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BM’s West Africa Regional Office through its Country Coordination Office located in Abuja, Nigeria, works with 16 partners to implement 25 programmes aimed at improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the country. These programmes cover a variety of areas, including eye health, orthopaedics, special education, prevention of deafness...
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Programme Officer Inclusive Eye Health(IEH) at Christoffel Blinden Mission(CBM) International
Location: Abuja, Nigeria; with travels to project locations
Contract duration: 1 year
Contract type: Full-time
Contract start: As soon as possible
Reports to : The National Advisor IEH
Main objective of the role:
The Programme Officer (PO) – Inclusive Eye Health will be responsible for project coordination and implementation of Inclusive Eye Health programmes in Nigeria. S/he will work in close collaboration with local partners who are implementing the IEH programmes in Nigeria. S/he will liase with the National Advisor IEH to support the development and smooth implementation of all IEH programs.
S/he will apply basic concepts, acquire and understand project cycle of CBM-supported eye health work in Nigeria to ensure successful and smooth implementation of Inclusive Eye Health programmes in collaboration with the partner organizations.
1. Main Tasks
Programme Management and Planning
- Support all CBM Inclusive eye health programmes by providing effective management and coordination to the programmes to ensure the delivery of programme targets.
- Coordinate all IEH partner related activities through working with different implementing partners to ensure adherence to work plans and budget for the achievement of planned project outputs.
- Coordinate review of programme objectives to ensure that it is in line with donor strategy.
- Support partner teams to identify and develop innovative approaches for the delivery of an inclusive eye health programme in the Nigeria.
- Coordinate the preparation of activity related reports as well as quarterly and annual reports to CBM/donors as may be required.
- Support the development of project proposals, project budget and pre-feasibility study.
- Provide support and input into all new inclusive eye health projects & budgets that are developed in Nigeria, ensuring that project design is in line with good practice and CBM technical guidelines
- Assist the National Advisor IEH in identifying suitable partners in the inclusive eye health field and actively participating in partner assessments, in particular technical assessments
- Support the National Advisor IEH in the development of comprehensive IEH - programmes and projects including the IEH Concept Note development and the full proposal development to ensure their technical quality
- Collaborating together with the National Advisor IEH, in ensuring the SMART objectives and indicators in the area of inclusive eye health for new projects are achieved.
- Contributing to the alignment of CBM Nigeria eye health plan to national priorities and CBM’s IEH Initiative plan.
- Planning workshops with stakeholders and planning deliverables/milestones attainment.
Programme Monitoring and Evaluation
- Provide monitoring support to the partners in data collection, analysis and interpretation
- Support the National Advisor IEH in monitoring programme implementation in Nigeria.
- Conduct periodic programme visits and follow up on recommendations and corrective measures.
- Provide support to implementing partners during targeted outreach activities and monitoring visits to project facilities.
- Support in reviewing the evidence provided by partners for the delivery of activities and ensure proper reporting system and records are kept in place.
- The position will be responsible for guiding the overall Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Strategy and use of M&E methodology necessary for attaining the project goals.
- Ensure the integration/use of lessons learnt from projects
- Ensure timely submission of project briefs, quarterly and annual reports as required.
Main work package with regard to implementing eye health partners
- Provide support to partners and ensuring good understanding of the IEH standards
- Support the National Advisor IEH in technical assessments to the specific IEH projects
- Follow up on the recommendations in the action plan.
- Provide support in planning capacity development to partners to ensure quality.
- Ensure sharing of lessons learned and promote best practices with CBM and partner’s organisations;
- Follow up on timely statistics submission from IEH partners in Nigeria
- Support the National Advisor IEH to review six-monthly Cataract Surgical Outcome reports from IEH partners and give feedback where necessary
- Support CBM's IEH-partners to produce quality reports and review them before submission to CBM offices and the government.
Travel activities ❒ yes
2. Requirements -
Education, Knowledge, and Professional Experience
- Relevant academic degree in Public Health, Sciences, or related disciplines (post-graduate degree will be an advantage).
- At least 3 years’ experience in programme / project management, ideally in the INGO sector.
- Technical knowledge of Eye Health in Nigeria.
- Understanding of Disability Inclusive Development
- Experience in working with partner groups will be an added advantage
- Understanding of the Eye health system in Nigeria.
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation and research.
- Have a good understanding of project cycle and advocacy initiatives
Languages
- English at professional proficiency level
- Fluent speaking in local languages is an advantage
Tools
Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint…)
Core Competencies
- Experience in accompanying implementing partners
- Ability to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts, and reports
- Programme management and interpersonal skills.
- Proven experience in monitoring and evaluation of light to moderately complex projects.
- Identification with Christian values and the mandate of the CBM
- Excellent networking and advocacy skills.
- Ability to travel regularly to project sites
- Good interpersonal and communication skills verbally and in writing
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Location: Abuja, Nigeria; with travels to project locations
Contract duration: 2 years
Contract type: Full-time
Contract start: As soon as possible
Reports to : The Country Programme Manager
Main objective of the role:
The Programme Officer (PO) – Community Based Inclusive Development(CBID) will be responsible for project coordination and implementation of CBID programmes in Nigeria. S/he will work in close collaboration with local partners who are implementing the CBID programmes in Nigeria. S/he will liase with the Country Manager to support the development and smooth implementation of all CBID programs.
1. Main Tasks
- Proactively manage the inclusion of persons with disabilities in CBM Nigeria country office CBID portfolio and other initiatives as may be required while Coaching of colleagues and partners on community inclusive development
- Supporting detailed disability inclusive program planning with implementing partners and other key stakeholders
- Strong Advocacy and collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including the governments on disability inclusive development
- Provide coordination, technical and capacity building support to partners in ensuring effective, timely and accountable programming;
- Support partner organizations, Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)and Civil Society Organisations to implement activities following an inclusive approach;
- Actively contribute to concept papers, proposal writing and partner identification;
- Ensure effective representation of CBM in relevant technical forums and task forces, with donors and other key stakeholders;
- Conduct regular visits to project sites to monitor the implementation of activities, gather feedback from stakeholders and submit detailed report about the findings;
- Support the Country Programmes Manager to prepare periodic project reports based on accurate and evidence-based data/information;
- Facilitate joint meetings and activities among partners
- Monitoring on inclusion for projects; assist in tracking project performance, monitor and follow up on project activities
- Ensuring that Data collection collation from all projects are disagreed by disabilities; track project indicators and outcome of activities and ensure projects achieve set targets;
- Deliverables and milestones planning; process monthly, quarterly and annual reports
- Breakdown of complex activities into tasks
- Updates on disability audit assessment (and risk management)
- Regular updating of all plans to ensure adherence to CBM’s CBID standards
- Ensure disaggregation of all project data by disabilities; Coordinate with partners and other departments to prepare and implement project monitoring and evaluation plans;
- Documentation of lessons learnt and good practices on inclusion, identify and document human interest stories and case studies based on the successes of implemented projects;
Travel activities ❒ yes
2. Requirements -
- University Degree in Disability Studies, Rehabilitation Science, Psychology, Sociology, Development or other related Social Sciences field is required;
- A Master's Degree/Relevant certifications will be an added advantage;
- Minimum of three (3) years specific professional experience working in the area of disability inclusion; experience in CBID programming is an advantage;
- Prior project experience with international development organizations, particularly with transition programming, and/or programs that have both national and community-level engagement;
- Strong knowledge on safeguarding of children and adults-at-risk;
- Excellent writing skills and an ability to communicate clearly and respectfully
- Fluency in oral and written communication skills; particularly in English language is a must. Understanding of Hausa is added advantage.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office and other relevant project softwares.
- Developing Others
- Managing Performance
- Building Collaborative relationships
- Personal credibility
- Initiative
- Results Orientation
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Location: Abuja, Nigeria; with travels to project locations
Contract duration: 2 years
Contract type: Full-time
Contract start: As soon as possible
Reports to : The Technical Specialist NTDs
Main objective of the role:
The Programme Officer (PO) – NTDs will support the smooth implementation of NTDs programmes in Nigeria. S/he will ensure NTDs project coordination and implementation. S/he will work in close collaboration with local partners who are implementing the NTDs programmes in Nigeria. S/he will report to the Technical Specialist NTDS to support the development and smooth implementation of all NTDs programs.
1. Main Tasks
Programme Management and Planning
Support the Technical Specialist NTDS in the development of comprehensive NTDS - programmes and projects including the NTDS Concept Note development and the full proposal development to ensure their technical quality
- Support all CBM NTDs programmes by providing effective management and coordination to the programmes to ensure the delivery of programme targets.
- Coordinate all NTDS partner related activities through working with different implementing partners to ensure adherence to work plans and budget for the achievement of planned project outputs.
- Ensure strong collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including the government
- Facilitate joint meetings, workshops and activities among partners and stakeholders
- Coordinate review of programme objectives to ensure that it is in line with donor strategy.
- Support partner teams to identify and develop innovative approaches for the delivery of an NTDs programme in the Nigeria.
- Coordinate the preparation of activity related reports as well as quarterly and annual reports to CBM/donors as may be required.
- Provide support and input into all new NTDs projects & budgets that are developed in Nigeria, ensuring that project design is in line with good practice and CBM technical guidelines
- Assist the Technical Specialist NTDS in identifying suitable partners in the NTDs programmes field and actively participating in partner assessments, in particular technical assessments
- Collaborating together with the Technical Specialist NTDS, in ensuring the SMART objectives and indicators in the area of NTD programmes for new projects are achieved.
- Contributing to the alignment of CBM Nigeria NTDs plan to national priorities and CBM’s NTDS Initiative plan.
- Follow up on updates on risk assessment (and risk management)
- Active involvement in cluster meetings and activities
- Networking among NTDs NGDO partners in the country
Programme Monitoring and Evaluation
- Provide monitoring support to the partners in data collection, analysis and interpretation
- Support the Technical Specialist NTDS in monitoring programme implementation in Nigeria.
- Conduct periodic programme visits and follow up on recommendations and corrective measures.
- Provide support to implementing partners during targeted outreach activities and monitoring visits to project facilities.
- Support in reviewing the evidence provided by partners for the delivery of activities and ensure proper reporting system and records are kept in place.
- Monitoring / progress reporting, according to donor’s requirements
- Prepare project briefs, reports and presentations as required
- The position will be responsible for guiding the overall Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Strategy and use of M&E methodology necessary for attaining the project goals.
- Ensure the integration/use of lessons learnt from projects
- Ensure timely submission of project briefs, quarterly and annual reports as required.
Main work package with regard to implementing NTDs partners
- Provide support to partners and ensuring good understanding of the NTDS standards
- Support the Technical Specialist NTDS in technical assessments to the specific NTDS projects
- Follow up on the recommendations in the action plan.
- Provide support in planning capacity development to partners to ensure quality.
- Ensure sharing of lessons learned and promote best practices with CBM and partner’s organizations;
- Follow up on timely statistics submission from NTDS partners in Nigeria
- Support the Technical Specialist NTDS to review six-monthly Cataract Surgical Outcome reports from NTDS partners and give feedback where necessary
- Support CBM's NTDS-partners to produce quality reports and review them before submission to CBM offices and the government.
Travel activities ❒ yes
2. Requirements - i.e. education, professional experience, languages, methods, competencies, personality traits…
Education, Knowledge, and Professional Experience
- Relevant academic degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or related disciplines (A post-graduate degree will be an advantage).
- At least 3 years’ related professional experience in programme / project management, ideally in the INGO/Development sector.
- Technical knowledge of NTDs in Nigeria.
- Understanding of Disability Inclusive Development
- Experience in working with partner groups will be an added advantage
- Understanding of the health system in Nigeria.
- Strong knowledge on safeguarding of children and adults-at-risk;
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation and research.
- Have a good understanding of project cycle and advocacy initiatives
Languages
- English Professional proficiency
- Fluent speaking in local languages…………. Hausa Language is an advantage
Tools
Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint…) and good report writing skills
Core Competencies
- Experience in accompanying implementing partners
- Ability to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts, and reports
- Programme management and interpersonal skills.
- Proven experience in monitoring and evaluation of light to moderately complex projects.
- Identification with Christian values and the mandate of the CBM
- Excellent networking and advocacy skills.
- Ability to travel regularly to project sites
- Good interpersonal and communication skills verbally and in writing
- Excellent analytical skills
- People management skills with a strong understanding of culturally and ethnically sensitive issues.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: jobs.nigeria@cbm.org using the position as subject of email.
Note
- CBM strongly encourages women and persons with disabilities to apply for this position.
- Only successful applicants will be invited for the interview.
- The future job holder will adhere to CBM’s values and commits to CBM’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policy.
- The role is a permanent contract located in Abuja, Nigeria. This position has a national compensation package and is subject to local employment and immigration laws.
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