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Location: Yola, Adamawa State -NN Administrative Office

Employment Type: Full-time

Career Level: Senior Level Manager

Terms and conditions: The appointment will be for a period of 18 Months, renewable based on funding and performance.

Number of Job Openings: 1

Start Date: November 2022

Position Summary:

Nuru Nigeria is seeking a Project Coordinator who will be responsible for leading the implementation of Phase 2 of the GIZ Livelihoods activities.

The PC will lead the development and execution of Nuru Nigeria’s long-term cooperative strategy with a view to establishing sustainable, profitable farmer organizations and creating value for cooperative members. The project coordinator will work closely with the management committees and employees of Nuru-supported farmer organization cooperatives to guide all day-to-day management decisions and co-create the development of the cooperatives’ long and short-term plans.

The PC will be responsible for the project staff and Nuru supported FO’s training and coaching. The coordinator acts as a direct liaison between the leadership of the cooperatives and management of Nuru Nigeria.

This position will also lead Nuru Nigeria’s financial inclusion strategy, including the provision of digital financial services for Nuru supported FOs and members.

Reporting and Supervision: The Project Coordinator will report to the Managing Director

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee the implementation of activities and ensure full compliance and success on the activity.
• Oversee and supervise all the field staff ensuring cohesion and teamwork.
• Oversee cooperative business and operation planning to ensure efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources.
• Plan, develop, and implement strategies for generating resources and revenues.
• Work closely with the Managing Director to implement Nuru Nigeria’s cooperative development strategy.
• In collaboration with the Managing Director, develop a sustainable and formal strategy of coordinating farmer organization/cooperatives activities.
• Ensure the mainstreaming of NN programs through the Farmer Organization.
• In collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, establish cooperative assessment protocols that expand on an existing relationship with SCOPE insight and identify cooperative profitability measurement plans.
• Develop and deliver a concise, realistic, and efficiently sequenced digital financial inclusion standard operating procedure that can support Nuru Nigeria’s scaling ambitions.
• Support and oversee the day-to-day cooperative activities.
• Assess the principal risks of the cooperatives and to ensure that these risks are being monitored and managed.
• Oversee the detailed operations of the cooperative, within the policies established by the leadership, and recommend changes and additions to the management when necessary.
• Maintain, and revise, as necessary, an adequate bookkeeping and accounting system for the farmer organisations that can be managed by the cooperatives for sustainability.
• Furnish the organisation with information needed for long range planning of the farmer organisations.
• Responsible for implementing all cooperative strategies in consultation with the management committee and Nuru Nigeria within the period of this activity.
• Facilitate the management committee’s members in collecting information concerning business alternatives, synthesising the information, and evaluating it for decision making.
• Oversee the conduct and management of crop aggregation, commercialization and market linkage activities within the period of this project.

Job Requirement:

• Msc. preferred, BA/BSc required in Economics, Agric-Economics and Extension, Accounting, Business Administration or other relevant agriculture or social science fields.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in cooperative business development at a management level, or similar work in business or organizational development.
• Previous experience in the development sector, especially in NGOs, preferred.
• Experience with financial inclusion programs in rural environments.
• Strong record-keeping/cooperative accounting experience.
• Candidates with leadership and project management experience are preferred.
• Experience implementing gender mainstreaming into programming will be an advantage.
• Strong strategy-building and critical thinking skills.
• Desire to succeed and continually improve performance.
• Team player with positive attitude and sense of humour.
• Flexibility in a fast-paced, constantly changing work environment.
• Good communication and public speaking skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, independently, and with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in both office and field settings.
• Excellent computer application skills.
• Ability to speak, read and write fluently in English and Hausa languages required.
• Knowledge of the operational area and local language.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Nuru Nigeria Offers:

•  Annual compensation range is NGN 7,200,000 - NGN 8,200,000 subject to statutory deductions.
• 18 working days of paid annual leave, 15 Days of paternity leave, and 120 calendar days of paid maternity leave.
• 13th-month remuneration up to 70% of monthly gross.
• Capacity development opportunities.
• Conducive work environment.
• Positive atmosphere of dynamism and motivated team setting.
• Atmosphere of a forefront professional and flexible NGO with a unique new development approach.
• Training and capacity building programs and intensive mentorship by expat team.
• Life Insurance covering accident, disability and related benefits.
• Health Insurance covering employees and family.
• Pension benefits.
• Atmosphere of diversity committed to providing equal employment opportunity, forbidding discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age and differently able, with respect to policies and visions.
• Other Labor best practices apply.

Non-discriminatory employment clause:

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity, colour, gender, religion, socio-economic status, age, disability or health status. The management of Nuru Nigeria reserves the right to verify all of the applicant's information and conduct background checks on shortlisted candidates including reaching out to his/her previous employer. Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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The Research Assistants will support Nuru Nigeria Program Team in the implementation and collection of primary data during surveys, assessments, and qualitative studies such as Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Key Informant Interviews (KII), etc for Nuru Nigeria in Michika, Gombi, and Hong  LGAs.

Key Responsibilities

The scope of work and responsibilities of the Research Assistants (RAs) include the following:

Data Collection

• Support Nuru Nigeria Program Team in the collection of primary data during surveys, assessment, soil samples, and qualitative studies such as Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Key Informant Interviews (KII), etc based on various criteria provided.

• Support the Nuru field team in the implementation of all intervention activities in the communities to achieve set objectives through close work with the Assistants and officers to effectively manage assigned communities.

• Work closely with the Program Team in the registration and management of established Farmer’s Associations/Farmer’s Organizations (FO) in the communities to ensure groups are strengthened and are performing actively in all activities.

• Support in the delivery of direct extension services to farmers in cycles and carry out on-site farm monitoring to ensure the adoption of innovative practices that will increase farmers’ agricultural production capacity.

• Support in the training delivering on all Nuru Nigeria training (such as group organization, GAP, machines operation and maintenance, Loans and Savings,  and other relevant training) conducted at the community level to all Nuru farmers groups.

Data Quality

• Ensuring that Nuru Nigeria data collection activities are carried out in line with standard Guidelines and study protocol.

• Perfect all required data quality checks as instructed during the field data collection process

Documentation

• Proper records and documentation of all research materials and tools

• Daily update on activity progress

• Transcribing and translating qualitative data

Requirements

• National Diploma, NCE, or its equivalent with at least one year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified

• Speaks reads, and writes fluently in English, Kamwe, Hausa & Fulfulde required

• Knowledge of the operational area

• Previous experience as an emergency or Research Assistant working with an NGOs

• Proven interest & commitment to humanitarian and development principles and demonstrates an understanding of conflict/post-conflict development contexts.

• Understanding of confidentiality requirements 

• Resident and familiarity with the terrain in North-East Nigeria

• Excellent computer application skills, particularly Ms. Word & Excel programs

• Can operate android devices 

• Strong typing skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Strong analytical skills

• Team player with a positive attitude

• Flexibility in a fast-paced evolving work environment

• Good communication and public speaking skills

• Ability to work under pressure, independently, and with limited supervision while maintaining a high level of accuracy

• Demonstrate ability to operate in both office and field settings

• Prior experience in carrying out surveys, conducting interviews, and undertaking assessments.

• Experience implementing electronic data collection methods

Non-discriminatory employment clause:

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity, colour, gender, religion, socio-economic status, age, disability or health status. The management of Nuru Nigeria reserves the right to verify all of the applicant's information and conduct background checks on shortlisted candidates including reaching out to his/her previous employer. Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.