New Recruitment at Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI)

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian
non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to
help the world’s poorest to improve their access to healthcare, food,
and financial security, and to overcome their special vulnerability to
wars, civil

conflicts and natural disasters. With more than 3,900
humanitarian workers employed, and an average of 180 projects per year
across 25 countries throughout Africa, Latin America and the Middle
East, COOPI is the biggest Italian NGO.
COOPI started its operations in North-East Nigeria in July 2014. The
COOPI Nigeria Field Office is located in Potiskum, Yobe State, in order
to cover five LGAs in Yobe State and to provide direct assistance to
the IDPs and their hosting communities, through a multi-sectorial
programme covering Food Security, Nutrition and Child Protection
interventions.


We are recruiting to fill the position below:









Job Title: BSFP Field Officer
Location: Yobe
Project / Programme: Multi-sectorial intervention towards IDPs in NE Nigeria
Reports to: Nutrition Officer
Duration of the Project: 6 months (with possible extension)
Donors: WFP
Starting Date: ASAP
Scope of the Vacancy

  • The BSFP (Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program) Officers will
    be responsible for planning and distribution of WFP funded BSFP in Yobe
    state (Bade, Damaturu, Jakusko and Potiskum) focusing on IDPs and
    vulnerable host communities.
  • They will ensure comprehensive mobilisation of the community for
    nutrition screening of children under five and beneficiary training on
    IYCF. .


Main Duties / Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Officer and in
collaboration with the Project Manager and other collaborators of the
projects and of the Base, they will:

  • In charge of sensitization, providing key messages related to
    the programme objectives, organization of distributions, the use of the
    products and other messages related to IYCF
  • Leading screening of the nutritional status of children under
    five in their designated locations and refer SAM cases to health/CMAM
    centres
  • Coordinate and collaborate with community mobilisers in implementing follow-up of referred SAM cases
  • Distribution of supplementary food to children under 5 years and PLW (pregnant and lactating women).
  • Organise collection and tracking of weekly data at community
    level, including the results of MUAC screening during house-to-house
    visits
  • Submit weekly/daily nutrition, health and distribution reports
    to the Nutrition Officer for onward sharing with the Monitoring &
    Evaluation Officer
  • Provide training on nutrition (IYCF) and hygiene practices
  • Follow referrals of all severely malnourished children to the stabilization center
  • Report any problems in a timely manner to the Nutrition Officer or the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
  • Participate in the field work of the nutrition survey (impact assessment)


Additional Responsibilities:

  • This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the
    employee will also perform other related tasks as required and assigned
    by his/her supervisor.


Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)
Minimum Requirements:

  • Nutrition and Health qualifications (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
  • Share the humanitarian mission of the organization
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to communicate with vulnerable populations
  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Accuracy and promptness in performing duties
  • English writing and speaking skill preferred


Desired Competencies / Skills
Essential:

  • Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive


Preferred:

  • Previous experience in similar roles in a humanitarian set up
  • Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context
  • Knowledge of the local language (Hausa/Kanuri)


Basic Salary
TBD, according to experience

  

Job Title: BSFP Warehouse Tally Clerk
Location:
Yobe (Bade, Damaturu, Jakusko and Potiskum)
Project / Programme: Multi-sectorial intervention towards IDPs in NE Nigeria
Reports to: BSFP Storekeeper
Duration of the Project: 6 months (with possible extension)
Donors: WFP
Duration of the contract: 6 months (with possible extension)
Starting Date: ASAP
Scope of the Vacancy

  • The BSFP (Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program) Warehouse Tally
    Clerk will be responsible for the implementation of WFP-funded BSFP
    interventions in Yobe state (Bade, Damaturu, Jakusko and Potiskum)
    focusing on programme support activities.
  • He/She will account and maintain the records for all commodities
    received, stored and dispatched in compliance with COOPI and donor
    (WFP) guidelines.
  • The Warehouse Tally Clerk is responsible for documentation of
    commodity transactions in the warehouse, including receipt, storage and
    delivery of all food commodities.


Main Duties / Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Storekeeper and in collaboration
with the Project Manager and other collaborators of the projects and of
the Base, He/She will:
Management of commodity reception:

  • Ensure that all commodities arriving at the warehouse and leaving the warehouse are properly accounted for.
  • Conduct a thorough inspection of all trucks on arrival at the
    warehouse; ensure that trucks are properly covered with tarpaulins and
    there are no unauthorized commodities mixed with food;
  • Fill in the truck inspection reports before commencement of offloading;
  • Scrutinize all waybills to ensure that the commodities are of correct quantities and quality as manifested on the waybill;
  • Supervise the offloading staff during the process of offloading
    commodities and make sure that it is properly undertaken. Ensure that
    commodities are carefully being inspected and counted during off-loading
    before being accepted in the warehouse;
  • Stack commodities according to type and shipment number;
  • Stack commodities on pallets and ensure a space of one metre
    between stacks and wall, stack and stack, stack and ceiling is
    maintained;
  • Report any shortages, damages or excess to the Storekeeper and reflect such differences in all copies of the delivery documents;
  • Fill in all stack cards immediately after completing stacking;
  • Fill in all forms (waybill, loading & offloading tally sheet
    and random weighting form) during and immediately after completing the
    offloading process. Record all quantities delivered short (missing),
    quantities lost in transit and quantities damaged, if any.


Mitigation of commodity losses:

  • Use FIFO principle for each commodity. Commodities arriving first must be dispatched first except for reconstituted commodities.
  • Short weight and damaged bags are reconciled immediately.
  • Stack damaged bags separately
  • Record quantity of damaged units for each consignment
  • Repair bags as soon as possible.
  • Repack damaged bags in to new bags protected by plastic bag.
  • Reconstituted bag should be dispatched first.


Maintain of Shipment and loss/damage registers:

  • Responsible for maintaining the shipment and loss/damage register for the district.
  • Maintain a register of all commodity shipment received.
  • Maintain a shipment file with all the original supporting documentation of each shipment of commodity received.
  • Maintain a register of all losses/damages that were incurred in
    the districts during commodity movement (receipt, dispatch,
    distribution).
  • Maintain a loss/damage file with all the original supporting documentation of each transaction for each loss/damage report.


Warehouse management:

  • Consistently and routinely clean the warehouse in order to safe keeping of food commodities.
  • Ensure warehouse compound is clean and free from debris, vegetation, rodent activity and has good drainage and lighting.
  • Ensure inside of the warehouse floors, walls and ceiling is clean at all times.
  • Ensure warehouse door are well fitting, secure and sound.
  • Ensure windows and ventilation in good repair and screen to prevent access.
  • Ensure placement of rodent’s baits and traps.
  • Ensure presence first aid and firefighting equipment in strategic locations in the warehouse.
  • Conduct routine inspection of warehouse to detect any infestations and inform the Storekeeper.


Additional Responsibilities

  • This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the
    employee will also perform other related tasks as required and assigned
    by his/her supervisor.
  • Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)


Minimum Requirements

  • Good English writing and speaking skill
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and good command of e-mails
  • Knowledge of warehousing, transport, shipping and practical freight forwarding
  • Willingness to relocate to remote areas of North-East Nigeria and to work under basic conditions


Desired Competencies / Skills
Essential:

  • Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible,
    flexible and culturally sensitive, accurate and prompt in performing
    duties


Preferred:

  • Past experience preferable with a busy NGO or UN agency, in food commodities handling tracking and accounting.
  • Prior experience with UN WFP RITA system or similar software.
  • Knowledge of WFP regulations pertaining to relief food commodities tracking accounting and reporting.
  • This position requires a person who is self-starter, who can
    accomplish the task with minimal or no supervision. He/she should be
    able to manage a team of staff as well as cooperate with other units.
    He/she must be keen on details and well organized individual.


Basic Salary
According to the experience.


Job Title: Complaint Response Mechanism Officer
Location:
Yobe State (Bade, Damaturu, Jakusko and Potiskum)
Project / Programme: Multi-sectorial intervention towards IDPs in NE Nigeria
Reports to: Project Manager
Duration of the Project: 6 months (with possible extension)
Donors: WFP
Duration of the contract: 6 months (with possible extension)
Starting Date: ASAP
Scope of the Vacancy

  • The Complaints Response Mechanism (CRM) Officer will provide
    support to COOPI programs implemented towards IDPs in NE Nigeria (FSL,
    nutrition & child protection) in the management of the beneficiary
    and stakeholders complaints and feedback mechanisms.
  • S/he will ensure that mechanisms are in place in all COOPI
    programmes to strengthen the quality and accountability of emergency
    response in regards to information sharing, beneficiaries’
    participation, complaints and response


Main Duties / Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, and in
collaboration with the Field Coordinators, and other collaborators of
the projects and of the Base, he/she will:

  • Ensure operationalization of established feedback/accountability mechanism.
  • Management of the hotline system for feedback mechanism
  • Reporting and referrals of cases reported through the CRM
  • Timely feedback to program teams in the field on complaints and concerns raised by communities on project activities.
  • Maintenance of an effective record and filing system for all
    complaints solved and pending issues including correspondences and other
    related documents for quick and easy reference.
  • Send recommendations and practical procedures for reviewing and resolving complaints to the Project Manager
  • Communicate and disseminate complaints handling procedures,
    policies and tools as appropriate to beneficiaries, project staff and
    other stakeholders.
  • Ensure accurate recording of all the data related to the callers in the hotline data base
  • Address the queries of callers based on setup hotline while respecting ethical and professional standards
  • Analyze data and submit internal and accurate reports to the concerned programs/projects on weekly basis
  • Accurately refer cases promptly internally within the departments of the COOPI
  • Communicate complaints handling procedures, policies and tools to beneficiaries, project staff and other stakeholders
  • Conduct regular spot-checks of BNF awareness on the CRM procedures
  • Follow-up and receive weekly feedback, and case status progress related to the internal cases referred to the programs/projects.


Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)
Minimum Requirements:

  • Degree/Diploma in Social Sciences
  • Previous experience working in humanitarian projects
  • Proven interest & commitment to humanitarian and development
    principles and a demonstrable understanding of conflict/post conflict
    development contexts.


Desired Competencies / Skills
Essential:

  • 1-2 years CRM related work experience with an iNGO
  • Experience in data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing
  • Fluency in English
  • Ability to plan and organize work and write clear and concise reports and communicate effectively (both in writing and verbally)
  • Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
  • Stable, moral, reliable and robust character and a good team-player
  • Excellent communication skills, calm, with a good sense of humour
  • Proven commitment to accountability practices
  • Excellent Microsoft Office & statistical soft wares skills (Excel, Word, Power point, SPSS, Emails, Skype, Web researchers)


Preferred:

  • Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context
  • Previous humanitarian programming experience
  • Knowledge of the local language (Hausa)


Basic Salary
According to the experience.

  

Job Title: BSFP Distribution Assistant
Location:
Yobe State (Bade, Damaturu, Jakusko and Potiskum)
Project / Programme: Multi-sectorial intervention towards IDPs in NE Nigeria
Reports to: BSFP Officer
Duration of the Project: 6 months (with possible extension)
Donors: WFP
Duration of the contract: 6 months (with possible extension)
Starting Date: ASAP
Scope of the Vacancy

  • The BSFP (Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program) Distribution
    Assistants will be responsible for the implementation of WFP funded BSFP
    interventions in Yobe state (Bade, Damaturu, Jakusko and Potiskum)
    focusing on IDPs and vulnerable host communities.
  • They will ensure distribution and comprehensive mobilisation of
    the community for nutrition screening of children under five and
    beneficiary training on IYCF. .


Main Duties / Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the BSFP Officers and in collaboration
with the Project Manager and other collaborators of the projects and of
the Base, they will:

  • Conduct sensitizations, providing key messages related to the
    programme objectives, organization of distributions, the use of the
    products and other messages related to IYCF
  • Screening of the nutritional status of children under five in
    their designated locations and refer SAM cases to health/CMAM centres
  • Supervising the Community Mobilisers and volunteers
  • Coordinate and collaborate with community mobilisers in implementing follow-up of referred SAM cases
  • Distribution of supplementary food to children under 5 years and PLW (pregnant and lactating women).
  • Collect and track weekly data at community level, including the results of MUAC screening during house-to-house visits
  • Submit weekly/daily nutrition, health and distribution reports
    to the BSFP Officers for onward sharing with the Monitoring &
    Evaluation Officer
  • Provide training on nutrition (IYCF) and hygiene practices
  • Follow referrals of all severely malnourished children to the stabilization center
  • Report any problems in a timely manner to the BSFP Officers or the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
  • Participate in the field work of the nutrition survey (impact assessment)
  • Additional responsibilities
  • This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the
    employee will also perform other related tasks as required and assigned
    by his/her supervisor.


Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)
Minimum Requirements:

  • Nutrition and Health qualifications (Diploma/Certificate)
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to communicate with vulnerable populations
  • Accuracy and promptness in performing duties
  • English writing and speaking skill preferred


Desired Competencies / Skills
Essential:

  • Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive


Preferred:

  • Previous experience in similar roles in a humanitarian set up
  • Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context
  • Knowledge of the local language (Hausa/Kanuri)


Basic Salary
TBD, according to the experience

Job Title: BSFP Storekeeper
Location:
Yobe State (Bade, Damaturu, Jakusko and Potiskum)
Project / Programme: Multi-sectorial intervention towards IDPs in NE Nigeria
Reports to: BSFP Project Manager
Duration of the Project: 6 months (with possible extension)
Donors: WFP
Duration of the contract: 6 months (with possible extension)
Starting Date: ASAP
Scope of the Vacancy


  • The BSFP (Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program) Storekeeper
    will be responsible for the implementation of WFP-funded BSFP
    interventions in Yobe state (Bade, Damaturu, Jakusko and Potiskum)
    focusing on programme support activities.
  • He/She will ensure proper reception, storage, stock management,
    transport arrangements and distribution of Specialized Nutritious Foods
    (SNF) assets, the respect of the relevant Foods Management’s guidelines
    and he/she will also ensure the security of the storage sites with the
    support from community leaders.


Main Duties / Responsibilities

  • Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and other
    collaborators of the projects, He/She will take complete responsibility
    for the receipt, storage, accounting and reporting of all commodities
    received and stored in the warehouse(s).


Planning:

  • Assess availability of space and prepare stacking/storage plans prior to commodities arrivals;
  • Provide technical advice to the appropriate manager on storage
    needs and options. Identify alternate warehouse facilities as
    contingency for emergency or unforeseen reasons;
  • Prepare loading plans and ensure that standard waybills are duly filled for outgoing stock.
  • Liaise with field monitors and others on matters pertaining to logistics;


Warehouse Management:

  • Manage the security of the premises in collaboration with the landlord, the vigilantes and the COOPI Security Focal Point;
  • Supervise the offloading and stacking of all food commodities received from WFP;
  • Control incoming goods by such methods as physical counts, random weight checks, rejection of any spoiled commodity, etc;
  • Ensure that all receipts of food and non-food items are properly
    documented, including any damages or shortages. Make periodic random
    checks during loading/unloading operations to ensure that commodities by
    the trucks confirm to the quantity record on the truck waybill;
  • Sign waybills of received and dispatched cargo;
  • Report on the quality, quantity of the received commodities to
    the Project Manager and ensure that quantities dispatched as per
    consignor’s documents match with quantities received and endorse
    documents;
  • Maintain clean and pest-free storing conditions. When necessary,
    arrange fumigation of infested stocks and inspection certification of
    damaged cargo, ensuring good warehousing practices;
  • Lead the process of re-packing of pallets in preparation for their distribution to the various Final Distribution Points (FDPs);
  • Maintain records of the food stuff offloaded/loaded at the warehouses, in adherence to COOPI Procedures;
  • Keep updated records on stack cards, and/or computer inventory lists;
  • Deliver goods on request against official and approved documentation;
  • Report on and, in consultation with others, take appropriate action for the disposal of spoilt commodities;
  • Report any problems in a timely manner to the Logistician and the Project Manager;


Management of Commodity Dispatches:

  • Dispatch food commodities based approved commodity dispatch authorization.
  • Ensure all documents for commodity dispatch have been correctly and completely filled.
  • Inspect all trucks to be loaded with food to ensure that they are road worthy before commencing loading.
  • Inspect trucks loaded with food to ensure that they are properly covered with tarpaulins before leaving the warehouse.
  • Complete and hand over the approved commodity delivery documents
    to the driver before the truck leaves the warehouse i.e. dispatch
    waybill and truck inspection reports.
  • Notify COOPI Staff at Final Distribution Points (FDPs) about the
    particulars of the truck and consignment loaded as soon as the truck
    leaves the warehouse.


Capacity building of loading and offloading staff:

  • Train and supervise the Tally Clerks;
  • Work with the Project Manager and provide training for the
    Distribution Assistants, the loading and offloading staff on how to
    stack, handle commodities, first aid and evacuation procedures.


Additional responsibilities:

  • This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the
    employee will also perform other related tasks as required and assigned
    by his/her supervisor.


Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)
Minimum Requirements:

  • Good English writing and speaking skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and good command of e-mails
  • Knowledge of warehousing, transport, shipping and practical freight forwarding
  • Willingness to relocate to remote areas of North-East Nigeria and to work under basic conditions


Desired Competencies / Skills
Essential:

  • Logistics training and/or experience in warehouse management;
  • Minimum 2 years of practical, hands-on warehouse management
    experience, including storage and transport of perishable goods and
    preferable understanding of cold chain with a minimum of 1 year
    experience in emergency response or humanitarian relief context (though
    experience in a development context is also highly regarded);
  • Good command of English. Knowledge of Hausa or Kanuri is highly desirable;
  • Excellent mathematical skills and attention to detail;
  • Able to work in harsh, unstable and difficult conditions, independently and in a team;
  • Strong cross-cultural communication and resilience skills;
  • Experience in supervising and mentoring other staff;
  • Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds and languages.


Preferred:

  • Past experience preferable with a busy NGO or UN agency, in food commodities handling tracking and accounting.
  • Prior experience with UN WFP RITA system or similar software.
  • Knowledge of WFP regulations pertaining to relief food commodities tracking accounting and reporting.
  • This position requires a person who is self-starter, who can
    accomplish the task with minimal or no supervision. He/she should be
    able to manage a team of staff as well as cooperate with other units.
    He/she must be keen on details and well organized individual.


Basic Salary
TBD, according to the experience

Job Title: Nutrition & Hygiene Promoter
Location:
Yobe, Borno (Damaturu, Fika, Kaga and Potiskum)
Project / Programme: Multi-sectorial intervention towards IDPs in NE Nigeria
Reports to: Nutrition Officer
Duration of the Project: 8 months (with possible extension)
Donors: ECHO
Duration of the contract: 8 months (with possible extension)
Starting Date: ASAP
Scope of the Vacancy

  • The Nutrition & Hygiene Promoters will be responsible for
    planning and implementation of nutrition and hygiene education
    activities in COOPI’s food security and nutrition operation area in
    Yobe and Borno states focusing on IDPs and vulnerable host communities.
  • They will ensure comprehensive mobilisation of the community
    for nutrition screening of children under five, forming and monitoring
    care support groups, IYCF training.


Main Duties / Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Officer and in
collaboration with the Project Managers, Field Coordinators, and other
collaborators of the projects and of the Base, they will:

  • Perform screening of the nutritional status of children under
    five in their designated locations and refer SAM cases to health/CMAM
    centres
  • Coordinate and collaborate with community mobilisers’ team
    leaders and lead mothers of care groups in implementing follow-up of
    referred SAM cases
  • Follow up with the new admission of malnourished children
  • Ensure liaison with existing community structures, (groups and individuals, women groups, religious leaders where possible.
  • Collect and track weekly data at community level, including the
    results of MUAC screening during house-to-house visits, in accordance
    with COOPI standard nutrition statistical reporting forms
  • Submit weekly nutrition and health report to the Nutrition
    Officer for onward sharing with the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
  • Carry out the day-to-day Hygiene Promotion activities
  • Provide training on nutrition (IYCF) and hygiene practices
  • Distribution of hygiene items
  • Follow referrals of all severely malnourished children to the stabilization center
  • Keep defaulter tracing for malnourished children
  • Report any problems in a timely manner to the Nutrition Officer or the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
  • Participate in the field work of the nutrition survey (impact assessment)
  • Conducting cooking demonstrations


Additional Responsibilities:

  • This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and
    the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and
    assigned by his/her supervisor.


Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)
Minimum Requirements:

  • Nutrition and Health qualifications (Diploma/Certificate)
  • Share the humanitarian mission of the organization
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to communicate with vulnerable populations
  • Proven experience in related field
  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Accuracy and promptness in performing duties
  • English writing and speaking skill preferred


Desired Competencies / Skills
Essential:

  • Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive


Preferred:

  • Previous experience in similar roles in a humanitarian set up
  • Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context
  • Knowledge of the local language (Hausa/Kanuri).


Basic Salary
According to the experience.







Job Title: Management & Information Systems Officer
Location:
Potiskum, Yobe State (With frequent travels across the Area of Operations)

Project / Programme: Multi-sectorial intervention towards IDPs in NE Nigeria
Reports to: Project/Programme Manager
Duration of the Project: 8 months (with possible extension)
Donors: ECHO /WFP
Duration of the contract: 8 months (with possible extension)
Starting Date: ASAP
Scope of the Vacancy

  • The Management Information System (MIS) Officer will play a key role in implementing COOPI’s Cash Based Interventions in the NE.
  • The MIS Officer’s role will include management of the cash
    based online technologies (Red rose mobile money transfer and SCOPE),
    management and capacity building of local staff and traders on project
    information system for greater project reporting and overall impact,


Main Duties / Responsibilities

  • Under the direct supervision of the Program Manager, and in
    collaboration with the Project Managers, Field Coordinators, and other
    collaborators of the projects and of the Base, he/she will:
  • Establishment of an integrated MIS to ensure compliance with donor objectives and methodology


Key activities and responsibilities to achieve this objective:

  • Selecting and purchasing appropriate hardware and software
  • Working on a red rose platform, mobile money transfer
  • To document processes and procedures as required
  • Configuring of cash devices ensuring that all are in good working state
  • With the support of project management team, review existing
    data collection tools and systems and adapt to establish short term and
    long term central management information system platform for projects
  • Participate in the development of additional new databases,
    templates, guidelines and checklists for data collection, collation and
    analysis and reporting
  • Support MIS systems adjustment and adaptation as well as monitoring and evaluation
  • Undertake additional activities as requested
  • Capacity Building of Staff on MIS technologies
  • Undertake regular visits to all project operational areas to
    support technical capacity in usage and management of MIS and its
    associated technology.
  • Coordinate and share learning related to MIS knowledge, behaviours and practices.
  • Generate MIS related reporting on trends in the project context
    and progress (using graphs, pie charts, bar charts etc) for internal
    and external reporting in consultation with the program staff.
  • Train local field staff, traders/ agents and key community beneficiaries on how to use devices .
  • Trouble shooting of devices and top up of cash cars to beneficiaries.


Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)
Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor Degree in IT, MIS, Statistics, Demography or related field with previous experience working in humanitarian projects


Desired Competencies / Skills
Essential:

  • Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive
  • Minimum two years’ experience working with donor funded programming
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office programming (Access, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and Word)
  • Proven ability to create management information systems for large amounts of data within a complex program
  • Knowledge and experience in using database specific software
  • Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills
  • Fluent in English
  • Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams


Preferred:

  • Previous experience in M&E, MIS of cash based interventions (i.e. cash for work, cash transfers or cash vouchers)
  • IT troubleshooting capabilities
  • Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context
  • Previous humanitarian programming experience
  • Knowledge of the local language (Hausa).


Basic Salary
According to the experience.

 

Job Title: Cash Based Transfers (CBT) Officer
Location: Yobe
Project / Programme: Multi-sectorial intervention towards IDPs in NE Nigeria
Reports to: Food Security Coordinator/Project Manager
Duration of the Project: 6 months (with possible extension)
Donors: ECHO /WFP
Duration of the contract: 6 months (with possible extension)
Basic salary:(according to the experience)
Starting Date: ASAP
Scope of the Vacancy


  • The CBT Officer (Cash Based Transfer) will be responsible for
    the management and implementation of COOPI’s Cash and Voucher (ECHO
    & WFP) funded projects in Yobe & Borno for Internally Displaced
    Persons and vulnerable Host Populations.


Main Duties / Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Food Security Coordinator and in
collaboration with the Project Managers, and other collaborators of the
projects and of the Base, he/she will:

  • Undertake Cash and Voucher interventions at LGA level under the direction of the Food Security Coordinator
  • Facilitate community mobilization, meetings and trainings during community led Cash activities;
  • Work with traditional committees to ensure the identification
    and selection of the most vulnerable IDPs and host communities and
    provide information to ensure accountability, fairness and transparency
    during implementation of activities.
  • Work closely with community structures to follow up on
    implementation of conditional and unconditional cash transfers planned
    activities
  • Support in the implementation of capacity building training for the target beneficiaries at the LGA level.
  • Implement detailed work plan for FSL team at LGA level activities.
  • Collect information and data on food security at LGA level
    through surveys, assessments and regular post distribution monitoring of
    beneficiary households
  • Collect information to ensure that the surveillance of the cash
    transfer situation in the area of implementation of the program is
    achieving the expected result..
  • Support the M&E team in analysis of beneficiary data collection through the various tools that the department uses
  • Participate in the registration and distribution of beneficiary ID cards and / vouchers,
  • Support the preparation of documentation required for the implementation of field activities
  • Mobilization and awareness raising about the organization,
    program objectives and activities to local authorities and the
    population, and act as a link between the organization and the
    beneficiaries (at LGA level)
  • Contribute to the development of project community mobilisation strategies for targeting and registration of beneficiaries
  • Implement sensitisation activities for targeted communities
    about Cash Transfer and strengthening livelihood restoration activities
    with support from SEMA, Extension workers, Community Volunteers,
    traditional leaders and other key stakeholders in feasible livelihood
    restoration activities at LGA level.
  • Support in the verification of the beneficiaries to ensure the
    identification and selection of the most vulnerable population is
    verified before Cash transfer is made.
  • Support the Supervisor in ensuring that targeting of
    beneficiaries to receive cash transfers is carried out in a transparent
    way and with active participation of women and minority members of
    communities.
  • Facilitate good working relationship between government workers and target beneficiaries.
  • Support the Supervisor to ensure that beneficiaries’ access to
    the provider guarantees protection and gender sensitivity in the field key Activities.


Additional Responsibilities:

  • This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the
    employee will also perform other related tasks as required and assigned
    by his/her supervisor.


Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)
Minimum Requirements:

  • Degree/Diploma in Business management, Development Studies, Accounting, Social Sciences, Sociology etc


Desired Competencies / Skills:
Essential:

  • Professional, good organizational capacity, good human
    relationships, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible
    and, culturally sensitive
  • 1 year relevant work experience
  • Experience in the Cash Transfers and social approach
  • Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
  • Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
  • Fluency in Hausa and English
  • Good team spirit


Preferred:

  • Previous experience with FSL, Cash programming
  • Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
  • Previous experience with INGO/NGO
  • Previous humanitarian programming experience

 

Job Title: Cash Based Transfers (CBT) Officer
Location: Yobe
Project / Programme: Multi-sectorial intervention towards IDPs in NE Nigeria
Reports to: Food Security Coordinator/Project Manager
Duration of the Project: 6 months (with possible extension)
Donors: ECHO /WFP
Duration of the contract: 6 months (with possible extension)
Basic salary:(according to the experience)
Starting Date: ASAP
Scope of the Vacancy


  • The CBT Officer (Cash Based Transfer) will be responsible for
    the management and implementation of COOPI’s Cash and Voucher (ECHO
    & WFP) funded projects in Yobe & Borno for Internally Displaced
    Persons and vulnerable Host Populations.


Main Duties / Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Food Security Coordinator and in
collaboration with the Project Managers, and other collaborators of the
projects and of the Base, he/she will:

  • Undertake Cash and Voucher interventions at LGA level under the direction of the Food Security Coordinator
  • Facilitate community mobilization, meetings and trainings during community led Cash activities;
  • Work with traditional committees to ensure the identification
    and selection of the most vulnerable IDPs and host communities and
    provide information to ensure accountability, fairness and transparency
    during implementation of activities.
  • Work closely with community structures to follow up on
    implementation of conditional and unconditional cash transfers planned
    activities
  • Support in the implementation of capacity building training for the target beneficiaries at the LGA level.
  • Implement detailed work plan for FSL team at LGA level activities.
  • Collect information and data on food security at LGA level
    through surveys, assessments and regular post distribution monitoring of
    beneficiary households
  • Collect information to ensure that the surveillance of the cash
    transfer situation in the area of implementation of the program is
    achieving the expected result..
  • Support the M&E team in analysis of beneficiary data collection through the various tools that the department uses
  • Participate in the registration and distribution of beneficiary ID cards and / vouchers,
  • Support the preparation of documentation required for the implementation of field activities
  • Mobilization and awareness raising about the organization,
    program objectives and activities to local authorities and the
    population, and act as a link between the organization and the
    beneficiaries (at LGA level)
  • Contribute to the development of project community mobilisation strategies for targeting and registration of beneficiaries
  • Implement sensitisation activities for targeted communities
    about Cash Transfer and strengthening livelihood restoration activities
    with support from SEMA, Extension workers, Community Volunteers,
    traditional leaders and other key stakeholders in feasible livelihood
    restoration activities at LGA level.
  • Support in the verification of the beneficiaries to ensure the
    identification and selection of the most vulnerable population is
    verified before Cash transfer is made.
  • Support the Supervisor in ensuring that targeting of
    beneficiaries to receive cash transfers is carried out in a transparent
    way and with active participation of women and minority members of
    communities.
  • Facilitate good working relationship between government workers and target beneficiaries.
  • Support the Supervisor to ensure that beneficiaries’ access to
    the provider guarantees protection and gender sensitivity in the field key Activities.


Additional Responsibilities:

  • This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the
    employee will also perform other related tasks as required and assigned
    by his/her supervisor.


Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)
Minimum Requirements:

  • Degree/Diploma in Business management, Development Studies, Accounting, Social Sciences, Sociology etc


Desired Competencies / Skills:
Essential:

  • Professional, good organizational capacity, good human
    relationships, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible
    and, culturally sensitive
  • 1 year relevant work experience
  • Experience in the Cash Transfers and social approach
  • Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
  • Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
  • Fluency in Hausa and English
  • Good team spirit


Preferred:

  • Previous experience with FSL, Cash programming
  • Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
  • Previous experience with INGO/NGO
  • Previous humanitarian programming experience


 Note

  • Any late application or incomplete submissions will not be considered and thus will be disregarded immediately.
  • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.



How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to: hr.nigeria@coopi.org specifying in the e-mail subject: “Application for MIS Officer in Yobe state”.

E-mail applications inclusive of:

  • CV (max 3 pages)
  • Cover Letter (max 1 page)
  • Scanned copies of certificates (originals to be presented if shortlisted)



Deadline: 20th March, 2017.


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