Recent Jobs at WaterAid Nigeria
WaterAid - We are an international non governmental organisation with a
mission to transform lives by improving access to safe water, improved
hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities.
We seek high calibre professionals to play leading roles in our mission
to transform lives with safe water sanitation and hygiene in the world’s
poorest communities in the capacity:
Job Title: Human Resources & Organizational Development Officer
Location: Abuja,
Project Summary
Around 45,000 children under the age of five in Nigeria die from
diarrhoeal diseases caused by the nation’s poor levels of access to
water; sanitation and hygiene. Nearly 60 million people - 31% of the
Nigerian population do not have access tosafe water; while 71% of the
population lacks access to basic sanitation, that’s over 130 million
people without a toilet. This is a crisis that needs urgent action to
ensure that the story is one of universal access - everyone everywhere
in Nigeria having access to high quality water; sanitation and hygiene
services by 2030.
WaterAid Nigeria has recently agreed a 5 year strategy and is
restructuring for more effectiveness in responding to the needs in the
country context. We are expanding the scale and scope of our work over
the coming years with a view to supporting and catalysing government
efforts to deliver the Sustainable Development.
Key Responsibilities
- Human Resources & Organizational Development Officer will
have the space to learm and apply cutting edge people management
principles and practices in a highly dynamic global organization.
- This exciting role will he challenged to apply great initiative
and innovative thought in managing day to day operational HR activities
including recruitment, induction, performance management, managing
employee engagement processes & activities, administration of staff
benefits and manage human resources records/documentation,
Requirements
- The ideal candidate would in addition to having a graduate level
qualification in the Social or Management Sciences, also be a certified
HR practitioner of at least six years standing.
- The ideal candidate would clearly demonstrate strong expertise
as a HR generalist and experience gained about best practices in
contemporary people management especially in the key areas of
responsibility; recruitment, induction, performance management, managing
employee engagement processes & activities, administration of staff
benefits and manage human resources records/documentation from a
well-structured corporate setting.
Job Title: Director, Business Development & Strategy
Location: Abuja,
Project Summary
Around 45,000 children under the age of five in Nigeria die from
diarrhoeal diseases caused by the nation’s poor levels of access to
water; sanitation and hygiene. Nearly 60 million people - 31% of the
Nigerian population do not have access tosafe water; while 71% of the
population lacks access to basic sanitation, that’s over 130 million
people without a toilet. This is a crisis that needs urgent action to
ensure that the story is one of universal access - everyone everywhere
in Nigeria having access to high quality water; sanitation and hygiene
services by 2030.
WaterAid Nigeria has recently agreed a 5 year strategy and is
restructuring for more effectiveness in responding to the needs in the
country context. We are expanding the scale and scope of our work over
the coming years with a view to supporting and catalysing government
efforts to deliver the Sustainable Development.
Job Summary
- This is a senior management role with oversight for raising and
managing funds from a diversified mix of local and international
(private and public) sources including mass engagement, grant making
private foundations and bilateral/multilateral donors etc.
- Accountability for effective OP business planning. forecasting,
thematic reviews and assurance of linkages between strategy and
activities rest with this position.
- The incumbent will lead the team responsible for designing and
implementing an effective programme reflection, monitoring, evaluation
and knowledge
- Within the remit of this role is leveraging our communications
and campaign activities to achieve fundraising and advocacy/influencing
outcomes that will bring real change and impact to our work in Nigeria.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing steer as a member of the Country Programme Senior
Management Team (SMT) on comprehensive plans to generate funds required
to deliver WaterAid Nigeria country strategy;
- Oversee grant funding proposal development and contracting
processes in WaterAid Nigeria; Anchor funding proposal development
activities, including contributions and inputs of the CP programme,
finance, people teams as well as WaterAid West Africa region and
WaterAid UK departments to delivering grant proposals and budgets of the
highest quality.
- Accountable for implementing an effective Programme Monitoring,
Evaluation and reporting system that captures learning from our work in
an adaptive manner and creates new knowledge for the wider WASH sector;
- Advocate and promote cohesion and synergy between fundraising,
communications & campaigns and programme delivery elements of
WaterAid Nigeria’s activities
- Manage the staff in the directorate to deliver day to day
activities focussing on themes including fundraising, strategy and
planning, communications and campaigns and research/knowledge
management.
- Propose, seek inputs and negotiate funding contracts terms and
agreements which protect WaterAid Nigeria wit donors and ensure WaterAid
Nigeria’s capacity to meet contractual requirements
Requirements
- Critical attribute for success in this role include possession
of post graduate qualifications and a minimum of ten (10) years
experience in a fundraising/business development type role within the
international development sector at least three (3) years’of the
candidate’s experience should with at county management level with
responsibility for managing projects funded by any other key
multilateral and bilateral donors including DFID, USAID and EU.
Job Title: Director of Programmes
Location: Abuja,
Project Summary
Around 45,000 children under the age of five in Nigeria die from
diarrhoeal diseases caused by the nation’s poor levels of access to
water; sanitation and hygiene. Nearly 60 million people - 31% of the
Nigerian population do not have access tosafe water; while 71% of the
population lacks access to basic sanitation, that’s over 130 million
people without a toilet. This is a crisis that needs urgent action to
ensure that the story is one of universal access - everyone everywhere
in Nigeria having access to high quality water; sanitation and hygiene
services by 2030.
WaterAid Nigeria has recently agreed a 5 year strategy and is
restructuring for more effectiveness in responding to the needs in the
country context. We are expanding the scale and scope of our work over
the coming years with a view to supporting and catalysing government
efforts to deliver the Sustainable Development.
Job Summary
- Working with the Programmes Directorate in WaterAid Nigeria,
this senior management role will set, achieve and maintain high
standards of programming quality that reflect adherence to WaterAid
technical standards, best practice and donor guidelines, while fostering
needs-driven innovation to improve effectiveness and impact.
- The Director of Programmes will ensure country level activities
consistently meets the 9 commitments outlined in the WaterAid Programme
Accountability Framework while also ensuring the desired integration
between policy and practice is achieved and focus our programmes towards
influencing for transformational change.
Key Responsibilities
- Set high standards of programming quality that reflect adherence
to WaterAid programme quality standards, best practice and donor
guidelines, while fostering needs-driven innovation to improve programme
effectiveness and impact; ensure that WaterAid Nigeria consistently
meets the 9 commitments outlined in the WaterAid Programme
Accountability Framework
- Plan, guide and showcase WaterAid’s service delivery and research and innovations to influence policy makers.
- Provide guidance to reports on maintaining quality of research
products and ensuring effective conversion of research products into use
in the sector and beyond.
- Lead the delivery of influencing programmes at national &
state level, Design programming activities to influence government
(national, state & LGA policy & legislation, budgets,
co-ordination mechanisms and innovative delivery approaches to strengthen WASH services and increase WASH access
Requirements
- To be successful in the Director of Programmes role, you must
have a graduate or master’s level degree plus a minimum ten (10) years
development programme management experience.
- At least three (3) year, of your experience should be in a
senior management position in a reputable international development
organization.
- Candidates must demonstrate experience In managing WASH projects
and program Strong financial management skills including developing and
managing complex budgets and experience in preparing donor reports
(narrative and financial) is required.
Note
- To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in Nigeria
- Candidates who had submitted responses to our previous advert need not apply again.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit an expression of interest letter and updated CV to:
[email protected] The submission must indicate position title as subject/in the subject line of the email.
Application Deadline: 23rd February, 2017.