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The
International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian
crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at
the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and
life-changing assistance to people affected by war or disaster. At work today
in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to
millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from
harm to home.

We
are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job
Title: M&E
Assistant (Health)
Location: Damaturu, Yobe

Job
Summary

The
Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant will work closely with Monitoring and
Evaluation Officer and the Health staff, and will be responsible for the
development and administration of high quality M and E system in the
Health project through; collecting, inputting, collating/organizing,
analyzing and producing data for the proper implementation of the Health
projects in Yobe.

Responsibilities
Data collection tools and database design (—-% of time):

Develop
tools for the collecting regular projects’ activities and performances;
Take
part in the design of Microsoft Excel databases to store project/program
accomplishment data;
Work
with partner staff in designing both data collection tools and electronic
templates;
Design
a strategy to collect filed level information required by IRC, donors
and/or stakeholders;
Work
with the M&E and program team in standardizing the project M&E
tools;
Work
with the M&E manager in designing data collection templates for
surveys that needs to be conducted internally;
Take
part in designing electronic data entry templates for mobile/tablet data
collection;

Data
collection and analysis (— % of time):

Make
sure the responsible persons for each and every data elements to compute
project performances are assigned;
Closely
work with front line staff and volunteers to make so that projects data
collected on timely fashion;
With
the support of M&E manager and Health, train enumerators on
administration of various Health questionnaires and data collection tools
related to project monitoring, baseline and evaluations.
With
the support of M&E and Health manager, train casual staff, data entry
operators on data entering.
Timely
report to M&E manager and Health Manager.
Closely
work with staff to ensure they follow correct procedures and criteria
during beneficiary registration.
Communicate
and orient responsible partners or program staff on the use of the tools
they are responsible for;
Apply
data cleaning techniques to ensure the quality of data collected from
field;
Tabulate
and cross-tabulate the field data for further analysis by M&E managers
and program staff;
Identify
the data quality issues and bring to the attention of the M&E manager
with proposed actions;
Take
part in the Data Quality Audits, share with program staff and document
findings;
With
the support of Health teams, ensure high quality monitoring data in a
timely manner: collate/organize data for reporting.
Partake
in routine monitoring missions as scheduled.

Capacity
building and supervision (—% of time):

Assist
local partners in designing monitoring and reporting tools and establishing
database management systems;
Train
enumerator hired for special studies or assessments;
Organize
orientation for front line staff, partners’ staff and volunteers on the
monitoring tools and train them how to use data for decision making;
Mentor
and coach frontline staff and volunteers on issues related to data
collection.

Perform
other duties assigned by the supervisor (—-% of time):

Perform
other task related assignment proposed by his/her supervisor/s

Skills
And Experiences

Degree/Diploma
in Statistics, Computer Science, IT or related fields;
Excellent
organizational and time management skills and ability to meet strict
deadlines;
Good
interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, as well as
independently;
Flexible
and able to work in a dynamic and diverse environment;
At
least one year of prior experience in a similar post, reporting experience
preferred.
Excellent
computer skills are required (particularly Microsoft Excel, Access and
Word);
Excellent
English language skills, oral and written, and the ability to translate
from Hausa and/or Fulani to English;
Strong
analytical and reporting skills with attention to details;
Ability
to travel to provide on-site guidance and training;

Job
Title: M&E
Assistant (Environmental Health)
Location: Damaturu, Yobe

Job
Summary

The
Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant will work closely with Monitoring and
Evaluation Officer and the EH staff, and will be responsible for the
development and administration of high quality M and E system in the EH
project through; collecting, inputting, collating/organizing, analyzing
and producing data for the proper implementation of the Environmental
Health projects in Yobe.

Responsibilities
Data collection tools and database design (—-% of time):

Develop
tools for the collecting regular projects’ activities and performances;
Take
part in the design of Microsoft Excel databases to store project/program
accomplishment data;
Work
with the M&E manager in designing data collection templates for
surveys that needs to be conducted internally;
Take
part in designing electronic data entry templates for mobile/tablet data
collection;
Work
with partner staff in designing both data collection tools and electronic
templates;
Design
a strategy to collect filed level information required by IRC, donors
and/or stakeholders;
Work
with the M&E and program team in standardizing the project M&E
tools;

Data
collection and analysis (— % of time):

Make
sure the responsible persons for each and every data elements to compute
project performances are assigned;
Closely
work with front line staff and volunteers to make so that projects data
collected on timely fashion;
Communicate
and orient responsible partners or program staff on the use of the tools
they are responsible for;
Apply
data cleaning techniques to ensure the quality of data collected from
field;
Tabulate
and cross-tabulate the field data for further analysis by M&E managers
and program staff;
Identify
the data quality issues and bring to the attention of the M&E manager
with proposed actions;
Take
part in the Data Quality Audits, share with program staff and document
findings;
With
the support of EH teams, ensure high quality monitoring data in a timely
manner: collate/organize data for reporting.
Partake
in routine monitoring missions as scheduled.
With
the support of M&E manager, train enumerators on administration of
various Environmental Health questionnaires and data collection tools
related to project monitoring, baseline and evaluations.
With
the support of M&E manager, train casual staff, data entry operators
on data entering.
Timely
report to M&E manager and Senior EH Manager.
Closely
work with staff to ensure they follow correct procedures and criteria
during beneficiary registration.

Capacity
building and supervision (—% of time):

Assist
local partners in designing monitoring and reporting tools and
establishing database management systems;
Train
enumerator hired for special studies or assessments;
Organize
orientation for front line staff, partners’ staff and volunteers on the
monitoring tools and train them how to use data for decision making;
Mentor
and coach frontline staff and volunteers on issues related to data
collection.

Perform
other duties assigned by the supervisor (—-% of time):

Perform
other task related assignment proposed by his/her supervisor/s

Skills
and Experiences

Degree/Diploma
in Statistics, Computer Science, IT or related fields;
Excellent
computer skills are required (particularly Microsoft Excel, Access and
Word);
Excellent
English language skills, oral and written, and the ability to translate
from Hausa and/or Fulani to English;
Strong
analytical and reporting skills with attention to details;
Ability
to travel to provide on-site guidance and training;
Excellent
organizational and time management skills and ability to meet strict
deadlines;
Good
interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, as well as
independently;
Flexible
and able to work in a dynamic and diverse environment;
At
least one year of prior experience in a similar post, reporting experience
preferred.

Job
Title: Health
Manager
Location: Damaturu, Yobe

Scope
of Work
The health Manager is the focal point for IRC integrated primary health care
services in Yobe State. He/she reports to the health coordinator and also works
closely with the Senior Reproductive Health Manager and the base manager for
daily administrative issues.

Supervise
the ORP teams, including community and outreach activities in the targeted
LGAs.
Coordinate
with State Primary Health Development Agency and other actors in the
response and maintain good relations with them,
Participate
in the Cholera Outbreak Control Coordination Team and carry out
community-based public health interventions during communicable disease
outbreaks.
Monitor
quality performance indicators ensuring adherence to technical standards,
best practices and donor guidelines
Coordinate
all referrals of patients as per IRC referral guidelines
Seek
out and nurture quality partnerships with community structures
Contribute
to design, planning, and drafting new proposals.
Foster
inter program linkages, exchange information and experiences and
contribute actively to protection and disaster risk reduction
mainstreaming in the health program
Collaborate
with other relevant sectors especially Environmental Health, as well as
Nutrition, Women Protection & Empowerment, and Child Protection to
ensure holistic service package is available in response to the needs.

Human
Resource Management:

Monitor
and supervise the health staff and ensure that work is done properly and
efficiently
Routinely
monitor staff performance according to their job description and provide
written feedback in a timely manner.
Provide
on-the-job training for health and support staff.
Review
personnel issues and concerns of health staff and assist in determining
and implementing solutions.
Determine
personnel needs for field-level activities, and in coordination with the
Human Resources Lead assist in recruitment of staff.

Grants
Management:

Ensure
project activities are implemented according to the workplan and within
the allocated budgets.
Prepare
weekly workplans with the health teams.
Ensure
adherence to budgets by reviewing expenditures and spending patterns.
Recommend
grant and budget revisions to the Health Coordinator.
Provide
recommendations and interventions to correct any identified deviations
that impact budget adherence.
Reporting
Monitor
closely the morbidity and mortality trends together with all the other
health indicators to ensure that prompt actions are taken.
Attend
meetings concerning overall health program issues
Supervise
and regular review and revise training manuals to maintain consistency
with the acceptable protocols.
Keep
the Health Coordinator informed of all developments and issues through
weekly situation reports.

Qualifications

Degree
in Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution or an equivalent
with preferably Masters in Public Health
A
mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity, able to
work independently and under stress as the situation may dictate.

Competencies:

Three
years’ experience in clinical medicine or public health.
Training
and at least three years’ experience in health program design and
management.
Able
to lead a team and experience in staff management.
Experience
in outbreak response interventions
Ability
to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic
backgrounds.
Flexible
to travel frequently and work in different locations.
Experience
in donor report writing and proposal development
Proficiency
in computer skills, especially in MS Word and Excel.

Job
Title: Finance
Officer
Location: Damaturu, Yobe

Scope
of Work

The
Finance Officer report technically to the Base Manager, He/she is the
focal person for Yobe Office and is responsible for preparing financial
statements, maintaining cash controls.
The
Finance Officer must work within the Financial Management Act of IRC,
Municipal policies, Procedures and in compliance with all National Acts
and Legislation.

Responsibilities

Managing
all aspects of day to day operations of accounting department in field
office.
Submit
expenditure worksheets to the Finance Head Office on or before 3rd of
every subsequent month
Review
all payment documents for proper and adequate back up.
Review
expenditure worksheets for accuracy and completeness.
Liaison
with Logistics, Administration and Medical, prepare commitment lists every
month for financial obligations already entered into but not captured in
financial reports.
Preparer
a bank reconciliation for field office and send it to main office by 3rd
of every month.
Liaison
with field office bank on all banking issues.
Ensure
that statutory deductions are paid on time to avoid any penalty
Forward
to the payroll Administrator every month, an outstanding personnel
advances and charges related to T7 for recovery. Ensure that advances
taken in a given month are liquidated appropriately.
Conduct
a time sheet audit for field office from time to time.

Personnel
Management:

Serve
as technical resource person for the accounting department.

Administrative
duties:

Supervise
all activities done daily in the Accounts department of the field

Logistics
duties:

Review
all Pos and PRs for proper coding and budget adequacy before approval.
In
liaison with Logistics department, prepare commitment lists every month
for financial obligations already entered into but not captured in
financial reports.

Finance/Budgeting:

Act
at all times in accordance with local law and standards of accounting
practice.
Review
with the objective of gaining a clear understanding budget guidelines and
instructions
Review
funding allocations to enable proper guidance to programs and proper coding.
Provide
training to program staff on finance issues.
Receptive
to training provided and to develop his or her technical and professional
competence.
Produce
monthly and quarterly reports to be reviewed by Roving Finance Controller.
Assist
in budget preparation at the field level.

Security/Communication:

Communicate
with Finance main office on security issues within the office and outside
the office
Report
to the Finance Manager any irregularities that occur within the IRC
office, staff compound and sites on policy and procedures.

Coordination:

In
coordination with supervisor, carry out appraisals for staff in the
department.

Common
duties:

Attend
and participate in trainings identified/organized by your supervisor
Follow
any new procedures and guidelines designated in circulars from Country
Director
Report
any violations of the IRC Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Code of Conduct
(in-country and World-wide) as per the IRC reporting mechanism. The
reporting of violations is an obligation on the part of all staff members
Assist
where necessary in undertaking activities that aim to prevent the
occurrence of sexual abuse and exploitation of refugees by IRC and other
humanitarian workers.
Perform
other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor

Qualifications

Bachelor’s
degree in Accounting from recognized College/Institutions with a minimum
of three (3) years of accounting experience. Computer literate with
significant experience in excel, accounting package knowledge (SUN system)
will be an added advantage.
The
candidate should be mature, with stable personality and ability to
maintain confidentiality

Benefits
Monthly salary, 13Month Salary Inclusive, Health Insurance Coverage for Family,
Pension, Creche Facilities available for Women with babies under 24 Months.

How
to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications addressed
to the “Country Director IRC” via: IRCNigeria.Recruitment@rescue.org Hand
delivered application should be sent only to the IRC field office in Damaturu,
Yobe State

Note:
Applications
will be selected on rolling bases and only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted for Interview.

Application
Deadline 9th
October, 2017