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  • Posted: Nov 16, 2021
    Deadline: Nov 25, 2021
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    Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil W...
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    Admin and Logistics Officer - ASPIRE

    Role Purpose

    • The ASPIRE project is a 5-year project funded with support from Global Affairs Canada and focused on improving sexual rights and reproductive health of adolescent girls and boys in Bauchi state.
    • The purpose of this role is to provide administrative and logistical support for the Aspire Project in line with policies of Plan International Nigeria, donor requirements and Nigerian laws.
    • The post holder will be supervised by the Admin Coordinator and expected to work very closely with other members of the programme team.

    Dimensions of the Role

    • The post holder will contribute to the effective administration and logistics coordination for the Aspire Project, ensuring the interface between operations and project team members.

    Accountabilities

    • Provide day-to-day support to staff in the Aspire Project and identify future needs
    • Ensure timely welcome services, hotel and flights bookings and other support services for staff and visitors on the Aspire project
    • Prepare and file documents for signature and/or action, as necessary and ensure that that proper filing systems are in place for the project
    • Coordinates the planning and organization of meetings and workshops
    • Ensure that vehicles and all equipment are in good conditions and liaise with the development Admin and Logistics Advisor about necessary repairs and improvements as necessary
    • Arrange for the repair and maintenance of office/ guest house equipment and machinery to ensure that staff works effectively without any disruptions.
    • Ensures that the SAP system is used to capture all necessary activities as required.
    • Establish and maintain a well-functioning logistics support operation for the county office – effective coordination and use of vehicles
    • Coordinate logistics and procurement operations including selection of vendors/suppliers
    • Prepares and Maintain records of all outstanding purchase orders with external vendors and arranges transportation and forwarding services for all orders to ensure delivery on schedule
    • Prepare reports on personnel and material movement and ensure that reporting requirements are fulfilled in an accurate and timely manner
    • Ensure compliance with Plan International logistics standards and regulations
    • Ensure appropriate request for quotation is placed and correct quotations received for processing
    • Responsible for purchase order creation and maintenance in SAP
    • Store Management using specified software
    • Perform any other project related duties as specified by the development and Logistics Advisor

    Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
    Essential:

    • A Degree in Business / Public Administration or related field.
    • At least 2 - 4 years of experience working in administration and logistics generalist role in a
    • Experience in use of SAP
    • Fluency in English with excellent writing and speaking skills is required.
    • Excellent and demonstrable experience in procurement processes and logistics management.
    • Demonstrable experience in office management and staff coordination.
    • Excellent writing and speaking in English language
    • Knowledge and understanding of Nigeria’s policy environment
    • Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including good listening skills, influencing, negotiation and coaching
    • Capacity to build and maintain relationships and to work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity.
    • Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook

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    Driver

    Location: Bauchi, Nigeria  Application Link

    Location: Sokoto, Nigeria  Application Link

    Role Purpose

    • The ASPIRE project is a 5-year project funded with support from Global Affairs Canada and focused on improving sexual rights and reproductive health of adolescent girls and boys in Sokoto state.
    • The purpose of this role is to provide transportation services to Plan staff in a safe, courteous and timely manner on the Aspire project and as assigned.

    Dimensions of the Role

    • Communicates within Plan International Nigeria. The post holder will contribute towards the operational aspects of the office and programmes, interfacing with both operational and programme team members.

    Accountabilities
    Vehicle maintenance and management:

    • Clean vehicle and perform routine checks to ensure it has proper working tools on a daily basis.
    • Refuel vehicle using an approved fuel voucher and records this on the vehicle log sheet timeously.
    • Park vehicle safely at designated place at the end of each working day not later than 6 pm.
    • Ensure that after hours travels have prior formal approval by the admin department.
    • Ensure vehicle movement log book is filled timely and regularly.
    • To report immediately to the Admin officer, all accidents or issues involving Plan International vehicles.
    • Compliance to the motor vehicle and travel policy provisions of Plan international Nigeria.

    Staff and material transportation:

    • Transports staff and designated people to all areas as instructed and with approved vehicle request forms.
    • Ferries goods to required points as may be directed from time to time.
    • Ensure vehicles have necessary materials such as umbrellas, first aid box, map, fire extinguishers etc.
    • Ensure that all Plan assets are not left unattended in the vehicle whilst parked.
    • Files in accurately vehicle log books and submits to the Admin Officer.
    • Prepares monthly vehicles’ maintenance reports for allocated vehicles.

    Other services provision:

    • Dispatch and deliver all documents between Plan and other service providers.
    • Assist in sourcing for quotations towards the procurement of goods and materials for program delivery as per corporate procedures to ensure value for money is obtained
    • Dispatch of goods and materials to various projects offices to facilitate program delivery without any reports of loss or destruction of items
    • Comply with Plan’s Child Safeguarding Policy at all times to safeguard and protect the child at all times without any reports or incidents of child abuse.
    • Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time to support the attainment of organizational goals.

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    Admin Assistant

    Location: Sokoto  Application Link

    Location: Bauchi  Application Link

    Role Purpose

    • The ASPIRE project is a 5-year project funded with support from Global Affairs Canada and focused on improving sexual rights and reproductive health of adolescent girls and boys in Bauchi and Sokoto state.
    • The purpose of this role is to provide administrative and logistical support to the implementation of the ASPIRE project in Sokoto in line with donor expectations, as well as Plan International Global and National policy.

    Dimensions of the Role

    • The post holder will support effective administration and logistics coordination for the ASPIRE project in sokoto.

    Accountabilities

    • Provide day-to-day support to staff in general office operations and identify future needs
    • Ensure timely welcome services, hotel and flights bookings and other support services for staff and visitors
    • Coordinate and management movement register for all staff and visitors on the project in Sokoto
    • Effective management of the office operations
    • Prepare and file documents for signature and/or action, as necessary and ensure that that proper filing systems are in place for the office
    • Coordinates the planning and organization of meetings and workshops
    • Arrange for the repair and maintenance of office equipment and machinery to ensure that staff works effectively without any disruptions.
    • Ensures that the SAP system is used to capture all necessary activities as required.
    • Establish and maintain a well-functioning logistics support operation for the office - effective coordination and use of vehicles
    • Coordinate logistics and procurement operations – Selection of vendors/suppliers and sending RFQs
    • Prepares and Maintain records of all outstanding purchase orders with external vendors and arranges transportation and forwarding services for all orders to ensure delivery on schedule
    • Prepare reports on personnel and material movement and ensure that reporting requirements are fulfilled in an accurate and timely manner
    • Ensure compliance with Plan International logistics standards and regulations
    • Take minutes of staff and management meetings
    • Ensure appropriate request for quotation is placed and correct quotations received for processing
    • Responsible for purchase order creation and maintenance in SAP
    • Store Management using specified software
    • Perform any other project related duties as specified by the HR/Admin Manager and other dotted line management.

    Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
    Essential:

    • A Degree in Business / Public Administration or related field.
    • At least 2 years of experience working in administration and logistics generalist role in a
    • Experience in use of SAP
    • Fluency in English with excellent writing and speaking skills is required.
    • Excellent and demonstrable experience in procurement processes and logistics management.
    • Demonstrable experience in office management and staff coordination.
    • Excellent writing and speaking in English language
    • Knowledge and understanding of Nigeria’s policy environment
    • Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including good listening skills, influencing, negotiation and coaching
    • Capacity to build and maintain relationships and to work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity.
    • Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.

    Behaviour:

    • Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of the team and with stakeholders
    • Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour
    • Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity
    • Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organisational development.
    • Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
    • Very strong commitment to continuous learning
    • Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.

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    Health and MHPSS Officer

    Role Purpose

    • The ASPIRE project is a 5-year project funded with support from Global Affairs Canada and focused on improving sexual rights and reproductive health of adolescent girls and boys in Bauchi state.
    • The purpose of this role is to provide support to the Health/SRH coordinator in project implementation.

    Dimensions of the Role

    • Support the development, implementation and periodic review of the health (SRH) components of the project, including engagement with broad range of project stakeholders.

    Accountabilities

    • Support on the assessment of health facilities in line with minimum standards and working with stakeholders and partners to ensure the health facilities meet the standards.
    • Support on the development and implementation of all health (SRH & mental health training activities on the project, ensuring the highest quality of standard.
    • Support the implementation of an age and gender responsive community and health facility roll out and referral process.
    • Support health facilities to be adolescent friendly and gender responsive.
    • Contribute to project research and support Monitoring and Evaluation processes.
    • Provide support in the development of curricula, advocacy and community mobilization strategies, including information, education and communication (IEC) materials and radio messages to ensure service delivery issues are captured.
    • Regularly utilize project level data, to track progress against planned service delivery outputs and outcomes, and manage performance using Results-Based Management (RBM) methodologies.
    • Provide regular updates to supervisor and other project team members to inform project programming decision making and advocacy efforts.
    • Identify success stories in collaboration with partners and share with Program Management
    • Support on the technical report writing under the supervision of the program manager. Work with community-based structures for successful implementation of community outreach services.
    • Support regular advocacies to local stakeholders to improve and sustain project buy-in and operations.
    • Support the establishment and maintenance of good working relationship with the relevant State actors, local government authorities and other stakeholders.
    • Assume any other responsibility as assigned by Supervisor.

    Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
    Qualifications and Experience:

    • 2 - 3 years working (or more) experience providing support to health and SRH projects in Nigeria, preferably in Norther Nigeria.
    • University Education in Medicine or Health related course.
    • Experience in SRH and mental health programming a plus.
    • Experience in utilizing adolescent peer education methodologies and comprehensive sexuality Education in communities will be a plus.
    • Demonstrated knowledge and background in community mobilization and engagement on health and SRH and projects.
    • Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and willingness to innovate
    • Experience drafting project reporting and monitoring project progress
    • Excellent written and spoken English language skills
    • Knowledge of Hausa language preferred but not required

    Skills & Knowledge:

    • Basic financial and administrative skills
    • Communicates clearly and effectively appropriate to the audience
    • Possession of good report writing skills
    • Passion for learning and development.
    • Good computer literacy skills.
    • Team player

    Behaviours:

    • Provides good and adequate administrative support to enable the project meet its agreed program outcomes.
    • Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.

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    Gender Equality and Officer

    Location: Bauchi  Application Link

    Location: Sokoto  Application Link

    Role Purpose

    • The ASPIRE project is a 5-year project funded with support from Global Affairs Canada and focused on improving sexual rights and reproductive health of adolescent girls and boys in Bauchi state.
    • Provide support to Gender Equality Coordinator in ensuring project processes, activities and outputs are in line with project Gender Equality and Inclusion Strategies and contribute to Plan International Nigeria, Donor, National and State level commitments to Gender Equality and Inclusion.

    Dimensions of the Role

    • Provide Support on project engagements with government and non-governmental partners on Gender Equality and inclusion issues, vulnerable children, forced early and forced marriage, early pregnancy and gender-based violence.
    • The Gender Equality Officer will provide close technical support to the Gender Equality Coordinator to develop and implemented project’s gender equality strategy.
    • As an integral member of the project team, they will ensure that a gender transformative approach is integrated in both demand and supply-side interventions of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Child Protection (CP) programming to contribute to the ultimate outcome of the project.
    • This role requires a strong intersectional lens. This means having the capacity to analyze the situation, needs, and barriers of diverse children/adolescents from excluded or non-dominant groups. This also means being able to design/support activities that safely engage diverse children who are excluded for various reasons such as age, sex, gender identity, ability, race, sexual orientation, religion, language, education, literacy level, ethnicity, etc.

    Accountabilities

    • Gender Transformative Analysis and Programming: Using an intersectional lens,provide technical support to the delivery of robust gender equality, inclusion, and protectionassessments to further define and validate the project’s strategy to deliver gender transformative programming and results. A strong understanding of project cycle management are essential to provide relevant technical guidance
    • Support in developing Project Gender Equality and Inclusion Strategy in line with donor standards and Plan International commitments and Humanitarian Response Strategy.
    • Provide close technical support to the implementation of ASPIRE project gender equality strategy which aims to ensure Plan staff and key partners have the tools, skills and capacities to fulfil core ASPIRE gender standards relevant to the needs of the program participants and operating context. This includes providing training, mentorship and ongoing capacity development for staff and partners. Ensure monitoring and evaluation components in the project adequately capture gender equality and inclusion indicators as directed by supervisor.
    • Support the implementation of gender, inclusion and protection assessments, including providing technical support to facility assessments within the project.
    • Prepare the key findings to support gender equality coordinator on strategies to ensure positive gender transformative and inclusive in project implementation.
    • Provide support on engagements with government and non-governmental project partners and stakeholders to ensure greater participation of women and adolescents in community and School Management Committee decision making processes.
    • Contribute to the project review and reporting processes, including the sharing and dissemination of best practices on gender equality and inclusion mainstreaming within the project
    • Contribute to regular project narrative reports and communication materials in a timely manner, ensuring that implementation of gender transformative programming is clearly articulated and supported with high quality data, results and lessons
    • Social Behaviour Communication Change and Public Mobilisation: Recognizing the women and girl’s agency, lead the development and technical review of training and capacity building, behaviour change communication, and community outreach activities.
    • WRO & YLO: Take the lead in engaging and capacity building of Women's Rights Organizations and Youth-led Organizations, including supporting their advocacy and awareness campaigns.
    • Contribute to the knowledge management system in a way that documents and establishes Plan International Nigeria commitments and expertise in Gender Equality.
    • Support to provide regular and timely feedback on project progress against planned Gender Equality strategies and indicators.
    • Support the development, review and implement training programs as relevant to the project’s gender equality strategy.
    • Collaborates with other Country office programmes as necessary.
    • Provide support in ensuring that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

    Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
    Qualifications and Experience:

    • A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences/Art with background in Gender Studies, Anthropology or an equivalent from a recognized University. Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
    • At least 2 years practical work experience in mainstreaming Gender Equality and Inclusion in projects. Experience in implementing gender-transformative projects will be an added advantage.
    • Proven understanding of Gender programming concepts, adolescent programming and community approaches to development. Experience in engaging and/or capacity strengthening of Women’s rights organization and/or Youth lead organization will be an added advantage.
    • Knowledge and experience with Donor program and Gender Equality and Inclusion frameworks and approaches.
    • Ability to use a safeguarding and intersectional lens in how gender-transformative programming is carried out to ensure project approaches and activities are sensitive to risk of harm to children/adolescents, especially those from non-dominant groups, and those who have experienced violence (such as gender and age-based violence).  

    Skills and Knowledge:

    • Experience in supporting rights-based SRHR and/or CP programming.
    • Ability to communicate gender equality concepts simply and easily for people to understand
    • Ability to analyze large data sets through an intersectional gender equality lens.
    • Communicates clearly and effectively appropriate to the audience.
    • Strong ability to persuade colleagues, partners, managers, and policymakers for gender mainstreaming into policies and programs.
    • Ability to contribute to policy development processes, including policy Gender strategies, framework development and monitoring.
    • Experience in supporting social norms and behaviour change programming an asset.
    • Experience in supporting projects that work at the level of the individual, family, community and institutions an asset.
    • Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and maintain strong relationships.
    • Excellent report writing skills
    • Strong negotiating, facilitating and influencing skills
    • Commitment to continuous learning and innovation.
    • Good computer literacy skills.
    • Knowledge of Hausa language.
    • Good understanding of the Gender Equality and other social barriers to adolescent and humanitarian programming.

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    Finance Officer

    Role Purpose

    • The purpose of this role is to provide timely, accurate financial information and ensure that Grants expenditures are in line with specific FAD / donor requirements. The role’s support is to the ASPIRE project.  

    Dimensions of the Role

    • Communicates within Plan International Nigeria and with partners and related government institutions.
    • The post holder will contribute towards financial management of the office and programmes, interfacing with both operational and programme team members.
    • The post holder will also contribute towards the organisational development of Plan Internationals implementing partners
    • Budgets - Monitor the budget of the Project.
    • Reporting - Support financial reporting of the Project.
    • Area of Responsibility - Aspire Project in the Bauchi state.

    Accountabilities
    SAP Administration:

    • Assist with the finance component set-up of the project in SAP.
    • Support the Finance Manager - ASPIRE and the Finance Manager –Development to prepare the annual finance budgets for the ASPIRE project.
    • Support the KP06 budget preparation and periodic upload in SAP.

    Capacity Building and Support:

    • Provide technical assistance in terms of accounting (use of SAP), financial management, financial policy formulation, and systems of internal control to all partners/grantees to ensure compliance in terms with donor rules and regulations.
    • Support the assessments of partner / grantee organizations as directed by the Finance Manager - ASPIRE and the Finance Manager-development.
    • Review partner budget, provide support and guidance where necessary including the monitoring and interpretation of project budgets versus actual expenditures.
    • Support train staff and partners on donor policies, rules and regulations.
    • Facilitate timely partner advance request and liquidation in SAP.
    • Review Partners / grantee liquidation and recommend for approval.
    • Conduct and document regular partner visits to ensure compliance with grant agreement.
    • Ensure receipt of timely and accurate accounting and financial reports from partners.
    • Monitor the partner burn rate and offer timely advice to the partner and programs team for prompt action and decision-making.
    • Monitor and track finance related performance measurement indicators and liaise with Finance Manager – ASPIRE Project to implement strategies to improve performance.
    • Explain donor requirements and organizational financial policy & procedures to staff and ensure compliance.
    • Prepare and review on a monthly basis, donor-specific bank reconciliation statements and receipts/deposits reconciliations.
    • Support the preparation of financial reports based on donor requirements.
    • Ensure proper filing (electronic and hard copy) of grants financial reports.
    • Ensure that partners use the standard reporting templates and formats for their reports.
    • Prepare the Project expenditure tracker.
    • Support the CO in recharging costs to the relevant Projects.
    • Fulfill Plan’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy at all times.

    Internal Financial Controls and Payments:

    • Ensure that the documentation for payment is acceptable and accurate with arithmetic calculations being correct.
    • Approved payment request should be processed within one week of receipt.
    • Prepare the withholding tax and VAT schedules where relevant before payment is done.

    Travel Advances:

    • Ensure that filing of travel advances, per diem calculations and travel reconciliation forms are reviewed;
    • Ensure that all travel and purchase advances are liquidated on time.

    Others:

    • Perform any other project related duties as specified by the Finance Manager – ASPIRE Project and / or the Finance Manager-Development.

    Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
    Essential:

    • Degree in Accounting or equivalent.
    • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in donor funds grants administration.
    • Experience working with sub-grantees required.
    • Fluency in local language and English required.
    • Preferred qualifications: knowledge of and experience with the key donors in the industry is strongly preferred.
    • Knowledge of SAP system
    • Experience providing capacity development assistance to sub-grantees strongly preferred.

    Desirable:
    Skills & Knowledge:

    • Excellent and demonstrable experience in grant and financial management.
    • Knowledge and understanding of Nigeria’s policy environment
    • Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including good listening skills, influencing, negotiation and coaching.
    • Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of operations and with stakeholders.
    • Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour
    • Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity.
    • Provides good and adequate support to enable programmes to meet its agreed financial and program outcomes.
    • Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.
    • Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organizational development.
    • Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations.
    • Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
    • Leads by example to motivate high performance of others.
    • Very strong commitment to continuous learning.

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    Senior Project Coordinator

    Role Purpose

    • The ASPIRE project is a 5-year project funded with support from Global Affairs Canada and focused on improving sexual rights and reproductive health of adolescent girls and boys in Bauchi and Sokoto state.
    • The purpose of this role is to co-ordinate the field operations and programming in Bauchi state for the ASPIRE project in line with Plan International Nigeria Policies, International best practices and relevant guidelines.

    Dimensions of the Role

    • Communicates widely within Plan International Nigeria across Plan International and with local implementing partners.
    • The post holder will interface and support operational and programme team members and support programme and operational coordination.
    • The role requires strong facilitation and organisational skills along with the ability to analyse and communicate complex information to all stakeholders.

    Accountabilities
    In collaboration with the Field Team and under the supervision of the National Project Manager, the Senior Project coordinator will be responsible for:

    Field Operational and Programme Management:

    • Coordinate all operational functions and linkages in the Bauchi office to ensure overall management of ASPIRE operational support team.
    • Ensure synergy among project outcomes during implementation.
    • Oversight in the integration of GE, Child protection and safeguarding, Environmental and other cross cutting themes during project implementation
    • Ensure operational support for program teams and coordinate with team colleagues for effective implementation of all project activities.
    • Ensure health, safety, safeguarding and security protocols are followed at all times, and take corrective, timely actions as required and in consultation with the NPM and other CLT members
    • Review security plans on a regular basis and ensure they are up to date at all times.
    • Support budget holders in review of budget vs. actual reports with operations staff and ensure appropriate action is taken in a timely fashion.
    • Support and coordinate with operations team and the CO in all aspects of supply chain support, including procurement, stock management, asset management, vehicle and equipment renewal, maintenance and repair (including communications and computer equipment).
    • Oversee under the auspices of the ASPIRE Project Finance Manager the financial management of field office operations, and finance/logistics staff, including cash management and transactions, operational budget.
    • Ensure complete and correct use of all finance forms and timely communication of financial issues to the financial controller.
    • Ensure compliance with Plan International Nigeria and donor finance and logistics policies, including all aspects of procurement and asset management.
    • Ensure compliance with Plan International Child & Young People Safeguarding Standards
    • Support adequate communication and coordination between both ASPIRE locations, technical coordination staff and country office on daily activities as well as program and operational issues.
    • Develop a State operations plan to support the program activities and the scale up programming
    • Ensure regular programme coordination and review meetings hold
    • Coordinate all report writing and submission from the Bauchi field team.
    • Follow-up on project close-out plan.

    Coordination and Representation:

    • Represent the Project and Plan International Nigeria to State, , international and National NGOs, and attend coordination meetings as needed at the state level.
    • Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders at the state level including donors, government actors, local traditional leadership, beneficiary populations and their representatives, etc.
    • Establish and maintain networks with UN, INGOs, and local partners to promote strategic partnerships.
    • Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with government and MDA.

    Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
    Qualifications and Experience:

    • Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree a plus (Management-related or preferred);
    • Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing Health/SRH and child protection (CP) or gender-based violence (GBV) projects in developing countries, preferably in Northern Nigeria.
    • Experience with Global Affairs Canada funded projects a plus
    • Strong financial management skills, including budget development, financial forecasting, and management of spending plans. 
    • Significant experience in the management of a multi-donor grant portfolio required. Skilled in program design and proposal development, creation and timely execution of workplans, and high-quality donor reporting. 
    • Excellent writing skills and able to draft and edit complex technical documents for donor submission with minimal oversight

    Skills & Knowledge:

    • Demonstrate ability to manage field staff
    • Experience in health and cross sectoral programming (i.e. CP, GBV, education)
    • Experience in overseeing logistics, HR/Admin, and security management processes
    • Excellent cross-cultural communication skills
    • Excellent staff capacity building and training skills
    • Strong problem-solving, analytical and decision-making skills;
    • Strong computer skills;
    • Flexibility, ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

    Behaviours:

    • Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within the team and with stakeholders
    • Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour
    • Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity
    • Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organizational development.
    • Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations
    • Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
    • Leads by example to motivate high performance of others
    • Very strong commitment to continuous learning.

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    Health Advisor

    Role Purpose

    • The purpose of this role is to provide strategic and operational advice and support to all health-related activities, projects, team members and partners in the technical delivery of all health component at Plan International.
    • The health advisor is expected to provide strategic leadership in Health programmes and will be responsible for the quality and effectiveness of Plan International Nigeria’s education emergency response in Northeast of Nigeria.
    • The Health Advisor strengthens the country office’s overall capacity to be prepared for and respond to health programmes in accordance with Plan’s principles and practices.

    Dimensions of the Role

    • Support the development, implementation and periodic review of all health components of the project, including engagement with broad range of project stakeholders.

    Accountabilities

    • Lead on the assessment of health facilities in line with minimum standards and working with stakeholders and partners to ensure the health facilities meet the standards in health-related projects.
    • Provide technical leadership to project leads, Managers and Coordinators implementing health Programmes. 
    • Lead on the development and disseminating the Health-related strategy; developing, leading and managing quality program design; and developing and testing tools that can be used in the field.
    • Contribute to also improve operational systems, internal capacity building (including mentoring staff trained in researches that are Health related.
    • Lead on the development and implementation of all health training activities on the project, ensuring the highest quality of standard.
    • Support the implementation of a gender responsive community and health facility referral process in all health-related projects.
    • Network with other agencies, UN bodies, donors and other critical stakeholders whilst also working closely with other members of development Teams to advance children, adolescent and youth rights (especially for girls).
    • Contribute to project research and support Monitoring and Evaluation processes.
    • Work with the head of social development programmes to regularly develop and disseminate knowledge management materials.
    • Support the Head of social development programmmes to identify and celebrate campaign and event days related to health project.
    • Participate in the joint monitoring of the health sector with Government and other partners.
    • Work with health project officers to ensure community structures have the requisite technical health knowledge, including comprehensive sexuality education.
    • Provide technical insights in the development of curricula, advocacy and community mobilization strategies, including IEC materials and radio messages to ensure service delivery issues are captured.
    • Support Country Office Gender and Social Inclusion Manager in identifying, disseminate and address gender barriers to health programming outcomes.
    • Provide technical support to partner activities to ensure consistency with health project objectives.
    • Lead on the technical report writing under the supervision of the Head of social development programmes.
    • Support regular advocacies to local stakeholders to improve and sustain project buy-in and operations.
    • Support the establishment and maintenance of good working relationship with the relevant State actors, local government authorities and other stakeholders.
    • Assume any other responsibility as assigned by the Head of social development programmes.

    Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
    Qualifications and Experience:

    • 4-6 years’ experience providing technical support to health projects in Nigeria
    • University Education in Medicine or Health related course. An advanced degree such as MPH, MSc in relevant health field will be an added advantage.
    • Experience in utilizing adolescent peer education methodologies and comprehensive sexuality Education in communities will be a plus.
    • A history of productive involvement with local partners, including from government, traditional leadership, and civil society
    • Demonstrated knowledge and background in community mobilization and engagement on health projects.
    • Demonstrated Knowledge in gender transformative programming
    • Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and willingness to innovate
    • Experience working with multiple donors
    • Experience drafting project reporting and monitoring project progress
    • Excellent written and spoken English language skills
    • Knowledge of Hausa language preferred but not required.

    Skills & Knowledge:

    • Basic financial and administrative skills
    • Communicates clearly and effectively appropriate to the audience
    • Possession of good report writing skills
    • Passion for learning and development.
    • Good computer literacy skills.
    • Team player.

    Behaviours:

    • Provides good and adequate administrative support to enable the project meet its agreed program outcomes.
    • Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity of yourself and others, able to make complex decisions whilst working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-national team under difficult circumstances and ability to work with trustworthiness and integrity and have a clear commitment to Plan International Nigeria's core values.
    • Resilient and flexible individual who has demonstrable experience in working in Health or with children in development and humanitarian settings or fragile contexts.
    • Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.

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    Digital Programming Lead

    Location: Globally flexible, Flexible
    Type of Role: Permanent unless a fixed term contract is dictated by the employing entity terms and conditions
    Reports to: Head of Digital and Innovation
    Functional Area: Strategy & Collaboration
    Grade: 4
    Travel required: 25%

    The Opportunity

    • As a leader in the global movement for girls’ rights, our ambition is to take collective action so that 100 million girls learn, lead, decide and thrive.
    • These ambitions require that we work in new ways and unleash our full creative potential. It is the role of the Digital & Innovation Team to nurture creativity and support teams to develop new impactful offerings in the areas of programming, influencing, fundraising and operations.
    • The team is deployable to where it is most needed and provides hands-on support from the early stages of identifying a challenge statement through to the realisation of scalable impact for girls.
    • The Innovation Team is also responsible for creating an enabling environment for innovation to flourish, including a network of innovators, skills building in human-centred design methodologies and an ecosystem or relevant partners.
    • The Digital Programming Lead will support the design and development of global programming models across Plan International’s Area of Global Distinctiveness (AoGDs).
    • The position will ensure that technology is integrated across Plan International’s programming in a way that increases its overall efficiency and effectiveness while ensuring sustainability and delivering deep and lasting impact.
    • The postholder will also ensure that ICT4D is effectively included in business development processes to maximise proposal success.
    • They will champion ICT4D internally through active leadership support to an internal community of practice and will represent Plan International externally at industry conferences, communities of practice, and donor convenings.

    About You

    • You bring demonstrable experience of leading ICT4D strategies or large ICT4D projects with proven success in winning large donor proposals in the role of ICT4D technical lead.
    • You will have experience of working in at least two or more of Plan International’s programme areas - education, adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights, early childhood development, youth economic empowerment, child protection or other related fields ideally in a multi country, regional or global context.
    • An understanding of human-centered design and practical experience of utilising the techniques in a business context, preferably for social impact and of training both ICT4D and general program staff on ICT4D concepts and how to analyze and identify development challenges that can be solved by ICT4D solutions is essential.

    Role Purpose

    • Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
    • We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most affected.
    • Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
    • We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity.
    • We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 75 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.
    • As a leader in the global movement for girls’ rights, our ambition is to take collective action so that 100 million girls learn, lead, decide and thrive. These ambitions require that we work in new ways and unleash our full creative potential. It is the role of the Digital & Innovation Team to nurture creativity and support teams to develop new impactful offerings in the areas of programming, influencing, fundraising and operations.
    • The team is deployable to where it is most needed and provides hands-on support from the early stages of identifying a challenge statement through to the realisation of scalable impact for girls.
    • The Innovation Team is also responsible for creating an enabling environment for innovation to flourish, including a network of innovators, skills building in human-centred design methodologies and an ecosystem or relevant partners.

    Dimensions of the Role

    • The Digital Programming Lead will support the design and development of global programming models across Plan International’s Area of Global Distinctiveness (AoGDs).
    • The position will ensure that technology is integrated across Plan International’s programming in a way that increases its overall efficiency and effectiveness while ensuring sustainability and delivering deep and lasting impact.
    • The postholder will also ensure that ICT4D is effectively included in business development processes to maximize proposal success.
    • The position will champion ICT4D internally through active leadership support to an internal community of practice and will represent Plan International externally at industry conferences, communities of practice, and donor convenings.

    Accountabilities:

    • Provides technical support to the Gender Transformative Programmes and Policy Unit and the Areas of Global Distinctiveness (AoGD) networks to integrate appropriate technologies in their global programme models in a way that increases the efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and impact.
    • Champion Plan International’s organizational commitment to using the Digital Principles for Development throughout its programming.
    • Collaborates closely with regional, country, project and National Organizations to identify annual ICT4D priorities and flesh out shared work plans.
    • Provide direct ICT4D technical oversight to the implementation of high priority projects with which ICT4D plays a prominent role. Also provide technical advise on the use of ICT4D during the implementation of other low-priority projects.
    • Reviews and consolidates Plan International’s experience with and use of ICT4D globally. Identifies the common challenges that are best addressed through the use of ICT4D and identify appropriate technology solutions that will most efficiently and effectively meet organizational needs.
    • Champion the use and leads organization-wide training and support for these technology solutions and serves as an informed advisor with a strong understanding of the state of the industry and major solution and services providers.
    • Supports external consultants hired to support design and implementation of ICT4D programme initiatives.
    • Serves as the technical lead on ICT4D for high priority competitive bids. Ensures that selected ICT4D solutions are appropriate, maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of program implementation, and are appropriately employed by Plan International’s partners and stakeholders after projects close.
    • Provides technical advising on the inclusion of ICT4D in lower priority proposals and supports the development of technical partnerships with potential ICT4D partners on competitive bids.
    • Keeps apprised of donor trends and digital strategies and ensures that all proposals align with donor strategies and meet donor requirements.
    • In conjunction with the Communication and Knowledge Management Specialist, create and manage an internal ICT4D community of practice and represent Plan International in external communities of practices and networks.
    • Support the Digital Policy and Advocacy Officer in the development of Plan International’s Digital Policy Position.
    • Support the Digital Scaling and Adoption Lead in identifying technologies and products to scale
    • Support the Head of Digital and Innovation in cultivating and managing partnerships with industry associations, ICT4D service providers, and solution providers.
    • Identifies current trends and future directions in ICT4D through regular review of industry blogs, journals, and other publications.
    • Writes and publishes articles, blog posts, and other communication pieces that articulate Plan International’s opinions, stances, and strategy for using ICT4D to scale impact. Presents on these topics at major ICT4D conferences, communities of practice, donor meetings, and other fora.
    • Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility.
    • This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

    Key Relationships

    • Gender Transformative Programme and Policy Unit
    • Digital & Innovation Team
    • Regional Digital Leads/Focal Points
    • Areas of Global Distinctiveness Networks
    • Country Office and National Organisation Programme and Business Development Teams

    Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
    Essential:

    • Demonstrable experience of leading ICT4D strategies, and/or large ICT4D projects or organizational activities or initiatives
    • Demonstrated success in winning large donor proposals acting as the ICT4D technical lead
    • Experience collaborating closely with monitoring, evaluation, and learning approaches such as digital data collection, integration, storage, analysis, and visualization experience.
    • Experience training both ICT4D and general program staff on ICT4D concepts and how to analyze and identify development challenges that can be solved by ICT4D solutions.
    • Experience of working in at least two or more of Plan International’s programme areas - education, adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights, early childhood development, youth economic empowerment, child protection and other related fields.
    • Experience of creating and implementing communication plans for internal and external audiences
    • Experience of developing effective knowledge management systems and processes
    • Strong communication skills to articulate innovation approaches and concepts internally and externally
    • Understanding of human-centered design and practical experience of utilising the techniques in a business context, preferably for social impact
    • Technology-aware and curious about technology trends, without necessarily having deep technological expertise

    Desirable:

    • Educated to at least Degree level in a subject relevant for ICT4D
    • Experience of working in virtual teams
    • Experience of working within a matrix management system
    • Experience working in fragile and low-resource contexts
    • Strong and demonstrated ability to influence and persuade others without having direct oversight of their work.
    • Outstanding interpersonal and intercultural skills;
    • Very strong time management and organizational skills;
    • MERL for ICT4D expertise and leadership
    • Experience with managing a large community of practice, preferably in ICT4D or a related discipline
    • Knowledge of and relationships with ICT4D practitioners across private sector, academia and preferably the development sector
    • Teaching or coaching skills
    • Proficient in Spanish and/or French.

    Method of Application

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    Note

    • Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
    • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
    • Plan International Nigeria is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender or disabilities. Plan International Nigeria is fully committed to child protection to prevent children from all forms of abuse.

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