Job Opportunities at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

 The Finance Clerk will be a key member of the Abuja finance team and will contribute towards the achievement of the field’s finance objectives. Under the direction of the Finance Officer, the Finance Assistant maintains the cash books and is responsible for the accounts payable functions of the department.

Major Responsibilities:

• Maintain both hard and soft folders for VAT report, PAYE report, NSITF report and WHT Report.
• Ensure that all cash and bank payments documents are properly filed and stalled in the archive timely and accurately.
• Ensuring that cash and bank payment documents, TAFs, bid analysis are distributed to authorizer timely and in line with operating authorization matrix.
• Ensure accurate and timely retrieval of documents for audits as the audits come up.
• Ensure that all documents used for audit are accurately returned to appropriate boxes and stalled a soon as the audit is over.
• Support the finance assistant in Maintaining the receipt book and ensuring that authorized receipts are issued upon receipt of monies.
• Collect acknowledged VAT report submitted to FIRS monthly.
• Collection of NSITF receipt from the bank monthly
• Create journals in Integra
• Archiving of prior years’ finance documents.
• Diligent follow-up to ensure fully signed mandates are processed to vendor.
• Assist with capturing payments on Integra.
• Process All monthly statutory for payments.
• Experience in grants audit and government audit.
• Experience with tax reconciliations for annual returns.
• Vendor account reconciliation.
• Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.

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The ERICC RPC spent the programme’s inception year (December 2021 – November 2022) conducting country scans in three Cohort 1 countries (Bangladesh, Jordan, Nigeria) to build research agendas based on in-country stakeholders’ priorities and needs. Now moving into the implementation period, the RPC is narrowing research agendas into specific studies based on identified themes, beginning to plan and activate country scans in three Cohort 2 countries (Lebanon, South Sudan, Syria), and putting in place the call-down mechanisms for technical support and small-scale research as part of Component 2.

Job Overview/Summary:

The IRC is seeking a Research Manager to support the Regional Research Director (RRD) for Nigeria and South Sudan in the coordination and management of ERICC research in Nigeria.  This includes liaising with in-country partners to develop study workplans and oversee data collection, support the RRD to ensure that study protocols are submitted to the appropriate IRB / ethical approvals and research permits as required, data cleaning, data analysis, ensuring partner reports and monitoring data are submitted on time, reviewed, and consolidated into country-level information, collaborating with the research managers in other ERICC focal countries, and ensuring Nigeria’s participation in all working group, monitoring, learning, reflection, and other processes.

This position is 21 months in duration, with the opportunity for extension, dependent on Consortium funding, and performance.

The position reports directly to the RRD for Nigeria

Major Responsibilities:

All of the following activities are to be undertaken under the supervision and in support of the RRD, who will set responsibility ownership and support expectations once this position is hired.

• As a core member of the ERICC Programme team, the Research Manager will

1. Support the implementation of the ERICC programme in Nigeria.
2. Carry out ERICC programme tasks under the direction of the Regional Research Director

• The Research Manager is expected to establish and maintain good working relationships with partners, IRC country staff, stakeholders and clients

Specific responsibilities

• Provide flexible and responsive support to the RRD to help manage a network of internal and external relationships with partners, to assist in meeting project targets through reporting, compilation of reports, and documentation,
• Provide coordination and substantive inputs to the development and implementation of partner scopes of work, detailed workplans, ethics submissions and approvals, ways of working, data management plans, and monitoring, reporting, and learning plans,
• Support the design and management of fieldwork operations in coordination with the RRD, with a particular focus on work planning, and deliverables,
• Coordinate country-level dissemination and uptake through communications and relationship building with external stakeholders, establishing and reinforcing professional contacts, and coordinating with partners on stakeholder engagement, information sharing and development of reports, briefs and other knowledge sharing pieces for government institutions, key organizations, and individuals,
• Manage and participate in all Nigeria Country Research team meetings scheduling, invites, and note-taking,
• Coordinate the planning and execution of external conferences, meetings, workshops, trainings, seminars and other events organized or co-organized by ERICC in Nigeria, including supporting the planning for the first ERICC Annual Conference in May 2022,
• Support the RRD in data and document analysis, drafting research outputs, and reporting on ERICC activities for internal and external audiences, and managing correspondence including letters, memos, and reports for publication,
• Support the monitoring of programme indicators as well as progress, review, consolidation, and drafting of country-level reporting to the Programme Management Team and Research Directorate,
• Support the RRD in coordinating collaboration between the Nigeria Country Research Team (IRC + partners) and the Programme Management Team, Research Directorate, and all RPC partners,
• Manage IRC and ERICC shared drives, including ERICC’s internal box drive for Nigeria, and the Nigeria folder of the ERICC google drive,
• Track the Nigeria Country Research Team’s timely completion of deliverables and reporting
• Support the operationalization of the ERICC Learning Strategy in Nigeria,
• Act as the focal point for all partner queries regarding roles, responsibilities, and expectations for ERICC, following up with the RRD and relevant teams to address questions in a timely manner,
• Carry out any other ERICC related activities at the direction of the RRD.
• Note: This job description reflects the present requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Regional Research Director Nigeria and South Sudan
• Position directly supervises: N/A
• Indirect Reporting: ERICC Research Programme Coordinator
• Other Internal and/or external contacts: All ERCC RPC Partners, notably Common Heritage Foundation in Nigeria
• Internal: ERICC Programme Management Team (Programme Director, Research Programme Coordinator, Senior Contracts Finance Manager, Communications Officer, Deputy Director, Senior Education Facility Officer); Research Directorate (Research Director, Senior Researchers, Senior Policy Advisor)
• External: Humanitarian & Development Agencies in Nigeria, Ministry focal points, FCDO Education Adviser in Nigeria, INEE, British Academy

Qualifications

Education: 

• University (preferably Master’s) degree in education, humanitarian or development affairs, social sciences, or other related field to humanitarian research

Work Experience:

• 3-5 years of work experience in coordination and research on topics related to the education or humanitarian sector

Ability/Willingness to travel: 

• Up to 20%, to Adamawa, Borno, Kaduna, and Yobe, or other states as needed.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Advanced skills using various office programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Google Drive
• Deep attention to detail
• Knowledge of research ethics principles
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to be flexible and work well under pressure, dealing with competing priorities, in a fast-paced team environment
• Experience coordinating and working collaboratively with multiple partners on shared objectives
• Experience organizing and implementing data collection trainings and quality assurance processes for studies
• Ability to develop and communicate clear instructions and strategic plans to accomplish specific goals within set timelines and achieve programmes’ broader visions
• Demonstrable experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) and Humanitarian/Development Reporting preferred
• Basic research analysis skills including descriptive data analyses, data cleaning, and qualitative coding approaches
• Outstanding communication and coordination capabilities and capability to operate independently and as a team member. Excellent writing skills required.
• Ability to creatively and proactively problem-solve when coordination or delivery issues arise

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Major Responsibilities

• Prevention: Create a safe and compliant environment
• In coordination with and under the guidance and direction of the Country Director and the Global Ethics and Compliance Unit, act as focal point for the local integration of IRC Organizational Policies and co-ordinate a training and awareness programme for staff on ethics and compliance issues.
• Ensure compliance tapplicable Nigerian laws and donor guidelines and regulations governing grants.
• Participate in grant start up and closure meetings for grants.
• Conduct compliance reviews as appropriate, prepare reports for the SMT and ensure that recommendations are implemented.”.
• Follow up with Unit heads/BHs in ensuring timely response tcompliance audit requirements and recommendation.
• Partnership management – oversee the transparent selection process of the partners, the reviews and evaluation the processes. Review the partners agreements or contract and ensuring compliance tIRC policies and procedures.
• Provide on need basis, capacity building and trainings tpartners or sub recipients on compliance.
• Actively monitor the status of mitigation measures tbe implemented by the Country Program related tits Enterprise Risk Management Risk Report Card.
• Using a range of innovative strategies tpromote a culture of ethical and compliant behaviours across all sites.
• Support records management and archiving processes tassist with the proper filing of documentation
• Maintain an audit finding tracker tcentralize findings and monitor implementation of corrective actions and identify trends for areas tstrengthen
• Promote a culture of reporting on ethics and compliance concerns, providing appropriate feedback tstaff, partners, and complainants, working closely tensure support and follow up is provided.
• Work with Safeguarding focal point(s), HR, and local staff tensure implementation of IRC’s global safeguarding strategy.

Misconduct Allegations and Investigations

• The Compliance Coordinator works with IRC’s global Ethics and Compliance Unit and Country leadership, tensure that staff and partners are aware of the IRC’s reporting mechanisms.
• Provide timely support tthe ECU on investigations as appropriate, in accordance with the IRC’s investigations process.
• Contribute tinvestigations on a case-by-case basis under the guidance of ECU (Sr Director of Investigations). This may include the below:
• By agreement and in conjunction with ECU, support or undertake investigations of breaches of IRC Way including alleged fraud, waste, financial corruption, and safeguarding misconduct while ensuring objectivity, impartiality, and fairness throughout the investigative processes in accordance with generally recognized international investigative standards, and IRC Investigation Guidelines.
• Prepare investigation reports (in English) and ad hoc briefs pertaining tinvestigations in coordination with ECU.
• Liaise with ECU tensure identification of impacted donors on allegations of misconduct. 
• Undertake investigation assignments in the local area at the direction, and in coordination, with ECU, keeping country and regional management informed, when appropriate, consistent with any investigation confidentiality constraints.

Other

• Conduct any ad-hoc internal investigative/ crisis related assignments as requested by the Country Director and in coordination with ECU or HR or in response tdonor specific queries.
• Work in collaboration with and support MEAL Coordinator on client’s responsiveness.
• Assess risks and manage the resolution of clients’ feedbacks and complaints in confidential manner, within given timescales. Escalate issues from local client responsiveness mechanisms tCD/ECU when appropriate. Ensure local accountability staff are trained in what tescalate and how tdso.
• Perform other tasks as requested by the CD as required.

Job Requirements

Essential

• Qualified internal auditor or compliance management experience (Graduate of finance, accounting, or a related business field with professional qualification-ACA, ACCA, CPA or CIA)
• Minimum of 10 year working experience with 5 years+ related work experience with a not-for-profit organization.
• Proven experience in investigation planning/execution/documentation and risk-based auditing.
• Be highly accurate, detail-orientated, and able tcomplete multiple projects, with conflicting priorities, on a timely basis.
• Excellent English report writing skills
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and relationship building.
• Willingness tundertake high amount of travel within the NIGERIA IRC field locations (40%) and work with minimum supervision under difficult conditions in some of the most underdeveloped, insecure, and remote parts of NIGERIA.
• Strong cultural awareness and be able twork well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrate standards of ethics and integrity.
• Commitment tInternational rescue Committee values

Desirable

• INGexperience or have worked in a commercial/public sector international organization.
• Familiarity with grant requirements of major donors such as USAID (BHA), EC/ECHO, FCDO, and the UN
• Good financial analysis aptitude
• Experience of ERP financial software’s
• Experience of audit
• Counter fraud experience
• Ability tlook at the bigger picture when assessing organizational performance and risk.