🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ Save the Children Nigeria – 7 Positions

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Programme Officer (PRO)
2.) Community Mobilization and Engagement Manager
3.) MEAL Coordinator (MEA)
4.) Nutrition Intern
5.) Early Warning System (EWS) Coordinator (Abuja)
6.) Early Warning System (EWS) Coordinator (Borno)
7.) Accountability Officer

Job Title: Programme Officer (PRO)

Job Identification: 3230
Location: Katsina
Grade: 4
Job type: Full time
Contract Length: Fixed Term
Job Category: Programme Operations
Team/Programme: Programme Operations

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Role Purpose

• The Program Officer is to support CGPP Project Manager in the coordination, implementation, and monitoring of CGPP Project award for PEI, GHSA, Border work and COVID-19 interventions of the Project in the State.

Other Primary functions includes:

• Support in Project management
• Support in CGPP monitoring and supervision
• Support in CGPP Capacity building plans
• Support in Partnership and networking

Key Area of Responsibilities
Project management:

• Work under supervision of the Program Manager and in close coordination with other departmental heads to implement the COVID-19 project activities.
• Conduct COVID-19 activities in a timely manner to meet the project’s objective
• Ensure the COVID-19 activities are inclusive and gender integrated
• Carefully document COVID-19 activities and submit timely reports to supervisor
• Ensure the Volunteers (VCMs and Male Peer Educators) conduct referrals and follow up (tracking) for completion.
• Review the CBO and LGAC workplans and ensure key COVID-19 activities are well captured

COVID-19 monitoring and supervision:

• Supervise COVID-19 vaccination at fixed and outreach points
• Monitor Awareness creation activities (motorize campaigns, male peer education sessions, VCM mobilization etc) and provide technical assistance.
• Supervise referral process and ensure the volunteers refers and does follow-up on eligible adults.
• Work with the MEAL Officer to review documentation of COVID-19 activities in the COVID-19 data tools.
• Work with the MEAL Officer to track COVID-19 indicators (process, output, and outcomes)

Capacity building:

• Support in training of LGAC team and volunteers on COVID-19 activities and reporting tools
• Mentor the LGACs, VWS, and VCMs on COVID-19 activity implementation, documentation, and reporting.

Partnership and networking:

• Under the leadership of the State Team Lead work closely with Government and Partners        on implementation of the SCALES 3.0 strategy.
• Participate in COVID-19 coordination meeting at the State level.
• Attend monthly COVID-19 IP meetings with Donor Agency.

Safeguarding

• Support the inclusion of safeguarding activities in DIP based on the identified risks, community requirements, internal requirements and donor requirements.
• Facilitate the completion of project safeguarding risks assessment and mitigation plan.
• Support quarterly reassessment of project safeguarding risks.

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Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Health, Social Sciences or any related field with experience in Public Health Field work
• Master's Degree is an added advantage.
• 3 – 5 years’ working Experience in Immunization, COVID-19, GHSA or Child Health related Project with local NGOs
• Very Familiar with Surveillance & COVID-19 Indicators
• Experience in referral system and work plan development is an advantage.
• Fluency in English and Hausa (Spoken and Written) – This is a community-based Position
• Computer literacy (MS Office applications, Excel and Power Points, etc)
• Ability to work in communities.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team setting.
• Excellent comunicación skills
• Experience in a relatively insecure field-based environment

Experience and Requirements:

• 3 - 5 years of direct experience of working in Immunization, COVID-19 or Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Programme in rural and hard to reach communities
• Working experience in Immunization, Community Surveillance of COVID-19 and Other Priority Zoonotic Diseases (PZDs)
• Experience in working with VCMs, VWS in high-risk Communities to maintain High Community Surveillance for Polio, COVID-19 and PZDs
• Training in Immunization, Surveillance and GHSA activities
• Training on Surveillance & Data Quality of Priority Zoonotic Diseases (PZDs)
• Good understanding of COVID-19 Surveillance Indicators
• Computer literate
• Strong communications skills (both written and verbal).
• Commitment to team working and understanding of how to contribute.
• Project Monitoring Management (PMM) is an added advantage.

Appplication Closing Date
16th September, 2023; 00:59

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Community Mobilization and Engagement Manager

Job Identification: 3168
Location: Abuja
Job Schedule Full time
Job Category: Advocacy, Campaigns and Policy

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3. The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people. In the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.
• As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or because of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.
• The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Role Purpose 

• To providing strategic and technical leadership for, and build capacities of, Community Mobilization and Engagement staff in SCI Nigeria Field Offices and Area office.
• S/he will develop an SCI Strategy and Plan for community mobilization and engagement – with an aim to enhance the quality, efficiency and impact of our work at the grassroots level.
• S/he closely works with the New Business Development to ensure community mobilization and engagement functions are adequately covered in proposals.
• The job holder ensures to obtain the buy-in of children, their families, communities, traditional and local community leaders’ towards the projects SCI implement at LGA level.
• In addition, s/he will work towards the commitment, participation, ownership and support of local authorities and community members in programme implementation.
• The Community Mobilization and Engagement Manager shall ensure the voluntary participation of communities and other stakeholders towards a sustainable humanitarian and development programmes implementation and amplify the voices of community members, including women, girls and all children are adequately heard and responded to.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Director of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media (ACCM) with dotted line report to Deputy Director, Humanitarian Programme Operations
• Staff directly reporting to this post: Community Mobilization Coordinators in all A/FOs (dotted report line)
• Works Closely with: Advocacy, Campaigns and Policy Manager (Survive, Learn and Be Protected); Media and Communication Manager; Area/Field Office Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinators; Field Managers; Community Mobilization Coordinators; Community Mobilization Assistants; Project Managers; TEs; Field Managers; Programme Managers; Project Managers;
• Membership: Community Mobilization and Engagement Manager is an ESMT Member position

Key Areas of Accountability
Objective 1 - Community Mobilization and Engagement Strategy and Implementation Plan Development and Capacity Building:

• To provide strategic and technical leadership for community mobilization and engagement staff at national, as well as area and field offices across SCI Nigeria
• In collaboration with other policy, advocacy and breakthrough leads and community mobilization team, s/he shall develop a community mobilization and engagement strategy and ensure implementation
• Work with the New Business Development team to ensure that all proposals adequately cover mobilization, local engagement, behavioral change communication and community participation activities.
• In collaboration with other breakthrough leads, identify policy and practice change, on the basis of Save the Children’s experience, that would promote and protect the rights of children
• Support the review and production of community mobilization and engagement training materials and guidelines to encourage positive behavior and attitudinal change
• Ensure that SCI Community Champions are identifies, informed, trained and opportunities are arranged for them to promote SCI key messages around the projects/programmes being implemented in the LGAs
• Ensure close engagement of, and partnerships with related government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), donor-funded programs, private/commercial entities, and NGOs at the local community levels
• Ensure the formation of local committees are from within communities of project/programme implementation; and contribute to programme exit strategy whereby these community structures remain sustainable, linked to local government structures so that all stakeholders would allow project results to continue benefitting the communities
• Support in groundbreaking for SCI Nigeria’s effective and smooth project/programme implementation.

Objective 2 - Influencing, Campaigning and Positively Shifting Behaviors and Practices at Community Level:

• Develop an Influencing and Engagement Strategy from community, state to the national level with an aim to creating conducive approach in amplifying the voices of children at all level
• Support in formulating key advocacy messages and targets from lessons learned, assessments, research and evidence gained through project implementation
• Support policy, advocacy, campaign and influencing initiatives from the local to global
• Initiate and support lobbying, communications, and other activities to inform and persuade policy makers, including donors and decision makers with an aim to deliver SCI Nigeria Country Strategic Plan
• Support in building systems for research, analysis and documentation that underpin evidence-based engagement and influencing at national, state and local levels
• Identify success stories, best practices and lessons learnt at local community level with an aim to support media and communications team in gathering packaging and dissemination of contents
• Produce reports, briefing papers, and presentations for internal and external audiences, as directed

Objective 3 - Collaboration, Coordination and Representation:

• Develop and sustain strategic relationships with other agencies engaged in advocacy and policy work
• Support in developing a database of key stakeholders, community structures, building synergies and maintaining a network of external contacts with key individuals in the government, NGO sector, civil society, and the media
• Represent Save the Children at various policy forums and advocacy opportunities at state and LGA levels, as directed
• Serve as a spokesperson for Save the Children at community level to a variety of external audiences including policy makers and the media, as directed
• Support other sectors in community assessment, and entry meetings

Objective 4 - Project Design, Programme Development and Implementation:

• Provide technical support on voice, community mobilization and engagement to State programme team
• Involve and contribute to proposal development in collaborating with the CO NBD/PDQ Unit; provide inputs in the DIP; participate in the APRM and similar project and budget management processes
• Participate in the preparation or review of programme monitoring and evaluation tools where necessary.
• Ensure correct use of programme monitoring and evaluation (recording) tools, including analysis.
• Work closely with NBD/PDQ to ensure that Community Mobilization and Engagement Manager role is funded for the long term across new business development opportunities
• Works closely with ACCM Breakthrough Leads to ensure that all projects are in compliance with the SCI KPI 20 (Advocacy Programming) and MI 28 (Advocacy Resourcing)
• Participate in the regular ACCM Unit core team meetings and countrywide ACCM meetings
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media

Objective 5 - Safeguarding:

• Ensure country programs adhere to SCI safeguarding requirements

Skills and Behaviours (Our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self- accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities –giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development, and encourages others to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically.
• Build strong influencing networks among policy makers, donors and CSOs to push the partnership agenda.

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members, and external partners.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin systems
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Requirements
Essential:

• Level of Education: First Degree/Master’s Degree in relevant area of studies, preferably, in Development Economics, Community Work, Public Policy, Law, Social Work, Human Rights, Development Studies, Public Mobilization and/or Engagement
• 5 years in community mobilization, behavioural change communication, community participation program development and implementation with at least two in technical leadership roles. (in advocacy with a focus on education financing, access, safety, quality, governance and enhanced voice and accountability)
• Language Requirements: English – Excellent. Proficiency/Fluency in Hausa and Kanuri is an added advantage
• Level of IT Expertise Required: Excellent
• Strong writing, presentation, and coordination skill.
• Strong analytical framework to clearly articulate and communicate our policy positions.
• Ability to be strategic and proactive when required to be able to keep advocacy plans dynamic and aligned to new policy and political developments.
• Ability to clearly communicate and easily relate to federal and state authorities.
• Able to demonstrate positive attitude, diplomatic, negotiator, and team player.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and respect for diversity.
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protect children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Prior Experience Expectations:

• Building external networks
• Strategic Planning
• Governance and Gender advocacy
• Enhanced voice accountability
• Training and Facilitation.

Appplication Closing Date
5th September, 2023; 11:02

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: MEAL Coordinator (MEA)

Job Identification 3226
Location: Abuja
Job Schedule Full time
Job Category Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Roles Purpose

• The MEAL Coordinator will be responsible for design and coordinating rollout of the MEAL systems as well as contextualizing and disseminating CGPP MEAL guidance (based on existing guidance provided by CGPP secretariate) to selected organizations.
• Under the guidance of SCI MEAL Manager and Head of MEAL, and SPM the MEAL Coordinator will ensure that MEAL Systems are implemented by the CBO partners in a coordinated, harmonized and aligned manner, in line with donor requirements and commitments.
• The MEAL Coordinator will be responsible for supporting Both SCI and CGPP MEAL Managers in submission of timely and regular progress reports to the in-country CGPP secretariat, as well as participating in the SCI and CGPP meetings as requested.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Project Manager in SCI Katsina office and MEAL Manager in SCI Country Office Abuja
• Staff reporting to this post: MEAL Officer & MEAL Assistant
• Reporting to: Head of MEAL
• Role Dimensions: Project Monitoring and Evaluations

Key Areas Accountabilities
Monitoring:

• In close collaboration with CGPP secretariate and Partners, track and oversee the implementation of harmonized monitoring tools and aligned indicator definitions for the project.
• In close collaboration with CGPP secretariate and Partners, put in place an operational MEAL plan to monitor and document the progress of implementation of Programme activities,
• Specifically.
• Lead the design/ review of MEAL pack, to include the Indicator Performance Tracking Table, Log frame, Activity Tracking Table and MEAL plan.
• Maintain an updated Indicator Performance Tracker (IPT) and Output tracker, in additional other report requirements as may be requested.
• Provide technical guidance and lead capacity building of the Partner staff, and stakeholders on implementation of MEAL within the Programme; to include capacities for data collection, storage, indicator definition and reporting.
• Input to the development of aligned Quality Benchmarks for CGPP activities to guide monitoring and ensure actions plans agreed on after QB monitoring are implemented in timely manner.
• Review Programme data collection tools to ensure that tools provide required information on programme indicators.
• Enhance use of digital data management within the program, this may include use of MSS and ODK among other programs.
• Conduct routine data quality assessment and continuous quality improvement of the program to ensure program implementation and report quality.
• Participate/coordinate the design of quantitative and qualitative participatory Programme evaluations (baseline, annual and final evaluations), assessments, reviews and other special studies.
• Work closely with the CGPP secretariate and Partners to ensure that performance indicators are regularly tracked and that activities implemented are well aligned with the indicators.
• Oversee implementation of programme MIS and integration of   Geographical Information System (GIS) in programme reporting. Support GIS mapping and dissemination of MIS/GIS reports. Provide MIS content/requirements and feedback to MEAL team and document progress on indicators/achievement of targets.
• Where applicable, roll-out mobile data collection and monitoring systems and document learning and suggestions for improvement.

Evaluation:

• With SCI & CGPP MEAL Manager, to coordinate the development of Terms of Reference for the programme evaluations.
• Coordinate the logistics of project evaluations as necessary and ensure data collection, analysis and write-up is in line with SCI and donor standards as well as set timelines.

Accountability:

• Work alongside CGPP secretariate and partners to ensure a functional Complaints, Feedback, Response and Feedback is in place in line with SCI’s standard and expectations, the Standard Operating Procedure for the programme and donor expectations.
• Collect and manage complaints and feedback in close coordination with Programme team. Track timeliness of response to complaints and maintain an updated Programme complaints tracker.
• Build capacity of partner organisations with regards to Accountability to Affected Communities.

Learning:

• Foster and develop a culture of learning within CGPP, Partners and SCI.
• Establish information-sharing mechanisms for partner staff to document and share examples of good and bad practice and learning.
• Document learning on working in consortia and pilot innovations and interventions and share with key stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for research and learning questions in collaboration with the Consortium Partners and Technical Specialists.
• Facilitate documentation of programme results, impact, best practices and significant changes. Document learnings and best practices; disseminate learnings, reports, publications and participate in learning sessions, and ensuring that the lessons learnt are utilized to inform programming and advocacy.

Communication, Coordination and Networking:

• Foster a culture of information sharing, and collaboration within SCI & CGPP secretariate.
• Be available for and responsive to questions, queries and requests for information and support from Consortium Partners.
• Create and sustain positive working relationships internally with other technical staff; externally with the district local government and CSO partners, and other stakeholders, and also maintain an up to date understanding of key development trends in the Programme area.
• Representing the programme in Immunization coordination fora at the district as may be requested by the line manager.
• Ensure coordination with the government activities and structures in the implementation CGPP activities.
• In collaboration with CGPP secretariate MEAL Manager, SCI MEAL Manager and Partners provide routine periodic partner monitoring and provide regular guidance and support to ensure partner’s effective implementation of MEAL according to best practice and donor requirements.
• Coordinate monthly MEAL Working Group meetings with MEAL representatives from consortium partners, minutes are shared with key stakeholders and follow-up on recommended action points.

Safeguarding:

• In collaboration with safeguarding, ensure inclusion of safe programming standards in MEAL research and evaluation tools.
• Support participatory design of safeguarding systems, to ensure it complements and is part of the design of the Feedback and Reporting Mechanism.
• Ensure safeguarding is included in the Information Sharing Component in line with the SCI Accountability to Children and Communities Procedure (MEAL).
• Share and discuss findings about safeguarding and safe programming issues gathered through monitoring and evaluation tools with and the safeguarding, MEAL and project management teams, Technical Experts (TEs)s and SMT.
• Ensure suitable feedback and reporting channels exist to allow children and communities to safely and confidentially report serious concerns

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in either Statistics, Public Health or Development Studies.
• Master’s degree is an added advantage.

Experience and Skills
Essential:

• Minimum of five (5) years’ work experience in monitoring and evaluation working experience (preferably in education/protection related programmes with an International NGO).
• Minimum of three years of experience in Health (Immunization is an added advantage) on MEAL will be added value.
• Knowledge and use of various survey methods for monitoring of different programs.
• Previous experience working in immunization programmes.
• Prior experience establishing and running coordination mechanisms.
• Prior experience in training and management of data collectors.
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of the education sector global and national standards.
• Additional training and experience in biostatistics or monitoring and evaluation and MIS of an added advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Sound written and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must. Microsoft office especially word, spreadsheet (Excel), Access, SPSS and GIS applications).
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.
• Fluency in English and Hausa (Spoken and Written) – This is a community-based Position.

Desirable:

• Experience working on GIS mapping projects.
• Experience working in immunization project
• Familiar with immunization indicators

Additional job responsibilities:

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

• We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

• The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Appplication Closing Date
14th September, 2023; 17:18

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Nutrition Intern

Job Identification: 3107
Location: Oyo
Job Category: Programme Operations
Grade: 7
Post Type: National

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3-  The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people. In the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3.
• As part of these responsibilities, the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.
• The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Role Purpose

• Support the implementation and monitoring of nutrition activities in the ANRIN Project in the following cluster of LGAs in the States: cluster 1- Orelope, Olorunsogo, Ore-Ire, Ogbomosho-South, Ogbomosho-North, Surulere, Atiba, Irepo, Ogo-Oluwa and cluster 2 – Afijio, Lagelu, Ona-Ara, Oyo-West, Oyo-East, Egbeda, Ibadan-North, Ibadan-South East.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• With support from the Nutrition Specialist, ensure target beneficiaries (pregnant women, mothers/caregivers of children less than 24months, children 6 – 59months) access and utilize available nutrition services.
• Engage with community health focal points, community volunteers in cluster LGAs to implement quality nutrition interventions/delivery of nutrition services for the programme, which includes:
• Counselling of mothers/caregivers of children 0-23 months of age on improved behaviors related to maternal, infant and young child feeding, notably early, exclusive and continued breastfeeding, appropriate complementary feeding, and early stimulation.
• Distribution of micronutrient powders per month among children 6-23 months to improve the quality of complementary feeding.
• Iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation for pregnant women by specifically addressing barriers that inhibit women from taking a full course of IFA tablets during pregnancy through counseling during ante-natal care sessions.
• Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during ante-natal care by pregnant women.
• Provision of zinc/oral rehydration solution (ORS) for treatment of diarrhea among children 6-59 months of age.
• Provision of vitamin A supplementation among children 6-59 months of age.
• Provision of deworming tablets among children 12-59 months of age.
• Supervise activities of community health focal points, community volunteers in cluster LGAs.
• Work with MEAL team in beneficiary verification and contribute to various project Reports
• Ensure programme approaches and implementation are sensitive to cultural and gender dynamics.
• Provide technical assistance LGA teams and Health Workers on nutrition, with a particular focus on development of effective methodologies to improve health and nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices.
• Conduct follow up monitoring of nutrition-related activities and document findings to feed into improved programming
• Support strengthening of information flow between State and LGA.

Capacity Building:

• Contribute to the development and/or adaptation of training materials.
• Facilitate on nutrition trainings in project locations for CHFPs and CVs.
• Develop training plans for Health Workers, CHFPs and CVs based on identified needs.

Documentation and reporting:

• Ensure timely collection, compilation and analysis of quality data as well as production of quantitative and qualitative reports regarding nutrition activities in the Programme.
• Provide technical review of programme reports in line with the M&E framework.
• Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure that data are captured in a correct and accurate manner.

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Represent SCI in relevant LGA level forums for nutrition in coordination with other Partners.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required through correction of data and information and sharing with the Project team.

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practices with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures. 

Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• high level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
• holds self and others accountable

Ambition

• creating best-in-class EA function
• future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

Collaboration:

• working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• designing more effective admin and value for money systems
• willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency, and demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Qualifications & Experience
Essential

• Health/Public Health/Nutrition.
• Demonstrable ability at report writing.
• Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize with all beneficiaries and their carers
• Resident in and familiarity with the cluster LGAs is necessary.
• Experience in community based interventions in the Western part of Nigeria is an advantage
• Fluency in written and spoken English and local languages.
• Computer literate
• Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.

Application Closing Date
12th, September, 2023 - 11:02 AM.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Early Warning System (EWS) Coordinator

Job Identification: 3168
Location: Based in Abuja, with frequent field travels
Employment Type: Contraction
Job Category: Advocacy, Campaigns and Policy
Grade: 3
Post Type: National

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3. The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people. In the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.
• As part of these responsibilities, the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or because of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.
• The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position-related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Role Purpose

• To provide strategic and technical leadership for, and build capacities of, Community Mobilization and Engagement staff in SCI Nigeria Field Offices and Area office.
• S/he will develop an SCI Strategy and Plan for community mobilization and engagement – with an aim to enhance the quality, efficiency and impact of our work at the grassroots level.
• S/he closely works with the New Business Development to ensure community mobilization and engagement functions are adequately covered in proposals.
• The job holder ensures the buy-in of children, their families, communities, and traditional and local community leaders toward the projects SCI implements at LGA level.
• In addition, s/he will work towards the commitment, participation, ownership and support of local authorities and community members in program implementation.
• The Community Mobilization and Engagement Manager shall ensure the voluntary participation of communities and other stakeholders towards a sustainable humanitarian and development program implementation and amplify the voices of community members, including women, girls and all children are adequately heard and responded to.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Director of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media (ACCM) with dotted line report to Deputy Director, Humanitarian Programme Operations
• Staff directly reporting to this post: Community Mobilization Coordinators in all A/FOs (dotted report line)
• Works Closely with: Advocacy, Campaigns and Policy Manager (Survive, Learn and Be Protected); Media and Communication Manager; Area/Field Office Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinators; Field Managers; Community Mobilization Coordinators; Community Mobilization Assistants; Project Managers; TEs; Field Managers; Programme Managers; Project Managers;
• Membership: Community Mobilization and Engagement Manager is an ESMT Member position

Key Areas of Accountability
Objective 1: Community Mobilization and Engagement Strategy and Implementation Plan Development and Capacity Building:

• To provide strategic and technical leadership for community mobilization and engagement staff at national, as well as area and field offices across SCI Nigeria
• In collaboration with other policy, advocacy and breakthrough leads and community mobilization team, s/he shall develop a community mobilization and engagement strategy and ensure the implementation
• Work with the New Business Development team to ensure that all proposals adequately cover mobilization, local engagement, behavioral change communication and community participation activities.
• In collaboration with other breakthrough leads, identify policy and practice change, on the basis of Save the Children’s experience, that would promote and protect the rights of children
• Support the review and production of community mobilization and engagement training materials and guidelines to encourage positive behavior and attitudinal change
• Ensure that SCI Community Champions are identified, informed, and trained and opportunities are arranged for them to promote SCI key messages around the projects/programs being implemented in the LGAs
• Ensure close engagement of, and partnerships with related government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), donor-funded programs, private/commercial entities, and NGOs at the local community levels
• Ensure the formation of local committees are from within communities of project/programme implementation; and contribute to programme exit strategy whereby these community structures remain sustainable, linked to local government structures so that all stakeholders would allow project results to continue benefitting the communities
• Support in groundbreaking for SCI Nigeria’s effective and smooth project / program implementation.

Objective 2: Influencing, Campaigning and Positively Shifting Behaviors and Practices at Community Level

• Develop an Influencing and Engagement Strategy from the community, state to the national level with an aim to creating a conducive approach in amplifying the voices of children at all levels
• Support in formulating key advocacy messages and targets from lessons learned, assessments, research and evidence gained through project implementation
• Support policy, advocacy, campaign and influencing initiatives from the local to global
• Initiate and support lobbying, communications, and other activities to inform and persuade policymakers, including donors and decision-makers with an aim to deliver SCI Nigeria Country Strategic Plan
• Support in building systems for research, analysis and documentation that underpin evidence-based engagement and influencing at national, state and local levels
• Identify success stories, best practices and lessons learnt at local community level with an aim to support media and communications team in gathering packaging and dissemination of contents
• Produce reports, briefing papers, and presentations for internal and external audiences, as directed

Objective 3: Collaboration, Coordination and Representation

• Develop and sustain strategic relationships with other agencies engaged in advocacy and policy work
• Support in developing a database of key stakeholders, community structures, building synergies and maintaining a network of external contacts with key individuals in the government, NGO sector, civil society, and the media
• Represent Save the Children at various policy forums and advocacy opportunities at state and LGA levels, as directed
• Serve as a spokesperson for Save the Children at community level to a variety of external audiences including policy makers and the media, as directed
• Support other sectors in community assessment, and entry meetings

Objective 4: Project Design, Programme Development and Implementation

• Provide technical support on voice, community mobilization and engagement to State programme team
• Involve and contribute to proposal development in collaborating with the CO NBD/PDQ Unit; provide inputs in the DIP; participate in the APRM and similar project and budget management processes
• Participate in the preparation or review of programme monitoring and evaluation tools where necessary.
• Ensure correct use of programme monitoring and evaluation (recording) tools, including analysis.
• Work closely with NBD/PDQ to ensure that Community Mobilization and Engagement Manager role is funded for the long term across new business development opportunities
• Works closely with ACCM Breakthrough Leads to ensure that all projects are in compliance with the SCI KPI 20 (Advocacy Programming) and MI 28 (Advocacy Resourcing)
• Participate in the regular ACCM Unit core team meetings and countrywide ACCM meetings
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media

Objective 5: Safeguarding

• Ensure country programs adhere to SCI safeguarding requirements

Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self- accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities –giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development, and encourages others to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future-orientated, thinks strategically.
• Build strong influencing networks among policymakers, donors and CSOs to push the partnership agenda.

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members, and external partners.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin systems
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, and demonstrates the highest levels of integrity.

Skills & Experience
Essential

• Level of Education: First Degree / Master’s Degree in relevant area of studies, preferably, in Development Economics, Community Work, Public Policy, Law, Social Work, Human Rights, Development Studies, Public Mobilization and/or Engagement
• 5 years in community mobilization, behavioural change communication, community participation program development and implementation with at least two in technical leadership roles. (in advocacy with a focus on education financing, access, safety, quality, governance and enhanced voice and accountability)
• Language Requirements: English – Excellent. Proficiency/Fluency in Hausa and Kanuri is an added advantage
• Level of IT Expertise Required: Excellent
• Strong writing, presentation, and coordination skill.
• Strong analytical framework to clearly articulate and communicate our policy positions.
• Ability to be strategic and proactive when required to be able to keep advocacy plans dynamic and aligned to new policy and political developments.
• Ability to clearly communicate and easily relate to federal and state authorities.
• Able to demonstrate positive attitude, diplomatic, negotiator, and team player.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and respect for diversity.
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protect children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Application Closing Date
5th, September, 2023 - 11:02 AM.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Early Warning System (EWS) Coordinator

Job Identification: 3075
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time
Team / Programme: Programme Operations
Grade: 3
Post Type: National

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: EWS Manager
• Staff directly reporting to this post: None
• Budget responsibility: N/A

Key Areas of Accountability
Programme Planning, Development and Management:

• Frequently review entries of incidents, interventions, SCI’s interventions, entities, and other related information submitted to the EWS platform for quality and publish those meeting the minimum requirement and/or feedback to contributors for improvements.
• Manage the data recorded in the EWS platform and related tools, including double-checking / monitoring / translating entries in the system, and ensuring proper storage of information entered by the volunteers.
• Ensure continuous increase in the data submissions by partners and volunteers to the EWS platform.
• Ensure quality control of the data entered in the system, making sure it meets the minimum requirements.
• Support routine data analysis and drawing of insights from EWS platform data and ensure timely dissemination of the information to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support EWS Manager to update and disseminate results from the EWS platform.
• Proactively support and identify new key sources of data, information and support for the system including volunteers, and partner organizations.
• Train a network of volunteers in using and accessing EWS.
• Provide continuous support to EWS volunteers (email, telephone), as needed.
• Provide feedback to EWS Manager on gaps in the EWS including additional tools required or gaps in information gathering and feed into lessons learned.
• Coordinate EWS partners' and volunteers' engagements, performance, and network growth across locations.
• Support field staff in accessing and using data from EWS for decision-making, improved anticipatory programming,
• Support the EWS Manager Expansion, scale-up and management of EWS including subsequent assessment, continuous planning, new feature set-up, testing and roll-out.
• Support monitoring of expenditure of budget correctly in accordance with budget parameters and donor rules through expenditure tracking, transaction validation and timely invoice processing.
• Collaborating closely with technical EWS consultant.
• Draft periodic project progress reports (including challenges) by carrying out ongoing reviews and analysis to flag emerging challenges and ensure broad stakeholder buy-in.
• Lead regular performance reviews, feedback and catch-up meetings with volunteers and partners supporting the EWS.
• Upon request, prepare presentations about EWS for internal or external audiences from time to time.

Knowledge Management, Capacity Building, and Training:

• Support drafting of development of learning materials, guidance, tools, and SOP of EWS.
• Support on building capacity/ knowledge of relevant colleagues, partners, and volunteers on the use of EWS.
• Ensure the inclusion of relevant colleagues/end users in the testing of new features, and updates on EWS to ensure its fitness for purpose.

Communications, Engagement, and Representation:

• Support the development and implementation of a communications plan to effectively engage, sensitize and mobilize stakeholders to support the effective delivery of EWS.
• As and when needed, collaborate with local actors and partners meeting to provide insight and guidance about EWS.
• Take the lead in the advocacy, communication, and precipitation of support for the EWS amongst staff in the field offices, local partners, and volunteers.

Safeguarding and Safe Programming:

• Ensure safeguarding principles are upheld throughout the implementation of the early warning system including the process of information gathering, content management and dissemination.
• Ensure all stakeholders, contributors and participants in the EWS are sensitized and uphold safe programming principles.

Skills and Behaviours (Our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds the volunteers and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when result are not achieved.
• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources achieving efficiency, and role modelling Save the Children’s values.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development, and encourages others to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision of the program, engages, and motivates others.
• Future orientated and thinks strategically.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with programs, procurement, and finance teams
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity and sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, and easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Development Studies, or Social Sciences
• Minimum of five years work experience in project implementation, monitoring and evaluation, MIS, advocacy, or community mobilization-related experience.
• Experience working with INGOs or humanitarian / development organizations.
• Solid work experience with databases.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English language.
• Experience or understanding of working in an emergency environment.
• Good knowledge of assessments, data collection and report writing.
• Able to work to tight deadlines under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to manage lead and manage community volunteers.
• Experience working with local partners.
• Experience with web and/or mobile technology-based information management systems or databases.
• Commitment to uphold Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy
• Commitment to uphold principles of do no harm and confidentiality.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience working managing community volunteers and working with partner staff.
• Experience working in a humanitarian context.
• Fluency in written or spoken Hausa language.

Application Closing Date
6th September, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Accountability Officer

Job Identification: 3014
Location: Borno
Job Schedule: Full time
Team/Programme: PDQ (MEAL team) / Response team
Grade: 4
Contract Length: Fixed Term
Job Category: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight).
• In this context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.

Role Purpose

• The Accountability Officer will work to put the children and communities we serve at the centre of our work through supporting the humanitarian response to integrate child-friendly, gender-sensitive, inclusive, accessible and appropriate accountability systems (including information sharing and Feedback and Reporting Mechanisms) and support child participation.
• The Accountability Officer will work closely with the MEAL, Child Safeguarding, and programme teams to support accountability to children and communities.
• In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Key Areas of Accountability

• Set up a Beneficiary Feedback and Reporting Mechanism for humanitarian projects.
• Develop appropriate tools for capturing the feedback.
• Train the relevant staff/beneficiaries on data management process of FRM system
• Ensure a proper filing system for all the feedback received through the helplines.
• Aggregate FRM data from the field to a summary FRM database
• Provide detailed summaries of feedback issues for operational meetings and forums.
• Identify complaint and other feedback trends which indicate where the Programs can improve.
• Provide ad hoc reports as requested concerning complaints and other Beneficiary feedback.
• Receive, investigate and respond to stakeholders’ feedback under the direction and supervision of Program/field Managers.
• Follow up on feedback internal referrals with appropriate offices and sectors and respond to raised pending issues.
• Negotiate suitable resolutions to complaints with the beneficiaries under the direction of the Program/Field Manager
• Develop monthly FRM report.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline (Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Development Studies or other)
• 2 year experience working in a related position in particular, Humanitarian experience.
• Formal training in Accountability, Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Management, Core Humanitarian Standard, Data Quality Assurance (DQA) is an asset

Experience And Skills
Essential:

• Skills and experience conducting data verification, analysis, reporting and monitoring.
• Excellent interviewing skills.
• Experience managing a FRM process.
• Ability to lead on detailed logistical tasks such as those required for fieldwork or when organizing events.
• Excellent skills in oral and written communications.
• Good interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multi-cultural team environment.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills are an advantage.
• Strong organizational, planning and prioritization skills.
• Competent and experienced in general office administration, coordination and logistics.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri and English language
• Good writing, editing and presentation skills.
• Previous experience in facilitating trainings, workshops and events.

Desirable:

• Experience of supporting meaningful and ethical child and community participation.
• Experience in assessing information needs and communication preferences, and of designing appropriate information and communication approaches.
• Experience of establishing and/or managing Feedback and Reporting Mechanisms.
• Experience working for an NGO, civil society organisation or similar.
• Experience of analysing and presenting data in a way that facilitates effective decision-making.

Additional job responsibilities:

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Generic technical competencies:

• G1 “Skilled”: Works to protect and promote children’s rights as defined by the UN Convention on the Rights of Children
• G1 “Skilled”: Displays a commitment to the safe, meaningful and ethical participation of all children
• G7 “Skilled”: Demonstrates the ability to embed safeguarding policies, concepts and approaches in all work
• G5 “Skilled”: Displays a commitment to ensuring everything we do considers children the most affected by discrimination and inequality
• G8 “Skilled”: Demonstrates an understanding of the phases of humanitarian response

MEAL technical competencies:

• P6 “Skilled”: Shows an understanding of accountability standards and guidance in own work
• P6 “Skilled”: Demonstrates an understanding of the principles of safe Feedback and Reporting Mechanisms, database management and quality assurance
• P6 “Skilled”: Acts to close the feedback loop with communities to promote transparency and accountability
• P2 “Skilled”: Uses available standards and processes to ensure appropriate ethical practice and data quality
• S4 “Skilled”: Demonstrates understanding of child-friendly participatory MEAL approaches

Child Rights Governance Technical Competencies:

• P1 “Skilled”: Utilises a rights-based approach in the design and implementation of programmes

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Application Closing Date
4th September, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online