Job Vacancies at The Justice, Development and Peace / Caritas Initiative (JDPC)

The Justice, Development and Peace / Caritas Initiative (JDPC), is a non- governmental organization registered under the Corporative Affairs. It is the development arm of the Catholic Church Commission.

We are recruiting to fill the positions of:

Job Title: Financial Accountant Location: Enugu Reports to: Director, Program Manager

Purpose

• Responsible for preparing receipts and payments journals for all third parties of the agency. Involve in operational level financial operations and management.

Project Summary

• JDPC Enugu Diocese is currently engaging in the Enugu State Faith-Based Action for Scaling up Testing and Treatment for the Epidemic Response (FASTER) project. FASTER in line with Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will catalyze progress towards achieving UNAID’ 95-95-95 targets by addressing structural barriers to pediatric HIV testing and treatment, expanding innovation, and scaling up what works through six priority actions in Enugu State

Key Responsibilities Receipts and Payments Management/Financial Data Preparation:

• Prepare and Journalize all payments to third parties (JDPC staff, Vendors and Partners) and ensure that all journals have adequate supporting documentation;
• Prepare and journalize all receipts from third parties (JDPC staff, Vendors) and ensure that all journals are supported with copies of official receipts, deposit slips and other mandatory supporting documentations.
• Prepare Cheques for all payments to third parties.

Financial Reporting:

• Prepare timely and accurate financial report on a monthly basis for submission
• Collect original bank statement from the bank for monthly financial report preparation
• Ensure that Monthly Bank reconciliation for all banks are promptly performed and made ready for review and approval.
• Dispatch financial report timely to CRS

Review of liquidations:

• Ensure that staffs and vendor liquidations are promptly reviewed and forwarded for review of and onward approvals
• Ensure all liquidation are submitted on time and completed for documentation

Petty Cash Management:

• Perform periodic cash counts and spot check on petty cash held by administration unit.
• Cross-check all petty cash liquidation submitted by Administration for accuracy and adequacy of supporting documentation prior to preparing reimbursements.

Other Responsibilities:

• Take active part in monthly financial reporting process (month-end closure)
• Provide Cover whenever the Ass. Finance Manager is not in the office
• Any other duties as required by the Ass. Finance Manager

Required Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or its equivalent
• Professional Accountancy qualifications or Master’s Degree
• Minimum of three (3) years work experience in an accountancy firm or development organization;
• Excellent IT literacy and knowledge of Excel & word (MS Office in general).

Skills:

• Proven team player
• Able to work effectively with minimum supervision and in a diverse team environment
• Excellent planning and prioritization skills
• Ability to think tactically
• Good motivatorj of others
• Willing to work additional hours at crucial times

Job Title: Program Manager Location: Enugu Reports To: Health Coordinator/Director

Project Summary JDPC Enugu Diocese is currently engaging in the Enugu State Faith-Based Action for Scaling up Testing and Treatment for the Epidemic Response (FASTER) project. FASTER in line with Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will catalyze progress towards achieving UNAID’ 95-95-95 targets by addressing structural barriers to pediatric HIV testing and treatment, expanding innovation, and scaling up what works through six priority actions in Enugu State Specific Job Responsibilities Program Management:

• Serve as the focal contact for the subgrant.
• Provide Program management oversight to all project staff.
• Responsible for technical oversight of the project including planning, reporting, and supervising all operational administrative processes.
• Provide direction on project implementation and ensure the overall goal, expected results, and reporting requirements are met.
• Facilitate transparency among and between members to promote team coordination and effectiveness.
• Promote program linkages between JDPC Enugu, FASTER, FBO network and relevant government agencies.
• Ensure timely, and complete submission of work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by the donor.

Technical:

• Facilitate advocacy strategies that strengthens FBO and government collaboration.
• Support the formalization of partnership between FBO network that engage in community health services, and relevant government agencies in implementing state.
• Work with relevant government agencies to support the mapping of FBOs in the state.
• Support capacity building activities for PMT, FBO network and government agencies.
• Support OTZ and other adolescent friendly activities in FASTER priority sites in the state.
• Support capacity building for religious leaders and gatekeepers on pediatric and adolescent HIV services.
• Support activities that reduces HIV related stigma and discrimination, promote congregational HIV testing, disclosure counseling and other best practices such as “Baby showers” model of HIV case identification across supported communities.
• Provide regular supportive supervision to PMT to ensure the achievement of expected results.

Qualifications and Skills

• University degree (Bachelor’s degree. Masters or higher added advantage) in the Social Sciences (i.e. Sociology, Psychology), Public Health, Child Health, International Development, or in an area relevant to Gender, Health, Child Protection and HIV/AIDs.
• Strong knowledge of the HIV, OVC, social welfare and health sectors in Nigeria.
• Minimum 3 years in the developing world in project management positions with progressive management responsibilities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID/CDC project/awards management including USAID rules and regulation and reporting requirements.
• Experience collaborating with state governments and local partners to implement development projects.
• Excellent partnership and interpersonal skills to work in a team environment with dependable ability to dialogue, network, and work effectively with partners.

Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Location: Enugu Reports to: Program Manager

Project Summary

• JDPC Enugu Diocese is currently engaging in the Enugu State Faith-Based Action for Scaling up Testing and Treatment for the Epidemic Response (FASTER) project. FASTER in line with Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will catalyze progress towards achieving UNAID’ 95-95-95 targets by addressing structural barriers to pediatric HIV testing and treatment, expanding innovation, and scaling up what works through six priority actions in Enugu State.

Specific Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the overall Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) activities of the project in respective thematic areas during the project implementation.
• Visits communities/sites regularly to collect data and support volunteers where applicable.
• Oversee the training/mentoring of community volunteers (CVs) and other staff of the Justice, Development and Peace/Caritas (JDPC), on project’s M&E activities.
• Conduct routine data quality assessments (DQA) for reported data and provide appropriate mentoring for Volunteers where applicable.
• Maintain soft and hard copies of project data and reports
• Attend relevant management and technical meetings including M&E TWG and Community of Practice (COP) meetings.
• Support program implementation activities.
• Ensure that all reported data conform to DQA standards – accuracy/validity, reliability, integrity, precision, timeliness, completeness, timeliness, and confidentiality

Qualification/Requirements/Skills

• Minimum of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Degree and / or HND in Social Sciences, Statistics or related field
• At least 1 year of professional experience implementing/managing M&E for programs related to health, HIV and OVC, agriculture or food and nutrition programming, of which at least one year with an NGOs.
• Must have completed NYSC
• Demonstrable computer literacy in MS Office - Excel, Power Point and Word. Knowledge in the use of any of the statistical packages (SPSS, STATA, SurveyCTO, etc) is an added advantage.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication, report skills

Job Title: HIV Care, Support and Referral Coordination Officer Location: Enugu Reports To: Program Manager

Project Summary JDPC Enugu Diocese is currently engaging in the Enugu State Faith-Based Action for Scaling up Testing and Treatment for the Epidemic Response (FASTER) project. FASTER in line with Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will catalyze progress towards achieving UNAID’ 95-95-95 targets by addressing structural barriers to pediatric HIV testing and treatment, expanding innovation, and scaling up what works through six priority actions in Enugu State Specific Job Responsibilities Program Quality and Technical Coordination:

• Facilitate effective representation of the FBOs and FBO networks in HIV/OVC TWG activities at the state levels
• Support religious leaders to conduct congregational testing and Baby showers model of HIV case finding across the supported communities
• Support the scale up of community-based model for the engagement of community structures to improve case-finding for infants delivered outside of facilities.
• Support the referral coordination and linkages between communities and facilities in the focal state.
• Facilitate the effective referral coordination platforms across various LGAs being supported by the FASTER project.
• Work with faith-based health facilities to scale – up the use of age-specific HIV Risk screening tool for determining children and adolescents at risk of HIV and prioritizing them for HIV testing in community and facility settings.

Qualifications and Skills

• A bachelor’s degree in health, social science or related discipline
• Minimum 1 year of experience in HIV/AIDS programming
• Minimum 2 years in the developing world in project management positions with progressive technical and management responsibilities.
• Ability to work both in a team and independently.
• Ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training
• Technical experience with programming to address cross-gender issues and concerns among children and adolescents is highly required.

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the "Job Title" as the subject of the email. For more information: Call the Executive Director, Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Donatus Chukwudi Onuigbo on 08164331439 Or The program Manager, Chioma Ononyaba on 08037514715