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  • Posted: Aug 11, 2017
    Deadline: Sep 30, 2017
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    WHO ARE WE ? Emergency First International is an international NGO, non-profit, apolitical and secular. Emergency First International was born from the merger between two French NGO Première Urgence and Aide Médicale Internationale. First International Emergency assists civilian victims, marginalized or excluded by the effects ...
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    Consortium Coordinator

    Location: Abuja/Maiduguri
    Reports to: Head of Mission
    Duration of Mission: 7,5 months
    Start date: 01 July 2017

    Job Description
    As part of our activities in Nigeria, we are looking for a Consortium Coordinator:

    • In close cooperation with consortium partners, the Consortium Coordinator ensures that the consortium’s project implementation according to the approved proposal and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the donor.
    • The Consortium Coordinator facilitates close and effective coordination and collaboration between consortium partners, ensures high quality documentation of the project activities and ensures that project results are achieved.
    • He sets up exchange and sharing frameworks, and ensures constant and efficient communication between the different members of the consortium.
    • He represents the consortium to the authorities, humanitarian actors and donors and is in charge of communication around the action.
    • Representation: To represent and position the consortium towards external stakeholders ensuring the mission, vision and interests of the consortium and its members are protected
    • Coordination: To facilitate coordination and communication among consortium partners and ensure the consortium partnership operates in an effective manner
    • Program: To ensure the project is implemented in a timely and professional manner, according to objectives, goals and indicators, in line with donor requirements and based on beneficiary needs.
    • Safety and Security: To assist in following safety and security rules on-base and will transmit all safety and security information to his/her supervisor.
    • Strategy: To assist in developing new operations as needed.

    Specific Objectives and Linked Activities
    Ensure consistent representation of the consortium and its activities before FFP or other humanitarian stakeholders:

    • Act as a focal point for all external requests regarding the consortium project.
    • Protect and promote the vision, mission and interests of consortium partners towards external stakeholders;
    • Represent the consortium toward the donor(s) and government authorities and therefore communicate with the donor(s) and government authorities;
    • In the event of visits from donors, he/she leads the organization and implementation of the visit.
    • Attend government, UN, NGO and donor meetings and present ongoing consortium activities;
    • Ensure the visibility of the consortium amongst humanitarian, donor and government actors throughout the project;
    • Effectively manage coordination with other actors (UN, NGOs) intervening in a similar sector;
    • Ensure the continuum of consortium PR activities, including formal presentations, engaging media for coverage on success stories, updating project-specific and regional fact sheets, and documenting publications featuring the consortium in the media;
    • Oversee the consortium’s communication activities including media visits, photographer’s mission, videos, etc.;
    • Lead the drafting and dissemination of position papers, statements, reports and releases on the consortium’s engagements and humanitarian advocacy

    Ensure fluid communication and information sharing between partners:

    • Effectively manage partnerships between the different parties of the consortium to ensure smooth collaboration;
    • Ensure regular and open/transparent communication between consortium partners;
    • Regularly communicate with consortium focal points on project activities;
    • Convene and chair regular (e.g. monthly, quarterly) consortium steering committee meetings to discuss program and financial issues, disseminate minutes and follow up on action points;
    • Carry out regular catch up with consortium key focal points.
    • Support the development and maintenance of a coherent consortium strategy across all partners;
    • Promote harmonization of approaches and methodologies across all consortium partners by developing and monitoring use of common tools, as well as creating opportunities for experience sharing and learning;
    • Coordinate the development of all technical tools related to the consortium’s project (ToRs for consultants and evaluators, ad hoc reports, capitalization reports…);

    Ensure the project is implemented in a timely and coherent manner by all partners:

    • Project Planning:
      • Define project implementation modalities and methodologies (including, but not limited to technical specifications, identification and registration of beneficiaries, distribution and sensitization);
      • Ensure harmonization of methodology and tools among consortium partners
      • Organize project kick-off and close-out meetings;
      • Together with the Project Managers of consortium partners, plan the various stages of project implementation and set direction by prioritizing and organizing activities and resources to achieve project objectives.
    • Project Implementation Follow-up:
      • Oversee and monitor the work of consortium, ensuring that technical quality and standards are considered and respected during project implementation;
      • Support the Project Managers of each partner to implement all aspects of the project;
      • Conduct regular follow-up of work plans, identify and address any delays in a timely and effective manner;
      • Monitor output achievement, cash burn rates and ensure a timely completion of the project.
    • Project Quality Control:
      • Conduct periodic field visits to validate progress reports, identify problems and issues to address during Consortium Management Team meetings and make recommendations for improvement;
      • Ensure the project progress is effectively monitored through regular data collection, analysis of indicators and activities and documented with proper sources of verification;
      • Advise consortium Project Managers to adapt implementation of the project according to monitoring and evaluation findings;
      • Advise on and assist with project reviews conducted by internal and external monitoring and evaluation team;
      • Coordinate and put in place a program capitalization system in collaboration with each focal point
    • Grant Management:
      • Ensure that contractual obligations are met in terms of project deliverables;
      • Ensure the activities are implemented according to the approved donor and partnership agreement;
      • Ensure that donor rules and procedures are understood and respected by all parties, sharing information and conducting training if required on proposed systems and processes for consortium management;
      • Develop a reporting schedule that is agreed by all consortium members;
      • Along with PUI grants officer, ensure external reporting for all the consortium members according to donor and PUI requirements is respected by all according to agreed deadlines;
      • Collect and consolidate narrative reports from consortium members for donor reporting;
      • Prepare documentation for any project modifications, including budget revisions, amendments or extensions. Ensure such changes are made in close consultation with the consortium partners;
      • Together with PUI Finance coordinator, manage and negotiate any budget changes in accordance with donor and PUI criteria.

    Ensure safety and security of persons and property:

    • He/She ensures data collection relative to the safety on the various consortium areas of operations, and disseminates them to his/her immediate supervisor regularly or on an ad-hoc basis if urgent.
    • He/She verifies that the material and human resources employed by all partners are adequate to ensure the optimal safety of teams, materials and beneficiaries.
    • He/She alerts his/her immediate supervisor without delay in case of impending danger of teams or beneficiaries.
    • In the event of a security incident, (regardless of whether it took place or was avoided), he/she ensures that the information is transmitted to his/her immediate supervisor without delay, and reported upon in accordance with PUI guidelines.

    Contribute to the development of new propositions:

    • He/She will closely monitors the situation in the areas of operations and identify potential needs for future operations
    • Along with his/her supervisor, he/she will help to draft a strategy for the consortium in 2018.
    • He/she will support the Deputy Head of Mission - Programs to develop new project propositions in relation with the current activities.
    • He/She will contribute to the development of the general mission's strategy for 2018

    Team management

    • Number of people to manage and their position (expatriate/local staff)
    • Direct management: 0
    • Under the line management of the Head of Mission

    Other Interfaces

    • Internal: PUI FFP PM, admin department, MEAL Manager, Grants Officer
    • External: FFP representative, ZOA FFP PM, COOPI FFP PM

    Required Profile
    Required knowledge and skills:

    Required Desirable
    Training:

    • Project Management
    • Training in public health / Agriculture /Water, sanitation / other…
    • Financial Management
    • Logistics

    Professional Experience:

    • Humanitarian
    • International
    • Technical
    • Min. 1 year
    • Min. 2 year
    • Food Sec & Livelihood

    Knowledge and Skills:

    • Excellent coordination and representation skills
    • Excellent writing skills
    • Project Management skills
    • Knowledge of procedures related to institutional donors (OFDA, ECHO, AAP, UN agencies …)
    • Understanding of USAID procedures.

    Training and Experience
    Training:

    • Project Management

    Experience:

    • Humanitarian: Minimum 1 year
    • International: Minimum 2 years
    • Technical: Food Security & Livelihoods appreciated

    Knowledge and aptitudes:

    • Excellent coordination and representation skills
    • Excellent writing skills
    • Project Management skills
    • Knowledge of procedures related to institutional donors (OFDA, ECHO, AAP, UN agencies …)

    Computer skills:

    • Pack Office

    Qualities of candidate:

    • Ability to work independently while taking initiatives and showing a sense of responsibility
    • Ability to withstand pressure
    • Sense of diplomacy
    • Analytical skills
    • Capacity to adapt and showing organizational flexibility
    • Organization, rigor and ability to meet deadlines
    • Ability to work and manage affairs professionally and with maturity
    • Ability to represent all organizations before any authorities or humanitarian stakeholders
    • Ability to integrate the local environment into operations, in its political, economic and historical dimensions
    • Ability to work with various partners, in a spirit of openness, and with adaptable communications strategies
    • Strong listening and negotiation skills
    • Good communication skills
    • Ability to remain calm and level-headed
    • General ability to resist stress and particularly in unstable circumstances

    Languages:

    • English

    Proposed Terms:

    • Employed with a Fixed-Term Contract - 7.5 months

    Remuneration

    • Monthly gross income: from 2 200 up to 2 530 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PUI

    Cost covered:

    • Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines…
    • Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
    • Housing in collective accommodation
    • Daily living Expenses (« Per diem »)
    • Break Policy: 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance
    • Paid Leaves Policy: 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months

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    Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator

    Job Description

    • As part of our activities in Nigeria, we are looking for a Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator.
    • The Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) Coordinator designs the intervention framework of the mission in term of Food Security and Livelihood (strategic positioning, programmatic approach, technical guidelines), supports the Food Security and Livelihood field teams in the implementation of their projects, and pilots the Food Security and Livelihood programs development.
    • S/he seconds the Head of Programs in the appreciation/assessment of the social impact of of the projects rolled out.

    Programmes:

    • S/he supervises the technical rolling out of the programs and ensures the qualitative aspects of programmes (monitoring of objectives, respecting due dates and budgetary provisions, quality control) are properly implemented by the different stakeholders (program teams, field coordinators, partners).

    Evaluation:

    • S/he develops a high qualitative and quantitative research analysis on FSL opportunities and resilience mechanism to the current Nigerian crisis, to offer an adapted response in a challenging context of intervention for the sector.

    Strategy & Development:

    • S/he participates, for his/her technical sector, in the design of the operational strategy and suggests new operations according to needs analysis of the humanitarian situation.
    • S/he participates actively (in coordination with other Technical Coordinators and the relevant Field Coordinators) in the definition and implementation of assessments and in the design and overall project cycle management of all FSL projects at mission level.

    Human Resources:

    • S/he supports from a technical point of view the teams operating on FSL (recruitment, objectives definition, and evaluation).

    Representation:

    • S/he ensures and coordinates the PUI’s FSL representation at mission level with partners, working groups, donors and different authorities.

    Coordination:

    • S/he ensures that information is efficiently communicated between the FSL teams and other teams (support, programs…) and ensures a proper coordination and information sharing with other national level coordinators (Log, Admin, Shelter and Infrastructure…).

    Logistical, Administrative and Financial Monitoring:

    • S/he guarantees that logistical and administrative procedures are respected by the FSL teams and alerts/relays this information to the logistical and administrative coordination team.
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    Training and Experiences

    • Master's Degree in Economics, Social Science, or Agronomy would be a major asset

    Experience:

    • 3 years as a manager of humanitarian projects
    • Successful experience in expatriate team management and the management of FSL Programs
    • A fortiori
    • Knowledge of economics both at macro and micro level, agricultural, distribution programmes, market analysis and resilience support programs

    Knowledge and Skills:

    • Excellent writing skills
    • Strong knowledge of project management
    • Research experience

    Software:

    • Pack Office proficient

    Required Personal Characteristics:

    • Leadership skills and an ability to make decisions.
    • Ability to show authority, if necessary.
    • Analysis and synthesis skills.
    • Organization, rigor and respect of deadlines.
    • Great ability to listen and to negotiate.
    • Good people person and good communication skills.
    • Ability to remain calm and level-headed.
    • General ability to resist stress, particularly in a changing environment.

    Languages:

    • English (mandatory)
    • French (desirable)
    • Arabic (desirable)

    Proposed Terms

    • Employed with a Fixed-Term Contract - 6 months renewable
    • Minimum duration of commitment: 6 months
    • Starting date: 15 February 2015
    • Monthly gross income: from 2,200 up to 2,530 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PUI
    • Cost covered: Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines…
    • Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
    • Housing in collective accommodation
    • Daily living Expenses (« Per diem »)
    • Break Policy: 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance
    • Paid Leave Policy: 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months

    Method of Application

    Applicants should submit their applications (CV and Cover Letter) to "Romain Gautier, Recruitment & Careers Manager" via: recrutement@premiere-urgence.org with the following subject: "Coordo Consort - Nigeria". OR "Food Security and Livelihoods - Nigeria".

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