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  • Posted: Dec 12, 2018
    Deadline: Dec 14, 2018
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    Knowledge Management Coordinator

    Role Purpose

    • The Knowledge Management (KM) Coordinator, will lead knowledge management across the program through varied and innovative approaches in order to inform and influence a wide variety of stakeholders including government, donor, community stakeholders, humanitarian response coordination structures/fora and other INGOs.
    • The Coordinator will work under the supervision of the Field manager Yobe and in collaboration relevant stakeholders, to develop compelling materials to support KM efforts for advocacy, communication and capacity building. The role would lead on the set- up of strong systems to promote good practice sharing and learning.

    Key Areas of Accountability
    Work closely with the EU Resilience program manager, MEAL Mangager and in collaboration with relevant staff, INGOs, partner CSOs, and beneficiary communities to:

    Documentation/Communication (External and Internal):

    • Source for, develop and disseminate compelling print and online communication, advocacy and knowledge management materials
    • Contribute to the preparation of timely and quality programme reports in collaboration with relevant technical and M&E staff
    • Lead the timely development and approval of concise, quality and appealing infographics, case studies, good practices, briefs, sitreps, newsletters and other relevant communication materials about the program
    • Work closely with relevant stakeholders to ensure adherence to EU Resilience project visibility and branding guidelines Explore and implement opportunities (including the photo gallery and other innovative tools) to communicate about the program with a wide variety of state, national and international level stakeholders
    • Produce relevant reports, briefing papers, presentations and communication tools (for accountability and fund raising) for internal and external audiences.
    • Ensure tools and strong systems are in place to bring out, document and share programme learning.
    • Lead on the production of key messages points, press releases, and other media materials related to the programme, that adhere to the communication protocols of the lead agency and its partners as well as take into consideration prevailing security situation and beneficiary consent and dignity.
    • Identify and maximise opportunities to raise the visibility and profile, both in-country and internationally.

    Strategy Development and Implementation:

    • Formulate/document and share (through relevant tools and platforms), key messages, key actions and lessons learnt got from relevant internal and external program documents (including reports, research articles), audiovisual materials and fora (including sector-working groups and communities of practice)
    • Support the development in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, a KM strategy for the EU RESILIENCE PROJECT focusing on short and long term objectives
    • Keep abreast with, document and share, policies as well as information from relevant structures (including sector working groups, government and humanitarian coordinating bodies), that would influence support provided to communities and persons affected by the humanitarian crises in the North East.
    • Build the capacity of relevant EU RESILIENCE PROJECT stakeholders (including partner INGOs and CSOs) in KM and communication.

    Collaboration and Representation:

    • Support the building, nurturing and development of strategic relationships with relevant projects, structures, coordination bodies and partners.
    • Develop and maintain a network of external contacts with key individuals in relevant government, NGO sector, civil society and the media.
    • Where required, represent Save the Children at relevant advocacy, learning, sharing, policy formulation, and KM opportunities, at national and international levels.

    Influencing and External Representation:

    • Develop good knowledge of state and national government structures, parliamentary and political processes and key decision making structures and how to influence them.
    • Provide support to the National Programme Manager and other team members conducting advocacy visits to the states as well as at Federal Level.
    • Undertake a range of KM activities to inform and persuade policy makers, including donors and politicians, of the value of Save the Children’s policy recommendations.
    • Build systems for research, analyses and documentation that contribute to evidence-based KM, and advocacy towards relevant internal and external stakeholders.

    Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    • Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
    • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

    Ambition:

    • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
    • Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
    • Future orientated, thinks strategically

    Collaboration:

    • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
    • Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
    • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

    Creativity:

    • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    • Willing to take disciplined risks

    Integrity:

    • Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

    Skills & Experience
    Essential:

    • Minimum first Degree qualification - B.Sc/BA/HND in Communication, Knowledge management, MEAL or other relevant fields with strong, compelling, innovative and audience- sensitive writing, analytics and communication skills.
    • Minimum of 4 years post NYSC progressive experience
    • Experience negotiating, developing and implementing successful partnerships with multiple stakeholders Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic levels
    • Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy A high level of written and spoken English.
    • Good interview skills.
    • Proven mastery of communication tools (Publisher, PowerPoint, internet, twitter etc.)
    • Capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible in difficult and at time insecure working circumstances. Strong organizational skills and ability to effectively handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines
    • Ability to travel extensively including to implementation sites of partner agencies Commitment to the aims, mandate and values of Save the Children (SC).
    • Experience working in a complex country programs in an emergency response or fragile state
    • Previous experience in a similar role especially on a project/program funded by an institutional donor Good knowledge of the North East of Nigeria, its culture, local languages and community dynamics.

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    MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support) Officer


    Role Purpose

    • Save the Children is an International Organization with a dual mandate of humanitarian and development work. It has been working for the rights of Children globally for over 90 years. Save the Children has been working in Nigeria since 2001 and has presence in 20 states. Save the Children launched the humanitarian response in the North East Nigeria in 2014 and since then has drastically expanded its capacity to provide lifesaving assistance to people affected by the conflict. Its humanitarian response currently delivers integrated programmes to enhance food security, restore livelihoods, reduce malnutrition, improve psychosocial wellbeing, protect children, and improve access to education and water, sanitation and hygiene services. SC currently works in six LGAs in Borno, Maiduguri (MMC), Kaga, Magumeri, Mafa, Jere and Konduga, with past work in Biu and plans to expand to include Rann.
    • The purpose of this position is two-fold: 1) to support the MHPSS unit to oversee quality improvements in Save the Children’s mental health and psychosocial support interventions for children affected by the conflict in NE Nigeria; and 2) to asssit the MHPSS unit in providing clinical intervention to children in distresss.
    • The MHPSS Officer is required to travel to field sites regularly.
    • In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

    Key Areas of Accountability
    Support to MHPSS programming activities to with CP.

    • Provide support, in the MHPSS Programming which include:
      • Ensuring assistance is provided to children affected by the conflict in a  dignified, respectful, equitable and inclusive manner that supports their resilience
      • Assisting children in acute distress and alleviating their stress, for instance ensuring that all staff / partners are trained on PFA and feel confident to use it
      • The mainstreaming of inter-agency guidelines (e.g. IASC MHPSS guidelines) and standards (e.g. CPMS) across the different sectors of programme activities delivered by SC and its partners
      • The use of structured and manualised MHPSS techniques
      • The participation of parents and caregivers in MHPSS activities
    • Support structured MHPSS activities for groups of boys and girls of different age groups, with particular attention to survivors of SGBV, unaccompanied children and other children who present with signs of poor mental health and distress
    • Identify MHPSS service providers and agree referral pathways for children with severe mental disorders

    Proposed Outputs:

    • Individual counselling sessions with children and beneficiaries where required to discuss complex cases. 
    • Be available on call/skype if any urgent matters arise that a staff would like to share regarding their casework or his/her personal well being
    • Bi -monthly progress reports to the MHPSS Coordinator to highlight needs and gaps.
    • Development of peer/reflective practises with teams
    • Support current MHPSS practices, reflecting on a cross-sectoral approach.  
    • Structured MHPSS activities for boys and girls, organised in age appropriate groups with a clear methodology or curriculum to promote mental well-being. Such activities must align with donor commitments in already-funded projects.

    Behaviours (Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    • Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

    Ambition:

    • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for him or herself and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
    • Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
    • Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

    Collaboration:

    • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
    • Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
    • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

    Creativity:

    • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    • Willing to take disciplined risks.

    Integrity:

    • Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

    Qualifications and Experience
    Essential:

    • Minimum of B.Sc in Psychology, Psychiatriic Nurse, and Medical social worker.
    • Minimum 4 years post NYSC  cognant experience in clinical setting, NGO and INGO
    • Experience in Psychological First Aid, and other psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities
    • Experience working in Child Protection programs, including those with MHPSS component
    • Fluent in English and Hausa is desirable
    • Working knowledge of Kanuri and Shuwa is an advantage
    • Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills and discretion with confidential information
    • Ability to work independently and proactively

    Desirable:

    • Experience in humanitarian emergencies and/or a refugee/displacement-setting

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    Livelihoods Coordinator

    Role

    • To support implementation of FSL component of project. More specifically, assist in the improvement of livelihood programs. S/he is principally responsible for the implementation of the Micro gardening project.

    Main Responsibilities
    The post holder will receive a context specific ToR for each deployment, which will draw upon the responsibilities outlined below.

    Programme Support (typically will be at field level):

    • Support field level technical assessments on livelihoods. This will be done in coordination with the FSL response lead and other SC thematic areas and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific analysis of children’s needs.
    • With support from the lead FSL Adviser and/or other senior programme staff, develop livelihood project plans and budgets, contributing towards an overall project implementation.
    • With support from the lead FSL Adviser and/or other senior programme staff, support with inputs in development of high quality concept notes and proposals.
    • With the support of FSL Adviser, support livelihood project implementation to ensure timely delivery of project activities (for example, monitoring against log frames, individual performance management work plans).
    • Identify emerging issues related to the livelihood programme and make recommendation for further solution.
    • In collaboration with project and partner staff, train enumerators on program component, its implementation and prepare narrative report of activities carried out.
    • Working closely with the lead FSL Adviser and/or other senior programme staff, support timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
    • With support from the lead FSL Adviser and/or other senior programme staff, identify programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
    • With support from the Monitoring & Evaluation team support the M & E plan implementation within the FSL projects, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
    • With support from the Accountability Lead ensure accountability is enforced in all project activities as well as ensuring that feedback from children and their families is considered in project design/implementation
    • With support from the community mobilization lead ensure effective and efficient information sharing to relevant stakeholders and continuous programme sensitization.
    • Work closely with partners and their staff to ensure project activities are implemented in time and within the stipulated quality.
    • To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.
    • Identify learning and training opportunities for partner staff and communicate this to the programme manager or Lead FSL Adviser. 

    Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

    • Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve supporting coordination working groups within the IDP camps and host communities or target project sites.
    • Contribute to communications and media work as required through correction of data and information and sharing with the project heads
    • General: Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

    CoreBehaviours
    Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:

    • Ensures that programme goals and activities uphold the principles of the key national and international humanitarian frameworks, codes and commitments
    • Integrates beneficiary accountability principles into the approach
    • Participates in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency cooperation

    Achieving Results Effectively:

    • Ensures efficient and transparent use of resources in accordance with internal controls
    • Establishes staff engagement mechanisms.
    • Addresses difficult situations and makes tough decisions confidently and calmly
    • Considers the wider impact of decisions to be made in the short and long-term.
    • Continuously provides feedback and updates to achieve improved results
    • Coordinates with stakeholders to avoid duplication and maximise resources
    • Documents lessons learned and applies them to future projects

    Maintaining and Developing Collaborative Relationships:

    • Actively listens to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders
    • Actively participates in networks to access and contribute to good practice
    • Establishes and maintains clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict affected people and other stakeholders
    • Establishes clear objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance

    Operating Safely and Securely:

    • Identifies and communicates risk and threats and minimises these for oneself and the agency
    • Takes measures to do no harm and to minimise risks for partners and the communities
    • Reduces vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organisation
    • Demonstrates an understanding of wider UN/NGO security coordination and how the organisation can benefit from, and contribute to, those mechanisms

    Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:

    • Helps team members to practise stress management through prioritisation of workloads and modelling of appropriate self-care
    • Remains effective and retains perspective in the face of difficult or demanding situations
    • Demonstrates personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly
    • Maintains ethical and professional behaviour in accordance with relevant codes of conduct
    • Plans, prioritises and performs tasks well under pressure
    • Takes responsibility for own work and for the impact of own actions

    Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:

    • Builds own awareness of the bigger global picture by using a broad range of sources to gather data
    • Demonstrates managerial courage by confronting difficult situations and seeking resolution, and stating willingness to champion ideas
    • Demonstrates approachability and trust by listening carefully to others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings
    • Demonstrates self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their own strengths and weaknesses
    • Makes positive statements about work
    • Effectively influences others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by own preferred solution
    • Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to another for the purpose of his/her development

    Qualification and Experience
    Essential:

    • Relevant experience of working in livelihoods, including report writing.
    • Education to B.Sc/BA level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience (in agricultural research programme)
    • Previous experience of project management and implementation

    Desirable:

    • High level of communication in a local language related to working environment
    • Familiarity with integration of programme FSL / Nutrition / Wash
    • Experience in gender mainstreaming, social protection programming.
    • Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
    • Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation
    • Experience of training and capacity building staff
    • Some experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
    • Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals
    • Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
    • Excellent communication and strong influencing skills
    • Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
    • A high level of written and spoken English
    • The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
    • Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

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    MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support) Officer

    Role Purpose

    • Save the Children is an International Organization with a dual mandate of humanitarian and development work. It has been working for the rights of Children globally for over 90 years. Save the Children has been working in Nigeria since 2001 and has presence in 20 states
    • Save the Children launched the humanitarian response in the North East Nigeria in 2014 and since then has drastically expanded its capacity to provide lifesaving assistance to people affected by the conflict.
    • Its humanitarian response currently delivers integrated programmes to enhance food security, restore livelihoods, reduce malnutrition, improve psychosocial wellbeing, protect children, and improve access to education and water, sanitation and hygiene services. SC currently works in six LGAs in Borno, Maiduguri (MMC), Kaga, Magumeri, Mafa, Jere and Konduga, with past work in Biu and plans to expand to include Rann.
    • The purpose of this position is two-fold:
      • To support the MHPSS unit to oversee quality improvements in Save the Children’s mental health and psychosocial support interventions for children affected by the conflict in NE Nigeria; and
      • To asssit the MHPSS unit in providing clinical intervention to children in distresss.
    • The MHPSS Officer is required to travel to field sites regularly.
    • In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

    Support to MHPSS programming activities to with CP

    • Provide support, in the MHPSS Programming which include:
      • Ensuring assistance is provided to children affected by the conflict in a  dignified, respectful, equitable and inclusive manner that supports their resilience
      • Assisting children in acute distress and alleviating their stress, for instance ensuring that all staff / partners are trained on PFA and feel confident to use it
      • The mainstreaming of inter-agency guidelines (e.g. IASC MHPSS guidelines) and standards (e.g. CPMS) across the different sectors of programme activities delivered by SC and its partners
      • The use of structured and manualised MHPSS techniques
      • The participation of parents and caregivers in MHPSS activities
    • Support structured MHPSS activities for groups of boys and girls of different age groups, with particular attention to survivors of SGBV, unaccompanied children and other children who present with signs of poor mental health and distress
    • Identify MHPSS service providers and agree referral pathways for children with severe mental disorders

    Proposed Outputs

    • Individual counselling sessions with children and beneficiaries where required to discuss complex cases. 
    • Be available on call/skype if any urgent matters arise that a staff would like to share regarding their casework or his/her personal well being
    • Bi -monthly progress reports to the MHPSS Coordinator to highlight needs and gaps.
    • Development of peer/reflective practises with teams
    • Support current MHPSS practices, reflecting on a cross-sectoral approach.  
    • Structured MHPSS activities for boys and girls, organised in age appropriate groups with a clear methodology or curriculum to promote mental well-being. Such activities must align with donor commitments in already-funded projects.

    Additional Job Responsibilities

    • The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

    Qualifications and Experience

    • Experience in humanitarian emergencies and/or a refugee/displacement-setting

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    Project Manager, REACH


    The Organisation

    • We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
    • We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
      • No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
      • All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
      • Violence against children is no longer tolerated
    • We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

    Role Purpose

    • The Program Manager will provide oversight to the REACH project team in Katsina state on planning, monitoring, report writing and budget and award management in order to meet timelines within the life of the project.

    Key Areas of Accountability
    Programme Management:

    • Effectively and efficiently work with all REACH staff and local partners to ensure timely reporting of narrative and financial reports to the country office.
    • Maintain good communication with staff and local partners
    • Work together with the Program team and local partners to develop and track implementable project workplan and budgets in line with project objectives and plans
    • Work closely with the project staff and monitor implementation of project workplan and reporting of activities
    • Submit quality project narrative reports on timely basis to country office

    Planning and Budgeting:

    • Provide guidance on activity plans, budgets and financial management and reporting to project staff and local partners in all project implementation states
    • Provide guidance on budgeting, forecasting, rephrasing, tracking/monitoring and reporting
    • Follow up with country office Awards and Finance to ensure timely disbursements of funds to local partners and assessment and vetting of local partners where appropriate.

    Representation and relationships:

    • Represent REACH project on stakeholders meetings in the states where necessary.

    Requirement, Skills & Experience
    Administrative & General Skills:

    • Minimum of a Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years’ work experience or a Postgraduate qualification with 3 years’ experience in program management

    Essential:

    • At least 5 years programme management experience with INGO in Nigeria
    • At least 3 years in Adolescent sexual health programme management.
    • Effective planning, analytical, report writing and financial skills
    • Very good understanding and skills in advocacy and in promoting gender equality, child rights, community empowerment, community development approaches, analytical & research skills, experience in conducting research, data analysis and knowledge management
    • Proven supervisory skills and coaching for direct reports.
    • Fluency in English (written and verbal) and excellent writing skills

    Desirable:

    • Experience working in Northern Nigeria
    • Fluency in Hausa

    Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    • Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
    • High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
    • Holds self and others accountable

    Ambition:

    • Creating best-in-class EA function
    • Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

    Collaboration:

    • Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
    • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
    • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

    Creativity:

    • Designing more effective project management systems
    • Willing to take disciplined risks

    Integrity:

    • Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

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    Procurement Officer


    Role Purpose

    • The Procurement/Logistics Officer is responsible for managing Procurement processes to ensure effective, transparent and accountable support to the Save the Children programs in Yobe State.
    • Under the supervision of the Logistics Coordinator to ensure adequate consideration for coordination of supplies deliveries and planning of program implementation. Provide technical advice and guidance to program/support teams on procurement of goods and services and on best procurement practices. Anticipate procurement bottlenecks and resolve them ahead of issues.

    Key Areas of Accountability
    Procurement and Supply:

    • Implement procurement as per approved Save the Children International guidelines, procedures and forms.
    • Check the availability and prices of requested items in the local market; liaise with Country office if procurement must be conducted there.
    • Maintain and regularly update the price list.
    • Maintain and regularly update current supplier database.
    • Maintain, keep up-to-date and share a weekly procurement tracker, showing the current status of the requested items and the date which they are expected to be supplied to the projects
    • Organize collections of required numbers of quotes for all relevant procurements
    • Advises the Budget holder on contract allocation if relevant. Call for procurement committee meetings, take notes and documents the decision making process.
    • Drafts POs according to Procurement committees proceedings for Review of relevant manager and submits for Budget holder approval
    • Collate all payment file and submit to LM for check before submission to Budget holder and finance payment
    • Prepare monthly summary reports on the procurement, identifying problems in operations and solutions proposed.
    • Oversee all arrangements for meetings and conferences as required, ensuring these are delivered to a high quality and cost effectively
    • Line manage all procurement assistants under supervision of the position by managing performance on an on-going basis
    • Manage suppliers relationship up to delivery of goods / completion of service
    • Follows up with Finance office on outstanding payments files. In liaison with the Senior Logistics Manager, Trouble-shoot file incompleteness and/or inconsistencies.
    • Maintains and keep up-to-date a hard documentation filling system for procurement files allowing easy reference for audit purpose.
    • Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child protection, code of conduct, fraud, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies
    • Work in close collaboration with the finance and administration departments to ensure effective operations and strong team spirit
    • Carry out any other tasks required by the line manager in line with job description and capacity development plan.

    Reports:

    • Maintain all Procurement files in an organized, accurate and up to date manner
    • Produce weekly procurement tracker and send to programs and management teams at field level
    • Generate any other procurement related reports upon request (item category/ donor / time / budget… - based)

    Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    • Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
    • High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
    • Holds self and others accountable

    Ambition:

    • Creating best-in-class EA function
    • Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

    Collaboration:

    • Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
    • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
    • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

    Creativity:

    • Designing more effective admin and data management systems
    • Willing to take disciplined risks

    Integrity:

    • Honest, encourages openne ss and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

    Skills & Experience
    Administrative & General Skills:

    • Level of Education - Bachelor's Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Accounting or related field
    • Professional international certification in procurement or logistics (e.g. CIPS, CILT) an added advantage
    • Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level - Excellent
    • Language Requirements - English & Hausa - Excellent
    • Level of IT literacy Required - (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Email system, Internet browsing) - Excellent

    Experience Expectations:

    • Desired Number of Years Prior Experience in a Similar Role - 3 years
    • Experience in procurement and logistics with INGO: Minimum 2 years
    • Experience in a relatively insecure field based environment
    • Experience working with Save the children

    Working Conditions:

    • Ability and willingness to travel to projects and stay in basic conditions when necessary.

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    Nutrition Officer

    Scope of Role

    • To support implementation of Nutrition and health component under EU Resilience project in Yobe.

    Key Areas of Accountability
    Programme Support (typically will be at field level):

    • Working closely with the Field Manager, the Nutrition Program Officer will do the following:
    • Mobilize the community around the promotion of optimal infant and young child feeding practices and health seeking behaviours
    • Promote, protect and support optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding practices.
    • Support Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergency (IYCF-E), identification of lead mothers, training of health workers and community volunteers.
    • Daily supervision of support group meetings in communities.
    • Work closely with staff at the Health facility and OTP sites to ensure that all children referred with malnutrition are treated accordingly and caregivers receive are part of SBCC
    • Facilitate the formation of Mother-to-Mother and Father to father support groups meetings and conduct supportive supervision/spot checks during support group meetings.
    • Support in the referral of malnourished cases from support groups to health facilities offering Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) services.
    • Collate and compile program monthly data reports.
    • Prepare transport requests for field trips to the program implementing communities.
    • Participate in the training of lead mothers and support group members on Food Demonstration
    • Working closely with the other project staff (FSL, Education, CP) to ensure timely referral and linkage across projects
    • Provide capacity building and trainings to community nutrition mobilizers, health workers and Community Nutrition Mobilizers on IYCF-E and referral mechanism.
    • Ensure monthly and quarterly follow up with Community Mobilizers and community leaders through review/feedback meetings.
    • Ensure that beneficiaries benefiting from the BCC also benefit in cash transfer project
    • Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure that data are captured in a correct and accurate manner
    • Assist the nutrition team in giving supportive supervision to community volunteers.
    • Compile and submit reports on weekly progress report
    • Undertake any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

    Capacity Building:

    • Identify learning and training opportunities for partner staff and communicate this to the Field Manager 
    • Ensure all OTP/SFP team members are familiar with their posts.

    Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

    • Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children
    • This may involve supporting coordination working groups within the IDP camps and host communities or target project sites.
    • Contribute to communications and media work as required through correction of data and information and sharing with the project heads

    General:

    • Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

    This post focuses on emergency/humanitarian programming and not limited to any project. The position holder will be expected to contribute to SCI’s dual mandate and support as needed.

    Skills and Behaviours (SCI Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    • Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
    • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

    Ambition:

    • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
    • Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
    • Future-oriented, thinks strategically

    Collaboration:

    • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
    • Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
    • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

    Creativity:

    • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    • Willing to take disciplined risks

    Integrity:

    • Honest, encourages openness and transparency

    Qualifications & Experience
    Essential:

    • B.Sc or equivalent in Health / Public Health / Nutrition with minimum of 2 years progressive experience post NYSC
    • Experience in Nutrition and community based programming
    • Experience of emergency nutrition work (preferably CMAM) and implementation of feeding programs, including monitoring and evaluation
    • Basic training in IYCF-E
    • Proven capacity of management, leadership and teamwork
    • Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathise with all beneficiaries and their carers
    • Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions
    • Experience in community based interventions in Nigeria especially in the NE
    • Demonstrable ability at report writing
    • Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
    • Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field
    • Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
    • Fluency in written and spoken English and local languages
    • Computer literate

    Desirable:

    • Master trainer and good facilitator
    • Experience in conducting nutrition assessments and an understanding of nutritional surveillance and information systems.

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    MEAL Adviser

    Role Purpose

    • The MEAL Adviser will be expected to lead on MEAL system design and implementation, evaluations, MEAL budgeting, recruitment as well as support proposal writing and logframe development usually at national level. 
    • In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity building existing country programme staff.

    Main Responsibilities

    • Lead planning of needs assessments in coordination other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and include an analysis of children’s needs. Lead development of SC programme baseline surveys where required.
    • Working with the Deputy Team Leader – Programmes or Team Leader to support senior technical colleagues in their development of sector logframes, plans, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks and plans.  Contribute to development of programme plan/strategy and masterbudget.
    • Lead development of M&E systems (such as output trackers) and their roll out.  Support sector technical staff to carry out monitoring and evaluation of project activities as agreed in M&E frameworks and plans and to strengthen integration between sectors.
    • With support from senior technical colleagues, support fundraising, including contributing to proposal writing and review to ensure MEAL activities and costs are adequately covered. Develop standard guidance for incorporation of MEAL costs into proposals in specific responses.
    • Lead planning, implementation and follow-up of evaluations (real times, evaluations of humanitarian action etc.). Participate in evaluations were required.
    • Set up systems to manage complex information generated by MEAL activities, such as complaints databases and qualitative outcome monitoring data systems.  Conduct statistical and qualitative data analysis and present and disseminate information to inform programme management at all levels of management within a response. Seek solutions for more complex data management requirements by working with IT colleagues, leading development of databases etc.
    • With the HR team, identify MEAL staffing needs for emergency programmes, and lead rapid recruitment, induction, performance management and training.
    • With support from other programme staff, identify MEAL activities supply needs and coordinate with the logistics team to ensure materials arrive in good time.
    • Support sector technical leads to develop monitoring & evaluation plans and required tools. Capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
    • Implement accountability mechanisms at field level, such as complaints response mechanisms – working on community assessment, design, implementation, review etc.. Ensure that activities are carried out to raise awareness of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and handling of serious complaints in line with child safeguarding policy.

    Support technical sector specialists to ensure that projects are carried out with participation from all disaster traditional and high-tech solutions) and that they solicit and respond to community feedback:

    • To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct. For instance, with support from senior colleagues, work with sector technical specialists to ensure quality monitoring systems are set up to ensure adherence of programmes to minimum standards.

    Capacity Building:

    • Identify learning and training opportunities for MEAL and other staff and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff.
    • Conduct training and awareness raising activities for operations and programme technical staff at field and country-office level regarding MEAL priorities and quality standards.

    Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

    • Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve taking the lead in coordination working groups.  Participate in Interagency coordinated joint MEAL activities (for instance, inter-agency RTEs).
    • With support from the Lead MEAL Adviser and/or other senior programme staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers in-country.
    • In collaboration with SC MEAL colleagues, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives Lead on response-specific learning activities.  For instance, support planning of After Action Review workshops, prepare lessons learnt reports and conducting accountability mechanism pilots. Take steps to document lessons learned for wider dissemination.
    • To identify opportunities and material to contribute to communications and media work, acting as a spokesperson when required.

    General:

    • Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

    Key Areas of Accountability
    Monitoring and Evaluation:

    • Develop and implement a framework for monitoring programmes including rapid assessment and baseline tools, project specific monitoring tools, approaches, staff and team responsibilities and frequency of monitoring and evaluation activities
    • Develop clear, systematic and feasible monitoring plans for projects, based on project logframes (including data collection-frequency and data management)
    • Provide guidance to the MEAL Coordinator and MEAL staff to collect good quality monitoring data in a timely manner and collate/organize data received for reporting purposes
    • Assist in data quality assurance and compliance with all grants related reporting requirements and their timely submission.
    • Support project managers and technical advisors in conducting regular reviews of each project and ensure there is a clear process for staff/teams to raise concerns over programme progress and quality
    • Ensure that the Humanitarian Response office complies with SCI MEAL standard operating procedures including: the global quality framework, Global Initiative requirements, total reach and the advocacy measurement tool.
    • Ensure that all programmes are designed and implemented in accordance with international MEAL standards (such as, but not limited to, Accountability Partnership International (HAP-I) Benchmarks, SPHERE, DEC Accountability Framework, and the Core Humanitarian Standards)
    • Support the PDQ Team bringing together data and findings from across projects and operational regions to form a coherent basis for analysis of impact which promotes learning and strategy development.
    • Work closely with the regional MEAL team and share best experiences through the community of practice fora.
    • Support the MEAL team, and Project Managers with technology-driven and innovative systems, including Segovia platform, biometrics, and mHeath.
    • Develop and implement partner capacity building, including the inclusion of logframes in partner agreements and training for partner staff.

    Accountability
    Work closely with the Accountability Officer to:

    • Ensure that accountability to beneficiaries becomes a core element and success indicator for all program activities.
    • Build on progress to date on integrating accountability to beneficiaries (and particularly children) within programmes through supporting the establishment of feedback mechanisms and producing information materials in a way which mainstreams accountability across all programmes.
    • Contribute to improvements in existing policies and procedures to enhance effective accountability mechanisms.
    • Assess how beneficiaries can best be involved at every stage of the programme cycle.
    • Develop regular trend analysis of complaints on the organisation and sharing for wider learning and improvement.
    • Coordinate with the Accountability Coordinator at Abuja level to ensure information flow for CRM.

    Learning:

    • Work closely with the Country Office Knowledge Management Advisor, the Technical Advisors, and the Response MEAL team to:
    • Promote learning throughout the Response Team, particularly on issues of programme quality, policy analysis and advocacy. Ensure new analysis and information is constantly available.
    • Communicate program learning (through document sharing, presentations, etc) internally to provide guidance and technical input on strategic direction and programme design, and externally with key stakeholders (NGOs, government partners, working groups, etc).
    • Ensure that lessons learned are properly documented and are incorporated into programme implementation and design.
    • Regularly produce and report on best practices and case studies.
    • Participate in designing and implementation of studies, assessments and learning in coordination and cooperation with PDQ teams and programme staff.

    Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    • Holds self- accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
    • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities

    Ambition:

    • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
    • Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
    • Future orientated thinks strategically.

    Collaboration:

    • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
    • Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
    • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

    Creativity:

    • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    • Willing to take disciplined risks

    Integrity:

    • Honest, encourages openness and transparency

    Qualifications and Experience
    Required:

    • Significant management experience in emergency response and fragile state contexts.
    • Previous first phase emergency response experience is essential
    • Significant experience of undertaking a MEAL related role in an humanitarian context
    • Education to MSc/MA/MEng level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience
    • Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
    • Previous experience of managing a team and managing projects
    • Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in evaluations
    • Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands on implementation capacity
    • Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff
    • Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
    • Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors
    • Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
    • Excellent communication and influencing skills with experience in advocacy
    • Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
    • A high level of written and spoken English
    • The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
    • Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC   mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

    Desirable:

    • Language skills in French, Spanish, and/or Arabic
    • Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
    • Specific experience of designing and managing DFID and ECHO projects
    • Specific experience of working in consortia projects.

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    Education Coordinator

    Role Purpose

    • Reporting to the Education Programme Manager, the person coordinates the delivery/ implementation of all education projectss in Northeast.
    • The Education Coordinator provides both operations and technical assistance and oversight on all aspects relating to Education in Emergencies projects.
    • The job holder provides overall programmatic and operational coordination and management including; planning, implementation, capacity enhancement, monitoring/ evaluation and reporting both internally (within SCI) and externally (for/with partners).
    • The job holder may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.

    Key Areas of Accountability
    Projects Coordination &  Management:

    • Oversee the coordination and implementation of the Education projects across Northeast in line with the design of the projects and donor requirements.
    • Establish, maintain and strengthen linkages in the management and implementation of Education Projects.
    • Create and sustain positive working relationships with the partners and other stakeholders.
    • Plan and coordinate LGEA, and State level engagements with partners and key stakeholders.
    • Monitor and ensure timely and quality reports are submitted as per the reporting requirements.
    • Working closely with Education Programme Manager & MEAL to ensure quality program delivery, documentation and reporting of progress.

    Operational Planning:

    • In close coordination with Education Programme Manager, provide ensure planning, development of detailed implementation plans, phased budgets, implementation, monitoring, documentation and reporting for EDUCATION projects is done.
    • Overseeing the implementation and budget performance in line with the projects plans and budgets.
    • Effectively support the projects staff and partners in developing annual plans, in line with EDUCATION Projects design and Save the Children International planning guidelines.
    • Support staff and partners to ensure that EDUCATION Projects implementation are to the desired standards and on time.
    • Provide guidance to the partners through the planning processes to develop plans that are cost effective and in line with EDUCATION Projects funding.

    Finance and Budget Management:

    • Manage the Projects budget in coordination with Education Programme Manager and Field Finance Manager.
    • Overseeing the budget performance to ensure that projects implementation is on course as per the detailed implementation plans and phased budgets.
    • In coordination with the Programme Manager conduct budget monitoring, suggest necessary revisions and prepare draft reports.
    • Ensure that the budget monitoring reports are responded to in time and with accurate information.
    • Working closely with Education Programme Manager to ensure that partners are well guided, supported and their capacity built in sound financial management procedures.

    Partner Development and Management:

    • Participate in partner’s capacity assessment and identify capacity building needs for the EDUCATION Projects partners.
    • Develop with the partner’s detailed implementation/work plans and phased budgets.
    • Provide capacity building and support in implementation by partners.
    • Monitor and follow up the implementation of the agreed work plan and budget to ensure that the program objectives are being realized in accordance to the program and partnership agreement and take the necessary actions for any identified deviations.
    • Undertaking partners’ capacity assessment in order to identify capacity gaps and areas of support that the partners will require for effective implementation of the projects.
    • Undertake visits to the partners on both programmatic and operational support.
    • Ensure timely, accurate and high quality financial and programmatic reporting by the partners and take corrective actions for any non compliance by the partners.

    Program and Financial Reporting:

    • Work in close collaboration with the Programme Manager in the preparation of timely and high quality progress and end of projects narrative and financial reports which are in accordance to the donor reporting schedule and formats.
    • Review all program financial reports ensuring that donor guidelines have been followed and high standard met, prior to submission to management.
    • Organize and facilitate quarterly follow ups and progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports.
    • Overall Budget Vs Actual expenditure analysis and variance explanations.

    Internal and external engagements:

    • Ensuring that the program experience is represented and given recognition at stakeholder meetings, workshops, donor, networks and any other engagements.
    • Develop and maintain regular channels of communication with partners and key stakeholders at all levels (Community, LGEA and State).

    MEAL:

    • Effectively manage projects design and study processes which include assessments, baseline and evaluation studies, putting in place a functional Activity Tracking Table.
    • Ensure that the projects quality bench marks are followed.
    • Collecting and managing complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team and Projects Officers.
    • Ensure regular monitoring of projects results, documentation of projects case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices and  coordinating  learning  and  reflection meetings/sessions
    • Ensure an effective programs/ projects monitoring and evaluation systems is in place.
    • Monitor programs/ projects activities to ensure quality, timeliness and adherence to both Country Office and international Save the Children policies and procedures.

    Technical Oversight:

    • In liaison with Programme Manager, Education Advisor and Humanitarian leadership team provide guidance and support to projects team, partners and stakeholders.

    Skills and Behaviours (our Values and Practice)
    Accountability:

    • Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
    • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

    Ambition:

    • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

    Collaboration:

    • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
    • Builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
    • Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

    Creativity:

    • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    • Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach

    Integrity:

    • Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
    • Displays consistent excellent judgement

    Qualifications and Experience

    • Minimum of a Bachelors’ Degree in humanities.
    • Experience in managing integrated programmes across different thematic areas such as education, child protection, child rights governance or disaster risk reduction is a must.
    • At least 5 years of accrued working experience in program implementation with a minimum of 3 years in a management level position in an international NGO and those applying partnership approaches is desirable.
    • Experience in strategic thinking and planning skills, be able to set priorities, prepare manageable plans and to evaluate progress.
    • Experience of working with local partners and Local Government and State Authorities in Education, Child Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, or Child Protection is an added advantage.
    • Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
    • Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
    • Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
    • Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
    • Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
    • Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
    • Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
    • Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
    • Excellent time management and planning capacity.

    Desirable:

    • Experience of urban programming.
    • Language skills in Hausa or Kanuri.

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