Jobs in Nigeria at Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), May 2016
Palladium International -
Our client, Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), a USAID-funded
MEASURE Evaluation Project, is recruiting to fill the positions below:
Job Title: OVC Study Coordinator
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Project Overview and Role
- Palladium works as a partner on the USAID-funded MEASURE
Evaluation Project. In this capacity, Palladium seeks a consultant based
in Abuja, Nigeria to coordinate activities for a planned set of surveys
that will measure outcomes of programs for orphans and vulnerable
children (OVC) in at least 10 states in Nigeria.
- The consultant will work as part of a team led by Palladium from its Washington, DC office.
- The consultant will report to the Palladium activity lead and collaborate with a local research organization based in Nigeria.
- The anticipated start date for this position is April 15, 2016
with work continuing through March 2017. Level of effort is
approximately 180 days.
Responsibilities
- Support study planning and logistics
- Working with implementing partner and research organizations
- Train data collectors on survey tools
- Support data management
- Conduct quality assurance processes throughout study implementation
- Contribute to technical report writing and presentation of results
Requirements
- Advanced degree in Public Health, such as Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in public health and/or social service research
- Training and certification in research ethics
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and local languages
- Experience in planning and managing the operations of large
scale household surveys, preferably involving data collection with
program beneficiaries
- Experience in training and leading survey teams in rural and urban settings in Nigeria
- Experience in conducting data quality audits and quality assurance processes
- Demonstrated knowledge of OVC programs preferred
- Demonstrated project management and operations skills including team building and team management
- Strong interpersonal, writing, presentation, and organizational skills
- Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial, and evaluative skills
- Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently
perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities within a
required time frame
- Ability to travel to and work throughout Nigeria Please include
contact information for three references in application. CVs will be
reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Palladium will only contact those candidates that have been short listed.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Deputy Team Leader, Operations
Location: Abuja
Project Overview and Role
- This role is responsible for managing the project's local
operations. We are looking for an experienced Operations professional,
with the necessary breadth of experience to lead this range of
functions.
- The main duties fall within the following broad areas of
responsibility: Contracts, Compliance & Procurement Human resources
(recruitment and performance management) Financial Oversight- including
budgeting, forecasting and strategic analysis Logistics & Security
management.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Operations Leadership Implement and oversee operational systems and processes in support of programme results.
- Manage all administrative, operations, and financial project personnel.
- Delegate financial and operational responsibility to the administrative and financial staff.
- Ensure adherence to all applicable corporate, donor, and
government rules and regulations regarding the project while supporting
planning and delivery.
- Provide analytical and evaluative techniques to identify,
consider, and resolve operational issues or problems, in conjunction
with the corporate operations team.
- As part of VFM working group, ensure that VfM is sought,
secured, tracked and analysed in all operations and fed-into programming
decisions
- Contracts, Compliance & Procurement Act as the internal
point of contact for the project team for sub-contracting; pro-actively
assisting the team in day to day management of subcontractors and
grantees
- Supervise and ensure value for money in procurement of grantees, sub - contractors and service providers
- Monitor subcontractor compliance, and address any issues noted
- Lead the project's Human Resource Function
- Oversee the project's performance management framework, &
ensure support and guidance is provided as necessary to Line Managers
- Ensure effective planning & recruitment of staff and consultants.
- Responsible for all HR management
Financial Oversight:
- Supervise project level financial management, reporting and controls and ensure financial propriety is maintained.
- Direct the project team and corporate operations team to
forecast and manage the budget and finances for project activities,
against work-plans.
- Coordinate with the DTL - Planning, Delivery and Evidence
regarding progress of all outputs in implementation of work plans,
including identification of implications for expenditure and forecasting
- Regularly review and seek to address budgetary performance issues
- Prepare strategic financial reporting, ensuring analysis fed
into project management & communicated effectively and in a timely
fashion
- Provide oversight and leadership to any project audits Logistics & Security Management
- Oversee local project logistics, facility and vehicle management.
- Supervise project travel management
- Responsible for all aspects of project security, working closely with the Palladium Security team
- Responsible for ensuring that state level operations are well-coordinated, and run smoothly
- Deputise for and / or carry out any other reasonable activities determined by the Team Leader.
- As part of Management team: contribute to short and long-term programme planning and strategy.
Requirements
Functional Competencies:
- Demonstrated ability in; Compliance and contracting Human
Resource Management Financial Management, Analysis and Reporting
Logistics (including security)
Management Competencies:
- Judgement and Decision Making Leadership Managing Team Performance Experience with Matrix Line Management
Qualifications and Experience
- Third level/Post-Graduate degree in Business or a similar field such as Human Resources or Financial Management;
- 5-10 years working in an Operations Management role related to donor funded development projects;
- Proven ability in steering operations in a fast-paced environment along with people management;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style;
- Commitment to gender equality and social justice;
- Experience of working in Africa/Nigeria is essential.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Associate, Project Operations - Nigeria
Location: Abuja
Project Overview and Role
- For assigned projects, the Associate, Project Operations serves as part of the corporate management team.
- This team is responsible under the leadership of Project
Director and management of the Director, Project Operations for the
management and delivery of projects.
- The specific purpose of the position is to support the
management and implementation of effective and efficient operational,
financial and compliance activities to deliver projects in accordance
with contractual obligations, company policies, Group Standard Operating
Procedures (SOPs) and Guidelines and client rules and regulations.
Responsibilities
- Support project start-up and closeout Serve as a liaison between corporate services and the project
- Contribute to the preparation and maintenance of project specific components of the project operations manual
- Support training of project staff on company policies, SOPs and
Guidelines and client rules and regulations (covering as required
security, occupational health and safety, risk management, planning,
human resource management, monitoring, reporting, finance, procurement,
logistics, IT, communications, audit support and all other operations
matters)
- Participate in the development and maintenance of project work plans
- Support the development and presentation of internal and
external reporting (for example: Monthly Management Reports (MMRs),
quarterly Internal Project Reviews (IPRs), project risk assessments,
annual reviews, and client deliverables) and ensure these outputs are
fit for purpose
- Ensure project issues and risks are logged, monitored, reported
on, managed and mitigated, and escalate risks and issues to
corporate/project leadership, as required
- Support the monitoring and maintenance of compliance with
head/prime contracts In collaboration with Finance establish project
account codes, ensuring they are fit for purpose and meet client's and
project's requirements for cost allocation, monitoring and evaluation,
and value for money (VFM) reporting
- Assist with project financial / cash-flow planning, process
funding requests from the field, and process monthly Funds Transfer
Requests (FTRs) Review cashbooks / field vouchers and ensure supporting
documentation is complete
- Assist in ensuring the accuracy of client invoices (including monthly, milestone and performance based invoices)
- Coordinate input and support from HR for recruitment and
contracting In collaboration with Security, ensure safety and security
procedures, including Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements,
are in place and adhered to
- In collaboration with HR, ensure staff performance management
systems are in place and adhered to Maintain project data on relevant HR
systems for short-term and long-term staff and consultants
Requirements
- A relevant Bachelor's degree.
- A minimum of 2 years relevant work experience.
- Project management of administrative support experience with DFID, DFAT, USAID or other donor client(s).
- Understanding of Project Management.
- Financial acumen and the ability to interpret and analyse financial reports.
- Sound problem solving and decision making skills.
- Willingness to travel and work abroad a minimum of eight weeks per year in developing countries and elsewhere.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior OVC M&E Resident Advisor
Location: Nigeria
Project Overview and Role
- Palladium works as a partner on the USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation Project.
- In this capacity, Palladium seeks a candidate for the position
of Senior Resident Advisor for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)
based in Abuja, Nigeria.
- The project aims to strengthen the OVC Management Information System in Nigeria through a set of diverse activities.
- This position involves providing technical support to the
Government of Nigeria, specifically the Ministry of Womens Affairs and
Social Development (FMWASD) and related agencies at the national, state,
and local government levels, as well as to USG Implementing Partners.
- Technical support will be provided to strengthen the collection,
flow and use of M&E data related to OVC care and support issues.
This position is located in Abuja, Nigeria.
Responsibilities
- Work with the FMWASD on updating a directory of OVC partners in
country Provide technical support to the FMWASD on the revision and
harmonization of OVC data collection tools Support revisions to the
National OVC Monitoring Information System (NOMIS) based on updates of
national OVC tools Develop/updated NOMIS guidance and standard operating
procedures (SOPs) Build capacity of national, state, and LGA government
staff on utilization of data generated from the National OVC Monitoring
Information System (NOMIS) Support implementation of research studies
to collect OVC monitoring, evaluation, and reporting (MER) indicators
from implementing partners
Requirements
- Minimum of a masters degree required; degree should be in
monitoring and evaluation, public health, child development, social
work, community development, psychology or a related field 7+ years of
monitoring and evaluation experience, including M&E of national
initiatives and public health programs and developing M&E Plans.
- Sound understanding of indicators, data collection methodology,
data quality issues; ability to develop indicators and data collection
tools and assess data quality
- A minimum of four years of OVC M&E experience in Nigeria
Nigerian national Demonstrated experience in providing technical
assistance to national and local governments as well as to
non-governmental organizations
- Experience in strengthening the demand for data and facilitating
the use of information in the decision-making process at different
levels from LGA to state to national levels
- Demonstrated experience in facilitating meetings with broad
groups of stakeholders representing the government, international
donors, programs, and communities Demonstrated skills in training and
capacity building through technical assistance and mentoring.
- This includes strong skills in public speaking, curriculum
development, and delivering trainings and workshops Strong writing
skills and experience in reporting to international donors, including
the US Government Willingness to work with a team of Nigerian and
US-based staff in a challenging environment with short deadlines and a
demanding portfolio of activities
- Willingness to travel throughout Nigeria
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline 4th June, 2016