Current Jobs at Oxfam Nigeria for Humanitarian Program Managers
Oxfam, one of the leading global development
organizations, mobilizes the power of people against poverty. We are a
diverse confederation of 17 strongly interconnected national affiliates
working in over 90 countries, either directly, or with partners to
enable transformational change, using a unique
combination of long-term
development, campaigning and humanitarian programs.
We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Humanitarian Program Manager
Req ID: 1264
Location: Maiduguri, North-East Nigeria
Background
- Over the past year, Boko Haram (BH) has intensified attacks
which have spread from North-East Nigeria to Cameroon, Chad and Niger,
affecting some 20 million people. Suicide bombings and raids targeting
civilians in villages and in cities around the Lake Chad basin have
caused widespread trauma, prevented people from accessing essential
services and destroyed infrastructure.
- Across the region, over 2.8 million people are displaced; most
of who are sheltered by communities that count among the world’s most
vulnerable. The combined effect of growing insecurity, fast population
growth and severe vulnerability resulting from a changing climate,
environmental degradation, poverty and under-investment in social
services is translating into record numbers of people in need of
emergency relief.
- There are 9.2 million in need of humanitarian assistance as a
result of violence committed by Boko Haram; Nigeria is hosting 7m,
Cameroon 1.5m, Niger 460.000 and Chad 257.000. There has been widespread
violence against civilians not only by BH but the military operations
against the group have also caused serious protection risks and
violations. Women and girls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been subjected
to physical and psychological abuse, forced marriage, sexual slavery or
forced labour. Boys have been forcibly enrolled as combatants and young
girls used as suicide bombers. Boko Haram has targeted health facilities
and schools, forcing health care workers and teachers to flee from
where they are most needed.
- The increasing number of attacks and arrival of displaced
children have placed an additional burden on already weak health and
education systems. Insecurity, displacement, disrupted agricultural
activities and cross-border trade continue to undermine communities’
livelihoods and have resulted in a sharp rise in food insecurity.
- Some 4.4 million people facing severe food insecurity urgently
need support in the region, 90 per cent of them in north-east Nigeria,
with 50,000 people in Phase 5, the highest level of food insecurity
under the Cadre Harmonisé classification. Throughout the region, an
estimated 223.000 severely acutely malnourished children could die if
not urgently assisted.
Job Purpose
- The Humanitarian Program Manager will provide overall management
and leadership of the Nigeria Humanitarian response, in accordance with
Oxfam standards and in coordination with the technical leads.
- S/He will be responsible for ensuring the elaboration and
implementation of the response strategy, operational plans and global
budget.
- He will provide a coherent integrated response; financial and
human resources security; an appropriate campaign/advocacy dimension.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Supports the implementation of country humanitarian strategy and
the coordination of periodic operational plans and budgets of the
country and its programs, monitoring progress towards achieving program
objectives - also measures outcome and impact against recognised
indicators.
- Supports and maintains oversight of financial and people resourcing for the Nigeria response
- Participates in regional level response coordination where
necessary, ensuring follow up of agreed actions and necessary support
from others for Nigeria (e.g. HR, Funding, MEAL, others).
- Maintains effective partner grants and reports monitoring
system, ensures adherence to Oxfam policies and procedures on partner
management Represents Oxfam to government officials, Consortium,
international organisations and NGOS and others stakeholders.
- Ensures that the response strategy (speed, scale, contextually
appropriated, integrated) is in line with Oxfam’s overall strategic
ambitions, external commitments and Oxfam’s brand as a lead humanitarian
actor.
- Contributes and provides leadership to the overall One Oxfam
response, by reinforcing strategies with communication and advocacy.
- Ensures staff safety and security procedures are monitored,
updated and implemented. This will include an analysis of the risks and
the threats to staff working on Oxfam programmes.
- Recruits and manages staff in line with Oxfam policies, ensuring
that they have the necessary induction, training and support as
required.
Skills, Experience and Knowledge
Essential:
- First degree in a relevant field
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in similar roles -
specifically in managing humanitarian and development programs funded by
different donors.
- Good knowledge of developing and implementing monitoring systems
to track the effectiveness of programs and an ability to build
cooperative, professional relationships with donors, partners and peer
organisations.
- Excellent personal communication skills, in written and verbal English.
- Good interpersonal, influencing, diplomacy negotiating skills.
- Commitment to equal opportunity and gender policies; sensitivity
to cultural differences, and the ability to work in a wide variety of
cultural contexts.
- Commitment to Oxfam’s overall aims and policies and experience
of promoting women’s rights and the interests of marginalized people in
all aspects of Oxfam’s work.
- Significant leadership and management experience in the
development and delivery of high quality program, influencing and
humanitarian strategy, with and through partners or directly, in one or
more challenging locations (humanitarian WASH, protection and/or EFSL
programs).
- Experience with people management;
- Experience of managing complex change processes and
relationships involving a wide range of both internal and external
multi-cultural stakeholders;
- A high degree of self awareness and an understanding of how to
drive and support excellent team performance and individual development
in line with Oxfam’s values and policies.
- Proven track record of leading and motivating multi
disciplinary, partially geographically remote teams and operations
across a number of locations.
- Knowledge or appreciation of Nigeria in terms of its political,
economic and social trends plus a good understanding of the key
development and humanitarian issues in the region.
- Ability to travel to remote programmatic sites within the country.
Desirable:
- Experience in managing funded projects and proven ability to
write proposals and reports to main humanitarian donors (ECHO, DFID,
OFDA, etc.)
Competencies:
- Self Awareness
- Vision Setting
- Agility, complexity and ambiguity
- Relationship building
- Decisiveness
We Offer
A competitive and fair pay and benefits package that is justifiable to
our donors. The salary range for this position is set in scale 9 with a
salary range between € 3302,-- to € 5082,-- gross per month based on 40
hours a week.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Application Deadline: 24th April, 2017.