About The Position
The SPRiNG programmeseeks an enthusiastic and experienced Programme Officer to support the design and delivery of a portfolio of projects implemented by the SPRiNG Programme across North-Central and North-West Nigeria. The Programme Officer will support the design and delivery of projects across different workstreams of the programme, ensuring that initiatives contribute to expected outcomes. The Programme Officer will facilitate coordination, problem-solving, and progress tracking and monitoring of the implementation of projects delivered by the programme.
Main Duties
Coordination and Programme Delivery
- Support the design of projects by facilitating the preparation of calls for expression of interest, review of concept notes and budgets, and preparation of Terms of Reference for grants and consultancy contracts.
- Provide support for the management and coordination of the delivery of projects in different workstreams including, but not limited to, workplan maintenance and tracking; budget tracking and reporting; collating, reviewing, and writing report sections.
- In collaboration with the Programme Management Unit and Regional teams, support the development, roll out and adaptation of project tools and guidance to ensure quality reporting
- Facilitate effective and regular communication between the programme and implementing partners to enhance shared understanding of programme objectives. This includes liaising regularly with partners to ensure capacity and quality of work are to the necessary standards.
- Support the effective management and coordination of daily operations within changing security and conflict contexts. This will also involve regular travel to regional locations to oversee project delivery.
- In collaboration with the Programme Management Unit and Regional teams, ensure that work delivered, activity reports, and narrative reports reconcile with financial disbursements.
- Facilitate engagement with partners on programme compliance, coordinating programme-level expertise and input (MEL, PEA, GESI, Comms, technical expertise, etc) as required.
Programme Learning and Reporting
- Support the planning, organisation and reporting of programme workshops to build capacity, convene coalitions and disseminate research findings, results and lessons of interventions.
- Feed project and workstream data and analysis into monthly dashboards to capture successes, challenges, and lessons.
- Support operationalisation of the adaptive programming approach, ensuring that the programme is adapting to changing contexts and evidence of what works.
- Support the collation of verified project outputs and intermediate outcomes and preparation of success stories, case studies and impact reports of programme initiatives.
- Support results and lesson sharing activities to identify synergies across programme workstreams, including coordinating Thematic Learning Groups.
Aptitude And Skills
- A re-occurring proven track record demonstrated in governance and social development, peacebuilding, climate adaptation or an environmental management programme in Nigeria.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent understanding of the political and programming context of SPRiNG.
- Strong background in donor-funded development programming delivery.
- Strong and credible networks across government and communities at all levels of governance.
- Experience in managing projects delivered by CSOs.
- Team player, able to build effective relationships
- Versatile and willing to learn.
- Pro-active, self-motivated, and able to thrive in a fast-paced programme and team environment.
Qualifications
- A relevant degree. Any other professional course or post-graduate qualifications will be an added advantage.
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Job Overview
The Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) Programme will support a more stable and peaceful Nigeria, the impact of which will be that citizens will benefit from reduced violence and increased resilience to climate change. It will achieve this by supporting Nigerian stakeholders in resolving conflict and improving target areas' security, justice, and natural resource management.
SPRiNG will support locally led enhancements to conflict prevention, violence reduction, security and justice and natural resource management; work to remove or lessen the impact of critical barriers to peace; and support partnerships for peace with like-minded international partners to multiply funding spent by the FCDO.
SPRiNG is a politically led programme and is grounded in research, evidence, and science, including political economy, conflict analysis, and environmental science to ensure that the Programme is addressing the root causes of violence. SPRiNG is problem driven, evidence based, iterative, adaptive in approach, reflective, responsive, and scalable.
SPRiNG will seek to address a complex set of interwoven political, conflict, and ecological conflict drivers impacting security across North-West and North-Central Nigeria.
About The Position
The SPRiNG Programme seeks two highly skilled, well-networked and experienced Regional Managers to coordinate programme activities in North-Central and North-West Nigeria. As focal point for the programme in the region, this role will be responsible for stakeholder engagement and influencing in key states and communities. You will primarily be responsible for facilitating access and managing relationships with governmental, community, security, and civil society stakeholders at regional, state and local levels.
Based in Jos/Katsina, you will ensure timely reporting of contextual and situational analysis and recommendations to ensure the programme is responsive and adaptive. You will interface with relevant actors and institutions to enhance the programme’s relevance, impact and visibility. This position will provide oversight of effective project delivery and the reporting of regional project results and learning. As Head of Office, the Regional Manager will supervise other staff members, ensuring the effective management of risk alongside programme impact in the region.
Main Duties
Strategy and Leadership
- Oversee operationalisation of the programme’s Stakeholder Engagement and Influencing Strategy at the regional, state and local levels. Ensure the programme is engaging with the right actors and institutions. Ensure SPRiNG builds trust and earns the trust of policy levers and key gatekeepers responsible for promoting policy and practice change to further stability, resilience and peace.
- Represent SPRiNG at the regional, state and local levels,by engaging with key government ministries, security agencies and civil society organisations. Responsible for convening stakeholder consultations, representing the programme in relevant forums, and building coalitions with relevant stakeholders on issues that the programme is seeking to address.
- Responsible for the oversight and monitoring of portfolio interventions in the NW/NC region, tracking local context, sharing Political Economy Analysis, and identifying emerging opportunities and challenges.
- Support operationalisation of the Programme’s Conflict Sensitivity Approach, ensuring the programme fully understands the context and applies local knowledge sensitively in delivery and partners to minimise harm and maximise opportunities for conflict transformation.
- Develop strategic relationships with programme partners and key stakeholders. The RM will be responsible for monitoring and tracking engagement, ensuring clarity and consistency of communications.
- Coordinate closely with the Coalition and Advocacy Lead, Research and Evidence Lead, Programme Manager, and Team Leader through formal and informal meetings.
- Line manage and supervise the Regional Grants Officer and Regional MEL Officer, providing strategic and operational guidance through Tetra Tech’s internal systems, programme templates and tools and in one-to-one meetings.
- Ensure timely escalation of issues as required to the Team Leader.
Coordination and Programme Delivery
- Provide close oversight of delivery at the regional level, including reviewing work plans and stakeholder analysis and ensuring programme progress is tracked regularly.
- Undertake and share ongoing Political Economy, stakeholder, and conflict analyses with the programme’s Core Team.
- Oversee the implementation of SPRiNG projects at a regional level (NW or NC), supporting the effective management and coordination of daily operations within changing security and conflict contexts. This will also require in-person attendance and assistance with programme events.
- Review progress and identify support areas needed at the project level, delivering capacity building directly or liaising with the Core Team to identify ways this can be provided.
- Lead on regional level communications and information sharing, working with SPRING’s Communications Adviser, ensuring the flow of communications between national and state level.
- Provide regional-level updates for the programme’s monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements
- Ensure that SPRiNG’s programme policies are adhered to at the regional, state and local levels.
- Maintain regional and state project risk registers, to be submitted monthly to the Operations and Security Manager.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning
- Ensure research and evidence gathered by the programme are applied to improve the delivery of interventions at local, state and regional levels and share relevant lessons with the wider SPRING team.
- Facilitate partner engagements to ensure timely and accurate data collection, continuously sharing information with the Programme MEL Team.
- Strengthen the delivery of the programme’s learning approach at the regional, state and local levels, supporting the engagement of key stakeholders and partners in learning events and working with the MEL Officers to facilitate cross-portfolio learning events
- Facilitate SPRiNG’s initiatives to ensure that its research findings, results and lessons are regularly shared with stakeholders and beneficiaries at the regional, state and local levels to enhance impact, replication and sustainability.
Aptitude And Skills
- Deep knowledge of the North-Central / North-West context, including farmer-herder conflict dynamics
- A proven track record of re-occurring engagement experience in delivering governance and social development, peacebuilding, climate adaptation, and/or environmental protection programmes.
- Proven access to and experience in managing contacts and relationships with key government officials, traditional and religious leaders, senior security officers and executives of civil society organisations.
- Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing
Qualifications
A university degree in Social Sciences, Humanities, or another relevant field.
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Job Overview
The Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) Programme will support a more stable and peaceful Nigeria, the impact of which will be that citizens will benefit from reduced violence and increased resilience to climate change. It will achieve this by supporting Nigerian stakeholders to resolve conflict and improve security, justice, and natural resource management in target areas.
SPRiNG will support locally led enhancements to conflict prevention, violence reduction, security and justice and natural resource management; work to remove or lessen the impact of critical barriers to peace; and support partnerships for peace with likeminded international partners to multiply funding spent by the FCDO.
SPRiNG is a politically led programme and is grounded in research, evidence, and science, including political economy, conflict analysis, and environmental science to ensure that the Programme is addressing the root causes of violence. SPRiNG is problem driven, evidence based, iterative, adaptive in approach, reflective, responsive, and scalable.
SPRiNG will seek to address a complex set of interwoven political, conflict, and ecological conflict drivers impacting security across North-West and North-Central Nigeria.
About The Position
The SPRiNG programmeis seeking two very skilled and experienced Regional Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officers based in its regional hubs in Jos and Katsina. The Regional MEL Officer will be responsible for providing support to the implementation of the SPRiNG programme by ensuring the effective implementation of the Research, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (RMEL) framework at a regional, state and local level. This will include supporting projects to effectively monitor and evaluate their results, articulate their learning, and reflect and adapt activities to maximise opportunities.
Main Duties
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Support the implementation of the programme RMEL framework.
- Act as project progress monitors: Visit projects to monitor and verify technical progress and reporting
- Oversee the day-to-day collection of project data, monitoring interventions, and in-field verification. Manage and analyse this data to track regional portfolio progress towards programme outcomes.
- Support the MEL Lead in tracking programme performance, gather success stories and report project learning and adaptations for effective reporting to the programme leadership.
- Support the programme in undertaking various studies such as evaluations, reviews and reports.
- Facilitate tracking of media mentions and stakeholder feedback on programme interventions.
- Input into preparation of programme’s knowledge management products and visibility materials.
- In collaboration with the Finance and Grants team, ensure that technical reports and work delivered reconcile with financial reporting
Partnership and Collaboration
- Collaborate with grantees on a regional level on research and evaluation initiatives.
- Collaborate with partners to establish their internal MEL systems, MEL plans, and data quality management procedures.
- Assist grantees in developing concept notes and proposals, assisting with programme Theory of Change development, milestone means of verification and evaluative techniques to monitor progress.
- Ensure appropriate training and supportive supervision of all grantees in monitoring and evaluation procedures, data collection tools, data management practices and data quality procedures in alignment with the MEL Plan.
- Identify partner capacity building needs in MEL to feed into the grantee capacity building development plan and opportunities and recommendations for improvement (training, support etc.)
- Ensure projects meet programme reporting requirements.
- Support quarterly project level learning and adaptation sessions and the implementation of the stop/go framework
Cross-portfolio Learning and Reporting
- Collaborate with programme grantees to ensure knowledge-sharing, identify learning needs, and facilitate learning sessions between projects.
- Support outcome harvesting and the identification of positive change stories.
- Assist the MEL Lead in reviewing programme reports and documenting and consolidating programme lessons, stories of change, and good practice.
- Work closely with the SPRiNG team to produce and gather data/evidence for the programme quarterly and annual reports (including KPI reports and the annual review/self-assessment report).
Data Management and Analysis
- Develop and maintain accurate information in a project database, as well as accurate and timely electronic files.
- Perform statistical analysis and data visualisation on Power BI and/any other recommended software to ensure data-based decision-making.
- Ensure data confidentiality and compliance with data protection regulations.
- Ensure tracking of learnings and adaptations and sharing with the programme team.
Aptitude And Skills
- Any other professional course in RMEL will be an added advantage.
- At least 5 years of Monitoring and Evaluation professional experience in a relevant field of work.
- Excellent understanding of programme cycle management
- Demonstrated experience of working on an adaptive programme
- Strong understanding of RMEl processes.
- A demonstrated interest in the technical focus of the work covered by the SPRiNG Programme.
- Experience in working with and building the capacity of local organisations and sub grantees in RMEL processes.
- Availability to live and work in Jos/Katsina and to periodically travel to project locations and Abuja as required.
Qualifications
A university degree in Social Sciences, Humanities, or another relevant field.
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