Job Vacancies at INTERSOS Nigeria, 9th April, 2019

INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Manager – Protection (ECHO)

Job Code: SR-49-1004
Location: Maiduguri, with frequent travels to Monguno and Kukawa
Contract Duration: 9 months
Starting Date: 01/07/2019
Reporting to: Head of Base
Supervision of: About 20 local staff

General Context of the Project

• PUI, ACTED/REACH, INTERSOS, SI, and TDH will join their efforts to comprehensively address the needs of the most vulnerable populations affected by the conflict in North East Nigeria following a holistic, evidence-based, principled and integrated multi-sector approach. Significant added value to the quality of the intervention will be enabled through the leverage of the complementarity between the different organizations’ technical expertise, and the different stage of experience in the targeted areas of interventions.
• Most importantly, the creation of the consortium is born from the joint analysis that after 8 years of protracted crisis, the humanitarian response in North East Nigeria suffers from major shortcomings in terms of coordination, evidence-based analysis of the needs, integrated approach and resources rationalization. By providing an integrated approach, consortiums’ partners aim at ensuring an optimized and comprehensive coverage of the most critical needs of the affected population, particularly in hard-to-reach areas where the humanitarian response is little developed. With REACH, a multi-sector needs assessment was conducted that highlighted critical gaps in three LGA of Borno State: MMC, Kukawa and Mobbar LGA.
• Along with an integrated response, the consortium will ensure protection mainstreaming and will address cross-cutting protection needs (Gender-based violence and Child protection). The objective of this action will be both the delivery of essential services and the strengthening of a protection focused response as a whole, in order to provide the basis for a principled comprehensive intervention, increase sustainability of actions and enhance synergies among implementing partners. In parallel and emergency preparedness and response has been planned, particularly in reaction of epidemic outbreak.

General Purpose of the Position

• The Project Manager – Protection will technically oversee the protection activities INTERSOS will carry out in the framework of the whole project, ensuring operations quality. S/he must be able to motivate and lead his/her staff.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks
Project Management:

• Supervise implementation of protection activities in a timely manner
• Develop and manage the implementation of/adherence to work plan and M&E plans
• Contribute to ensure that reports are submitted to the leading agency as per the agreed reporting schedule
• Ensure data is collected regularly to respond to agreed indicators
• Contribute to develop project proposals for the GBV sector in Borno State, in close coordination with the technical team, protection focal point and under the supervision of the Coordination of INTERSOS Nigeria;
• Carry out rapid assessments to investigate further programming opportunities inside Borno State;

Programme Quality:

• Contribute, in strict collaboration and under the supervision of the protection coordinator, to build capacity of INTERSOS in GBV sector, to meet minimum standards for GBV programme in Emergency, including training and mentoring of the staffs with the technical support of the Advisors.
• Technical support for GBV activities throughout the programme providing insights to national and international staff on the standards including tools and methodologies.
• Contribute, in strict collaboration and under the supervision of the protection coordinator, to strengthen the INTERSOS Nigeria protection sector

Coordination:

• Contribute, in strict collaboration and under the supervision of the protection coordinator, to ensure 5W matrices are submitted to the State Clusters as per the agreed reporting schedule
• Contribute, in strict collaboration and under the supervision of the protection coordinator, to represent the program with national authorities, non-state actors, UN agencies, NGOs, donors, etc. in Borno State and in Abuja;

Human Resources:

• Recruit and train national staff as required to achieve the project protection objectives.

Education

• Relevant degree and/or equivalent GBV/Protection-related working experience.

Professional experience:

• Relevant working experience of at least 3 years and previous experience in humanitarian context.

Professional requirements:

• Strategic vision, leadership, people management, teamwork and flexibility, ability to work under pressure in a highly complex emergency context
• Excellent organizational skills in highly complex emergency operation
• Able to ensure quick quality delivery in stressful environment
• Previous experience with ECHO is considered an asset
• Problem-solving orientation
• Excellent ability to establish inter-personal relations and good negotiation skills
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Good knowledge of the international standard on GBV and Protection

Languages:

• Fully proficient in written and spoken English

Personal requirements:

• Ability to deal with stress and demanding working environment
• Adaptation skills to basic standard living conditions during field missions
• Readiness to commit and adhere to the values, mission and vision of INTERSOS

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

 

 

Job Title: Head of Base (HoB)

Code: SR-49-1005
Location: Maiduguri with missions on the coordination office in Abuja and on the field bases
Starting Date: 01/06/2019
Contract Duration: 12 months
Reporting to: Head of Mission
Supervision of: 10 International staff
Dependents: No

General context of the project
Since 2009, the Boko Haram insurgency has crippled north eastern Nigeria. Borno State continues to be most affected, with over 1.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Recent advances by the Nigerian Army and the Multinational Joint Task Force have improved humanitarian access in 24 of the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Borno. In areas recently retaken by the Government vulnerable host populations are in critical need of humanitarian interventions. In support to the UN-led coordinated humanitarian response in the region, INTERSOS is implementing more projects addressing critical gaps in health and nutrition, WASH, food security, shelter, Camp Coordination and Camp Management and protection services for a highly vulnerable population in the newly accessible LGA of Maiduguri, Magumeri, Ngala, Bama, Jere, Mobbar and Dikwa.

General Purpose of the Position

• The HoB Nigeria will oversee the Operations, Administrative, HR and Logistics units in Borno state, including Maiduguri, Magumeri, Ngala, Bama, Jere, Mobbar and Dikwa, ensuring operations quality, strategic programming and planning, ensuring strategic growth and strong external and internal representation and advocacy. S/he must be able to motivate and lead a diverse staff as well as effectively oversee operations, programs, budgets and partnerships.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks
Program and operations:

• Participate in the development and updating of the country strategy by providing information from the field.
• Ensure a constant analysis of humanitarian context in his/her area of responsibility
• Oversee the logistics, procurement, administration and HR operations in Borno State, aiming at improving the operations systems and processes.
• Manage accountability of Admin and Operations actions in Maiduguri base
• Support project field staff in Borno State in the optimal and efficient implementation of the projects.
• Coordinate and supervise the implementation of ongoing projects.
• Ensure overall consistency in the implementation of programs in every intervention sites.
• Coordinate the development of new projects proposal in collaboration with technical referents, key staff and the Head of Mission.
• Guarantee a good synergy between technical and support teams at field level and between the various implementation locations.
• Ensure implementation of recommendations from internal audits, departmental field visits and field assessments.
• Play a facilitator role between field offices/operation and Coordination office.
• Keep the Coordination informed of program progresses, obstacles and delivery.
• Manage the follow-up of recommendations from the technical and support departments.
• Coordinate reporting activities at field level in accordance with the requirements of donors and the headquarter.
• Coordinate the capitalization of information/operation to provide evidence to carry out advocacy activities.

Human Resources:

• Supervise and manage the team members under his direct responsibility, ensuring their coaching and regular evaluations.
• Ensure a good level of communication between the areas of intervention.
• Facilitate and promote the smooth flow of information.
• Ensure that field teams make clear requests for support to coordination teams to maximize operational effectiveness and program effectiveness and quality.
• Support the Head of Mission on the promotion of accountability and commitment to INTERSOS charter and prevention on abuse of power.

Representation:

• Coordinate and oversee all INTERSOS partnerships In Borno State.
• Participate in humanitarian coordination activities.
• If necessary, implement at local level the strategy and advocacy activities defined for the mission.

Security:

• Maintain an effective network with stakeholders at local level about security aspects, collect and analyze information to establish risk and context analysis and do the follow up of the teams.
• Support the Head of Mission in the production of internal security regulations and ensure their application
• Manage, on a daily basis, any security incident or deterioration of the security environment by reporting to the Head of Mission

Coordination with support functions:

• Manage financial, logistics and HR activities by monitoring and analyzing indicators.
• Ensure compliance with financial, logistic and HR procedures within the various Borno State Offices
• Anticipate the financial, logistic and HR needs at Borno State level and communicate these needs to the Coordination using appropriate tools and in compliance with the planned deadlines.
• Ensure the performance of the supply chain and logistic aspects.
• Ensure the implementation of the HR policy and the management of human resources according to established procedures.

Education

• Relevant degree and/or equivalent management working experience

Professional experience:

• Relevant working experience of at least 3 years and previous Humanitarian experience.

Professional requirements:

• Strategic vision, leadership, people management, teamwork and flexibility,
• Ability to work under pressure in a highly complex emergency context
• Excellent organizational skills
• Able to ensure quick quality delivery in stressful environment
• Very strong interpersonal skills: strong communication and diplomatic skills
• Practical and problem-solver
• Excellent ability to establish interpersonal relations and good negotiation skills
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Languages:

• Fully proficient in written and spoken English

Personal Requirements:

• Ability to deal with stress and demanding working environment
• Readiness to commit and adhere to the values, mission and vision of INTERSOS

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

 

Deadline: 23rd April, 2019.