Job Openings at Creative Associates International

Project Summary

• The Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) project works to improve the quality of and access to education in Northern Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.

Position Summary

• The Access and Fragility Specialist provides the overall technical expertise on the expansion of access-related activities, including risk reduction and safety, gender-based violence, equitable education services, education and conflict analysis, non- formal education, well-being, psychosocial support and ensuring activities are conflict-sensitive and do no harm.

Reporting & Supervision:

• This position is housed in Abuja, Nigeria, reporting to the Senior Educational Access/Fragility Specialist.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyze and address barriers to educational access and participation;
• Assess issues of supply and demand for education options/services;
• Conduct analysis and assessment of education needs in emergencies;
• Integrate a conflict-sensitive approach to education,
• Lead preparation of activity designs; adapting rapidly changing activity designs;
• Implement successful strategies to combat school-related gender-based violence;
• Implement risk reduction and psychosocial well-being activities, and other related areas.

Required Skills &Qualifications

• Requires a Master's Degree in Education.
• At least eight years of experience in the education sector, with at least five years of a leadership role in a conflict or crisis-affected country context.
• The candidate must demonstrate at least five years of relevant technical experience working with activities that are of a similar scope to this activity.
• The candidate is also responsible for some monitoring and evaluation, with at least five years’ technical experience in developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans and results-based management.
• The candidate must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.

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Project Summary

• The Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) project works to improve the quality of and access to education in Northern Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.

Reporting& Supervision:

• This position is housed in Bauchi, Nigeria, reporting to the State Team Leader.

Position Summary

• Under the supervision of State Team Leader, she/he will be responsible to ensure timely, cost effective and safe delivery of goods and services to clients and to assist in the implementation of well-coordinated procurement and logistics activities

His/her duties include:

• Prepare all necessary documentation for handling logistics of goods and services procured in accordance with Creative/USAID rules and regulations, and any other documents as needed;
• Maintain the records on procurement process and related documents and files to ensure transparency and accountability;
• Assist in scheduled updating of the procurement express portal regularly
• Maintain a database of goods in movement and deliveries completed;
• Assist in monitoring deliverables under contracts awarded and prepare documentation for review by the procurement team.
• Undertake field missions when required;
• Keep abreast of relevant products/services market developments;
• Perform other duties as required.

Logistic Responsibilities:

• Assist the Logistics & Procurement Officer in managing daily vehicle movement for the office
• Ensure that all rented vehicles are in good working conditions
• Ensure that all NEI Plus owned and rented vehicles are using NEI Pius log sheet record properly
• Ensure that all NEI Plus Drivers have valid driving licenses at all the times
• Update general inventory list timely as soon as new assets are procured
• Ensure that all Creative NEI Plus project assets are given unique tagged number
• Assist the Logistics &Procurement Officer in conducting periodic physical verification/tracking of the assets on quarterly basis
• Send inventory report to the Logistic and Procurement Officer on quarterly basis.
• Support other office operations as assigned by supervisor.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• College Degree in Purchasing or related field
• 2+ years experience in procurement and Administration
• Ability to work under pressure
• Planning and scheduling skills;
• Experience in a USG or donor funded project or NGO preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to interact professionally with a culturally diverse staff, clients and consultants
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and ability to meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality
• English fluency including business terminology required
• Demonstrated intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications.