Job Vacancies at INTERSOS Nigeria

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

General Purpose of the Position

• The cook under the supervision of the HR Manager is responsible for providing a pleasurable dining experience for staff by preparing high-quality food.
• This usually means managing all aspects of food preparation and production in an environment that meets sanitation guidelines. The duties can range from preparing ingredients to be cooked, to being responsible for grilling all foods.

Tasks and Main Responsibilities

• Keeps a sanitized and orderly environment in the Kitchen.
• Creates a routine Menu and adhere strictly.
• Ensures all food and other items are stored properly.
• Ensures proper record of payments made, food items and serving.
• Ensures great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served.
• Goes to the market and account for every penny.
• Estimates expected food consumption and organize preparation.
• Makes adjustments to food items to accommodate guests with allergies or specific diet concerns.
• Keeps records and accounts of food purchases.
• Meets with customers to ensure a great meal experience.
• Stays open until the last customer leaves.
• Cleans up after business hours
• Uses kitchen utensils, gas and every other item provided by the office for official purposes only.
• Ensures breakfast for staff when necessary and advised.

Job Requirements

• Must have a minimum of Diploma with relevant experience and training in catering.
• A minimum of five (5) years experience in working in a restaurant.
• Strong humanitarian commitment.
• Quality: dynamic, autonomous, Proactive, flexible, take initiative.

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Location: Maiduguri, Borno

General Purpose of the Position

• Under the direct supervision of the Covax Project Manager, the Covax Data Officer an MoH seconded staff will be responsible for collecting statistical data from Operational Covax facilities of SPHCDA in Ngala, Magumeri, Bama, Dikwa, Maiduguri and Monguno and generating weekly, monthly, quarterly and as needed statistical reports for program follow up and monitoring purposes.
• S/He is expected to take part in the M&E activities of the ongoing covid-19 vaccination process to ensure the delivery of high quality services.
• S/He is expected to update the comprehensive call in data tool regularly as needed.

Tasks and Main Responsibilities

• Ensures the application, update and monitoring of call in data system of Covid-19 vaccination in Borno state
• Supports and Monitors Data clerks based at the facility level to ensure that weekly/monthly data entry is effectively and correctly reported.
• Conducts data validity and accuracy audits to ensure the quality of the data in the system.
• Carry out weekly data audit to ensure the accuracy and consistency of data in the health facility registers.
• Provide refresher trainings to Data clerks, and health staff (CHEWs) on data collection, collation and management.
• Reviews records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations and safeguard the data for quality control improvement efforts.
• Generates weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports to monitor the program performance.
• Attends HIMS meetings and provide feedback to the staff to improve the data quality.
• Ensures data collection tools are available and up to date at vaccination sites.
• Conducts monthly review of registers and forms from the health facilities to ensure accuracy and quality before data.
• Conducts regular visits to health facilities to identify gaps in timeliness and quality of data reporting and work with relevant staff to address the gaps.
• Undertakes trainings and follow-up mentoring to covid-19 vaccination sites staff to ensure the quality of data collection procedures in all the health facilities.
• With the support of the Covax Focal Point, organize quarterly data review meetings to monitor the program performance.
• Maintain data backup and archival procedures.
• Carries out any other activities deemed appropriately by the supervisor.
• Represents INTERSOS/SPHCDA in HMIS meetings.
• Prepares and submit monthly reports and updates as required by INTERSOS and donors.

Position Requirements
Professional Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer science or equivalent with at least 3 years of relevant experience in a similar role.
• Has health background.
• Skills in DHIS, HMIS and data management.
• At least 2 years’ experience in health data collection/ management and all statistic forms
• Data analysis and report writing skills.
• Health information system knowledge and skills
• Computer literacy with working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel), MIS, HIS, SPSS

Personal Requirements:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
• Leadership, people management and development, teamwork and cooperation
• Strategic Vision and Service Orientation
• Understanding of humanitarian operations principles, standards and best practices
• Must possess the ability to learn with speed and ease.
• Strong sense of responsibility, methodical and accurate with high organizational skills
• Honesty and integrity and able to cope with stressful situations.
• Manages effectively his own time as well as flexible and available to work over-time when needed
• Good command of written and spoken English, Kanuri and/or Hausa Languages

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Location: Maiduguri, Borno

General Purpose of the Position

• Under the supervision of the COVAX PM, the Covax communications officer will support our Covax internal and external communications strategy, write and disseminate publicity materials, respond to inquiries from the public during meetings, and coordinate promotional events.

Tasks and Main Responsibilities

• Collaborates with management to develop and implement an effective communications strategy based on our target audience.
• Writes, edits, and distributes content, including publications, press releases, website content, annual reports, speeches, and other marketing material that communicates the organization's activities, products and/or services.
• Responds to media inquiries, arrange interviews, and act as a spokesperson for the organization.
• Establishes and maintain effective relationships with journalists, and maintain a media database.
• Seeks opportunities to enhance the reputation of the brand, and coordinate publicity events as required.
• Maintains records of media coverage and collate analytics and metrics.
• Manages conflict as it arises and escalate to management.

Position Requirements
Professional Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Journalism, or related field.
• Minimum of 1-year relevant experience in a communications role.
• Knowledge of desktop publishing software (InDesign/Photoshop).
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, content management systems, and social media platforms.

Personal Requirements:

• Innovative and creative
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written)
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to integrate and adapt to cultures within context
• Excellent networking skills, cultural sensitivity and adaptability
• High degree of negotiation and strong communication skills with ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively with senior members of the humanitarian community as well as with field practitioners.
• Ability to work with a reasonable level of comfort in high tension and high security risk situations.
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environments and physical hardships.
• Understands work from a process point of view and uses measurement and accountability systems effectively.
• Knowledge of NGO and Humanitarian industry
• Computer literacy (MS Excel, MS Word)
• Good organizational skills Ability and willingness to travel between across locations of implementation within LGA
• Good command of written and spoken English, Kanuri and/or Hausa Language

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Location: Maiduguri, Borno

General Purpose of the Position

• The COVAX Focal Point, an MoH seconded staff, reporting to INTERSOS COVAX Project Manager, will be responsible for ensuring that the COVAX project activities, including risk communication and community engagement, vaccination campaign and the management of the adverse effects following immunization, are implemented in line with Borno State MoH and WHO Strategy.
• She/he will serve as a main liaison between INTERSOS and the Borno State MoH, as well as ensuring coordination, harmonization and ownership of the program by the state MoH.

Tasks and Main Responsibilities

• Liaises or acting as a direct link between the communities in the implementation sites, INTERSOS, other partners and the State Ministry of Health, so as to ensure state ministry of health ownership of the program, with the support of other actors.
• As a way of ensuring quality, the seconded MoH staff will make sure that the implementation of the COVAX vaccination processes implemented with partners are compliant with the State Ministry of health and WHO guidelines as per the COVID-19 Vaccination.
• Organizing and Supervising periodic monitoring visit by the state monitoring and Evaluation team in coordination with partners and sharing reports, that deemed appropriate as regards to this program with INTERSOS medical coordinator.
• Any other task as assigned.

Position Requirements
Professional Requirements:

• MBBS Degree or Master's Degree, preferred.
• Substantial experience in public health programs or related services.
• Preferred: Knowledge of immunizations or immunization practices.
• Strong communication skills (written/verbal).
• Self-motivated.

Personal Requirements:

• Excellent networking skills, cultural sensitivity and adaptability
• High degree of negotiation and strong communication skills with ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively with senior members of the humanitarian community as well as with field practitioners.
• Ability to work with a reasonable level of comfort in high tension and high security risk situations.
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environments and physical hardships.
• Understands work from a process point of view and uses measurement and accountability systems effectively.
• Knowledge of NGO and Humanitarian industry
• Computer literacy (MS Excel, MS Word)
• Good organizational skills Ability and willingness to travel between across locations of implementation within LGA
• Good command of written and spoken English, Kanuri and/or Hausa Language

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Location: Maiduguri, Borno

General Purpose of the Position

• Under the direct supervision of the COVAX Program Manager, the Project Officer (PO) shall contribute to all aspects of Project Cycle Management (PCM).
• This includes contribution to operational planning and supervision of project delivery, project staff, quality management, accountability and compliance with humanitarian and donor requirements.
• The PO will liaise closely with MEAL and accountability department, logistics, HR, and finance horizontally and vertically through the PM.

Tasks and Main Responsibilities

• Supports in the operational planning, implementation and monitoring of Covid-19 vaccination project in close collaboration with the OFDA project Medical Activities Managers (MAM), WASH supervisors, Senior Protection Officers (SPOs), logistics officer, assigned MEAL staff, and the Accountability Officer.
• Supports the PM in planning and tracking budget expenditures and accountability, ensuring that cash held by staff are closed in a timely manner.
• Monitors and consolidates sector leave plans and shares with PM for approval and onward submission to HR and ensures strict adherence to leave schedule.
• Enhances teamwork and capacity building in order to ensure the delivery of quality aid to beneficiaries and their communities.
• Leads the coordination with HR regarding the recruitment of national staff, including drafting staff requests based upon JDs shared by line managers and ensures timely integration of new staff into teams.
• Supports the PM and security coordinator in enforcing security compliance by staff, including obtaining movement clearances, reporting of security incidents etc.,
• Supports the PM, HR and Line Managers in enforcing compliance with Organization’s policies and humanitarian principles, ensuring that there is a safe space for reporting and/or whistleblowing breach of Code of Conduct, fraud, etc.
• Supports MEAL in planning and supervising field data collection, and the PM in monitoring all field activities and tracking the performance of project performance indicators against the agreed targets and reviewing log frames, theories of change, context analyses and needs assessments that would inform programming.
• Leads in preparing PRs, following up with procurements to ensure that goods and services are delivered just in time and supervise distribution plans and reports.
• Any other task as assigned.

Position Requirements
Professional Requirements:

• Minimum of B.Sc / HND in Project Management, Public Administration, Economics or related field.
• A Certifications in Project management is desirable.
• Minimum 3 - 5 years project management experience in multinational working environment
• Minimum 3-year experience with recognized INGO

Personal Requirements:

• Knowledge of Project Cycle Management
• Excellent networking skills, cultural sensitivity and adaptability
• High degree of negotiation and strong communication skills with ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively with senior members of the humanitarian community as well as with field practitioners.
• Ability to work with a reasonable level of comfort in high tension and high security risk situations.
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environments and physical hardships.
• Understands work from a process point of view and uses measurement and accountability systems effectively.
• Knowledge of NGO and Humanitarian industry
• Computer literacy (MS Excel, MS Word)
• Good organizational skills Ability and willingness to travel between across locations of implementation within LGA
• Good command of written and spoken English, Kanuri and/or Hausa Language