support partners towards high standards, in line with our Programme Quality Framework and the development and maintenance of effective and authentic partnerships in line with our Approach to Partnership. S/he will promote strong capacity in project design, proposal development, effective project implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning within CBM Global projects and partners.
Salary range: The salary offered will be competitive, dependent on skills and experience. We offer a local contract.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Support the development and maintenance of authentic partnerships with implementing partners, adopting an approach to partnership that aligns with and supports our partnership principles.
- Undertake partner assessments as required, following CBM Global’s partner assessment procedures.
- Working with partners, Thematic Teams and Member Associations, support the development and design of new projects and programmes through the identification of new project opportunities, and through the development of these opportunities in line with the Project Development and Approval procedures. Follow an approach that embraces CBM Global’s operating model; programme quality framework; and partnership with the disability movement.
- Ensure multi-stakeholder engagement including of people with disabilities in the project cycle in line with CBM Global commitment to authentic partnerships.
- Support the identification of funding opportunities for CBM Global’s work and actively participate in fundraising efforts as guided by the Country Programme Manager and Country Director.
- As directed by the Programme Manager, work with and support partners to ensure effective and timely delivery of projects, in line with required standards, objectives, activity plans and budgets.
- Foster a culture, among implementing partners for effective, sustainable and inclusive project implementation through proper induction to CBM Global processes and expectations, timely communication, troubleshooting and effective management of challenges during the partnership, with support from the Country Programme Manager for quality and accountability as per CBM Global programme Quality framework.
- Support and sustain a high quality and timely documentation culture by CBM Global partners including implementation data, field stories and photographs, statistics and project narrative and financial reports.
- Lead in partner capacity gap identification through effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes, and enhance access to requisite training to strengthen the partner capacity to implement successful projects
- Ensure partners understand and are able to adhere to key CBM Global policies and procedures, as detailed in project contracts and CBM Global’s ‘approach to partnerships
- Effectively represent CBM Global in-country and elsewhere on collaborative platforms as requested by the Country Programme Manager or Country Director, and enhance the CBM Global Brand.
- Advocate, champion, and model disability inclusion to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities and in all aspects of society.
- Ensure that all children and adults who come into contact with CBM Global’s programmes, are safeguarded to the greatest extent possible. Comply with all aspects of the CBM Global Safeguarding policy and associated standards and procedures
- Perform any other tasks as may be assigned by the Senior Management Team.
Safeguarding responsibilities:
Knowledge
Understands the incident management framework and their first responder role in recording, responding and reporting incidents. Understands the survivor-centred approach and how to apply it when receiving a complaint or responding to an incident. Knows local support services available in the community or region, and how to engage them.
Skills
Able to listen and accurately document reported concerns and complaints. Able to respect the confidentiality of safeguarding allegations. Able to appropriately apply the survivor-centred approach.
Behaviours
Treats the survivor and others involved in an incident with dignity and respect. Be assertive in implementing the initial incident response protocols by gaining the trust and cooperation of parties involved.
Key outcomes expected from this role.
- A coherent portfolio of projects at the country office delivered through authentic partnerships to an exemplary standard, achieving agreed outcomes and impact.
- A high performing implementation team of partners and stakeholders with a culture that reflects CBM Global’s values and programme quality.
- Authentic and effective partnerships, developed and maintained in line with CBM Global’s approach to partnership.
- Partners’ compliance with CBM Global procedures and standards relating to project identification, design, implementation, monitoring, reporting, evaluation and learning.
- CBM Global and its work with partners is recognised as a driving force for promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities and in all aspects of society.
Person Specification
CBM Global welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience of disability.
Experience
- Professional experience in a national or international NGO with a minimum of 4 years at Project Officer level
- Experience and a track record in supporting inclusive development and/or humanitarian projects in collaboration with partners, including consortium projects
- Experience in supporting fundraising opportunities successfully, including proven experience in proposal development.
- Proven experience in results-based management and project cycle management, including assessment, monitoring and evaluation, with a sound understanding of budgeting and budget tracking.
- Demonstrated experience in managing internal and external relationships and partnerships particularly with implementing partners and project stakeholders.
- Experience in working with county and national government as well as other organizations and donors.
Skills/competencies/personal qualities
- Strong skill in advocacy, communications, research, sustaining
- collaborative relationships with partners and stakeholders, internal and external.
- Outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills.
- A self-starter. Proactive, resourceful, a high level of autonomy and entrepreneurial.
- Diligent, persistent with a can-do, positive attitude
- Ability to demonstrate focus, coordination, prioritization skills and decisiveness, and meeting tight deadlines.
- Lived experience of disability and knowledge of disability issues an advantage
- Passionate about effecting change at national level for and alongside people with disabilities and their communities, with a deep commitment to the vision of CBM Global and sympathetic to our Christian values.
- Ability to work diplomatically and with sensitivity with individuals from a variety of cultures, professions, and personal backgrounds.
- English (professional proficiency), and local language (professional proficiency as relevant).
Qualifications
- Relevant university degree in sciences, social sciences, project management, international development or related field, or equivalent experience
Closing date: 21 Aug 2023
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