Job Vacancies at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Summary

• The Resourcing Officer will be based in Maiduguri, Borno state and work under the supervision of the Base HR Manager.
• The Resourcing Officer will provide support to the HR department in the recruitment and selection of the base national staff and ensure regular follow-up with managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation.
• He/she will also provide professional support to hiring managers and candidates throughout the recruitment process, as well as ensuring appropriate resources are deployed to achieve the mission’s values and principles.
• The Resourcing Officer will oversee the collation, maintenance and provide recruitment reports as agreed with the hiring manager and send to the HR Abuja team.
• He/she will ensure consistency in the application of the Human Resources policies at the base level

Responsibilities
The task and responsibilities includes but are not limited to:

• Liaise with managers to initiate recruitment and ensure proper approval by HR and Finance.
• Liaise with managers for technical shortlist and to define the interview panel.
• Ensure interviews and tests are done in a timely manner and proper documentation submitted, filed and sent to HR-Abuja.
• Participate in interviews as necessary as well as reviewing written technical test and interview grids for all existing positions.
• Update base recruitment tracking database and submit to HR Manager on a weekly basis.
• Conduct regular follow-up with managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation.
• Ensure the maintenance of Action Against Hunger recruitment module and all candidates receive timely communication and feedback.
• Work closely with the Resourcing Manager to ensure job descriptions are in line with mission staffing requirements.
• Research and recommend new sources for attracting and screening active candidate.
• Work in accordance with agreed timescales to reduce time to hire figures and retain the best candidates.
• Communicate with managers and employees regularly to establish rapport, gauge morale and source new candidates’ leads.

Requirements
The successful candidate will:

• Have a minimum of Bachelor's degree in fields related to HR, Administration and Management. Higher level degree will be an added advantage.
• Have a minimum of 2 years experience working in HR and/or administrative support positions.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Be approachable, diplomatic, able to work effectively in diverse, cross-cultural teams.
• Have excellent Microsoft office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Be excellent in multitasking and have strong organizational skills.
• Have the ability to pay attention to details, be highly organized, rigorous, self-motivated, have strong sense of responsibility and ability to work independently.
• Be able to maintain confidentiality.
• Have the capacity for analysis, synthesis and reporting of large amounts of information.
• Have previous experience with INGOs preferably.
• Be fluent in one or more national/regional languages.
• Have an understanding of national labor law and employment norms/practices.

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Location: Fune, Yobe

Job Summary

• The Cash Officer will be based in Fune, Yobe State and report to the Cash Deputy Program Manager.

The Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the Cash Deputy Program Manager for project implementation.
• Facilitate program coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the project activities.
• Managing programs in line with design work plan and tasks assign by Cash DPM.
• Ensure field visits to monitor the ongoing project activities conducted by Cash Assistants and Community Mobilization Officers.
• Facilitate community mobilisation and community outreach activities
• Represent Action Against Hunger externally in relevant LGA level forums and technical working groups.
• Conduct follow up monitoring of community mobilisation activities and document all findings for further improvement.

Requirements
The Successful Candidate will;

• Have a Bachelor's degree in a food security related field e.g. Agronomics, Agriculture, Development Studies etc with experience managing cash based interventions (i.e. cash for work, cash transfers or cash vouchers.
• Previous team management and activity planning experience.
• Have good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy.
• Have previous donor programming experience (e.g. USAID, ECHO, DFID, SIDA).
• Be professional, good organizational capacity, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Have an excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.
• Will have analytical capacity and knowledge of implementing projects.
• Good relational qualities.
• Have the capacity to write high quality reports and supervise a team.
• Have Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Be willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Be Fluent in Hausa and English.
• Be committed to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.