Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action – helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future. In Nigeria, Mercy Corps has worked since 2012 by focusing its programming on adolescent girls’ empowerment, economic development, conflict mitigation, and humanitarian response.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Field Enumerator (Baseline Survey Agatu in Benue State)
Location: Agatu, Benue
Reports directly to: M&E Officer and other ECPN project team
Anticipated Dates of Engagement: May 2018 (for 5 days within this period)
Slot: 10
Project Description
Reports directly to: M&E Officer and other ECPN project team
Anticipated Dates of Engagement: May 2018 (for 5 days within this period)
Slot: 10
Project Description
- The ECPN program is aimed at reducing violence in farmer and pastoralist communities across the targeted states of Benue and Nasarawa through an integrated joint natural resources management and conflict management approach. Mercy Corps is implementing the program in partnership with Pastoral Resolve (PARE).
- ECPN leverages Mercy Corps, USAID, and global best practices for people-to-people initiatives to shape the design of the interventions. These include promoting the sustainability of negotiated agreements by practically addressing economic and environmental drivers of resource-based conflicts; connecting community-level engagement with higher-level initiatives; and including a broad range of stakeholders in the development of dispute resolution agreements
Position Objective/Purpose
- The purpose of the data collection is to provide baseline which the ECPN project can monitor and assess its progress and effectiveness during implementation and after the activity is completed.
- The successful individuals will work closely with the ECPN project team to mobilize community respondents, conduct personalized interviews and collect site-specific data within identified local communities in Agatu, in Benue state.
Scope of Work /Responsibilities
The field enumerators will:
The field enumerators will:
- Get familiar with data collection tools and study protocol
- Attend study orientation and data collection training
- Conduct ECPN baseline data collection in selected communities in Agatu, Benue state
- Orient and guide the MC project team on likely sensitivities that could affect the usage of the survey tools within the target communities
- Work collaboratively with ECPN project and MC M&E team to ensure successful implementation of the baseline study
- Review filled data collection tools to ensure completion and quality of data
- Provide guidance and clarifications at data analysis stage regarding collected data as needed
- Play a key role in the mobilization of community respondents for the survey.
Qualifications and Personal Attributes
- Qualifications in the fields of the Social Sciences, Economics, Development Studies or Statistics.
- A sound track record in developing and conducting research
- Proven skills in the use of mobile device for data collection
- Experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative research in Northern part of Nigeria
- Experience working in the selected communities and a good understanding of the local dialects is preferred.
- Experience in data collection and analysis using participatory methodology.
- Possess a degree of flexibility to work and availability to respond to comments and questions in a timely and appropriate manner.
- Strong command over English and Hausa, especially ability to write high quality, clear and concise reports.
Application Deadline 11th May, 2018.
Job Title: Agricultural Finance Expert (Financial Sector Development)
Location: Abuja, with frequent travels
Location: Abuja, with frequent travels
Background
- This position is pending funding and approval.
- Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by building secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps has been present in Nigeria since 2012, focusing its interventions on market systems innovations, improved governance, humanitarian response and conflict mitigation.
- The AgriFin in Nigeria project will follow a three pronged approach:
- Generating new knowledge products to improve the supply of financial services for farms and agri-based rural enterprises;
- Increase demand of farmers and managers of agri-based rural enterprises for financial services; and
- Increase capacity of financial institutions in the development of adapted financial services for farmers and agri-based rural enterprises.
- The project will work closely with a range of stakeholders, including agriculture extension workers, employees and managers at agri-based enterprises and financial institutions.
Consultant Activities
- Responsibility for providing technical advice and support to financial institutions in providing adapted financial services to the agricultural sector
- Planning and coordination of activities mainly in the southern project region
- Planning and implementation of capacity building measures with actors from the financial and agricultural sector
- Technical advice on the development of need-oriented financial services
- Facilitating the cooperation with stakeholders
- Provision of trainings and coaching to stakeholders of the financial sector and to a lesser extent to farms and agri-based enterprises
- Main contact person for partner organizations and other stakeholders in the southern project area
- Provision of guidance to short-term experts
- Contribution to M&E and reporting
- Frequent travels in the project regions
Profile
- University Degree in Finance, Banking or Agricultural Economics
- At least 7 years of professional experience in agricultural finance
- Expertise and work experience with regard to financial sector development and agricultural finance
- Sound understanding of the financial sector in Nigeria with hands-on work experience with financial institutions on agricultural finance
- Experience in planning, organizing and facilitating training and capacity building measures for financial institutions
- Experience in working with international development agencies as well as public and private stakeholders at different levels
- Good understanding of the agricultural sector in Nigeria, preferably work experience in the project related value chains
- Professional experience in Nigeria and/or countries in West Africa with similar socio-economic conditions
- Proficient knowledge in English is required (at least C1- level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
- Knowledge of dominant local language of the northern (Hausa) or southern project region (Yoruba)
- Highly team-oriented
Timeframe / Schedule
- The period of this consultancy is a maximum of 46 months beginning in November 2018
- This position is pending funding and approval.
Application Deadline 14th May, 2018.
Job Title: Agricultural Finance Expert with focus on Agriculture
Location: Abuja with frequent travels
Location: Abuja with frequent travels
Background
- Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by building secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps has been present in Nigeria since 2012, focusing its interventions on market systems innovations, improved governance, humanitarian response and conflict mitigation.
- The AgriFin in Nigeria project will follow a three pronged approach: 1) Generating new knowledge products to improve the supply of financial services for farms and agri-based rural enterprises; 2) increase demand of farmers and managers of agri-based rural enterprises for financial services; and 3) increase capacity of financial institutions in the development of adapted financial services for farmers and agri-based rural enterprises.
- The project will work closely with a range of stakeholders, including agriculture extension workers, employees and managers at agri-based enterprises and financial institutions.
Consultant Activities
- Responsibility for providing technical advice and support to farms and agri-based enterprises
- Planning and coordination of activities in the central-northern project region
- Planning and implementation of capacity building measures with actors from the agricultural and financial sector
- Facilitating the cooperation with stakeholders
- Main contact person for partner organizations and other stakeholders in the central-northern project area
- Provision of trainings to farms and agri-based enterprises and to a lesser extent for stakeholders of the financial sector
- Provision of guidance to short-term experts
- Contribution to M&E and reporting
- Frequent travels in the project regions
Profile
- University Degree in Agronomy or Agricultural Economics
- At least 7 years of professional experience in agricultural finance
- Expertise and work experience with regard to agricultural finance, farming economics and smallholder agriculture
- Sound understanding of agricultural value chains in Nigeria, particularly rice, maize, cassava, potato and cocoa
- Experience in planning, organizing and facilitating training and capacity building measures for farmers and agri-based enterprises
- Experience in working with international development agencies as well as public and private stakeholders at different levels
- Good understanding of the financial sector in Nigeria
- Professional experience in Nigeria and/or countries in West Africa with similar socio-economic conditions
- Proficient knowledge in English is required (at least C1 level according to the common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
- Knowledge of dominant local language of the northern (Hausa) or southern project region (Yoruba)
- Team oriented
Timeframe / Schedule:
- The period of this consultancy is a maximum of 46 months beginning in November 2018. This position is pending funding and approval.
Application Deadline 14th May, 2018.
Job Title: Cleaner
Reference Number: ABV/OPS/2018/00002
Location: Abuja
Position Status 2 Months
Reference Number: ABV/OPS/2018/00002
Location: Abuja
Position Status 2 Months
Program / Department Summary
- Mercy Corps has been present in Nigeria since December 2012, focusing its interventions on adolescent girls’ empowerment, economic development and conflict mitigation. In mid-2014, Mercy Corps has decided to address the rising humanitarian needs among displaced households and vulnerable host communities by in the northeast Nigeria and started its humanitarian program.
- With funding from variety of donors, including OFDA, FFP, EU and ECHO, the humanitarian program has been focusing on food assistance, non-food items distribution, protection, livelihoods support, WASH and capacity building of humanitarian response actors.
- All Mercy Corps interventions in Nigeria are implemented in a conflict and gender sensitive manner.
General Position Summary
- The cleaner will be responsible for providing cleaning services as stated in the scope of work and will be based in Abuja.
- The candidate will work under the direct supervision of the Logistics Officer to ensure general outlook of the office/guest house is maintained. The duties are outlined as follows.
Accountability:
- Reports Directly To: Logistics Officer
- Works Directly With: Finance, Program and Operation teams.
- Supervisory Responsibility: None
Knowledge and Experience
- SSCE required.
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience working experience
- Ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel.
- Commitment to renewing and maintaining knowledge of best practices
- Strong interpersonal, and communication skills
- Fluency in English is required.
Success Factors
- The successful candidate will have a can-do attitude. Ideally, S/he will have previous experience in working in large-scale emergency programs in insecure and conflict-affected contexts, including remote management.
- S/he is a problem solver, who is adept in successfully dealing with issues of complexity. S/he is an active listener and contributor, working to create a strong team share ideas and learn. Conscientious with an excellent sense of judgment.
- Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours.
- Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
Application Deadline 11th May, 2018.
How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send not more than 4-page CV’s and Cover Letters in one document, addressing the position requirements and location to: ng-recruitment.nigeria@mercycorps.org
Note
- All applications must include the position title and reference number in the subject line and should not be more than 4 pages.
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview and we are an equal opportunity organization so women are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
Leave a Reply