🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ Save the Children Nigeria – 8 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.) Procurement Assistant (Buying)
2.) Head of Business Development
3.) Finance Officer- Accounts Payable
4.) Finance Analyst
5.) Awards Coordinator
6.) Finance Assistant
7.) Procurement Officer - Sourcing
8.) Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) Advisor

Job Title: Procurement Assistant (Buying)

Job Identification: 1905
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Category: Supply Chain
Grade: 5
Reports to: Procurement Officer

Child Safeguarding

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

Key Areas of Accountability
Procurement and Supply:

• Support the Procurement Officer to execute procurement actions in line with SCI protocols and procedures, being responsible for getting quotes, filling all relevant document (PR, quotes, CBA, PO etc.).
• Assist staff on creating clear and understandable procurement documentation e.g. PR
• Communicate with suppliers in order to get quotes, specifications and quality information as assigned by Procurement Officer
• Provide regular updates to programme and supply chain teams on progress
• Support supplier evaluation and Procurement Committees as required
• Ensure that items procured match programmatic requests, and are of good quality, reliable and value for money.
• Receive invoices from suppliers, checking if they are correct and complete, and forward payment requests together with all necessary supporting documentation to Procurement Officer monitoring the process to ensure payment is made on time to the suppliers.
• Respond flexibly to changing program needs, reprioritizing tasks in a logical, sensible way and in coordination/consultation with the Procurement Office.
• Assist the Procurement Officer on regular updating of the Procurement Tracker, supplier’s database and other Procurement reports if required, in collaboration with co-workers.
• Communicate and exchange information effectively with colleagues and other team especially for supplier has changed contacts, product detail specifications, payment terms & conditions, delivery due date and payments.
• Assist the Procurement Officer with the evaluation, modification, renewal and establishment of Framework Agreements (FWA).
• Support the Procurement Officer to prepare the status/management information reports.
• Work closely with other procurement/supply chain team members and give necessary support when needed.
• Ensure that at all times Save the Children procurement policy and procedures are implemented and adhered to and are within compliance to donor regulations.
• Responsible for ensuring Supplier Enablement activities are carried out so that as many suppliers as possible transact with SCI through the Ariba Network.
• Provide ProSave support and Procurement advice for requestors.
• Other duties assigned by the Supervisor (Procurement Officer) as and when required.

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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.

Skills & Experience
Administrative & General Skills:

• Level of Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or Business Administration or Economics.
• Professional certification in Procurement an added advantage.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level - Excellent.
• Language Requirements - English - Excellent.
• Level of IT literacy Required - (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email system, Internet browsing) excellent.

Experience Expectations:

• Minimum of 2 years of prior work experience in a similar role in an NGO or private commercial sector.
• Practical experience in use of a reputable Procurement Management Software or ERP system.
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills including negotiation and relationship building.
• High level of integrity/confidentiality and ability to work as part of a professional team.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• High level of computer literacy. Especially excellent MS Excel/Word skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills; Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Commitment to Save the Children’s values.

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 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 systems.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

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

Application Closing Date
21st September, 2023 (09:11 AM).

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

Job Title: Head of Business Development

Job Identification: 3380
Location: Abuja
Job Schedule: Full-time
Category: Funding

Role Purpose

• We are looking to add a dynamic, organized Head of Business Development who is passionate about being a part of a global team of individuals committed to improving the lives of children in Nigeria.
• The Head of Business Development is a key position to support successful pursuit of new funding for the country program. His/her actions and decisions in managing multi-divisional proposal response teams directly impact the quality and competitiveness of Save the Children’s proposals for new funding.
• The Head of Business Development provides technical assistance, support, and training to technical advisors for new business development strategies and tasks from pre-positioning through proposal submission. This position also oversees a unit that provides support to technical and cost proposals.
• Strategically, s/he will take the lead in coordinating appropriate internal advance planning in coordination and communication on potential new opportunities. S/he provides quality control and support to technical leads’ efforts to achieve greater program impact through the successful pursuit of larger and more strategic funding opportunities.

Key Areas of Accountability
General Management:

• Identify and track relevant upcoming funding opportunities – through advance intelligence gathering, partner relationships, and other available resources – and inform Country Office SMT and relevant technical leads.
• Coordinate proposal development, including providing quality control to proposals through the design, implementation, and/or review of response strategies and action plans for technical and cost proposals, including writing, reviewing and editing proposal sections, graphics, work plans, budget spreadsheets and narratives; managing partner relations; and overseeing final proposal production for submission to donors.
• Develop and/or maintain appropriate systems, procedures, policies, and materials to support the identification, selection and response to strategic opportunities.
• Manage major open solicitations and other proposal submissions, including teaming agreements, oversight of technical design and cost proposal, capacity statements, internal review/quality control processes, drafting sections of the proposal where appropriate.
• Conduct prospecting visits to field offices to identify and prepare for upcoming funding opportunities.
• Represent Save the Children as appropriate on strategic opportunities with donors, partners and others, participating as needed in meetings and conferences.
• Strengthen staff capacity to respond to strategic opportunities through the creation and/or delivery of formal and informal training and tools.

Strategic Leadership:

• Lead on the development of and updates of SC Nigeria’s country specific Funding Strategy and Donor Engagement Plan for the country program as a whole and for thematic, cross-sectoral and emergency response programs and projects.
• Ensure close collaboration and joint decision-making with DPDQ, the Director of Programme Operations, ACCM Director and the Country Director and consultation with Member and regional offices on new (strategic) funding opportunities.
• Ensure timely strategic engagement with donors, partners, and other external stakeholders.
• Ensure funding is adequately channelled into the CO’s strategic objectives and towards innovations; ensure program development builds on learning and evaluation of previous project implementation.

Business Analysis and Donor Engagement:

• Represent the Nigeria CO in relevant donor forums, workshops, and conferences where new business development opportunities can be formulated, as indicated by the line manager.
• Establish effective relationships with external stakeholders, donors and potential partners for large-scale or strategic funding opportunities, either as a prime or sub-recipient.
• Cultivate excellent working relationships with and serve as focal point for SC Members and donor agencies at the regional and country level.
• Ensure key contacts, required formats and donor strategies are kept up-to-date at the country office level. ensures maintenance of donor and partner engagement tracking database.
• Identify, research, and disseminate information on new funding opportunities from bilateral, multi-lateral, and other institutional and non-traditional donors (foundations, corporates etc.).
• Explore and test potential private sector and other new types of partnerships and keep abreast of local funding environment.
• Ensure tracking of active funding opportunities, submission deadlines, financing available. Ensure all appropriate donor and SC proposal formats are available in country.
• Monitor proposals pipeline and win rates, ensure that updated trackers are available for planning purposes, keep senior management informed.

Oversee Proposal Development:

• Lead on the development of high-value or complex proposals for donor awards and bids for donor contracts.
• Provide leadership and co-ordination to the proposal development team, overseeing and ensuring quality and compliance with donor guidelines for all SC Nigeria proposals under development.
• Interface closely with Programme Operations, ACCM, HR and the Finance teams, as well as technical advisors, to ensure all information is produced in a way that ensures quality and integration of SCI interventions at the programme design and reporting stage.
• Ensure that concept notes and funding proposals align closely with Country Strategy Plan, Thematic plans, geographic priorities, master budgets and Monitoring & Evaluations, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) frameworks as well as SLT decisions.
• Develop and track proposal development timelines and work closely with PDQ, Programme Operations, ACCM, Finance, HR, Security and Supply Chain to ensure adequate and timely input into proposal and budget development.
• In collaboration with Members, when relevant, broker technical assistance and other resources to support proposal development.
• Facilitate engagement of consultants on large-scale proposals, or when technical specialists outside of Save the Children teams are needed.
• Represent Save the Children generally (along with technical experts) in consortium meetings regarding proposal development.
• Ensure that Programme Quality Framework is addressed in all new proposals and that key elements of programme quality are included (e.g. child participation, child safeguarding, lessons learned from past proposals, accountability, risk assessments, and effective partnership strategy).
• Ensure all proposal and concept note submissions to donors are complete, done as per Save the Children and donors standards and guidelines, reviewed and approved by the SMT and other staff in country as appropriate before submission to the donor.
• In collaboration with the Awards team, lead on maintaining the up-to-date database of proposals submitted, approved, rejected and reports submitted to donors/SC members.
• Ensure the Program Development team supports preparing all the relevant information for Prime system; the awards kick-off process and budget and proposal re-alignments throughout the implementation, as well as cost and no cost extensions, assuring initial proposal compliance

People Management, Mentoring and Development:

• Support the DPDQ to proactively build and maintain technical skills and competencies required for leading and/or in-putting for first class programs.
• Be effective as a mentor and coach for the staff that report to this role, as well as other staff that contribute to developing proposals and writing reports.
• Support the development of an organisational culture that reflects our broad-spectrum programming values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for children and excellent customer service for our members and donors.

Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Understands and respects the need for procedures, policies and planning for safety and security management in delivering humanitarian assistance
• 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
• Creates a managerial environment across the team to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development and encourage their team to do the same
• Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a country-wide scale

Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
• Displays consistent excellent judgment.

Qualifications and Experience and Attributes
Essential:

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences and any of the development sectors.
• 6-8 years of experience in international development, including at least 5 years of experience in successful proposal development for institutional and corporate donors, including pre-solicitation preparation. Experience with USAID and DFID solicitations is required; substantive relevant experience in proposal development for other multilateral or bilateral donors may be considered within the years of experience sought.
• Experience training staff and creating training modules and materials.
• Experience managing a small team.
• Master’s degree in international development or related field.
• Preference for a candidate with overseas field experience.
• Must be willing to travel to state offices up to 20%.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to effectively communicate with and coordinate activities of multiple partners, including field-based staff.
• Excellent technical skills in writing, editing, formatting, research, negotiation, and verbal communications, and attention to detail required.

Application Closing Date
26th September, 2023 (09:48 AM).

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

Job Title: Finance Officer- Accounts Payable

Job Identification: 3331
Location: Abuja
Job Schedule: Full-time
Category: Finance
Grade:4

Role Purpose

• The position holder will support the Accounts Payable team in the upload of vendor invoices for payments.  This role holder will work closely with supply chain to promptly resolve all pending invoices based on contract terms and conditions.
• 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

• Lead on invoice upload for the country office, ensuring all invoices are actioned within set timelines and vendors, receive value based on agreed timelines.
• Completely allocate all consolidated invoices before month-end
• Manage the account payable accounts and ensure all corrective actions are completed before month-end and year-end close.
• Monthly analysis of spend and cost drivers for senior management decisions.
• A thorough understanding of SCI safeguarding policy and applying these policies in his/her role.
• Review on a weekly basis, Open items for all suppliers and take corrective actions as required.
• Monitor invoice failure, troubleshoot and identify the root cause of the failure and resolve accordingly.
• Actively support document archiving and audit process
• Any other task as assigned by the line manager within the role of the finance officer.

Behavior (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling 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, a 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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Qualification
Mandatory:

• Degree in Accountancy
• Minimum 3 years experience and preferably with some experience in a complex organization
• People management skills

Desirable:

• Professional accountancy qualifications

Experience and Skills
Mandatory

• Proficient in computer skills with an excellent working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases.
• Ability to prioritize own workload, work independently, be proactive and innovative, and work to deadlines.
• Thorough understanding of the financial system, accounting rules and audit guidelines, and how it interacts with other operational systems to maximize its information-generating capabilities and accountability.
• Good interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations.
• Ability to handle a large volume of work systematically, effectively, and accurately.
• Ability to take ownership of all responsibilities and honor commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within the prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules.
• An understanding of Nigeria local tax laws and other compliance regulations
• Ability to navigate new technologies easily

Application Closing Date
25th September, 2023 (11:22 AM).

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

Job Title: Finance Analyst

Job Identification: 3312
Location: Abuja
Job Schedule: Full-time
Category: Finance
Grade: 3 (National)
Contract Length: Open Ended

Role Purpose

• This is a Finance Analyst position which is within the Country Office finance department.
• The post holder will be responsible for assisting in providing timely and accurate financial data/information for decision-making, reviewing and developing of budgets for active awards, phasing of budgets and forecasting, preparing and reviewing budgets and donor financial reports for accuracy, reviewing and posting of financial transactions, reviewing monthly financial performance against budgets for selected Awards, support program team and budget holders, and other financial supports that may be delegated.
• This position will be responsible for providing financial support functions required in Country Office. Using strong interpersonal/communication skills and excellent analytical skills, the incumbent will develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues/user departments and other business functions with a strong focus on customer service.
• 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

• Ensure that Save the Children minimum standards of Finance procedures and country policies are implemented and adhered to in area of responsibility, supporting relevant staff as required.
• Ensure that transactions within the specific area of responsibility meet Save the Children and donor regulations.
• The post holder is expected among other duties to manage the financials for projects/awards, assigned by the line manager or the Finance Director.
• Analyses financial performance by collecting, monitoring, and studying data and recommending possible actions.
• Provide management reporting that is timely, complete and accurate.
• Ensure complete, accurate and quality budget data exist for management decision-making.
• Ensuring transactions comply with Save the Children and specific donor requirements.

Budgeting and Award Management:

• Act as finance focal point providing oversight for designated award budgets in the country office.
• Ensure that all financial transactions included in the reports under the management of this role are in line with Save the Children and donor requirements.
• Support budget holders in preparation of annual budgets and budget monitoring reports.
• Prepare quality and timely donor financial reports that meets Save the Children and donor requirements.
• Support the Senior Finance Manager preparation of annual country master budget; provide costing inputs and ensure that all assigned awards budget are phased and the accurate/updated information for the awards are loaded/posted in the Save the Children financial management system.
• Recommends actions by analysing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses, studying proposed changes in methods/materials, and providing accurate/timely information to management.
• With respect to the assigned awards, improves financial status by analysing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management.
• Assists with monthly close process; reviewing transaction listing/making recharges before month end to ensure appropriate coding and correction within the month of transaction.
• Perform regular foreign exchange (FX) analysis on awards to assess the impact on budget performance, identify possible effects arising from foreign exchange and communicate same to budget holders and management.
• Maintain and update award budgets on Save the Children financial management system.
• Identifies financial status by comparing and analysing actual results with forecasts and budgets, Coordinate and attend monthly BVA meetings, monthly/quarterly Awards review sessions, and support monthly budget phasing; track agreed action points and recommendation to ensure corrections are done.
• Uploading SOF budgets into FMS and support Budget Holders to ensure that phasing and coding are accurate.
• Perform budget realignments, revision and rephrasing were required.
• Promptly respond and resolve queries on Donor financial reports from donor/member staff.

Reporting:

• Review monthly transaction listing with budget holders to ensure that cost charged to awards are valid and wrong codes are corrected.
• Prepare Donor Reports.
• Support budget holders to ensure realistic forecast are submitted along with reports where applicable.

Financial Management:

• Reviewing and posting of financial transactions on Save the Children financial management system.
• Perform Balance Sheet analysis and review.
• Perform Partner financial capacity assessment prior to a sub-award being granted.
• Perform partner account reconciliations to ensure proper tracking of advances and retirements on sub-awards and seamless closing of sub-awards on closing SOFs.
• Ensure appropriate and complete setup of awards within 30 days of Fund Summary activation.
• Make the necessary adjustments and recharges requested by Budget Holders.
• Attend procurement meeting as member of the procurement committee and review relevant documents within the authorization limit of this position.
• Assist in preparing CAM estimates for budgets: Analyse actual CAM costs on current award.
• Attend Kick off meeting to support and advice on coding structure/s, Save the Children /Donor reporting.

Safeguarding:

• Provide technical support to the Safeguarding team develop their annual budgets.
• Support the safeguarding team track funding for safeguarding activities on awards and ensure compliance with SCI safeguarding policies while relating with all partners and stakeholders.

Behavour (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 and Experience
Essential:

• First Degree or its equivalent in Accounting / Finance.
• Professional qualification in accounting or significant progress towards qualification (ACCA, ICAN, ANAN, CFA, etc) added advantage.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Agresso finance system or any other automated financial system.
• Good written & oral English proficiency.
• Excellent MS Office and power point presentation.

Experience and Skills
Essential:

• Experience of working in a multi-currency environment.
• Experience working with Agresso, SAP etc.
• Knowledge of donor financial reporting & budgeting for institutional and private donors like USAID, FCDO, GAC, ECHO, EU, UN Agencies.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately and pay attention to detail especially under pressure.
• Excellent MS Excel and analytical skills, ability to work with large amounts of data.
• Good organisation and administration skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to plan and prioritise own work to meet deadlines.
• An energetic, flexible and proactive approach with the ability to work both independently and co-operatively within a team setting and maintain good working relationships.
• A proactive approach to resolving any issues that may arise, by assessing their impact and identifying those that need to be escalated.
• Commitment to Save the Children values.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Agresso finance system or any other automated financial system
• Good written & oral English proficiency
• Excellent MS Office and power point presentation

Application Closing Date
25th September, 2023 (11:22 AM).

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

Job Title: Awards Coordinator

Job Identification: 3349
Location: Abuja
Job Schedule: Full time
Contract Length: Open ended
Job Category: Awards Management
Team/Programme: Awards Management
Grade: 3
Post Type: National
Reports to: Awards Manager Country Office
Staff reporting to this post: None

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 purpose of this post is to support SCI partnership and Award Management in the planning, securing and managing of both development and humanitarian awards.
• The position plays a support role in managing partners, award information, shares and coordinates information across departments.
• Under the direction of the Award Manager (partnership management), the Awards Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that the SCI partnership management and programme adheres to all its award management obligations internally within Save the Children and externally with donors.
• This will include financial and narrative reporting relating to donor awards and data quality in the Award Management System.
• This position is specifically responsible for assigned awards, and will ensure compliance with financial and administrative requirements, donor specific requirements and to make recommendations for improvements.
• This role will work closely with Partners, Program Implementation/ Operations, PDQ and Finance on proposals, financial and narrative reporting, monitoring and analysis, and compliance processes. 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.
• 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
Partnership Strategy:

• Provide support in the implementation of Save the children partnership strategy
• Participate in the partnership working group that supports the development and operationalization of SCI partnership strategy
• Stay abreast with current trends in partnership management, share learning with Line Manager and other Colleagues
• Provide support in developing systematic approaches to selecting partnersand in identifying and pursuing strategic partnership

Partnership Systems and Policies:

• Provide support across departments to develop systems and policies that are supportive of the Partnership Strategy, and ensure periodic review and updating of policies once they are in place.
• Work with line Manager and other support functions to ensure effective and collaborative partnership assessments and vetting on a routine basis so that the organisation is not exposed to undue risk
• Provide support in the establishment and maintenance of SCI partnership database that maps out partner capacity, influence, and strategic alignment
• Provide support to Line Manager to collaborate with the humanitarian lead to set up systems for working with partners (implementing and strategic) in a humanitarian preparedness and response, as per the Core Humanitarian Standards

Establishing partnerships:

• Support line manager to Identify and explore new partnerships, including the updating of the partnership mapping and establishing relationships for collaborating on programming and capacity building
• Undertake the initial risk and capacity assessment of the partners

Partner program management:

• Coordinate with other departments in the management and monitoring systems in regards to partner programming
• Ensure that the sub-grant agreements, TOR and terms of Partnerships, as well as institutional policies and procedures are complied with by the partner organizations, including policies on safeguarding and recommend amendments and flexibility where necessary
• Work with the grants management and legal teams, to ensure that partnership tools and financial standards meet donor requirements
• Provide support to the partner organization in the project cycle management of the SCI funded program, including ensuring work plans, phased budgets, procurement plans and benchmarks are in place for each project and assist partner teams to put these in place
• Convene grant opening meetings with partners when new grants are awarded, involving SCI program staff, Area Representatives and Field Manager
• Assist partner management to monitor outputs against activity plans and budgets and timeframes. Assist partner to strategize ways to ensure program delivery meets targets and to support partner organizational development
• Keep track of relevant technical, operational, finance, HR or grants issues and where necessary facilitate support from relevant SCI technical or operations teams to ensure continuous support and involvement at all stage of the program cycle
• Facilitate the provision of technical advice by the SCI technical departments and ensure that SCI technical staff checks the quality of the work on site
• Work with finance teams, to ensure the timely payment of partner instalments, review of partner reports and the close out of partner sub-grants
• Organize partner review meetings on a monthly basis with representation from partner and relevant SCI operations and program staff to discuss progress, roles, responsibilities, expectations, communication between the organizations, any conflict of policies, any areas of concern and future planning.

Partnership Management and Capacity Development:

• Coordinate key processes and actions between and among partners and Save the Children staff;
• Coordinate the strengthening of local and national partner capacity to deliver quality results for children, working across relevant departments to set up systems for coaching and capacity building;
• In collaboration with partners, plan and facilitate regular partnership meetings between partners and Save the Children staff, ensuring that discussions are as constructive, relevant, and mutually beneficial as possible; Follow up to ensure that mutually-agreed-upon actions are met;

Safeguarding:

• Use of COSA self-assessment toolkit for partner assessment (New partners).
• Scoping of all existing partners to determine the extent of a safer partnership application.

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.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• University Degree in International Development, Business Administration or Finance
• Highly developed interpersonal and English communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Experience managing grants, contracts & sub agreements with knowledge of major funders’ guidelines (e.g. USAID, ECHO, FCDO, CIDA, SIDA etc.)
• Relevant experience managing donor funded projects with International NGO’s particularly those addressing human/children’s rights and those applying partnership approaches
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities. Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must
• Ability to proactively identify issues and problem solving skills to address these
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Excellent time management and planning capacity

Desirable:

• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.

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

Equal Opportunitie :

• 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.

Application Closing Date
22nd September, 2023 (11:22 AM).

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

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Job Identification: 3332
Location: Ogoja, Cross River
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Category: Finance
Team/Programme: BPRM
Grade: 5
Post Type: National
Reports to: Finance Officer
Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3 - The responsibilities of the post will require the post holder to support in the supervision for safeguarding budgets to address gaps in compliance standard and ensuring that workers to be paid does not engage children/minors as laborers in any form.

Role Purpose

• As part of the Finance team, the Finance Assistant will be responsible for supporting effective financial management and administration processes for the Ogoja FO program.
• He/she will support Nigeria Finance team in areas of; Invoice uploading, electronic archiving of financial documents, Single accounts reconciliations, and other Finance Administrative duties as per SCI guidelines.
• He/she will effectively interact with a diverse group of stakeholders, manage expectations and duties according to the agreed timelines. He/she will be required to back stop for field offices whenever the need arises
• In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job descriptions and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Working Contacts:

• Internal: All budget-holders, field offices and other staff members
• External: Auditors, Bank, Government bodies, regulatory agencies.

Key Areas of Accountability
Financial Support Roles:

• Upload vendors/supplier invoice on Prosave
• Raise cheques approved by relevant budget holders and reviewed by finance officer and taking them to signatories for signing.
• Perform bank related activities; picking up monthly bank statements and other Correspondence (PAYE/WHT receipt inclusive)
• Support in the payments of participants and other beneficiaries payments at trainings and meetings
• Maintain and update of GLACOS on daily basis
• Assist in the remittance of statutory payments (WHT) on/before the due date
• Requesting and Collection of Finance unit office stationary and consumables from the Admin office for day to day business activities.
• Support in the verification of all assets
• Reconciling and matching of transactions on the system on weekly basis (single accounts reconciliation)

Archiving of Document Role:

• Ensure all payment and journal vouchers are electronically archived on monthly basis
• Review monthly TL to ensure all vouchers for transaction posted to system are completely filed
• Properly label all files and arrange vouchers in their appropriate folders on the shelf for easy retrieval.
• Support during audits to retrieve selected samples a week before the commencement of any audit exercise
• Return all vouchers to their appropriate box files after the conclusion of any audit exercise
• Assist during audit to retrieve all relevant documents for audit exercise
• Produce soft/scanned copies of documents for retention purposes.
• Keep a standard record of document retrieval and return log
• Verify all transactions and ensure that the relevant supporting documents have been filed
• Maintain a filing system for all transactions
• Support in maintaining soft copy archiving system
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or line manager

Working Contacts

• Internal: All budget-holders, field offices and other staff members
• External:Auditors, Bank, Government bodies, regulatory agencies

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• An HND / B.Sc in Accounting.
• 2 years to work under pressure and sometimes shift between work time
• Ability experience in INGO or/and 1 year audit or accountancy work experience
• Attention to Detail
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work within a multicultural and multi-religious settings

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:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for himself and the team, takes responsibility for his own personal development and encourages team members to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• 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 systems
• willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

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

Application Closing Date
22nd September, 2023.

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

Job Title: Procurement Officer - Sourcing

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Contract
Team / Programme: Supply Chain
Grade: 4
Contract Length: Fixed Term

Child Safeguarding

• Level 4: The post holder, given the nature of his/her work, is expected to be an advocate of Children and protect their rights by ensuring that quality items that are not harmful to children are procured at every point in time.
• Must ensure that procurement processes such as construction of works and services and other procurement activities are not compromised.

Role Purpose
The Procurement Officer (Sourcing) is responsible for:

• Ensuring that the right suppliers that will supply the right quality of goods and services are sourced and properly onboarded into the SCI ERP system (ProSave)
• Ensure good management of organizational contracts and setting up of Framework agreements for goods and services for programs needed to deliver outstanding results for children.
• Ensuring the best value for money is achieved through competitive and transparent procurement processes.
• Ensuring timely renewal/extension of all existing FWAs/contracts before the expiration period.
• Ensuring the management of the FWA tracker for the entire country program.
• Ensuring all Tender processes are initiated through sourcing Projects in Prosave.
• Vendor and contract management to ease the operational buying process.
• Responsible for supplier onboarding and supplier relationships
• Monitor market trends, carry out due diligence checks, and negotiations, and report savings in the form of BAF for the organization.
• Work sometimes as the operational buyer when the need arises.
• Support the Procurement Coordinator – Sourcing in the day-to-day function of the sourcing team.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Sourcing Coordinator
• Staff directly reporting to this post:
• Budget Responsibility

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyze 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 systems
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

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

Qualifications

• BA / B.Sc in Management; Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS UK) or equivalent experience will be an advantage.
• Master's Degree in the above fields is an added advantage.

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience working in procurement, preferably in an NGO/and/or development program, with in-depth experience in managing procurement processes.
• Strong knowledge and experience in implementing procurement processes, driving contract compliance and embedding buying best practice.
• Excellent supplier management skills and a strong ability to hold suppliers accountable to deliver on their responsibilities.
• Knowledge of NGO/Donor policies and their compliance requirements in respect of Procurement and wider supply chain activity
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks with competing priorities and simultaneously stick to deadlines, whilst maintaining relationships with suppliers and customers.
• Excellent reporting skills, particularly the ability to quickly develop clear and concise delivery tracking, scheduling or pricing, donor, monthly KPI reports
• Willingness to undertake field travel as required and work in difficult environments according to travel environments.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; fluency in spoken and written English;
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
• Desirable: Procurement system experience

Working Conditions

• Ability and willingness to travel to projects and stay in basic conditions when necessary.

Application Closing Date
20th Septemebr, 2023.

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

Job Title: Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) Advisor

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Contract
Team / Programme: Programme Development & Quality
Grade: Grade 2
Contract Length: 2 Years

Child Safeguarding

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

Role Purpose

• Reporting to the Director, Programme Development and Quality, the Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Advisor will lead in strategy development, technical design and technically support the design and implementation of CVA programmes/ components so they are appropriate, timely, accountable to beneficiaries, donor-compliant, cost-effective and fit for purpose. S/he will work both emergency and development programming.
• The CVA Advisor will use in-depth contextual understanding, technical expertise, and relationship building skills to define and deliver Save the Children’s strategic ambition for cash & market-based programming in Nigeria. The role supports national advocacy and influencing, while driving strategic partnerships for new business development.  It supports the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems to demonstrate impact, while sharing learning across our programmes, teams and partners.
• The role will work closely with operations colleagues and with partners in Nigeria CO, building their capacity and building ownership and agency of local organisations.
• This role includes a focus on external representation on priority issues including market-based assistance, as well as shock-responsive social protection to ensure linkages between SCI humanitarian cash & voucher assistance and government-led social protection systems.
• 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.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Director, Programme Development & Quality, with a dotted line into the Programme Operations Director.
• Staff reporting to this post: no direct reports but expected to provide coaching and mentoring support to operational and other technical colleagues and local partners.
• Budget Responsibilities: None
• Role Dimensions: The role is expected to foster relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Save the Children members, the Country Office Programme Development & Quality team, advocacy colleagues, Regional Advisors, technical counterparts in other organisation, donors and other relevant critical stakeholders in the CVA business. The role is also expected to engage with internal technical working groups, with the Cash & Market Humanitarian Technical WG, and the internal global CVA communities of practice.
• Context: Humanitarian and development
• Primary Technical area: Cash & Voucher Assistance
• Primary Sub technical area: Market-based programming for child outcomes.

Key Areas Of Accountability
Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical leadership for CVA programming for the Country Office and set the strategic approach in relation to the wider country strategy.
• Build capacity of national staff and partners in key technical approaches related to CVA across all child outcomes.
• Promote a Systems Strengthening approach as the overarching framework, that supports working in collaboration and partnership with governments, local partners and working towards impact, scale and sustainability.

Ensuring Programme Quality (Design & Implementation):

• Work closely with new business development colleagues to identify and pursue funding opportunities; engage with technical partners, donors and colleagues across Save the Children.
• Lead the technical scoping, planning, and design and proposal writing during new programme development, and ensure that we design and deliver high quality CVA-based programmes for children, building on global best practice. Ensure that gender, disability and resilience considerations are reflected in our programme design and implementation.
• Work with Advocacy Campaigns Communication and Media colleagues to ensure that a rights based approach is reflected in our programme design and implementation (in line with our child rights programming approach), with a strong focus on child participation.
• Provide oversight and guidance to the programme implementation teams to ensure that thematic programme components are technically sound, implementation methods are consistent with national and global strategies, acknowledged good practice (e.g. Save the Children evidence based Approaches); and are likely to achieve scale, as well as equitable and sustainable results.
• Promote and monitor integrated programming in a way that increases overall impact of CVA at the community level.
• Participate in the development of emergency preparedness plans, including CVA and market-specific assessments (including gender analysis and disability situation analysis, using SC assessment processes and tools), as well as in the design and delivery of emergency response and recovery strategies. Ensure synergies across thematic and functional teams, data and programme design.
• Monitor trends in order to ensure early action; and lead technical design and implementation and technical coordination of humanitarian responses.
• Ensure that CVA program technical implementation is responsive to communities, authorities and partners and consistent with Save the children’s relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan.
• Mainstream Safeguarding into all programme design and implementation and ensure budgets are provided for the same at design stage.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL):

• Work with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) teams as well as with the relevant thematic Technical Advisors (i.e., WASH, Nutrition and Health, Education, Child Protection, and FSL) to conduct quality monitoring against international standards on MEAL for programmes integrating CVA, through participatory methodologies (including child-friendly and disability inclusive methodologies).
• Undertake field visits to project sites; work with implementation teams to understand impacts, operational challenges, and continuously identify opportunities for learning and improvement; During field visits highlight Safeguarding Concerns and/or good practices identified in the field.
• Contribute towards the creation of an organisational learning culture that promotes the use of data, evidence and analysis and understands its link to quality and accountable programming.
• Contribute to organisational learning on CVA when applied to and integrated with WASH, Nutrition, Health, Education, Child Protection, and FSL interventions, ensuring that learning from our programmes is shared across the Country Office, our partners, and the national/subnational Cash Working Group, as well as with colleagues in the wider regional and global Cash & Market community in Save the Children.
• Leverage and liaise with technical colleagues from across Save the Children, including technical working groups and centres of excellence, ensuring that learning from the Country Office is shared with others and global lessons brought back.

Networking & External Engagement:

• In alignment with Country Office strategy and leadership, engage in strategic positioning with donors, partners and government in-country, and ensure that Save the Children is a partner of choice in CVA-based programming.
• Ensure that Save the Children is influencing and learning from others through national technical coordination and networking bodies such as clusters and the national and sub-national Cash Working Groups and Social protection working group.
• Strengthen civil society engagement in national dialogues and policy processes through working closely with advocacy and child rights governance colleagues. Ensure that the voices of children are represented in our cash & market-based programming work.
• Represent the program to National and Local government representatives, donors, partner agencies, etc. as required.
• Ensure the quality, clarity and consistency of technical components of internal and external reports (e.g. programme reports, monthly reports, sit-reps, internal updates), working closely with awards, programme implementation and communications colleagues as needed.

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, expertise and experience.

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds their team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in accordance with the context, 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 professional 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
• The post holder must commit to work in an international agency that respects racial diversity and fights racism in all forms; and to model positive behaviours and respect to all colleagues, partners and communities.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Economics, International Development, Public Administration, Agriculture and Food Security, or equivalent experience.
• Certified CaLP trainer (preferable).

Experience and Skills:

• At least 6 years experience of working with international agencies in Cash & Voucher Assistance in emergency and development settings, for a broad range of institutional donors and sectors (beyond Food Security & Livelihoods)
• Previous humanitarian response experience
• Understanding of the Cash & Voucher Assistance landscape in Nigeria
• Experience with various cash and voucher assistance delivery mechanisms including digital, mobile, card, bank, paper voucher, and cash in envelopes.
• Management experience of operational aspects of cash and voucher interventions
• Experience in the introduction of internal controls systems to support cash and vouchers delivery in the areas of financial management, logistics, security and programme delivery
• Demonstrable understanding of M&E, beneficiary accountability, and learning
• Experience in the application of methodologies to calculate cash / voucher amounts for sectoral outcomes, as well as for multipurpose cash transfers; experience in conducting feasibility and risk analysis for cash & voucher assistance
• Familiar with the Sphere Standards (Handbook released in 2018)
• Track record in successful business development/fundraising, especially with bi-lateral donors.
• Demonstrated program design, monitoring and evaluation skills, including designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale.
• Experience of strategy development and planning
• Experience of context, capacity and policy analysis, and influencing and advocacy at regional/international level in order to hold duty bearers to account to realise children’s rights
• Skilled at networking, representation and partnership development in order promote learning, strengthen civil society and mobilise resources
• Able to generate and use data and evidence to innovate, deliver, learn and share what works and what doesn’t work for children
• Experience of promoting quality and impact through at least one cross-cutting area: gender equality and inclusion, adaptive and safer programming; child rights; disability; migration and displacement
• Experience of supporting humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery
• Significant experience in training, capacity building, and mentoring
• Fluent in English and high level of English writing skills.

Key Competencies
Technical Competencies:

• Leads operational feasibility and other assessments to inform cash & voucher assistance go/no-go decisions
• Champions preparedness and capacity building for CVA programming across sectors
• Trains and advises others on Standard Operating Procedures and best practices related to the set-up and implementation of cash & voucher assistance
• Works with thematic experts on the design of sector-specific (e.g. WASH, Nutrition, Health, Education, Child Protection, and FSL) and cross-sectoral programmes using cash & voucher assistance and a market lens including MEAL frameworks to measure impact on desired child outcomes.
• Promotes location and use of early warning information to plan for and trigger early CVA and market-based action; Aligns humanitarian CVA programmes design with existing social protection programmes and initiatives.
• Champions the use of market-based programming approach also to inform the choice of response options and programme design.

Generic Competencies:

• Being the Voice of Children: Promotes evidence-based policy and public engagement that includes the voices of children and their communities
• Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Displays a commitment to ensuring everything we do considers the most deprived and marginalised children
• Building & Strengthening Partnerships: Promotes working with diverse partners as critical to delivery
• Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers

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.

Application Closing Date
20th Septemebr, 2023.

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