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Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
Position Overview:
Action Against Hunger (AAH) plans to make use of Geographic Information System to promote better understanding and utilization of different types of data such as socioeconomic, demographic, administrative or political boundaries, land use, land cover and environmental infrastructure. The role of this position will assist programs to create and maintain data and/or maps that can be combined with geographically referenced data in order to strengthen the capacity of the government institutions and local community on disaster risk management, as well as providing technical assistance in hazard and risk mapping.
Specific Objectives:
• Conduct research/studies and provides technical input in the formulation and integration of GIS technology into ACF Nigeria mission programming, specifically in the areas of remote sensing, geographic information system (GIS), and other related spatial information applications.
• Plan, organize and develop geographic data management processes for operational programming needs in relation to spatial information acquired.
• Promotion of exchange of geographical data and metadata between programmes as well as within consortiums’ and partners
Qualifications:
Minimum a Bachelor degree in Geography, Computer Science, Remote Sensing or GIS related field from a recognized university. Preferably 1 year experience in GIS in humanitarian setup.
Essential Skills and Experience:
• Commitment to and understanding of ACF aims, values and principles.
• Knowledge about the technical aspects of geographical data management and utilization.
• Knowledge about data processing, classification of data in northern Nigeria including experience in organizing the collection, storage and usage of geographic data.
• Ability to solve GIS-specific problems and convey GIS information to non-GIS people.
• Ability to handle a large volume of work in an effective and timely manner.
• Willing and able to travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, and ability to work under pressure
• Strong interpersonal and community norms understanding.
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English and local language
Preferred Skills and Experience:
• Familiar with GIS software (Desktop GIS, spatial DBMS, web map server and related tools), coordinate geometry, data conversion and validation, spatial analysis and visualization
• Working experiences in multi sectorial humanitarian setup
• Knowledge and experience in humanitarian issues in the northern Nigeria.
Position Overview:
Cash Officer will directly report to Cash Deputy Program Manager and will play a key role in implementing the PROTECT IDP response in Yobe State (LGA) in North-Eastern Nigeria. From December, 2015 to March 2016, ACF will implement a multi-sectoral emergency response program to support IDPs in settlement and camps, and most vulnerable host households in a bid to contribute to the eradication of extreme hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Northern Nigeria.
Specific Objectives:
• Facilitate program coordination and monitoring and evaluation of the FSL activities.
• Facilitate community mobilisation activities to support targeting and registration of beneficiaries and improve FSL/Cash Base Interventions knowledge, attitudes and practices
• Ensure the proper HR management of the field based Cash team
• Represent ACF externally in relevant LGA level forums and technical working groups
• Provide support to the Cash Deputy Program Manager to implement the program successfully.
Qualifications:
Degree in Accountancy and food security related field e.g. Agronomics, Agriculture, Animal health, Agricultural engineering, Development Studies etc.
Essential Skills and Experience:
• Professional, good organizational capacity, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies
• Previous experience with Cash, food security and livelihoods programming.
• Three years relevant work experience
• Capacity to supervise a team
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanoori and English
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy
Preferred Skills and Experience:
• Previous experience managing cash based interventions (i.e. cash for work, cash transfers or cash vouchers)
• Previous team management and activity planning experience
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with ACF
• Previous donor programming experience (e.g. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA)
• Analytical capacity
• Good relational qualities
• Good knowledge of techniques and agricultural/animal health production systems
• Good knowledge of implementing projects
• Capacity to write high quality reports
Position Overview:
The WASH Technical Officer will be working under the leadership and guidance of the WASH Emergency Response Program Manager, accountable for professional technical contribution to drilling and construction of the WASH project activities within the framework of the emergency response program in Yobe state, Nigeria.
Specific Objectives:
• Overall supervision of water and sanitation construction activities including preparing technical designs and bills of quantities
• Train and build the capacity of staffs and partners
• Coordinate with internal staff and local stakeholders to ensure smooth project implementation
Qualifications:
Degree in Water engineering, hydrology, civil engineering, and other related fields
Essential Skills and Experience:
• Previous experience in supervising drilling and construction activities
• Professional, good organizational capacity, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Three years relevant work experience
• Microsoft Office and designing software Skills (AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa and English
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy
Preferred Skills and Experience:
• Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with ACF
Position Overview:
The WASH Technical assistant will be working under the supervision of the WASH Technical Officer. He/she will assist the WASH Technical officer in data collection and supervision of construction and rehabilitation of Water and sanitation related activities (water points, latrines, incinerators, and others)
Specific Objectives:
• Assist the WASH Technical Officer on supervision of water and sanitation construction activities.
• Assist The WASH technical Officer in the process of Community capacity Building
Qualifications:
Diploma or certificate in water sanitation facilities construction or other related fields
Essential Skills and Experience:
• Previous experience in supervising drilling and construction activities
• motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• two years relevant work experience
• Basic computer skill
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa and English
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy
Preferred Skills and Experience:
• Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with ACF
Position Overview:
The Public Health Promotion and Non-food items distribution officer will be working under the leadership and guidance of the WASH Deputy Program Manager and is accountable for the overall implementation of the Public health promotion and Non-Food Items distribution of the WASH project.
Specific Objectives:
• Overall supervision of Public Health Promotion and Non-food items distribution activities following AAH’s local strategy and International Guidelines
• Train and build the capacity of staffs and partners
• Coordinate with internal staffs, and local stakeholders to ensure smooth project implementation
• Supervise and manage staffs under your responsibility
Qualifications:
Diploma in Public health, sociology, rural development, and other related fields
Essential Skills and Experience:
• Previous experience in supervising hygiene promotion activities
• Professional, good organizational capacity, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Three years relevant work experience
• Microsoft Office software Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri, Shuwa and English
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy
Preferred Skills and Experience:
• Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with AAH
• Previous donor programming experience (e.g. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA)
Position Overview:
The HP and NFI assistant will be working under the supervision of the HP & NFI Officer. He/she will assist the HP &NFI officer to undertake hygiene promotion related activities and non-food items distribution to affected populations.
Specific Objectives:
• Assist the PHP & NFI Officer in context assessment and developing materials for hygiene promotion
• Carry out safe hygiene promotion and mobilize members of the beneficiary communities
• Assist the HP & NFI Officer to carry out NFI distribution
Qualifications:
Diploma in Public health, sociology, rural development, and other related fields
Essential Skills and Experience:
• Previous experience in hygiene promotion and community mobilization
• motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• two years relevant work experience
• NYSC compulsory
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa and English
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy
Preferred Skills and Experience:
• Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with AAH
Position Overview
Specific Objectives
Qualifications
Preferred Skills and Experience
Essential Skills and Experience
Interested candidates should submit their application by email to recruitment.ng@acf-international.org or in person to the following addresses:
To be considered, applications must include a CV and letter of interest, and indicate the full position title in the email subject line, or on the application envelope. Applications received without these specifications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, no phone calls or follow-ups will be entertained.
Qualified women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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