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These are your responsibilities

• The Programme Officer (PO) - NTDs will support the smooth implementation of NTDs programmes in Nigeria. S/he will ensure NTDs programme 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 programmes. 

 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 govemment.
• 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 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 Christian blind mission.

 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 Leaming (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.

These are your qualifications

•  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, evaluation, and research.
• Have a good understanding of project cycle and advocacy initiatives. 
• Identification with the Christian values and mandate of CBM.

Languages

• English Professional proficiency.
• Fluent speaking in local languages.
• Hausa Language 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 skill.
• Ability to travel regularly to project sites.
• Good report writing skills.
• 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.

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These are your responsibilities

The overall role of the Programme Finance Officer involves participating in the Country Office programme budget implementation, focusing on monitoring, reporting, evaluating and maintaining of programme budget related documents and ensuring their proper filing and timely submission to stakeholders.

• Overseeing and coordinating the finance and accounting for project partners.
• Providing timely project budget implementation feedback to PARTNERS’ senior management and support in the monitoring of programs.
• Set-up PARTNERS’ financial system in line with CBM CO financial processes and procedures
• Review periodical programme funds reconciliation statements and financial reports (including PPR) of PARTNERS in coordination with the PARTNERS finance team to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial reports.
• Assist in financial reviews and audits of PARTNERS and suggest corrective action as appropriate on areas in PARTNERS’s financial systems and procedures that need improvement.
• Contribute to the development of Terms of Reference for project audits and ensure that CBMs accountability requirements are incorporated in the TORs.
• Identify red-flag in PARTNERS’s transactions and processes, compile the red-flag reports and checklists, provide regular updates to the CO Comic Relief program management team.
• Coach PARTNERS’ staff to fully comply with all aspects of financial and management policies as outlined in the project contracts and General terms & conditions.
• Assist in financial training of PARTNER staff, contributing to training materials and resources, organizing and facilitating PARTNERS’s finance workshops and CBM partners project finance officers' workshops and reflective meetings, and take responsibility for following up on participants’ action plans.
• Liaising between project PARTNERS’, country office and the donor.
• Proactively manage working relationships with PARTNERS’, project/programme Officers especially for a new organisation.
• Contribute to the development of Terms of References for project monitoring visits,
  Provide support to PARTNERS POs as required, other projects finance officers.
• Uploading of approved financial documents in Navision and SharePoint as appropriate.
  To comply with all CBM HS&S procedures and requirements at CBM and, at all times ensure own safety and health and that of other persons who may be affected by own acts or omissions at CBM.
• Providing support to project PARTNERs’ in procurement/local purchase related issues
• Any other tasks assigned by the CO finance manager

These are your qualifications

• Degree in a Finance related field (such as Accounting, Business Management or Business Administration) with an academic background of at least BAC+4
• A professional accounting qualification (such as ACA, CPA, ACCA, CNA) and Project Management knowledge is an asset.
• Four years’ experience
• Demonstrated experience in MS Office Packages
• Demonstrated experience in use of accounting software an asset
• Knowledge in MS Navision and MS SharePoint solutions an advantage
  Highly numerate with proven analytical skills
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written) with ability to translate financial information to non-financial audience.
• Demonstrated ability in financial statements analysis with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment while juggling and coordinating multiple/conflicting priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to integrate into a multi-cultural environment.
• Must be proactive, seeking to do things differently, and to solve problems effectively and efficiently.
• Ability and willingness to learn.
• Able to work independently, and as a member of a team.
• Reflects CBM values in daily work.
• Identification with the Christian values and mandate of CBM.