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BACKGROUND:
The International Rescue Committee has been in Nigeria since October 2012 and
came in response to a widespread flood disaster. IRC’s Emergency Response Team,
with local partner, Civil Society Coalition for Poverty Eradication (CISCOPE),
implemented projects to support food security, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH
in Kogi State. Beginning of January 201
4, IRC shifted geographical location to
the North East, in Adamawa state to provide humanitarian response to the conflict-affected
populations. In the North East, IRC has three operational offices: Yola and
Mubi field offices in Adamawa state and Maiduguri field office in Borno
state-with the latter office opened in October 2015. In both states, IRC is
providing humanitarian support to internally displaced populations hosted in
IDP camps, camp like settings,host communities and returnee populations. Both
Adamawa and Borno states have a combined IDP population of 1,658,030 people.
The IRC Nigeria
country program is implementing multi-sectoral interventions in the sectors of:
Health and Nutrition; Environmental Health; Child Protection; Education;
Women’s Protection and Empowerment; Food Security and Livelihoods and
Protection. Most of these programs are driven in partnership with strategic
local NGOs.
The IRC in
partnership with three other INGOs, Save the Children International, Norwegian
Refugee Council and Danish Refugee Council have developed a three year
(2016-2019) proposal, titled ‘Promoting Rights and Supporting Protection Needs
in north East Nigeria (ProSPINE)’ to be funded the Department for International
Development (DFID). This is an-all protection focused program and is to be
implemented in three states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe: the four member
consortium is being led by the IRC as the lead agency. The ProSPINE program
will be implemented through a combination of direct protection response and
case management; providing capacity building support to government and
community based protection structures and referral pathways; plus advocacy to
key stakeholders in the Nigerian government to improve the policy environment.
SCOPE OF
WORK:
The Protection Consortium Senior Coordinator (PCSC) will be responsible for the
overall management of the consortium activities in the three states in North
East Nigeria, where the program will be implemented. As the focal point for the
consortium, the PCSC will ensure quality program implementation: S/he will
provide stragetic coordination and guidance to the consortium staff and protection
teams of all four agencies to ensure that planned outputs are of high quality
and that the program is driven by data and learning. The PCSC will be
responsible for maintaining regular contact with all consortium partners, the
consortium Senior Management Board (SMB) made up of the consortium members’
CDs, and the donor. S/he will be reporting to the IRC Country Director.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program
Management
- Take
the lead in the planning, corordination, follow up and ensure timely and
quality implementation of the program activities with consortium agency
sector leads; - Provide
strategig guidance in unifying approaches between programs and consortium
members in different geographical areas; - Organize
periodic meetings in oider to discuss program progress, and feed into the
SMB meeting. - Provide
technical and managerial direction and guidance in line with the program’s
expected outcomes; - Develop
key project planning deliverables using results based management
approaches and tools; - Develop
specific strategies for cross-cutting themes (capacity building, gender
equality, environmental sustainability) for the program; - Maintain
open and effective communication amongst the consortium and project team
members; - Oversee
day-to-day coordination and delivery of project activities in conjunction
with staff and partners; - Ensure
that program activities in the areas of social cohesion, protection and
capacity building - in
target Local Government Areas in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states are conducted
in a timely and - professional
manner in line with the program work-plan and in full coordination with
national and local authorities as well as other partners. - Coordinate
with local authorities to facilitate the participation of local
communities in the - planning
and implementation of activities and undertake periodic reviews of program
activities to assess effectiveness, efficiency, achievement of results and
compliance with procedures. - Draft
portions of program monthly narrative and financial progress and interim
& final reports in coordination with the Grants Coordinator to be
approved by the SMB to share with the - donor.
Financial
& Office Management
- Establish
and oversee a financial management system for the program; - In
conjunction with the finance team, develop and monitor the project budget
and ensure regular reporting to the donor;
Human
Resources Management
- Manage
the consortium team of five staff and by extension, focal leads of the
consortium member agencies; - Supervise,
guide and evaluate the work of program staff and consultants; - Oversee
human resources management issues such as employment policies and
practices, in line with local law;
Required
Qualifications and Experience:
- At
minimum, a university degree in development studies, Migration studies,
Law, international humanitarian law, humanitarian or human rights studies,
sociology, psychology, protection, or other related field. - At
least 8 years of international relevant professional humanitarian
experience with an international humanitarian aid organization, in complex
emergencies, with exposure to targeted assistance, protection and/or
community services programming. - At
least 4-5 years in an international managerial position. - Operational
and field experience in Project Management in the area of government
capacity - building,
return, reintegration and/or recovery in post-conflict situation; - Solid
experience with managing an office, and managing/capacity building both
national and expatriate staff.
Desirable
skills:
- Excellent
interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective and
team and external relation. - Excellent
English language skills, both written and spoken are essential - Familiarity
with DFID donor guidelines.
Deployment
Security Protocols:
North East Nigeria is security phase 3 (ORANGE) so the Senior Consortium
Coordinator will be expected to respect the various security protocols in place
in country. Phase 3 requires clear contingency planning in place with staff
prepared should hibernation or evacuation be called. This position is
unaccompanied
How
to apply
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