Job Recruitment at Christian Aid, 19th June, 2019
Christian Aid (CA) is a UK-based international NGO, partnering with others to end poverty in Africa. At the heart of this vision is the transformation of the lives of people who live in poverty, empowering them to have a brighter future. Christian Aid works in more than 30 countries and has been operating in Nigeria since 2003. The Nigeria Country programme focuses on Community Health and HIV, Accountable Governance including humanitarian response and Gender.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Programme Coordinator - Livelihood
Location: Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria (frequent travels to Monguno)
Contracted hours: 35
Contract length: 3 months
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Role Purpose
- Provides day to day oversight and strategic leadership on the development and implementation involving management of all aspects of the programme, performance management, assessments, designing, planning, implementation, monitoring staff capacity building, reporting and technical support to the agricultural recovery and sustainable livelihoods programme.
- To be responsible for supporting and managing Christian Aid partnerships and projects as well as the effective implementation of Livelihoods programme in Monguno and other locations within Borno State.
- To contribute to the development of Christian Aid Livelihood and Resilience Strategy with focus on both agriculture and non-agricultural based recovery initiatives for communities affected by conflict.
- To contribute to the representation of Christian Aid, the role will engage with relevant stakeholders, promote livelihood and resilience strategy with institutional donors.
- To contribute to the representation, brand management of Christian Aid project portfolio, engage with and promote programme communication and fundraising, with institutional donors. Understanding of the sustainable livelihoods’ framework, understanding of agricultural recovery, resilience framework, humanitarian preparedness and response, value chain analysis, farming as a business and engaging market player, rural finance, facilitating linkages and creating space for various players in the market to interact and enabling markets to work for the poor in fostering agricultural recovery.
Key Outcomes:
- WFP Funded livelihood and resilience projects are successfully managed following both WFP and Christian Aid’s humanitarian policies and procedures.
- Christian Aid is represented at all levels, national and internationally.
- Oversee the timely field implementation of Livelihood and resilience project according to proposals and ensure compliance with all donor requirements.
- Support the team in Monguno strengthen and promote community engagement processes in the project areas, particularly identifying project beneficiaries, assessing their needs, addressing and resolving community issues.
- Compliance with financial policies and procedures especially regarding WFP coordination requirements and other donor projects, but including reporting requirements and contribution made to other team members in the development and implementation, staff capacity building and training
- Significant grant proposals focusing on broad sustainable livelihoods, agricultural recovery, resilience work, private sector partnerships and market systems development based on strong planning and evaluation procedures using Christian Aid’s internal systems.
- Communicate and coordinate with project staff on technical questions related to livelihoods, resilience building and agricultural recovery, work planning, programme implementation and provide technical support to developing policies, strategies and plans related to food security and livelihoods, resilience building and agricultural recovery.
- Participate in the recruitment, management and development of high performing team who are meeting their objectives and ensure a safe working environment for all people involved in project implementation and maintain the highest standards of behaviour when engaging with stakeholders and working with project beneficiaries.
- Assess livelihood, agriculture needs based on a variety of sources, including assessments, technical data, early warning information, and reports from NGOs, the UN and other actors
- As a livelihood and resilience expert, coordinate on the general humanitarian response with all stakeholders including humanitarian actors, Missions, Embassies, host governments, NGOs, and donors;
- This includes representing Christian Aid in Food sector cluster and working group meetings and donor meetings. This also includes engagement with networks in order to increase the profile and visibility of Christian Aid.
- Effective projects and programmes delivered with impact in line with agreed aims.
- Project proposals completed, based on strong planning and evaluation procedures using Christian Aid’s internal systems. Funds used for designated purposes.
Role Requirements
Relationships
External:
- Represents Christian Aid with external actors including donors and government
- Working closely with Local and State governments stakeholder partners, LGA Agricultural Extension Officers, WFP and FAO Counterparts, Food Security Cluster Counterparts to ensure effective management and coordination of the programmes focusing on sustainable and livelihoods, resilience building, inclusive market development and entrepreneurship building.
Internal:
- Works with the Maiduguri team and relevant country departments.
Decision making:
- Make decisions day-to-day decisions which ensures the all livelihood and resilience project are implemented in very highly effective and efficient manner.
- Required to make significant decisions on programme work in the field special focus on Agricultural and Non-agricultural based Livelihoods and Resilience building based on Christian Aid strategic direction in Nigeria.
- Leads Monguno field based-team and ensures the workgroup is effectively managed. Support The Senior Programme Coordinator (SPC) Livelihood and Resilience on WFP livelihood and resilience project budget tracking and other assignment
Analytical Skills:
- The post holder is responsible for overall field level livelihood and resilience project and is expected to work with initiative and innovation, using their own analytical skills and make recommendations in close consultation with The Senior Programme Coordinator (SPC) Livelihood and Resilience to the humanitarian response manager and country team.
- Role holder must have the ability to collect and analyse data/intelligence from Agricultural Interventions, Sustainable Livelihoods Framework, Resilience analyses and interventions.
Developing self and others:
- The post holder is expected to work independently with support from the The Senior Programme Coordinator (SPC) Livelihood and Resilience providing leadership and influencing strategies within the team and ensuring upholding of humanitarian standards and principles by Christian Aid staff and partners. Key skills required are being able to effectively manage from a distance as well as be able to influence decisions of colleagues at all level range of seniority levels.
- May have the direct responsibility for developing, coaching and motivating one or more staff, undertakes performance reviews and development of action plans to improve the performance of others, whether staff or volunteers.
- Support the subject matter specialist based in Monguno and the entire team to better understand work on enabling poor people to strengthen their Sustainable Livelihoods, Resilience through accessing competitive markets and to adopt entrepreneurial approaches. Leading in developing staff and partners understanding of the Sustainable livelihood and the resilience framework.
Person Specification
Applied skills/knowledge and expertise:
Essential:
- Postgraduate qualification in discipline related to Entrepreneurship Studies, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, Development Economics, Agriculture, Food Security and / Sociology or relevant discipline with at least 3 years’ experience Alternatively, Graduate qualification in any of Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, Development Economics, Agriculture, Food Security and / Sociology with at least 6 years’ experience.
- This position demands a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to work hard and achieve results in a demanding, fast paced and often insecure environment.
- At least 5 year of experience in Livelihoods, Market driven approaches, cash for work programming, post conflict agricultural recovery with understanding of agricultural extension and communication, entrepreneurship, agricultural nutrition intervention and vocational training.
- Minimum one-year aid-related International NGO experience in North-East Nigeria.
- Project management skills.
- Good knowledge of and experience working with IDPs in Nigeria.
- Good understanding of gender-sensitive programming.
- Good interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
- Have strong problem-solving abilities and capacity to solve complex issues related to projects’ delivery.
- Knowledge of capacity building tools; of Sphere and Red Cross Code of Conduct; of HAP standards.
- Detail orientation and ability to work independently and meet deadlines;
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Desirable:
- Specialized qualification/Experience in Livelihoods and resilience programmes in emergency and/or rural development work.
- Ability to speak and understand basic Hausa
- Understanding of the political, social and economic context of the region and the humanitarian/development issues and challenges it faces of peace building and conflict resolution.
- Upholding the Humanitarian Principles and affirmatively engage the most vulnerable community members while valuing inclusiveness, transparency, accountability, agility, collaboration, innovation and sustainability
IT competency required:
Competency Profile
LEVEL 2: You are expected to be able to:
Build partnerships:
- Take on different work when necessary to achieve a team or organizational goal.
- Actively consult with others to ensure you understand their needs or goals.
- Listen to and take on board fresh perspectives and views even if you initially disagree with them.
- Maintain on-going relationships with individuals and contacts through networks, based on mutual rapport and respect.
Communicate effectively:
- Make complex things simple for the benefit of others.
- Actively listen and question to check your understanding and draw out others when they are not expressing themselves clearly or seem to be holding back.
- Be sensitive to what others may be feeling, based on what they say, how they say it and their non-verbal behavior, adapting your style and approach to fit.
- Address difficult issues when they arise, being honest and open.
Steward resources:
- Implement ways to reduce the inefficient use of resources or pass the ideas on to someone who can make them happen.
- Estimate the resources needed to achieve your own work plans or objectives and to deliver them in the most efficient and cost-effective way.
- Set and communicate realistic timelines for achieving tasks, working out how best to adapt as priorities change or unforeseen circumstances arise.
Deliver results:
- Priorities, plan and monitor own work to meet own and team deliverables to agreed performance or quality standards.
- Acknowledge others’ priorities whilst being prepared to say “no” if there are genuine reasons why their needs cannot be met.
- Use logical processes and relevant tools and techniques to report on information or analyse options.
- Make timely and considered recommendations or decisions based on analysis of available data, information and evidence.
Realize Potential:
- Evaluate your own work and actively address gaps in knowledge and skills, without prompting.
- Recognize how you react to feedback and manage reactions positively, acting on specific feedback from others.
- Share your knowledge where it will help others to be more effective.
- Provide instruction, constructive feedback and guidance to others to help them learn.
Strive for improvement:
- Constructively challenge existing practice.
- Seek better ways of doing things, considering the possible implications.
- Make positive suggestions on a way forward when faced with challenges even if these falls outside own scope of work.
- Look inside and outside Christian Aid for new ideas and evaluate them for own work.
Remuneration
Salary (Full time): N8,501,197/annum Salary (full time)
Interested and qualified candidate should:
Click here to apply
Click here to view more Information (Pdf)
Job Title: Construction Engineer
Location: Borno
Department: International
Reports to: SPC-Livelihood & Resilience
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Contracted hours: 35
Contract length: 3 months
Role Purpose
- The Construction Engineering would lead all Christian Aid construction related activities of Humanitarian response and livelihood programme.
- The role would take lead in planning, designing and overseeing the construction of building structures and infrastructure as well as maintenance to support the effective implementation of Christian Aid funded humanitarian response with beneficiaries implementing the project.
- To contribute towards the smooth implementation of WFP funded livelihood and resilience project working mainly within the humanitarian programme team but may have frequent contact with external partners during work
Role Context:
- The role works within the International Programmes role family positioned in Monguno, Borno, Nigeria and the role is part of the wider Nigeria Country Humanitarian Response Team. The Construction Engineer will work closely with both Livelihood Programme Coordinator and SPC Livelihood and Resilience and the country team on humanitarian program.
- The position will be based in Monguno field office with frequent trips to project communities in Monguno and other locations in Borno State. The role holder will lead on the assessment and analysis of sites for households and communal activities, the design of high-quality implementation of plans.
- Responsible for production of designs, develop and construct a wide range of projects in physically and naturally built environment from conception through to completion. Construction work across all project locations. He/She is saddled with the responsibilities of supervising construction work activities through the engagement with other field staff, community project management committee, labour management committee and volunteers.
- In coordination with the emergency response team, he/she provides technical assistance to the field staff and beneficiaries, designs and rolls out capacity building activities on construction related activities and oversees the successful programme implementation.
- The person is also responsible for monitoring construction sites, working in collaboration with other community-based structures, local government and actors (including active participation in Technical Working Group meetings), and in sharing and incorporating learning into the programming cycle.
Key Outcomes:
- The Christian Aid all donor funded livelihood and resilience projects are successfully managed following Christian Aid’s humanitarian policies and procedures.
- All programmes are accountable to donors and beneficiaries.
- Assess needs reeled to infrastructure of the community including assessments, technical data, appropriate design.
- Oversee the timely delivery of the all construction related activities and ensure compliance with all donor requirements.
- Compliance with financial policies and procedures especially regarding Food and Agricultural Organisation, coordination requirements for all donor projects, but including reporting requirements and contribution made to other team members in the development and implementation, partner capacity building and training
- Communicate and coordinate with project staff on technical questions related to construction and its maintenance.
- Robust humanitarian practice and minimum standards in disaster response, as reflected in policies and procedures, are successfully implemented.
- Effective projects and programmes delivered with impact in line with agreed aims.
- Humanitarian and financial policies and procedures complied with, in particular, reporting requirements.
Relationships
External:
- Represents Christian Aid with external actors including donors and government
- Liaise with other actors in emergency response for the region (UN, NGO, national and local authorities, incl. through established coordination mechanisms
- Working closely with Local and State governments stakeholder partners, LGA Officers and sectors to ensure effective management and coordination of the programmes.
Internal:
- Works with the country team in Nigeria, and staff in the Humanitarian division Regional Emergency Manager, Regional Programme Development and Funding Manager and Humanitarian Response Manager.
Decision making:
- Make decisions to ensure the al construction related project is led and managed effectively and effectively linked to the wider Nigeria programme.
- Proposes action Christian Aid should take in its response to the emergency and makes day-to-day decisions to guide the implementation and smooth running of the project.
Analytical skills:
- The post holder is responsible for overall lead of the construction activities of Christian Aid in North- East Nigeria and is expected to work with initiative and innovation, using analytical skills and their own judgement to recommend humanitarian programme decisions for the organisation in consultation with a wide range of country team and humanitarian colleagues and partner organisations. S/He has to look beyond the challenges as situation is complex. Detailed risk assessment may be required. S/He seeks for and initiates new and diverse sources of information to test solutions and direction.
Developing self and others:
- The post holder is expected to work independently under the supervision of SPC Livelihood and Resilience and support from the Programme Coordinator Livelihood / Humanitarian Response Manager / Regional Emergency Manager providing leadership and influencing strategies within the country and ensuring upholding of humanitarian standards and principles by Christian Aid staff and partners.
Person Specification
Applied skills/knowledge and expertise
Essential:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil/Construction Engineering, Building Technology, HND Building Technology
- At least 3-4 years' post-graduate experience and managing construction projects in Nigeria
- Minimum one-year aid-related International NGO experience in North-East Nigeria.
- Extensive knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
- Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
- Proficient in designing software programs as AutoCAD.
- A thorough understanding of and ability to apply the SPHERE standards on Construction related activities. In addition to knowledge of capacity building tools; of Sphere and Red Cross Code of Conduct; of HAP standards.
- Understanding of partnership approach to emergency/humanitarian work and experience of working with local partners.
- Working under own initiative with a variety of different stakeholders especially within the cluster systems.
- Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and facilitating capacity building skills.
- Strong report writing, analytical and documentation skills with Good interpersonal, organisational and communication skill Fluency in Hausa is required and Kanuri is desirable.
- Experience in working with a team as a strong team player with positive attitude.
- Good knowledge of and experience working with IDPs in Nigeria.
- Good understanding of gender-sensitive programming.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and a good command of Hausa Language.
Desirable:
- Specialized qualification in engineering work.
- Ability to speak and understand Hausa fluently and basic Kanuri
- Understanding of the political, social, economic and infrastructural context of the region and the humanitarian/development issues and challenges it faces of peace building and conflict resolution
- Experience of organisational development
- Experience in construction projects in humanitarian responses
IT competency required:
Competency Profile
LEVEL 2: You are expected to be able to:
Build partnerships:
- Take on different work when necessary to achieve a team or organisational goal.
- Actively consult with others to ensure you understand their needs or goals.
- Listen to and take on board fresh perspectives and views even if you initially disagree with them.
- Maintain on-going relationships with individuals and contacts through networks, based on mutual rapport and respect.
Communicate effectively:
- Make complex things simple for the benefit of others.
- Actively listen and question to check your understanding and draw out others when they are not expressing themselves clearly or seem to be holding back.
- Be sensitive to what others may be feeling, based on what they say, how they say it and their nonverbal behavior, adapting your style and approach to fit.
- Address difficult issues when they arise, being honest and open.
Steward resources:
- Implement ways to reduce the inefficient use of resources or pass the ideas on to someone who can make them happen.
- Estimate the resources needed to achieve your own work plans or objectives and to deliver them in the most efficient and cost-effective way.
- Set and communicate realistic timelines for achieving tasks, working out how best to adapt as priorities change or unforeseen circumstances arise.
Deliver results:
- Prioritise, plan and monitor own work to meet own and team deliverables to agreed performance or quality standards.
- Acknowledge others’ priorities whilst being prepared to say “no” if there are genuine reasons why their needs cannot be met.
- Use logical processes and relevant tools and techniques to report on information or analyse options.
- Make timely and considered recommendations or decisions based on analysis of available data, information and evidence.
Realise potential:
- Evaluate your own work and actively address gaps in knowledge and skills, without prompting.
- Recognise how you react to feedback and manage reactions positively, acting on specific feedback from others.
- Share your knowledge where it will help others to be more effective.
- Provide instruction, constructive feedback and guidance to others to help them learn.
Strive for improvement:
- Constructively challenge existing practice.
- Seek better ways of doing things, taking into account the possible implications.
- Make positive suggestions on a way forward when faced with challenges even if these falls outside own scope of work.
- Look inside and outside Christian Aid for new ideas and evaluate them for own work.
Remuneration
Salary (full time): N8,501,197 Salary (full time).
Interested and qualified candidate should:
Click here to apply
Click here to view more Information (pdf)
Application Deadline 24th June, 2019.
Interview Date 28th June, 2019.