Recent Job Vacancies at CARE International, 26th March, 2019

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CARE International is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to saving lives and ending poverty. We work in over 94 countries around the world to provide over 1000 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Project Manager - GAC SRH/GBV Project Location: Maiduguri, Borno State but to spend 70% of time in project locations: Dikwa, Mafa & Kala Balge Position Type: Regular Reporting Line: Reports to Gender and Protection Advisor Job Summary

• CARE Nigeria is seeking the engagement of a Project Manager to manage the GAC funded integrated Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) project as well as to serve as CARE's representative for all protection related activities within the UN system, the line Ministries and with other partners.
• The Project Manager is responsible for the overall management of CARE GAC’s grant focusing on integrated SRH &GBV/protection activities in Borno state, North East The Project Manager will be for providing overall leadership and direction to the project activities, including timely planning, implementation, monitoring and coordination the overall planning and quality implementation of activities , in line in line with approved proposal and work plans, financial management of grants in line with approved budgets, overall compliance in line with organizational and specific donor rules and regulations, management of assets assigned to the project, monitoring, evaluation and reporting, relationship management and coordination with other stakeholders.

Specific responsibilities and Tasks Responsibility 1: Management of GAC grants:

• Drawing from the objectives and agreed upon key activities in the project proposal, develop detailed quarterly implementation plans and related budgets while ensuring synergies among Protection related projects.
• Ensure DIPs (Detailed Implementation Plans) are followed and closely monitored the grant to ensure timely implementation of activities and within available resources and immediately report any problems or deviations from plans;
• Ensure logistics for all trainings and capacity building and other events have been prepared and organized in line with CARE’s & GACs’ procedures and to create the best possible environment and conditions for participants in these different events;
• Responsible for monitoring the GAC project budget, reviewing monthly expenditure reports and ensuring budgets are used in accordance with CARE and GAC rules and regulations. This involves planning and designing activities in ways that fit the available budgets, working closely with finance to prepare accurate and timely donor financial reports and ensuring allocation of expenses to the right grant and the right budget lines, preparing quarterly projection of needed funds, pipeline projections, recommending and preparing budget revisions if and when needed, etc.
• Responsible for preparing procurement plans for all goods and services related to these initiatives, according to approved budgets and activity plans and in line with both CARE and GAC’s’ procurement rules and policies
• Ongoing identification of staffing needs, recommends changes of staffing structure as needed and develops / adapts job descriptions as needed, ensure sound and comprehensive orientation of new staff;

Responsibility 2: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) and Reporting of GAC grant:

• Ensure indicators in the approved Project Monitoring Framework and logical model are tracked and closely monitored in line with GAC guidelines for M&E.
• Coordinate joint M&E activities, particularly project impact measurement and ensure that the selected indicators relating to project components are collected.
• Ensure beneficiary feedback is part and parcel of the project’s MEAL systems so that participants views on the project’s relevance and success are regularly collected and analyzed;
• Ensure that project indicators are sex disaggregated and gender sensitive;
• Ensure that the project’s database is effectively managed, keeping track of project participants in each component, without double counting.
• Ensure the project and partner staff are trained on the developed monitoring and evaluation system and tools they are supposed to use for reporting purposes (including the SRH & GBV data system);
• Facilitate and document regular project reviews with CARE team and ensure these reviews inform project implementation and are used to improve project quality;
• Write and support direct reports to develop briefs, human interest stories and papers that can be used for advocacy or information purposes;
• Ensure that the best practices identified during the analysis of the project’s results, supervisory and exchange of meetings, are shared with/ disseminated to all stakeholders.

Responsibility 3: Management of relationships with Local partners and other external stakeholders:

• Build and manage relationships with the project’s local partners, Government ministries, departments and agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders
• Lead or support SRH &GBV/ Protection outcomes including sharing achievements, lessons learned/ challenges with coordination clusters and or other inter-agency processes.
• Proactively link SRH &GBV/protection activities with other key other sectors within CARE such as FNSL
• Responsible for carrying out relevant advocacy, coordination and external representation activities with State Government Ministries/ departments, other NGOs, UN agencies, donors

Responsibility 4: Staff Management:

• Direct supervision of staff assigned project staff, which includes development of annual performance objectives and proactive management of performance through day to day guidance and coaching, formal mid-term and annual performance reviews and support to staff to achieve their personal and professional development objectives.
• Develop, update and record job descriptions for Project staff, which clearly outline the roles and responsibilities of staff.
• Work with line management and HR/Administration section in recruitment process of project positions including short-term consultants, community volunteers including community health workers, GBV case workers, as per CARE Nigeria HR policies.
• Ensure that all staff clearly understand their roles and responsibilities and ensure ongoing staff performance monitoring and provide constructive feedback to staff in line with CARE Nigeria Performance management procedures.

Minimum Qualification and Experience The PM will have a suitable combination of experience and relevant trainings in the following technical and programmatic requirements for the post

• Medical Doctor, Nurse or Midwife with enormous experience in Gender/protection issues
• Postgraduate training in Public Health is an asset (University Postgraduate Training Degree or Public Health)
• Expert level knowledge and at least five years’ practical experience in SRH and gender in Emergencies programming, preferably Comprehensive lifesaving RH, GBV/ protection experience with refugees and / or internally displaced populations
• At least 3 years’ management experience in working with community volunteers and managing local partner organisations strongly preferred
• Advanced knowledge and at least 3 years of proven practical project management experience (managing integrated activities at once), including strong skills and experience in M&E processes, report writing, participatory planning, financial management, Human Resource Management.
• People manager with proven experience in managing diverse teams and individuals’ performance for success,
• Strong relationship building skills and ability to work in complex environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Computer literate (email, word processing, spreadsheets,)
• Personally committed to gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment with ability to lead to organizational change processes that aim at making organizations more gender aware, gender committed and gender competent.
• Both a team player as well as able to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Disciplined, organized, respecting deadlines, adapting to a multicultural work environment, tolerance, respect CARE's Core values.

Required Competencies:

• Planning
• Proactive problem solving
• Contributing to team success
• Managing work
• Building partnerships
• Communicating with impact
• Initiating action
• Information monitoring
• Adaptability
• Stress tolerance
• Respect
• Integrity
• Diversity
• Excellence
• Accountability

Work Conditions

• The position is based in Maiduguri and will spend 70% of in project locations mainly coordinating and collaborating with Local Government Authorities, implementing partners, other humanitarian actors and stakeholders within the area of operations.
• It is essential that the PM maintains a close effective presence in the field to ensure proper management, supervision, guidance, direction and leadership on field activities.
• However, s/he will be required to travel to Abuja and elsewhere, from time to time for meetings, training events, etc.

Conditions By submitting your Application for this position you agreed to CARE’s ZERO Tolerance to:

• Fraud
• Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, Abuse and Child Abuse

    Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer - GAC SRH / GBV Project Location: Maiduguri, Borno with regular visits to: Dikwa, Mafa & Kala Balge Position Type: Regular Reporting Line: Reports to Project Manager, SRH & GBV/Protection Job Summary

• CARE Nigeria is seeking the engagement of a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer to support the GAC funded integrated Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) project.
• The purpose of this position is to coordinate all the M&E related activities of the project and to contribute to set-up a coherent and robust mechanism for achieving program quality.
• The M&E Officer will be responsible for ensuring that the integrated SRH and GBV/protection actvities are implemented in accordance with CARE DM&E norms and standards in order to ensure high program quality.
• The M&E Officer will mentor and coach the project and partner staff in all M&E processes. This position will also oversee data management for sexual and reproductive health & GBV/ protection response activities of the project.
• S/he will provide oversight and guidance for the project’s outreach officers/ assistants in data cleaning and validation activities and the larger project team.
• S/he will assist the project team in establishing a strong monitoring and evaluation system and also work with them to ensure high quality implementation of that system.
• In addition, s/he will work very closely with project staff,other M&E colleagues from other sectors to ensure the incorporation of M&E best practices in the implementation of projects, and also advise on issues relating to the design to maximize output and results.
• S/he will lead on all SRH/GBV-related monitoring and reflective practice exercises and ensure documentation of best-practices/lessons learnt from the implementation of the project.
• S/he will also be involved in monitoring ,evaluation,and reporting of the initiatives’ progress, in collaboration with partner organizations and other stakeholders.
• Finally, s/he will take charge of the project’s Knowledge management, sharing and institutional learning

Specific Responsibilities and Tasks Responsibility 1: Establish Monitoring and Evaluation System for the project:

• Work with the project teams (including local partners) ,State health authorities and key stakeholders to establish an organised Monitoring and Evaluation system appropriate to the projects’ needs and resources in order to enhance program quality.
• Work with project team and partners, and through periodic field visits, to establish impact measurement monitoring systems, including overall data collection/aggregation, and analysis.
• Lead the development of relevant and easily maintained monitoring tools and data collection systems for the projects. Work with the Sector lead, Project Manager and field staff to design measurable indicators and appropriate tools and ensure high level of community participation and ownership in doing so.
• Liaise with Humanitarian Team Leader, Sector Leads and the Project Managers in the development of appropriate baseline, mid- term and final evaluation and special assessments / studies (ToRs, indicators, methodologies, and needs for external technical assistance).

Responsibility 2: Train / orient project staff and partners on program M&E issues:

• Build the capacity of project staff in all M&E-related areas ( Logical framework, M&E plans) and other general project design skills including the monitoring of appropriate project objectives and indicators) to ensure effective monitoring of activities.
• In collaboration with the Project Managers, facilitate training and other capacity-building activities for all project key stakeholders.
• Provide regular M&E trainings as needed, for field staff and partners in order to ensure proper implementation of the M&E plan

Responsibility 3: Periodically review and/or develop project documents relating to impact measurement:

• Set targets and benchmarks within a time frame for all indicators in collaboration with other team members
• With the support of the Sector Leads and Project Managers,facilitate the updating of the projects’ logical framework and/or the monitoring of appropriate indicators .
• Supervise and coordinate data collection exercises and ensure the accuracy of all data collected by developing terms of reference for enumerators recruitment and ensure the supervision of data collection (baseline, midline

Work Conditions

• The position is based in Maiduguri and will pay regular visits to the different field project sites in Dikwa, Mafa and Kala Balge in order to provide timely technical and programmatic M&E support to the project team.
• S/he will also work and coordinate activities with other M&E colleagues from State Line Ministries, other NGOs, partner organisations and sister CARE projects. It is essential that the M&E Officer maintains regular contact with the field to ensure proper impact measurement and program quality.

Minimum Qualification and Experience The M&E Officer will have a suitable combination of experience and relevant trainings in the following technical and programmatic requirements for the post:

• A Bachelor or Master's degree in Public Health, Social Sciences / Demography & Statistics / or related fields
• Expert level knowledge and at least three years’ practical experience in Emergency response programmes with significant experience in monitoring and evaluation,especially in SRH, GBV or other health –related fields .Experience in project implementation with an NGO, research institution, or development body (donor, UN agencies, development agencies/banks) will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of project planning and monitoring tools.
• Strong computer skills, including statistical programs (e.g. SPSS, Epi-Info, etc.)
• Good analytical skills with strong attention to details.
• Experience in training and facilitation for M&E activities.
• Very strong writting skills
• Ability to work closely within a team/group environment
• Language: English and Hausa are required
• Must be a team player as well as able to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Disciplined, organized, respecting deadlines, adapting to a multicultural work environment, tolerance, respect CARE's Core values.

Required Competencies:

• Ability to think creatively, analytically and strategically.
• Able to take initiative in mobilizing and facilitating activities.
• Multi-tasking and coordination skills (Planning & Organizing).
• Strong inter-personal skills.

Conditions By submitting your Application for this position you agreed to CARE’s ZERO Tolerance to:

• Fraud
• Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, Abuse and Child Abuse

    Job Title: Gender Based Violence (GBV) Officer - GAC SRH/ GBV Project Locations: Dikwa/ Mafa,/Kala Balge, Borno State Position Type: Regular Reporting Line: Reports to Project Manager, SRH & GBV/Protection Job Summary

• CARE Nigeria is seeking the engagement of a Gender Based Violence (GBV) Officer for its GAC- funded integrated Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender Based Violence/protection project. The GBV officer will be responsible for planning, implementing and providing technical support for the provision of quality survivor-centered case management/psychosocial support services to GBV survivors in the project’s field operational areas in Borno State. She/he will be based in Dikwa/Mafa.
• The position reports to the Project Manager and works with a team of GBV Assistants from the partner local organizations, together with community structures and health.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks Case management/Psychosocial support:

• Provide professional psychosocial and confidential services to survivors of GBV, grounded in the CARE’s holistic, survivor-centered case management approach.
• Facilitate access sexual assault survivors access to clinical care at the support centers
• Ethically and confidentially document client information through accurate filling of CARE provided intake forms and ensure confidential and safe storage
• Support the maintenance of the CARE’s case management system by maintaining client confidentiality
• Regularly update the GBVIMS data base with information collected in the intake forms during case assessment and action plan.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Participate in interpretation of the analyzed data on GBV reporting trends to inform intervention areas.
• Participate in the development of case management monitoring systems and ensure consistent use and application.
• Participate in preparation of relevant reports regarding the CARE’s psychosocial activities.

Trainings and Capacity Building:

• Provide ongoing couching and mentorship to refugee para-counsellors supporting case management services.
• Identify and build the capacity of community based groups to provide ongoing psychosocial support to GBV survivors to facilitate their long term recovery.
• Participate in capacity building of other service providers and community based structures to ensure that survivors receive compassionate support

Coordination and Advocacy:

• Make timely consent based interagency referrals for survivors in need of other services.
• Participate in the interagency case review meetings as need be.
• Follow-up with service providers, community based support groups and the survivors themselves to ensure GBV survivors receive timely support.
• Coordinate discrete home visits by the refugee para-counsellors that minimize potential risks to survivors and the involved staff.
• Strengthen and maintain networks with community leaders, women leaders, service providers and camp management to ensure that survivors receive compassionate support from the community.
• Participate in psychosocial assessment of women registering for women center activities and support the women empowerment supervisor to run group therapy and psycho education activities at the women center.
• Coordinate other support services for individual survivors with other team members such as the legal officer for those in need of legal aid.

Administrative:

• Maintain transparent and accountable records of beneficiaries issued with non-food items
• Identify material needs of GBV survivors and initiate purchase requests to respond to the needs in line with approved budgets.
• Support the lead counselor in managing assets/inventory assigned to the support centers

Work Conditions:

• The position is based in the project operating LGAs (Dikwa and Mafa) with frequent travels to Maiduguri to receive support, plan activities and update the PM on progress on activities in the field. 70% of time to be spent in project locations mainly liaising with and coordinating activities with GBV assistants, community health workers, community structures, Local Government Authorities, implementing partners, other humanitarian actors and stakeholders within the area of operations.
• It is essential that the GBV Officer maintains active presence in the field to ensure proper technical support, implementation and supervision of GBV/protection activities. However, she will be required to travel to Maiduguri at periodic intervals, for meetings, planning, training events and reporting purposes

Minimum Qualification and Experience

• Degree in counseling and/or psychology Social sciences. Diploma holders with extensive work experience will be considered.
• Minimum 2 years of direct psychosocial/counseling experience with a reputable agency; experience working with survivors of violence preferred.
• Clear understanding of gender, abuse of power, and issues surrounding violence against women
• Able to maintain confidentiality, counseling ethics and uphold the rights of GBV survivors at all times.
• Positive, highly motivated, innovative, with strong organizational and inter-personal skills.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Strong knowledge of computer applications, including MS Word and Excel.
• Willing to work in a remote location.

Required Competencies:

• Application of technical skills and program support
• quality and timeliness of support provided;
• observance of policies and procedures;
• maintenance of relationships;
• Communication and interpersonal skills

Conditions By submitting your Application for this position you agreed to CARE’s ZERO Tolerance to:

• Fraud
• Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, Abuse and Child Abuse

    Job Title: Clinical Management Officer - GAC SRH /GBV Project Location: Dikwa/ Mafa,/Kala Balge, Borno Position Type: Regular Reporting Line: Reports to Project Manager, SRH & GBV/Protection Job Summary

• CARE Nigeria is seeking the engagement of a Clinical Management Officer for GAC funded integrated Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender Based Violence/protection project. The Clinical Management Officer will serve as the sole CARE's technical officer for all clinical SRH activities, including both facility-based and mobile outreach for the project.
• The Clinical Management Officer will be responsible for supporting health facility staff and mobile community health outreach worker to provide quality clinical lifesaving SRH services.
• She will also provide technical assistance and ensure quality implementation of the program, monitoring and evaluation of sexual and reproductive health activities in the supported facilities and Outreach Service delivery points.

Specific Responsibilities and Tasks Responsibility 1: Technical and Program Support to Health Facilities /Outreach Services Areas:

• Provide technical and program support to ensure quality implementation of comprehensive Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights activities with focus on LARC& PAC in the FOSAs
• Develop a weekly work plan and movement plan for activities in the FOSAs
• Capacity building for service providers through training and retraining and continuously identifying other training needs for quality program implementation
• Develop, Training TOR, Budget, and Contract and Advance request guided by work plan, budget and liquidate expenses after training with support from the PM
• Provide on the job coaching and mentoring for service provider
• Strengthen local coordination meeting and attend state coordination meeting on request by supervisor to advocate for Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights Services in the State
• Support the establishment and effective delivery of SRHR outreach services in target communities
• Initiate and ensure active referral system is available in FOSAs with referral protocol place on the wall in all FOSAs
• Support in development of project work plan, budget, expenditure plan

Responsibility 2: Quality Control and Assurance:

• Conduct regular Skills Assessments of the clinical competencies of the service providers and develop coaching plans for the non-proficient providers
• Ensure that the health facilities and mobile outreach teams SA have the right commodity, consumables, medical supplies to make sure there is no stocks out at any point in time of LARC /PAC commodities
• Request for relevant and up to date IEC/BCC materials and job Aids for all FOSAs
• Ensure all aspects of patient/client record are properly documented using appropriate and relevant tools and well stored in a private and confidential key and lock cabinet
• Ensure that weekly reports and returns are submitted to the PM and relevant government authorities as stipulated in the regulations and policies
• Identify training needs for CARE staff and suggest ways of meeting those needs

Responsibility 3: Monitoring and Learning:

• Ensure the regular data collection using appropriate tools from the supported FOSAs, and entry into the DISC in the database for analysis of the data collected in order to make recommendations to the supported health structures and the Project Manager
• Identify problems with the DISC and flag it to the M& E officer/PM, also suggest ways of improving data collection, storage and use for decision making
• Participate in monthly tripartite meetings bringing together FOSA providers, community facilitators, CARE staff and the Health District to analyze the data, identify the difficulties encountered and help them find solutions
• Conduct monthly supportive Supervisions to all the FOSAs in collaboration with the SPHDA LGA RH focal persons /SMOH officials
• Supports monitoring and evaluation initiatives at selected facilities/communities including analysis of supply chain system in the state to strengthen existing system and suggest best practices
• Establish and use strong compliant and feedback systems to track and report compliant and feedback to support effective delivery of SRHR service In collaboration with the ward / facility committee members
• Periodically review performance metrics with the Monitoring & Evaluation officer and employ use of data for decision making that promotes high quality clinical care services
• Identify and document and dissemination of appropriate success stories, experiences, best practice and lessons, at least one every 3 months
• Encourage sharing of learning and experience with the team, across the organization and with like-minded/peer organizations

Responsibility 4: Relationship with Staff / Management:

• Develop a good communication and interpersonal relationship with other project staff and CARE staff to avoid creating a tense environment in the work place
• Manage and resolve problems amicably following appropriate communication channels and procedures
• Listens and accept constructive criticism
• Understand CARE’s vision, mission and practice the core values of CARE
• Cultivate good working relationships with service providers, community, MOH staff, local CSO , INGOs , UN agencies etc.
• Foster teamwork among supervised staff and with staff from other units/departments

Responsibility 5: Perform any other duties assigned (5%): Not limited only to:

• Ability to willingly accept and take up additional responsibilities
• Ability to share knowledge and skills for the purpose of knowledge and skill transfer to other staff
• Carry out any other duties and responsibilities which may be assigned by the management from time to time

Work Conditions

• The position is based in the project operating LGAs (Dikwa and Mafa) with frequent travels to Maiduguri to receive support, plan activities and update the PM on progress on activities in the field (70% of in project locations mainly liaising with and coordinating activities with providers, community health workers, Local Government Authorities, implementing partners, other humanitarian actors and stakeholders within the area of operations.
• It is essential that the Clinical Management Officer maintains active presence in the field to ensure proper technical support, implementation and supervision of clinical SRH service delivery by both health providers and mobile outreach teams. However, she will be required to travel to Maiduguri at periodic intervals, for meetings, planning, training events and reporting purposes.

Minimum Qualification and Experience The Clinical Management Officer will have a suitable combination of experience and relevant trainings in the following technical and programmatic requirements for the post:

• Registered Nurse, Nurse or Midwife with enormous experience in Reproductive Health issues
• Postgraduate training in Public Health is an asset (University Postgraduate Training Degree or Public Health)
• Expert level knowledge and at least five years’ practical experience in clinical SRH in Emergency programming, preferably essential lifesaving RH/MISP package implementation with refugees and / or internally displaced populations
• Training in project planning, monitoring and evaluation is an asset
• At least 3 years’ filed experience in working with health facility providers, community health workers and coaching and mentoring on the job preferred
• Ability to plan training sessions, provide formative supervision, monitoring and evaluation of medical activities
• Ability to ensure quality data collection, compile and analyze data to formulate relevant recommendations
• Ability to write quality reports in English and submit them on time
• Disciplined, organized, respect for deadlines, adaptation in a multicultural working environment, tolerance, respect for CARE's core values and gender
• Strong relationship building skills and ability to work in complex environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Computer literate (email, word processing, spreadsheets,)
• Ability to multi task and prioritize activities.
• Must be a good team player that is able to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Exemplary customer service and people skills
• Leadership abilities that have been proven in small and large scale arenas
• Problem solving skills that lead to feasible resolutions for the future
• Disciplined, organized, respecting deadlines, adapting to a multicultural work environment, tolerance, respect CARE's Core values.

Required Competencies:

• Application of technical skills and program support
• Quality and timeliness of support provided;
• Observance of policies and procedures;
• Maintenance of relationships;
• Communication and interpersonal skills

Conditions By submitting your Application for this position you agreed to CARE’s ZERO Tolerance to:

• Fraud
• Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, Abuse and Child Abuse

    How To Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and detailed CV as a single document indicating clearly in the subject line of the email the position being applied for and the location in Caps. For Example: (GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) OFFICER – MAFA) to: [email protected]   Application Deadline 3rd April, 2019.   Note

• Save your Application and CV with your name before attaching it
• CARE strongly encourage women to apply
• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
• CARE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CARE considers all applicants on the basis of merit without prejudice to race, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, color, national origin, marital status, or veteran status.
• There are individuals who may use CARE’s name and trademark in emails and on websites in an attempt to solicit fees from interested job-seekers. Please note that CARE will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.

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