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Requisition req19538
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Sector: Program Administration
Employment Category: Fixed-Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: Yes

Scope of work

• The Senior Program Coordinator (SPC) for health and governance outcome works closely and under the supervision of the Deputy Director of Programs (DDP) to design and deliver high quality, innovative programs in close coordination and collaboration with Deputy Director Field Management and Senior Program Coordinator, Safety, education and ERD outcomes.
• The role has a particular focus on driving strategy implementation, leading the technical coordinators in designing high-quality projects with particular attention to enhancing program integration, supporting expansion into newly accessible geographic areas, and increasing IRC’s work on an early recovery across the humanitarian and development nexus S/he will ensure timely and effective program delivery, coordination and technical coherence and support, monitoring, evaluation and accountability.
• The SPC will provide a focus on outcomes and client responsiveness, and will represent IRC programs to major stakeholders, relevant government authorities and other program partners.

Areas of Responsibilities
Program Quality and Development:

• Provide leadership to Program Technical Coordinators in setting priorities and delivering outcome-focused programs which align with the Nigeria Strategy Action Plan.
• Ensure that program design is evidence-based and uses theories of change that place crisis-affected people and their voice at the centre of IRC's response, and lead program integration to support this.
• With HQ-based Technical Advisers, ensure that program implementation is aligned to relevant standards and makes use of tools, systems and procedures that are in place.
• Work closely with the Senior Grants Coordinator and the Grants and Partnerships Team to shape concept papers and grant proposals for submission to donors.
• Work with the M&E coordinator to build and foster a culture of learning and reflection that uses data to design and adapt programs.
• Monitor changes in the context and ensures that IRC responds where necessary.
• Alongside our existing focus on humanitarian programming, analyze gaps and needs, and help to drive a new focus on early recovery programming in appropriate geographic areas, working across the humanitarian-development nexus.  
• Support Program Coordinators in creating and maintaining up-to-date briefings, factsheets and updates for external stakeholders.

 Program Implementation:

• Provide leadership to program technical coordinators in ensuring effective grant start-up, implementation review and close-out meetings are planned and conducted in a timely manner with the full participation of all relevant stakeholders from programs and support teams, and that actions are taken as a result.
• Provide leadership for Program Coordinators in the timely and high-quality implementation of programs, and promote regular reviews - both internal and external - and other learning events.
• Provide support to the Country Emergency Team during the scale-up of a sudden onset humanitarian response and during the deployment phase  
• Ensure program coordination, and that managers and technical coordinators for cross-cutting themes work together effectively according to program work plans.
• Conduct frequent field visits to all project sites for monitoring, quality control and program staff mentoring and coaching.
• Coordinate high-level reporting on country-level indicators such as beneficiary numbers, design for impact indicators, cluster data and other information as needed.
• Ensure that donor reports produced by the programs team effectively demonstrate the impact of IRC’s interventions.

HR and Staff Management:

• Help to drive a culture of ambitious, responsible, and committed leadership amongst Sector Coordinators and other program leaders. 
• Enhance the performance management for staff under your sectors, direct and indirect line management
• Support program staff through close attention to staff care, mentoring, and development.
• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
• Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem-solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.

Representation and Advocacy:

• In coordination with the DDP/DDFM, actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders in Nigeria including local communities, donors, government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors. 
• Ensure IRC active representation and participation in the relevant clusters/sectors coordination
• Develop strategic partnerships with local organizations.
• In coordination with the DDP and DDFM, assist in organizing donor visits by supporting staff in the smooth design and running of field visits.

Requirements
Essential:

• Master's Degree preferably in Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, International humanitarian law, International Development or Humanitarian Assistance 
• Experience managing programs in a relevant technical area(s) that may include, health, reproduction health, Nutrition, and WASH n 
• Should possess a minimum of 5 years of international assignments experiences in humanitarian and development work
• Experience managing humanitarian relief and/or transitional programs in areas affected by large scale displacements due to conflict and chronic food and nutritional insecurity
• Demonstrated experience in program management, project design and use of project design tools 
• Demonstrated experience in supervising expatriate and national staff, and in mentoring of national staff and with a strong commitment to staff capacity development; Demonstrated qualities of leadership, sensitivity to cultural settings, communication skills, commitment, and sound judgment
• Aptitude to adapt to a different context regarding security, culture, climate or health issue, demonstrated by experience outside of the country of origin
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines, and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Willingness to travel in the field at least 50% of your time
• Commitment to women’s rights and IRC’s vision, mission and values, including sensitivity to cultural settings

Desirable:

• Experience in CTP programming                

Specific Security Situation / Housing

• The Senior Program Coordinator will be based in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria with travel throughout the sites where IRC has a presence.
• The security situation in North-East Nigeria continues to be volatile with a security level at 3 (orange); candidates should be prepared to implement programming in insecure environments.
• This is a non-accompanied position, and the Senior Program Coordinator will live in shared housing.

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Requisition req19541
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Sector: Environmental Health
Employment Category: Consultant
Employment Type: Part-Time
Open to Expatriates: No

Background
Project’s Background:

• Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive, recover, and rebuild their lives. At work today in more than 40 countries, the IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
• The conflict in North East Nigeria is in its 10th year and has seen over 2 million people displaced. IRC began working in Nigeria in October 2012 in response to a widespread flood disaster. Since then, IRC has expanded its program scope and size, with the aim of making the greatest possible contribution to meeting humanitarian needs in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.
• IRC’s response includes integrated health, reproductive health and nutrition services, protection including women’s protection and empowerment services, child protection, environmental health, economic recovery and development, governance, and education. In 2015, IRC Nigeria developed a five year Strategy Action Plan which will be ended in March 2021 and had health and education as high-priority program areas.  The elaboration of the new country strategy action plan for   2021 – 2025 is currently in progress.
• The Environmental Health Department/Sector is instrumental and important as the IRC Nigeria seeks to prevent disease in achieving the health outcomes which is also a key underlying factor for other IRC outcomes. With the increasing demand and pressure on the quality and timely delivery of program activities, there is a significant need for building the capacity of the team in other to meet the needs of our clients in a professional and timely manner.
• GIS (ArcGIS) is one tool that is very relevant to the Environmental Health sector in other to achieve the Health outcome 8 – People are protected from water sanitation and hygiene related diseases, hence the need to build the team’s capacity.

Objective
Overall Objective:

• The key objective / importance of the GIS (ArcGIS)  to the EH/WASH sector is to provide learning on clear, evidence-based data collection and management for WASH projects as it adds significant value for WASH facilities monitoring and project reporting. 

The Ccope of Work 

• The consultant will coach two groups of participants for a total of 8 days. The first group of 25 participants will be trained on the 6 - 9th of September 2021 while the second group with the same number of participants is scheduled for 13 - 16th September 2021. At the end of the workshop, participants should be  competent and equipped (with literature materials, applications and data) on the GIS aspects outlined below:

GIS Data Management for WASH:

• Collecting data in WASH context using GPS devices
• Using GPS utility software for managing and downloading and managing data
• Using Mobile Phones for GIS collecting data on WASH indicators
• Importing GPS data to Arc GIS and Quantum GIS
• Soft skills on key data analysis in EXCEL
• GIS Mapping of WASH indicators
• Creating new WASH indicators map layers using internal and local data
• Styling and symbolization
• Mapping resources/Project activities
• Facilitated practical exercises in map making and presentation using project’s data
• Spatially join and aggregate point data to create maps of different theme
• Building and coding the new variables
• Digitizing and scanning of maps to create a base map for WASH project area
• Case study: GIS in monitoring sustainable rural water supply

GIS and Remote Sensing as a Tool in Monitoring WASH Projects:

• Importing and projecting map layers for a local analysis
• Projecting maps for WASH-data analysis at different geographic scales
• Reducing GIS data from large coverage to an area of interest
• Cutting points of interest in image datasets
• Techniques of overlying GIS data
• Extracting subsets of GIS data for mapping
• Multi-Criteria analysis and its application in WASH
• Understanding map layers in GIS
• Composing a GIS layout from WASH indicators
• Bringing tabular data into a GIS (Excel, SPSS, Access etc.)
• Connecting visual map features and tabular data
• Selecting subsets of map features from geoprocessing
• Using data sorting records and labeling indicators to produce information
• Composing a map
• Case study: Use of GIS in siting suitable location for solid waste landfill

Designing Maps for WASH Indicators:

• Designing and building numeric scales for mapping attributes
• Symbolizing numeric scales for points using size-graduated point markers
• Mapping the relationship of two variables
• Building professional map' layouts for presentations and reports
• Exporting map layouts as image files
• Exporting map layouts as PDF files
• GIS mapping of most at-risk populations (MARPS)
• Case study: GIS for WASH in emergency
• Case study: Using GIS in monitoring WASH in schools project

Online Publishing of Maps and GIS Outputs:

• Working with Google Maps and Fusion Tables to publish WASH output data
• Publishing WASH data into other web-based platforms
• Case study:  Applying Participatory GIS in Community-Led Total Sanitation

Delivery Method:

• The IRC recommends a mixed-methods approach that promotes hands-on, practical and applied learning. Consultants are advised to recommend the most appropriate approach for the assignment. Nevertheless, the final approach must include a clear evaluation of participants skill level before and after the workshop.

Qualifications
The IRC welcomes expressions of interest from seasoned consultants, individuals or firms in academia, research methods, WASH, shelter, or other related fields.
The Lead Consultants Should Possess:

• Master’s degree or higher in GIS, environmental sciences or geographical sciences, with advanced knowledge of GIS software, international relations or humanitarian work.
• Extensive experience in conducting similar workshops for humanitarian organizations specializing in environmental health programming.
• Excellent analytical, presentation and writing skills in English.

General Conditions:

• The consultant should be based in Abuja the venue of this workshop
• The consultant will conduct his/her work using his/her own computer and equipment. 
• The total budget for the consultancy will include VAT as/if required by national regulations.
• Payment of consultant will be remitted upon satisfactory completion of agreed deliverables.

Candidates should send their applications to: Aamir.Fida@rescue.org and Joan.Wuya@rescue.org using the job title as the subject of the mail.
Or
Applications should be submitted to:
Human Resource Coordinator,
The IRC Nigeria Country Program,
Plot 902, Olu Awotesu Street,
Jabi - Abuja.

Note
Proposal Details and Submission Time Frame:

• This consultancy assignment is anticipated to start on the 6th of September 2021. The entire exercise will last for 8 days (6 – 9 & 13 – 16 Sept 2021). The deadline for submission of the technical and financial proposals and accompanying documents is given above. Expression of interest applications should include: 
• Technical proposal with clear understanding and interpretation of the ToR, including detailed tasks, recommended methodology summary and proposed schedule, relevant experience, how you meet the profile required and details of time required (maximum 5 pages)
• Financial proposal, including daily professional fee and any other associated costs for the assignment. The consultant should itemize all costs for the duration of assignment, lumped up costs will not be accepted in the financial proposal. All costs need to be clearly stated in the bid submission.
• CVs of prospective consultants.