Program Manager at Bakhita Initiative

Bakhita initiative which began as Justice, Development and Peace/Caritas (JDPC Sokoto) is a structural response to the second Vatican Council Appealing for the churches involvement in the affairs of the society. In the document of the council, populorum progression of 1967, Pope Paul VI wrote,“The progressive development of people is an object of deep interest and concern of the church. This is particularly true in the case of those people who are trying to escape the ravages of hunger, poverty endemic disease and ignorance; of those who are seeking a large share in the benefit of civilization and more active improvement on their human qualities; of whose are consciously striving for fuller growth with an even clear awareness.”

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Ground Floor, St. Bakhita Catholic Secretariat Aliyu Jodi - Sokoto
Employment Type: Full-time

Specific Responsibilities
Program Quality and Management:

• Under direct supervision of the Project Coordinator (PC), lead the planning and implementation of project activities and set high quality performance targets ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and donor and CRS guidelines.
• Under direct supervision of PC, jointly work with CRS and JDPC team to implement best practices in community accountability and management; feedback response mechanisms; gender, conflict sensitivity, and protection mainstreaming; adaptations to local contexts, and other participatory practices throughout project implementation, and that diverse, vulnerable people's feedback is frequently solicited and incorporated.
• Provide technical support and mentoring to field staff on market-based programming through training, set up, troubleshooting, innovation, asset management, documentation of Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs).
• Together with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) team lead all relevant assessments and surveys to improve program quality.
• Together with PC and CRS team, ensure the selection of program beneficiaries based on approved criteria and strategies, and that beneficiaries are consulted, and their views considered at all stages of program implementation.

Programmatic Reporting:

• Under direct supervision of PC, ensure timely and quality submission of project reports.
• Prepare short success stories and communications briefs on innovation/best practices.
• Advise PC of issues affecting project implementation, or key local issues affecting future grants/projects developments.

Coordination and Communication:

• Attend Cluster or Sector coordination meetings.
• Liaise with key non-government organizations (NGOs) and national, state, and local government actors as necessary.
• Support the research, documentation and sharing of lessons learned/best practices for emergency interventions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise and mentor Project Officers in adherence to the JDPC Performance Management System as appropriate.
• Prepare performance plans and performance appraisals for project staff as appropriate.
• Manage a team of Project officers and Community Mobilizers as appropriate.

Qualifications

• First Degree in International Development or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience working within international development or humanitarian aid, including direct experience in fast paced emergency environments.
• Strong analytical, organizational, management, leadership skills and capacity strengthening.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English and Hausa.
• Ability and willingness to work and live in diverse, challenging and potentially insecure environments, adhering to strict security protocols.
• Required Language: Fluent English and Hausa.
• Required Travel: Frequent vehicle travel to project sites.
• Experience managing project implementation and community-based field teams, with experience in and technical knowledge of cash and markets-based humanitarian programming.
• Experience conducting market and needs assessments, beneficiary registration, e-voucher distributions, social mobilization, and monitoring and evaluation in emergency situations preferred.
• Excellent computer skills including complex data management and analysis with Excel.
• Ability to work independently and flexibly to respond to needs as they arise, but also to coordinate effectively as part of a team.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

Application Deadline 19th July, 2023.