Job Openings at Creative Associates International

Project Summary: The North East Nigeria Transition to Development program (NENTAD) aims to deliver an effective response to the basic needs of vulnerable people impacted by the crisis in the north east of Nigeria. The Education in Emergencies component of NENTAD will focus on addressing immediate needs by providing education support to conflict affected children and adolescents, while contributing to the learning on what is needed to support early recovery and transition to development. In order to achieve this output, we will support up to two projects that include well-targeted, innovative, and results-oriented activities.

Position Summary: The Partnerships Manager will be responsible for providing managerial, administrative and technical support to all local partners. The Partnerships Manager is responsible for identifying and overseeing local partners to facilitate professional capacity building trainings, manage partner expectations for meetings, financial and narrative reporting, project implementation, ensure effective communication, and increase collaboration between local partners and local government and communities. The position requires experience working with local partners to build capacity, improve collaboration with local government and personnel management on large education projects, and knowledge of grant making procedures, preferably on DFID projects.

Reporting & Supervision:

This position to the State Team Leader.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead management of local partner organizations:
• Identification of new local partners (as needed)
• Design and lead capacity building training
• Review and strengthen local partner capacity to implement projects, manage funds, and write reports
• Manage sub-agreements with local partners;
• Increase collaboration amongst local partners to increase sharing of best practices;
• Ensure technical coordination of state-level activities;
• Work closely with Education Officers to manage support for local partners as needed to ensure the smooth implementation of project activities across technical areas;
• Ensure the timely production, coordination, and reporting of local partners;
• Increase coordination between local partners and local government officials to support education;
• Lead the reviews of any grant submissions;
• Analyze and evaluate grant submissions for technical and budget soundness and compliance with donor regulations;
• Coordinating the issuance of awards and maintain grant documentation through the development and up-keep of a small grants database; and
• Preparing scheduled and special reports, studies and analyses on the grants program.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in education, management, financial analysis or accounting desirable; Master’s degree preferred;
• At least five years of experience managing sub-grants in the international development sector, with at least two years of experience working with local partners;
• Solid understanding of donor regulations (i.e. USAID, Department of State, World Bank, DFID, etc.) and procedures pertaining to grants management – DFID regulations preferred;
• Ability to analyze budget line items for compliance with budget guidelines;
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex tasks and prioritize multiple projects;
• The candidate must demonstrate relevant technical experience working on activities that are of a similar scope to this activity;
• Ability to manage grants with local partners, providing technical support to build their professional skills, and establishing strong relationships with local governments to facilitate better collaboration;
• Must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English, Hausa a plus but not required
• Must be computer literate.

Candidates should forward their Cover letter and CVs electronically to: recruitment@crea-nentad.com as one attachment, in the same mail.

Only finalists will be contacted.  No phone calls.

Creative Associates International Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Job ID: REGIO01408
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-Time

Project Summary

• The objective of the West Africa Trade and Investment Activity is to improve private sector competitiveness with a focus on increasing the agricultural productivity and profitability of smallholder farmers in Nigeria and promoting West Africa’s regional and international trade.

Position Summary

• Based in Abuja, Nigeria, the Regional Human Resources Recruitment Manager will manage Creative Associate's Nigerian and progressively regional talent strategy with respect to compensation, hiring, retention, employee development.
• The position will have a heavy emphasis on recruitment but will also support projects across Africa in all areas of HR.

Reporting & Supervision:

• The Regional HR Recruitment Manager will report directly to the Headquarters-based Manager, International HR. This role will collaborate and interact regularly with Chiefs of Party and HQ program teams.

Primary Responsibilities
Regional HR Talent Management & Recruitment:

• Work in partnership with project HR staff and managers and US hiring managers to attract key talent and acquire a highly talented and diverse workforce;
• Ensure transparent and legally compliant full-cycle recruitment process is in place for each project and is consistent with Creative hiring guidelines;
• Establish talent benches for Nigeria and other countries; and
• Provide regional surge recruitment as necessary.

Regional HR Business Development - Capture:

• Full-cycle recruiting, including finding/sourcing, evaluating resumes, interviewing candidates (in-person or Skype), doing assessments, vetting, and make staffing recommendations;
• Ensure a consistent recruiting process including: interview panels; appropriate interviewing questions and maintenance of recruitment documents;
• Negotiate compensation and allowances; prepare contingent and live offers in coordination with the HQ Manager, International HR;
• Maintain networks in critical sectors to facilitate effective passive recruitment;
• Use traditional/non-traditional resources to identify and attract top candidates;
• Develop advertising programs (internal and external) to gain high visibility with potential candidates; and
• Consult with hiring managers on recruitment policies, ensuring compliance with RFP requirements, USAID and donor guidelines and Creative processes.

Regional Human Resources Operations & Capacity Building:

• Identify, train and advise a capable Human Resources Professional in each field office to serve as the leader for Human Resources in the field office;
• Provide ongoing training and support to field office leaders and staff on HR recruitment;
• Provide project start-up and close-out support as needed;
• Ensure quality new hire orientations and on-boarding practices across the region that help integrate new hires successfully into Creative; develop materials that can be adapted for use in local hire orientations;
• Analyze regional trends and metrics in partnership with the HQ Manager, International HR to develop solutions, programs and policies;
• Oversee UltiPro data/employment administration processes to ensure data integrity;
• Mentor and coach local HR staff; and
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and six (6) years' related HR experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English and French including the ability to communicate effectively in a multi-cultural environment and diplomatically manage collegial relationships;
• Experience managing recruitment efforts in Nigeria and multi-country practice, particularly in West Africa;
• Working knowledge of and experience in international, regional and national HR and recruitment;
• High degree of professionalism and discretion; culturally astute;
• Must be detail oriented and highly organized;
• Must work well under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment;
• Ability to work independently as well as perform in matrix organization;
• Must possess strong computer skills: ability to work with Microsoft Office product suite and HR systems (UltiPro a plus);
• Strong writing and presentation skills with ability to communicate well within and across diverse groups and perspectives; and
• Must have the ability and willingness to travel (up to 30%) throughout Africa in remote areas.

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Job ID: OPERA01417
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-Time

Project Summary

• The objective of the West Africa Trade and Investment Activity is to improve private sector competitiveness with a focus on increasing the agricultural productivity and profitability of smallholder farmers in Nigeria and promoting West Africa’s regional and international trade.

Position Summary

• The Operations Director will be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
• The Operations Director will be responsible in overseeing the smooth running of the head office, ensuring that office operations are kept consistent with donor and project standards, and is responsible for the management of human resources, local procurement, and information technology of the program.

Reporting & Supervision:

• The Operations Director will report to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) and supervise an operations team consisting of Human Resources, Procurement, Communications, Logistics, Information Technology, and Administrative staff, as well as drivers and cleaners. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure streamlined operations systems in line with Creative and donor rules and regulations;
• Provide administrative and logistical support to the portfolio of programs;
• Ensure that all regional offices operational policies, including field operations management guide, inventory and ICT, are in place, compliant with project and donor policies, and implemented effectively;
• Ensure an in-depth awareness of operational issues in the context of Nigeria;
• Streamline and maintain procurement processes to meet grant deliverables and milestones;
• Serve as the primary liaison to all vendors and subcontractors;
• Responsible for day to day management of subcontracts with international vendors;
• Serve as primary liaison for Creative HQ on international subcontractor issues;
• Manage and oversee staff responsible for arranging travel and logistics for staff and project equipment and inventory;
• Provide timely and accurate reports on location of staff and assets and maintains proper hard and soft copy files for each. Reports may be requested by HQ or donor;
• Responsible for program compliance with U.S. Government rules and regulations, and Creative policies and procedures;
• Support DCOP in all operations tasks and duties;
• Manage, train, and mentor key project country team members in the areas of administration, logistics, human resources, procurement, and IT;
• Respond to requests from donor and supervisors as needed; and
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• M.S. Degree in Accounting or Financial Management desired; Bachelor's Degree is required;
• At least eight (8) years of relevant work experience, including experience with a Contractor or international NGO managing an office or program;
• At least four (4) years of experience supervising complex, high-speed, and challenging field operations in developing countries;
• Five (5) years of experience with operations, logistics, and subcontracts;
• Knowledge of basic operating procedures in high-risk environments;
• Proficient oral and written communication skills in English;
• Strong analytical capacity; and
• Previous experience working with USAID desired.