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Project Summary

• The Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) project works to improve the quality of and access to education in Northern Nigeria, equitably and sustainably

Position Summary

• The IT Manager will be responsible for overseeing the installation, usage, and maintenance of the office IT system, as well as troubleshooting and being involved in ICT solutions.

Reporting & Supervision:

• This position is housed in Abuja, Nigeria, reporting to the Operations Manager and will work in close collaboration with HQ field office support and HQ Help Desk on office IT issues.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide technical set-up and needed support on all IT related issues, including installation and testing of workstations, printers, client software, upgrades, and configuration
• Implement and document network operations, processes, and procedures
• Deploy and implement office network according to HQ specifications
• Serve as the office Network Administrator
• Identify and solve possible problems in the network
• Supervise installations performed by third parties such as cabling, Internet connection, etc.
• Supervise and follow-up on equipment maintenance performed by other contractors
• Support and troubleshoot users in the Abuja office on their daily work
• Implement and enforce security on the network and prevent misuse of the IT resources
• Participate in writing IT office policy
• Responsible for IT inventory work closely with the DCOP and procurement team to monitor distribution and location of IT equipment by performing a yearly inventory check-up
• Set up, implement, and maintain hardware firewall
• Keep the network healthy by applying all required security patches and monitoring the correct delivery of all antivirus updates
• Implement and document a disaster recovery plan and offsite storage of backed up data

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in ICT, Information Systems, or a related field
• 5+ years experience in IT Systems Management
• Previous experience working on USAID-funded projects is preferred.

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Position Location: Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria, with some travel to Borno

Project Summary: The North East Nigeria Transition to Development program (NENTAD) aims to deliver an effective response to the basic needs of vulnerable people impacted by the crisis in the north east of Nigeria. The Education in Emergencies component of NENTAD will focus on addressing immediate needs by providing education support to conflict affected children and adolescents, while contributing to the learning on what is needed to support early recovery and transition to development. In order to achieve this output, we will support up to two projects that include well-targeted, innovative, and results-oriented activities.

Position Summary: The Partnerships Manager will be responsible for providing managerial, administrative and technical support to all local partners. The Partnerships Manager is responsible for identifying and overseeing local partners to facilitate professional capacity building trainings, manage partner expectations for meetings, financial and narrative reporting, project implementation, ensure effective communication, and increase collaboration between local partners and local government and communities. The position requires experience working with local partners to build capacity, improve collaboration with local government and personnel management on large education projects, and knowledge of grant making procedures, preferably on DFID projects.

Reporting & Supervision:
This position is housed in IRC’s Yobe office and reports to the State Team Leader.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead management of local partner organizations:
• Identification of new local partners (as needed)
• Design and lead capacity building training
• Review and strengthen local partner capacity to implement projects, manage funds, and write reports
• Manage sub-agreements with local partners;

Increase collaboration amongst local partners to increase sharing of best practices;

• Ensure technical coordination of state-level activities;
• Work closely with Education Officers to manage support for local partners as needed to ensure the smooth implementation of project activities across technical areas;
• Ensure the timely production, coordination, and reporting of local partners;
• Increase coordination between local partners and local government officials to support education;
• Lead the reviews of any grant submissions;
• Analyze and evaluate grant submissions for technical and budget soundness and compliance with donor regulations;
• Coordinating the issuance of awards and maintain grant documentation through the development and up-keep of a small grants database; and
• Preparing scheduled and special reports, studies and analyses on the grants program.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in education, management, financial analysis or accounting desirable; Master’s degree preferred;
• At least five years of experience managing sub-grants in the international development sector, with at least two years of experience working with local partners;
• Solid understanding of donor regulations (i.e. USAID, Department of State, World Bank, DFID, etc.) and procedures pertaining to grants management – DFID regulations preferred;
• Ability to analyze budget line items for compliance with budget guidelines;
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex tasks and prioritize multiple projects;
• The candidate must demonstrate relevant technical experience working on activities that are of a similar scope to this activity;
• Ability to manage grants with local partners, providing technical support to build their professional skills, and establishing strong relationships with local governments to facilitate better collaboration;
• Must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English, Hausa a plus but not required
• Must be computer literate.