🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ International Rescue Committee (IRC) – 13 Positions

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Senior Procurement Manager
2.) Senior Supply Chain Manager
3.) Senior Program Coordinator - Safety, Education & Economic Wellbeing
4.) MEAL Manager - Economic Recovery and Development (ERD)
5.) Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) Manager
6.) Stabilization Center Doctor
7.) Senior Area Manager
8.) Research Manager (Abuja)
9.) Education Research & Innovation Manager
10.) Grants Manager
11.) HeRON (Health Resilience of Northeast Nigeria) MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) Technical Officer
12.) Research Manager (Borno)
13.) Deputy Director - Education Research in Conflict and Protracted Crisis (ERICC)

Requisition ID: req31816
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Sector: Supply Chain
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full Time
Open to Expatriates: No

Job Description

• The primary objective of the position is to support the Supply Chain function in developing world-class procurement practices to improve program support for IRC Borno Offices.
• It requires the occupant to have a deep understanding of humanitarian supply chains including but not limited to need assessment, sourcing, buying, and expediting procurements
• The success of this role requires close collaboration with field staff, country leadership, program teams, and GSC Quality Assurance.

Major Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Supply Chain Coordinator, you will be responsible for the following:

Procurement Planning:
You will:

• Perform Market Analyses by collecting, organizing, and analyzing market data and financial reports and monitoring Supply Market to ensuring price quotations and Supplier offers are authentic and reasonable
• Develop procurement plans for active grants, in collaboration with program Coordinators/Managers and internal and external partners to support program implementation.
• Ensure program teams develop distribution plan for supplies and assets of closed grants in the warehouses.
• Coordinate with supply chain field staff to ensure that there is sufficient spaces in warehouses before sending program supplies to the field sites.
• Ensure that the supply chain department is well staffed and roles and responsibilities of each have clear job description.

Procurement:
You will:

• Implement all IRC procurement Standard Operating Procedures to ensure compliance to IRC and donors procurement policies
• Work with requesters to develop comprehensive purchase specification
• Maintain accurate procurement data and records and ensuring on time procurement reporting
• Review procurement documents before payment
• Lead the bidding process, including Request for quotation process, Request for proposal process, Tender evaluation and facilitating procurement committee functioning
• Develop and implement category sourcing strategy
• Set negotiation objectives conduct negotiations with potential suppliers to ensure value for money

Contracting Process:

• Prepare, review, and utilize Procurement contracts, including Master Agreements (MPA, MSA) to ensure favorable Procurement Terms and Conditions
• Set key performance indicators and service level agreements for contracts
• Monitor contract implementation to ensure suppliers adherence to contract terms and conditions
• Prepare and submit timely and accurate procurement report(s) to inform decision-making process.
• Implement and sustain segregation of duties in procurement and other related functions.

Supplier Management:

• Maintain mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers
• Conduct Supplier performance reviews and feedback process and maintain up to date and accurate supplier performance scorecards
• Develop suppliers for sustainable value adding procurement.

Compliance and Legal:

• Conduct procurement due diligence, including ATC check, supplier site visits, supplier background checks and implement any other fraud prevention methods
• Conduct self-assessments of conformance to supply chain policies, procedures, controls, and performance
• Provide complete documents for audit and implement Corrective and/ or preventive action Plans (CAPA)
• Identify, document and timely report any IRC procurement process deviations following the mechanism in place for appropriate follow up.
• Develop and support implementation of improvement plans.
• Provide constructive support to other functions to ensure effective, compliance to policies & procedures.

Staff Management and Development:

• Support recruitment of procurement staff through the effective utilization of the IRC supply chain competency matrix.
• Ensure each staff members' objectives are set following the organizational unit visions as well as operations context(s);
• Provide face to face and remote orientation to newly hired procurement staff.
• Assess procurement staff competency and training gaps and develop appropriate intervention programmes
• Deliver Training and Professional development programmes
• Co-ordinate training and maintain training record.

Key Working Relationships:

• Report to: Supply Chain Coordinator
• Position directly supervises Senior procurement Officer in Maiduguri
• Position Indirectly Supervises Procurement Officers, Procurement Assistants

Internal and/or external contacts:

• Internal: Regular relationships with regional and country Supply Chain staff at all levels, Deputy Director of Operations and Project Coordinators/Mangers. Actively participate in global and regional supply chain, conferences, and leading sessions as required.
• External: May Serve as IRC Supply Chain representative in outside meetings, other non-governmental organizations, inter-agency groups and foundations.

Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required or equivalent qualification in required field
• Professional certification in Supply Chain Management and/or emergency response management.

Work Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in handling humanitarian supply chain.
• Strong ERP roll out and management skills.
• Clear training and mentoring ability.
• Experience working with a diverse portfolio of Donors and knowledge of specific donor guidelines.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Have a high degree of flexibility and ability to work under sometimes acute hardship conditions against tight deadlines.
• Strong computer and communication equipment skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to lead teams
• Change management
• Risk management
• Decision-making capability
• Cross-Functional collaboration
• Result Focus
• Effective Communication
• Problem-Solving ability.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Requisition ID: req31812
Location: Abuja
Sector: Supply Chain
Employment Category: Full Time
Employment Type: Fixed Term
Open to Expatriates: No

Program Background

• The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.
• IRC entered Nigeria in October 2012 in response to a widespread flood disaster. IRC’s emergency response team, with local partner CISCOPE (civil society coalition for poverty eradication), implemented a project to support livelihoods and improve WASH in Kogi state from February to May 2013.
• This was followed by a 3-month nutrition and food security program in the same location from October 2013 to January 2014. IRC is now initiating programming in Borno state. To support this program, IRC is opening offices in Maiduguri.

Summary of Responsibilities

• The Senior Supply Chain Manager is an integral member of the country management team and reports directly to the Senior Supply Chain Coordinator (SSCC) and will work closely and receive technical support from the Deputy Director of Operations.
• This position is responsible for the management and delivery of effective Supply Chain support to the country office in compliance with IRC and donor regulations.
• Key responsibilities include procurement, transport, inventory, asset management, staff training and development, budget and finance management.

The Senior Supply Chain Manager will:

• Collaborate and coordinate with Programs and Finance to ensure integrated and harmonized operational systems.
• Collaborate with Finance Controller to ensure that internal controls are met with minimum of bureaucracy.
• Work with Field Office Supply Chain Staff and Field Coordinators to ensure effectiveness, countrywide uniformity of Supply Chain structure and implementation of the IRC’s standard operating policies and procedures.
• Implement job specific trainings to ensure that Supply Chain staff’ possess the knowledge and skills commensurate with their responsibilities.
• Present IRC at logistics and security working groups meeting in Abuja and provide feedback to DDO and CD.

Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include,

Procurement:

• Accountable for implementing and maintaining a local and International procurement system adapted by the IRC Nigeria Supply Chain Department and based on IRC Global procurement policies and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure each grant has a procurement plan and each plan is updated, discussed with the relevant budget holder and are reported on a monthly basis.
• Coordinate, manage and be accountable for the supply and logistics support to IRC operations, including the efficient, effective and transparent procurement of the required goods and services according to IRC policies and standard operating procedures.
• Establish a reasonable and appropriate lead-time for ordering and delivery of goods, ensuring this lead-time is followed and achieved as per the different grant timelines.
• Maintain transparent and efficient general contracting systems through IRC standard Supply Chain due diligence.
• Finalize Supply Chain Monthly Report and PRTS for final submission to Senior Supply Chain Coordinator.
• Oversee the international procurements of different categories of goods and services, including pharmaceutical and Cold Chain procurements, customs clearance, transportations, warehousing, and stock management.
• Engage in Medical and Pharmaceutical Suppliers prequalification’s
• Establish Framework Agreements with Credible vendors for supplies of goods and services.

Fleet and Transport Management:

• Oversee the management of the transport fleet for IRC Offices. Ensure that vehicles are allocated to program/departments in an efficient manner and in coordination with operation leads in Abuja.
• Ensure that systems are in place to account for transported goods.
• Ensure that monthly reports are done for Fuel Usage, Mileage and Spares Expenditures by vehicle for review, general reporting and analysis for continuous improvement.
• Ensure management, tracking, maintenance and reporting of all IRC Abuja vehicles according to IRC policy.

Warehouse/Storage:

• Be accountable for periodic circle count as per the standard operating procedure to ensure that stock management system is adhered to by the storekeepers.
• Lead in conducting fiscal year end stock inventories and ensure that effective stock inventory report is produced.
• Assist programs to establish and implement a reliable stock distribution plan to avoid closed grant or expired items in the warehouses.
• Ensure Pharmaceutical Inventory management is done as per IRC policy and maintain compliance for effective management.
• Train warehouse staff as required in managing and documenting the receipt, handling, storage, dispatching and reporting of goods through the IRC warehouse(s).
• Finalize monthly report for the expendables store outlining all stock movements and remaining balances.
• Ensure donor reports for stock are complete and submitted to the Grants Department on time as per donor requirement.
• Maintain records/authorizations for warehouse staff designated to receive and dispatch goods.
• Ensure warehouse and stocks are secure, well managed and documented.

Asset Management:

• Ensure proper tracking, maintenance, and recording of all IRC Abuja assets , which will lead to an accurate asset database at all times.
• Ensure that each staff member is accountable for every asset assigned to them through the use of the Equipment Issue / Receipt forms.
• Define and implement maintenance systems and procedures for assets, including training of staff and follow-up.
• Ensure quarterly physical check of assets and submission of asset reports to Supply Chain Coordinator for review and feedback.
• Ensure donor reports for assets are complete as per donor requirement and submitted on time to Senior Supply Chain Coordinator for review before submission to the Grants Department for action.
• Ensure disposal of assets is reviewed and implemented on an annually as per IRC and donor requirements regulations.

Budget & Finance:

• Participate in proposal design and budget development by identifying and inputting the required operational budget need for project implementation.
• Work with field staff to identify Supply Chain needs and ensure that issues are raised with Field Coordinator to ensure they are included in new budget development.
• Monitor Supply Chain sections of budgets. Review Budget vs. Actual expenditure reports and give feedback to Field Coordinator.

Compliance and Legal:

• Ensure that Supply Chain policies and procedures are in compliance with applicable IRC and funding source policies, procedures and requirements. All staff act in accordance with the policies.
• Maintain and update donor guidelines related to Supply Chain field (procurement, asset, etc).
• Update as required the IRC standards in terms of assets/equipment to be purchased.
• Finalize Procurement Plans for all grants.
• Ensure all donor reports for assets are completed and submitted to the Grants Department on time.
• Disposal of assets is reviewed annually and donor requirements followed as necessary.
• Familiarize with various donor regulations.

Training & Outreach:

• Proactively develop the skills of IRC staff to understand and utilize Supply Chain tools and services to design and implement quality programming.
• Work with field staff to identify Supply Chain needs and ensure the issues are raised in new budget development.
• Ensure all Supply Chain staffs are aware of and in compliance with IRC procurement, asset and stock management, transport, communications, etc, in order for them to clearly share this information.
• Assist Supply Chain staff in working with program/ Admin staff towards establishing procurement plans before the start of each grant ensuring they fit the activities in the budget, are donor compliant and realistic in terms of timing.
• Ensure monthly Supply Chain reports are submitted to the SSCC in a timely manner.

Staff Management and Development:

• Practice excellent human resource management, supporting the development, promotion and retention of a motivated team of qualified and experienced staff.
• Identify staffing and/or skill gaps and see that these gaps/needs are filled and support the recruitment of all Supply Chain staff and provide day to day supervision of department.
• Provide feedback through regular performance evaluations.
• Ensure that any staff discipline follows a progressive methodology which provides for clear and structured improvement.

Systems:

• Ensure procurement is done according to IRC and/or donor regulations.
• Ensure that staff participating in tender committees are trained and understand their roles.
• Ensure clear delineation of roles for procurement.
• Ensure the update of the pre-selected suppliers list.
• Ensure transport services are cost efficient and reliable.
• Ensure warehouse and stocks are secure, well managed and documented.
• Ensure assets and property are effectively managed, asset list is updated regularly and assets are disposed according to IRC and/or donor regulations.
• Ensure all International Procurements are requested followed up and dispatched upon delivery to the requesting site.
• Ensure all payments for international procurements are done in a timely manner, within the agreed time frame
• Ensure Transport Logistics are properly planned and managed effectively.

Key Working Relationships:

• Report to: Senior Supply Chain Coordinator
• Duty Station: Abuja
• Position directly supervises Senior Supply Chain Officer in Abuja
• Position Indirectly Supervises Procurement Officers, Procurement Assistants.

Internal and/or external contacts:

• Internal: Regular relationships with regional and country Supply Chain staff at all levels, Deputy Director of Operations and Project Coordinators/Mangers. Actively participate in global and regional supply chain, conferences, and leading sessions as required.
• External: May Serve as IRC Supply Chain representative in outside meetings, other non-governmental organizations, inter-agency groups and foundations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management or equivalent qualification in related field is highly desirous and will be an added advantage
• At least 5 years progressive management and leadership experience
• Experience working with donors including USAID, BPRM, UNHCR, DFID, ECHO, and EU, and knowledge of specific donor guidelines.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of practical Supply Chain Procedures and maintaining supply pipelines in areas with weak infrastructure.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong computer competency with word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other IT skills.
• Possess leadership qualities and willing to exercise initiative.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Requisition ID: req31809
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Sector: Program
Employment Category:Full Time
Employment Type: Fixed Term
Open to Expatriates: NO

Job Overview / Summary

• The Senior Program Coordinator (SPC) for safety, education and Economic Wellbeing outcomes is a strategic role for IRC Nigeria and works closely and under the supervision of the Deputy Director of Programs (DDP) to design and deliver high quality, innovative programs in close coordination and collaboration with the Senior Program Coordinator for health outcome, Field Coordination, Finance and Operations.
• The role has a particular focus on driving strategy implementation, leading the technical coordinators in designing high quality projects with particular attention to enhance program integration, supporting expansion into newly accessible geographic areas, and increasing IRC’s work on early recovery across the humanitarian and development nexus S/he will ensure timely and effective program delivery, coordination and technical coherence and support, monitoring, evaluation, and accountability.
• The SPC will provide a focus on outcomes and client responsiveness, and will represent IRC programs to major stakeholders, relevant government authorities and other program partners
• The SPC is a member of Country Leadership Team and reports directly to Deputy Director of Programs (DDP), with close working relationships with the Nigeria Senior Management Team, Senior Program Coordinator Health, Grants Coordinator, Field Coordinators, sectoral Technical Coordinators, Technical Adviser’s, MEAL Coordinator, Consortium Leads, operations and finance leads, Compliance Coordinator, and grants management and partnership team.

Major Responsibilities
Support Business development:

• To participate and contribute to the go-no-go decision for new funding opportunities
• To provide leadership and coordination to the program technical coordinators of safety, education and wellbeing outcomes to design high quality proposals, drawing lesson learnt from past evaluations; meetings donors needs and requirements
• Promote and socialize the use of IMPACT standards and frameworks in program designs and proposal developments in line with the IRC Nigeria Country Program Strategic Action Plan
• Ensure that program design is evidence based and aligns with the revised theories of change that place crisis-affected people and their voice at the centre of IRC's response designs, and lead program integration to support this.
• Provide leadership to program technical coordinators in setting priorities and delivering outcome focused programs which align with the Nigeria Strategy Action Plan.
• Lead and coordinate the integration of gender and protection mainstreaming across IRC programs designs and proposal developments processes
• Work closely in collaborations with grants, field coordination, finance, and operations in identifying needs and proposal developments.

Program Quality Development & Oversight:

• Provide leadership to Program Technical Coordinators in setting priorities and delivering outcome focused programs which align with the Nigeria Strategy Action Plan.
• Ensure that program design is evidence based and uses theories of change that place crisis-affected people and their voice at the centre of IRC's response, and lead program integration to support this.
• With HQ-based Technical Advisers, ensure that program implementation is aligned to relevant standards and makes use of tools, systems and procedures that are in place.
• Work closely with the Senior Grants Coordinator and the Grants and Partnerships Team to shape concept papers and grant proposals for submission to donors.
• Work with the M&E coordinator to build and foster a culture of learning and reflection that uses data to design and adapt programs.
• Monitor changes in the context and ensure that IRC responds where necessary.
• Alongside our existing focus on humanitarian programming, analyze gaps and needs, and help to drive a new focus on early recovery programming in appropriate geographic areas, working across the humanitarian-development nexus.
• Support Program Coordinators in creating and maintaining up-to-date briefings, factsheets and updates for external stakeholders.

Program Implementation oversight and coordination:

• Provide leadership to program technical coordinators in ensuring effective grant start-up, implementation review and close-out meetings are planned and conducted in a timely manner with full participation of all relevant stakeholders from programs and support teams, and that actions are taken as a result.
• Ensure that technical coordinators have development and utilizing project management tools for each grant – work plan, procurement plan, spending plan, distribution plan and M&E plan from the start of the grants and reviewing often
• Providing leadership to the technical coordinators/project lead in reviewing sector budget every month and provide update and come up with project BVA analysis with clear recommendations on improving project spent
• Provide leadership for Program Coordinators in the timely and high-quality implementation of programs and promote regular reviews - both internal and external - and other learning events.
• Provide support to the Country Emergency Team during the scale up of a sudden onset humanitarian response and during the deployment phase
• Ensure program coordination, and that managers and technical coordinators for cross-cutting themes work together effectively according to program work plans.
• Conduct frequent field visits to all project sites for monitoring, quality control and program staff mentoring and coaching.
• Coordinate high-level reporting on country-level indicators such as beneficiary numbers, design for impact indicators, cluster data and other information as needed.
• Ensure that donor reports produced by the programs team effectively demonstrate the impact of IRC’s interventions.
• Liaise with Violence Prevention and Response Unit technical experts at HQ to ensure program quality.

Representation and Advocacy:

• In coordination with the DDP, DDFM and Senior Advocacy Manager, actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders in Nigeria including local communities, donors, government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.
• Ensure IRC active representation and participation in the relevant clusters/sectors coordination
• Develop strategic partnerships with local organizations.
• In coordination with the DDP and DDFM, assist in organizing donor visits by supporting staff in the smooth design and running of field visits.

Additional qualities a successful candidate should possess:

• Must be able to function effectively in complex work environment, set appropriate priorities and deal effectively with numerous simultaneous requirements
• Problem Solving & Judgment effectively uses critical thinking in solving problems;
• Results Driven: sets challenging and clear expectations to meet organization priorities
• Committed to the mission of the IRC, is sensitive to both the political, social and cultural ramifications of decisions
• Diplomatic both within the organization and with external interactions.
• Copes well with pressure and adapts and learns from adversity.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:

• Hire, supervise, and build the capacity of team members in relevant technical and management competencies.
• Develop and implement remote management capacity building approaches to build the strengths of your team.
• Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Approve and manage all time, attendance and leave requests to ensure adequate departmental coverage; ensure monthly, accurate timesheet submission and carry out probationary reviews.
• Hold high-quality meetings with each direct report on a regular and predictable basis, at least monthly.
• Provide a measurable development plan including on-the-job learning with the aim of strengthening technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team and providing guidance on career paths.
• As required identify staff performance issues and work with Human Resources to document and address these in accordance with the National Staff Employment Policies.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Promote and monitor staff care and well-being. Model healthy work-life balance practices. Support appropriate interventions in response to identified staff care needs of both national and international staff.
• Look for opportunities to support staff in their career growth, where appropriate. As part of succession plan and nationalization goals, identify, train, and develop capability and capacity of national staff to successfully transition role and responsibilities, by the end of assignment.
• Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures and communicates through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.

Coordination & Representation:

• Participate in Field level coordination forums, as relevant.
• Participate in consortium partners coordination, as relevant.
• Work with the DDP to coordinate any donor visits and facilitate any reasonable requests from funding affiliates and governing bodies
• Serve as a member of Country Leadership Group and ensure full participation in the forum.
• Represent the organizations to donors and to other humanitarian organizations where applicable and as need arises.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position reports to: Deputy Director of Programs (DDP)
• Position directly supervises: Program Technical Coordinators in the sectors of Child Protection, Women Protection and Empowerment, Protection and Rule of Law; Education and Economic Wellbeing.
• Other internal contacts: SMT, Deputy Director Field Management (DDFM), SPC for (health, nutrition and Environmental Health/WASH, M&E Coordinator, Grants Team, Consortium Coordinators, Finance, HR, Supply Chain, Safety and Security, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Field Coordinators and Senior Area Managers.
• Key External Contacts:  Consortium Partners, Local Partners, government officials etc

Qualifications
Education:

• Master's Degree preferably in Education, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Humanitarian Law orHumanitarian Assistance

Work Experience:

• Experience managing programs in a relevant technical area(s) including in education, economic recovery and development, livelihoods, child and women protection, and general protection and the rule of law
• Possesses at least 7 years of field-based experience managing staff and programs, particularly in complex emergencies and insecure environments
• Experience managing humanitarian relief and/or transitional programs in areas affected by large scale displacements due to conflict and chronic food and nutritional insecurity
• Demonstrated experience in program management, project design and use of project design tools
• Demonstrated experience in supervising expatriate and national staff, and in mentoring of national staff and with a strong commitment to staff capacity development; Demonstrated qualities of leadership, sensitivity to cultural settings, communication skills, commitment, and sound judgment
• Aptitude to adapt to a different context regarding security, culture, climate or health issue, demonstrated by experience outside of the country of origin
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines, and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Willingness to travel in the country at least 50% of your time

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Excellent oral and written reporting skills and demonstrated ability to write and edit reports and proposals and to meet required deadlines
• Working knowledge of budget development, monitoring and management
• Experience conducting assessments, preferably using participatory approaches
• Experience in Cash Voucher Assistance programming
• Ability to work in unstable security environments

Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies:

• Excellent inter-personal, cultural, and diplomatic skills
• Good communicator with strong organizational, time management, and analytical skills
• Strong capacity to mentor and build capacity of staff
• Ability to juggle competing priorities, meet demanding deadlines, and work under pressure in unstable security environments
• Good stress management

Languages:

• Fluent written and spoken English is a MUST.

Computer/Other Tech Requirements:

• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent database, data management and data analysis skills, with strong experience using software applications such as Microsoft Excel, Access.
• Ability to Travel: 50% field travel to locations where IRC has presence in Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Requisition ID: req31799
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Sector: Economic Recovery & Livelihood
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Category: Regular

Job Overview / Summary

• The MEAL Manager for ERD position reports to the ERD Coordinator with technical oversight by the MEAL Coordinator.
• This position is responsible for leading all M&E related assignments and management of the IRC ERD sectors in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
• The position supports the development and implementation of the programs monitoring, evaluation and accountability strategy to ensure quality, timely, and accurate information in support of the implementation of sector activities.
• This position will support the review of proposals to ensure that core sector MEAL activities are adequately captured, as well as ensure project logframes are well designed in line with the IRC and ERD measurement standards.

Major Responsibilities
ERD Thematic:

• Lead the development and deployment of ERD Assessment and Monitoring tools
• Work with the ERD coordinator and SPC in streamlining logical frameworks into ERD proposal and business development processes
• Engage in the design, method and conduct of assessment, surveys and research such as Market Assessments, Needs Assessments, Price Monitoring, context analysis, baseline, PDM’s and end line, and also facilitate the commission of evaluations in coordination with colleagues and partners.
• Develop and manage ERD M&E data for  IRC annual stats,  reports, fact sheets  and SMT updates.
• Support program team to manage distribution lists and inventory balancing/stocktaking after distributions
• Identify gaps in data platform usage by program and M&E staff e.g Kobotoolbox, Commcare, RedRose e.t.c. and provide training to bridge those gaps
• Lead on presentation of ERD M&E data during internal and external meetings
• Develop and Manage data tracking database for all ERD project portfolios which are updated in real time
• Monitor relevant assessments and monitoring of Cash Voucher Assistance, in-kind and business grant disbursement activities.

Design and Development:

• Support the sector MEAL teams in development of detailed and coherent MEAL plans that provide
• Logical frameworks
• Functional databases
• Accessible project dataProvide support in establishment and maintenance of monitoring systems across sectors.
• Use learning evidence and data from previous projects to inform proposal design
• In absence of MEAL coordinator, work with sector teams to ensure that proposals are reflective of organizational and donor protocols.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Work with sector MEAL teams to determine which monitoring activities will take place and which data collection methods will be used to ensure data adequacy and completeness
• Work with MEAL and sector teams to track progress on action points related to implementation and MEAL activities
• Support data quality audits and resolve systemic problems in data quality
• Tracking and documenting best practices in monitoring and evaluation
• Supervise ERD MEAL field activities
• Produce quality reports and updating indicator tracking dashboards with key findings that foster learning and decision making and share in project life cycle meetings and teams meetings
• Identify, detail and share lessons learned to improve services and results for our clients.

Data Management and Quality Assurance:

• Review existing M&E tools, systems and approaches and design various ERD data collection tools, lead data collection processes and ensure high quality data is collected
• Advocate for and support the expansion of standard mobile data technology and online dashboards to enhance timeless and quality data collection, analysis and visualization
• Develop digital data collection tools and processes for online data management
• Establish and ensure timely data flow, quality checks and audits and updating of data visualization
• Undertake regular analysis of monitoring data and work closely with ERD technical coordinator to facilitate decision making for real time program adaptation
• Participate in program coordination meeting and progress against M&E activities and budget on ERD grants.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: ERD Senior Manager Indirect/Technical Reporting: MEAL Coordinator Position directly Supervises: ERD M&E Officer
• Coordination: Regional ERD Measurement Officer, Senior Program Coordinators and Grants

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Project Management or any other relevant discipline.
• A Master's Degree in any field is an added advantage
• 4-5 years of consistent, proven, and successful experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning – specific experience in feedback management will be an added advantage
• Demonstrated understanding or project management in a similar role/with similar responsibilities in a multi sectoral and multi donor environment
• Strong team management experience with sound capacities to work in a diversified team
• Willingness to work under pressure and stressful situations without minimal supervision and without compromising deadlines or quality
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Good communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent computer skills and competency in word, Excel, PowerPoint, Kobo toolbox, commcare
• Willingness to travel to field sites under demanding conditions
• Computer/Other Tech Requirements:
• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Competencies in Power BI, ARCH GIS, SPSS is an added advantage .

Ability to Travel:

• 20%-40% of time.

Standards of Professional Conduct:

• The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from
• Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti- Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Requisition ID: req31800
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Sector: Economic Recovery & Livelihood
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Category: Regular

Job Overview / Summary

• The Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) Manager, under direct supervision of the Senior Economic Recovery and Development Manager, will provide operational and technical support for the delivery of Economic Recovery and Development programs within IRC operational areas in Nigeria.
• He/She will support activities to increase youth access to training, skills and knowledge to support people in taking advantage of diverse employment and entrepreneurship opportunities and also support Women access to improved access to financial services (including Village Savings and Loan Associations), and credit and financial services and oversee design and implementation of Cash Based Interventions (CBI’s) and agricultural and vocational livelihood programs.
• The ERD Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation and scale up plans for the livelihoods program.
• S/he will liaise with other ERD and technical coordinators within IRC, partners, as relevant interagency coordination structures.
• The Manager is responsible for overall management of livelihoods staff, providing any and all support necessary to ensure successful implementation of ERD livelihoods programming.
• S/he will work closely with project staff of other technical areas including Health and Nutrition, Women Protection and Empowerment (WPE), Protection etc. to strengthen collaboration for integrated livelihood programming.

Major Responsibilities
Technical Quality and Program Development:

• Work alongside the Senior ERD Manager to plan and manage ERD programming.
• Ensure appropriate methodologies and technical approaches are implemented working with the Senior ERD Manager to ensure global best practice in Economic Recovery and Livelihood programming.
• Support ERD M&E staff to develop relevant monitoring tools and adapt them to the different program methodologies.
• Review and summarize monthly monitoring reports for the Senior ERD Manager on the output/impact of the Livelihoods Program
• Follow up on indicator progress and achievement and ensure quality data management for project monitoring
• Support the identification of opportunities and development of market integrated assessment in collaboration with the Senior ERD Manager, M&E team and other IRC sectors.

Proposal Development, Grant Planning & Implementation:

• Support/participate in the development of all ERD Livelihoods related proposals.
• Take responsibility for livelihoods budget management and compliance.
• Contribute to regular donor and internal reporting. Where necessary, coordinate with Grants team to ensure the IRC submits donor reports as per set schedules (monthly, quarterly and annually) on grant activities, indicators and achievements are produced in quality.
• Work closely and coordinate with IRC logistics, finance and grant staff to ensure timely and compliant program activities and expenditures
• Provide direction, capacity building and monitors staff in implementation of their work plans and technical quality of activities
• Analyze budget, map grant salaries and attend BVA meetings when requested by the Senior ERD Manager.

Coordination & Representation:

• Develop and maintain effective coordination and long-term relationships with external stakeholders; government line ministries and agencies such as the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Youth and Social Development on the implementation of ERD projects.
• Actively advance IRC’s connections to livelihood actors at national level, seeking avenues for partnership, collaboration and coordination of activities.
• Participate in ER&L, FSWG and the Cash working group meetings in the project areas.
• Oversee any partnership with the private sector and community CBOs if any during the period of the project.
• Where possible identify new partners (including private sector) to support Economic Recovery project activities.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Senior ERD Manager
• Position directly Supervises: Livelihoods Officers, M&E Officer and Livelihoods Assistants
• Key Internal Contacts: Grants unit; Finance, HR and Supply chain departments; other sector managers Indirect Reporting: N/A
• Other Internal and/or external contacts: Internal: Senior Program Coordinator External: N/A

Qualifications
Education:

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture / Agricultural Economics, Economics, Business Administration / Management, Food Security Studies, Livelihood Studies, Rural Development, International Development or a related discipline.
• Post Graduate degree is an advantage.

Work Experience:

• 3 years of progressively responsible project management experience in Economic Recovery Development/Food Security and Livelihood programming, preferably with a focus on youth and gender equality.
• At least 2 years of technical experience in business/enterprise development and financial services, markets facilitation and private sector development is essential.
• In depth understanding of ERD/Food Security sector indicators.
• Experience in women and youth livelihoods, relationship building, and partnerships in advancing organizational mission and recognizing opportunities for collaboration.
• Experience managing a large team of field staff.
• Experience in developing new relationships with private sector partners.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Project management experience in Economic Development programming and livelihood support particularly with gender and diversity sensitivity.
• Strong budget management skills, planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation skills.
• Ability to run program analysis and draw inference for decision making.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with donor, project stakeholders, in- country collaborators and staff at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly assess priorities and effectively manage a variety of activities at a time while paying appropriate attention to detail.
• Strong leadership, analytical and organizational skills.

Managerial / Leadership Competencies:

• Experience managing multiple project teams.
• Experience in developing new relationships with private sector partners and government Institutions.
• Strong leadership, analytical and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly assess priorities and effectively manage a variety of activities at a time while paying appropriate attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with donor, project stakeholders, in- country collaboration with IRC staff at all levels of the organization.

Language Skills:

• Fluency in English Language both written and spoken is required and any local language.

Certificates or Licenses:

• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Training and certification in Food Security and Livelihoods, Project Management and Cash programming is an advantage.

Working Environment:

• The position will be based in Maiduguri, Borno State but support activities in Yobe and Adamawa states.
• The security situation in Maiduguri is relatively stable with periodic tensions.
• All IRC offices are provided with internet facilities and there is reliable mobile telecommunication network in Borno.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Requisition ID: req31801
Location: Bama LGA, Borno
Sector: Health
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Category: Regular

HeRON Project Overview

• USAID/FCDO Health Resilience of Northeast Nigeria (HeRON) Service delivery project in Borno and Yobe states supports delivery of quality integrated primary healthcare, reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services, to improve evidence-based decision making, accountability at all levels of service delivery.
• IRC leads a consortium of humanitarian and development implementing partners (Action Against Hunger – AAH/ACF, Society for Family Health Nigeria).
• The Project team is working work alongside states and local government authorities, strengthening their capacity to effectively deliver quality integrated primary healthcare, reproductive, maternal, and newborn and child health and nutrition services.

Scope of Work

• The HeRoN Stabilisation Center Doctor will report to the HeRoN Project Manager in the state of assignment.
• S/he will work closely with Secondary health facility staffs, community structures and LGAs to ensure quality, availability of, and access to health and nutrition services at the project supported stabilization Centre.
• The position holder must ensure that nutrition services are provided in accordance with MoH guidelines and international standards.
• The position holder must maintain collaborative working relationships with nutrition stakeholders at the health facility and the LGA of assignment.
• The position requires experience with government health care system, especially in the management of nutrition programming.
• S/he will work directly with MOH doctors at the health facility and will regularly collaborate with Program field staff from Consortium partner organizations (AAH and SFH), Senior capacity building officers and Consortium technical program officers.

Major Responsibilities
Program Management, Technical Quality and Strategy:
Under direct supervision of the project manager, the stabilization center Doctor will have the following functions:

• In collaboration with MoH staff, overseeing the Day-to-day planning, clinical services, and management of children at the nutrition stabilization Centre
• Daily calculation of the quantity of therapeutic milk needed for the day-to-day stabilization center inpatient treatments based on the number of children present at the stabilization center
• Quantify, forecast, and order Nutrition commodities (F-75, F-100, Resomal) and data tools
• for the SC In collaboration with the hospital dietician and the MOH doctors.
• In collaboration with the MOH doctors/hospital pharmacist Prepare drug consumption report, quantify, forecast, and order the drugs for the SC
• Ensure daily records of all referred and admitted cases of severe acute malnutrition with medical complications in the facility register.
• Weekly checks and submission of the SC statistics/data to the HeRON Manager
• Conduct monthly SC Audits/reviews in collaboration with MOH, develop action plans, and follow up to ensure implementation of the plan.
• Provide regular feedback on SC reviews to the hospital team to take appropriate action
• Compiles weekly and monthly reports and submits to the HeRON manager and hospital/state leadership/Nutrition cluster.
• Regular supervision of Nurses, Nutrition Assistant, dietitians to ensure Provision of high-quality care to complicated SAM cases
• Collaborate with program staffs from the HeRON implementing partners to ensure maximum coverage and treatments
• Provide clinical care to complicated cases of SAM admitted at the stabilization center (SC) in line with the National guideline of CMAM implementation in Nigeria.
• Mentor and provide on the- job training to MOH staffs on  stabilization care
• Participate in the development and review of programme monitoring and evaluation tools where necessary
• Ensure timely collection, compilation, and analysis of quality data as well as production of quantitative and qualitative reports regarding all HeRON activities.
• Produce case studies related to in patient care, at least one per quarter and properly document success stories
• Evaluate regularly the impact of the activities and propose changes for improvement
• Monitor the stock of commodities, medicines, medical supplies: calculate needs, decide quantities to be delivered to the stabilization center
• Plan logistics and materials needs for the SC in collaboration with the program support officer
• Participate in stakeholder/Nutrition sector technical working group
• Facilitate integration of services for a holistic approach of SAM by working in collaboration with partners
• Work in with the HeRON manager in collaboration with the HMB to ensure track of SC transition , engagement, and Sustainability plan
• Provide coaching and capacity building to health facility based MoH staff to improve knowledge and skill on inpatient management of SAM cases.
• Ensures and role-models respect for the dignity of the patients and the accompanying caretaker
• Ensure that mothers/ caretakers are well informed about the functioning of the center, the state, and the evolution of their children.

Coordination & Representation:

• Participate in Nutrition Sector technical working group and technical Coordination meetings at the LGA, as required.
• Facilitate the planning processes at LGA levels, to ensure an inclusive approach that engages stakeholders and communities to reflect health needs in the local context
• Jointly planning with health facilities and the HMB and organizing community-level and facility-level meetings
• Work in close coordination with UNICEF and WHO to improve capacities of the MOH staffs on inpatient management
• Participate at program coordination meetings with consortium and implementing partners
• Coordinate with other consortium partners program staffs to ensure harmonization of implementation of SC activities.

Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to:

• Line Manager: HeRoN Manager (Maiduguri) / HeRON Manager (Damaturu)
• Dotted line: Senior Project Manager

Position directly Supervises: N/A

Key Internal Contacts:

• Consortium management staffs, Senior Capacity building Officers, Nutrition Coordinator

Key External Contacts:

• HeRON Implementing partners (Program Staffs)
• Hospital managements, LGA, and community structures.

Qualifications
Education:

• Medical Doctor with Public Health / System Strengthening and Governance background.
• Post-graduate training in Public Health, added advantage
• Nutrition Training.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience, of which 1 year in nutrition services and planning at health facility level.
• Experience in preparing and conducting trainings for health professionals
• Experience in coaching and mentorship
• Previous experience working on health system strengthening activities is preferred
• Previous work experience with INGO, especially with activity planning and reports writing, is an added advantage
• Familiarity/ knowledge of operational contexts (Borno/ or Yobe States).

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Background in situation analysis, Health System strengthening, health and Nutrition assessments and program implementation.

Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies:

• Flexible, diplomatic and have ability and willingness live and work under pressure of workloads
• A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity, proactive and able to work under stress as the situation may dictate.

Languages:

• English. Knowledge of local languages is an added advantage.

Computer/Other Tech Requirements:

• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Ability to Travel:

• As required.

Standards of Professional Conduct:

• The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct.
• These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.  In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and several others.

Working Environment:

• This position is based in (Maiduguri/ or Damaturu) working form the health facility

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Requisition ID: req31704
Location: Monguno, Borno
Sector: Operations
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Category: Regular
Position Reports to:  Budget and Reporting Coordinator

Scope of Work 

• Under the supervision of the Field Coordinator, and through delegation of the Country Director, the Senior Area Manager has the overall responsibility for the timely implementation and operational direction of IRC’s projects/programs in his/her geographical area of intervention.
• The Senior Area Manager is responsible for promoting programme integration while acting as a conduit and focal point for coordination as the senior representative of IRC in the area.
• The Senior Area Manager is responsible for monitoring the humanitarian context to ensure programing is relevant and responsive to priority humanitarian needs.
• The Senior Area Manager is also responsible for representing IRC externally at the field level, including in coordination fora, with other agencies, UN, State and LGA level government authorities and religious and traditional leaders for providing the direct link in communications between the Field Team and the Country Leadership Group and SMT in a timely manner.
• The Senior Area Manager is responsible for providing security management of his/her geographical area and ensures all safety and security measures, including contingency plans and standard operating procedures are in place and update regularly in consultation with the Humanitarian, Access, Humanitarian Access Safety and Security.
• Success in this position requires an individual with demonstrated team leadership abilities; strong coordination and communication skills; risk management skills; and an ability to promote acceptance of IRC’s program activities within the communities that we serve, while developing strong working relationships with other INGOs, local government officials, and community leaders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Safety and Security of IRC’s Assets, Property and Staff
• Ensure that the field security management plan (FSMP) and safety risk assessment (SRA) for his/her geographical area of intervention are up-to-date, and all staff understand and adhere to all policies relating to safety and security
• Ensure that all field staff and all visitors receive security briefing within an hour of arrival and he/she is responsible for the implementation of all security protocols on health, safety and wellbeing of all staff and visitors with support from the Humanitarian Access Safety and Security
• Chair the monthly security focal group meetings, ensures attendance and participation from all members and that minutes are filed on Box and shared with Humanitarian Access Safety and Security and action points followed up on in timely manner
• In charge of supervising the work of the Security and Liaison Officer. He/She ensures that this staff has all the necessary tools to create and maintain good relationship with local administrative or security stakeholders
• He/She in coordination with the Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security Officer to ensures timely and regular collection of safety and security data and information likely to impact operations in his/her field of operations and dissemination with the Humanitarian Access Safety and Security and  his/her immediate supervisor regularly or on an ad-hoc basis if urgent
• He/She verifies that the material and human resource means at his/her disposal are adequate to ensure the optimal safety of teams, materials and beneficiaries
• In the event of a security incident, (regardless of whether it took place or was avoided), he/she ensures that the information is transmitted to the Humanitarian Access Safety and Security his/her immediate supervisor without delay, and reported upon in accordance with IRC safety and security guidelines

Program Support:

• Works with Program Managers and Coordinators to play a leadership role in the timely and highquality implementation of all programs, including spotting and resolving problems, problems through a proactive approach
• Lead clear and regular communication to field teams about issues including strategy and prioritization
• Chairs the weekly inter-sector field level coordination meeting, facilitates dialogue between sectors, programmes and support and escalates challenges to relevant Coordinators, Senior Program Coordinators and Assistant Finance Control
• Ensure that all staff understand and correctly promote client responsiveness mechanisms, and that M&E systems are strong and functional
• Attend and participate in the project cycle meetings and ensure field perspective is shared with all relevant internal stakeholders
• Provide local leadership on key program activities such as needs assessments, selection of beneficiaries and partners, as and when required
• Ensures full compliance with project/grant agreements and with statutory and technical legislation issued by appropriate government authorities, including regular, proactive communication with the Grants Team
• Works closely with the Senior Emergency Manager to monitor key indicators and local changes/ developments, and to ensure that IRC responds in a timely and appropriate way
• Closely monitor events in operational area (humanitarian situation, politics, and security, etc.), in order to identify potential challenges or opportunities for IRC interventions.
• Advise senior management about strategic programming directions and issues affecting project implementation, or key local issues affecting future grants/projects developments, including spotting and flagging key gaps in provision/ unmet beneficiary needs and flags these with a proposed solution

Operation support and Finance:

• Ensure proper financial management systems are in place and followed in coordination with the Maiduguri based finance team /department.
• Manage field operational budgets for all grants; liaise closely with finance to monitor cash flow, review BVAs and support programmes sector managers to ensure that spending is on track and properly allocated
• Ensure that all policies, procedures and practices are in compliance with IRC, donor and national requirements
• Responsible for cost optimization; and uses budget tracking to achieve this; he/she ensures adequate financial resources for the running of the area office
• Regarding budget monitoring, he/she leads on field-based  analysis (along with HR and Admin Officer, Supply Chain and Finance) and is responsible for detecting anomalies and proposing corrections and or adjustments to the finance team in Maiduguri
• In coordination with the Finance Officer/Manager, he/she ensures that a system of internal oversight is in place at the Area Office level.
• He/She ensures compliance with procedures for undertaking expenditure commitments and reviews procurements and payments in line with IRC’s approved authorization matrix
• Responsible for reviewing and updating the operating budget and ensuring the process is consultative, inclusive and thorough to ensure no gaps are left unmet

Supply Chain:

• Monitor all contractual activities involving construction, rehabilitation and upgrade of facilities in area of operation
• Keep procurement records to ensure that procurement actions are fully and clearly documented according to IRC policy
• Ensure that the base is equipped with the minimum of infrastructure (offices and housing) necessary for the execution of the work and accommodation of teams, in optimal conditions of safety.
• Ensure necessary all staff understand and adhere to IRC and respective donor procurement policies SOPs and guidelines
• Ensure the smooth, cost efficient and effective functionality of IRC’s Operation in the area including oversight of Supply Chain functions (Logistics, Procurement, Warehousing)
• Maintain overall responsibility for ensuring the timely and professional maintenance and function of the IRC fleet, both owned and rented vehicles and generators
• Maintain ultimate responsibility and oversight of all asset management and stock in the area of operation
• Track and work with the Maiduguri Supply Chain staff to ensure monthly and quarterly procurement of vehicle and generator fuel, and lubricants according to strict adherence to spending plans and procurement rules.
• Conduct routine inventory spot checks and report findings to the Supply Chain Coordinator
• Conduct regular Asset Inspection and send report promptly to the Logistics Manager of all discrepancies and/or unserviceable assets requiring disposal
• Supervise storekeeper and ensure proper functioning of warehouses including recordkeeping, storage, safety, and security.

Human Resource and Staff Management:

• In Coordination with the HR and Admin Coordinator ensures that all new staff attend induction within a month of joining IRC
• Adhere to and serve as a champion of the IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and ensure awareness and adherence by all staff, volunteers and visitors
• Participates in the hiring process of new staff, as well as in any decision related to the termination of employment contracts of national staff in the area of operation in coordination with HR and Admin Coordinator and relevant Technical Coordinators and Managers
• Is responsibility for discussing job expectations, performance, and objectives on an informal, quarterly basis with direct supervisees as a part of the annual Performance Review and Planning Process
• Ensure timely completion and submission of monthly timesheets, probations reviews and annual performance reviews to the HR and Admin Manager
• Support HR in tracking annual leave and follow up with respective Supervisors and Line Managers and ensure staff are utilizing their leaves and having a work life balance
• Handle the management of interpersonal conflicts that arise in his/her area, and refers the matter to his/her immediate supervisor in the event that he/she is not able to resolve the dispute
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Coordination and representation
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders in area of operation – including community and religious leaders, NGOs, local government authorities etc., to enhance cooperation and coordination between organizations.
• Work proactively to build and maintain positive relations and excellent two-way communication with local populations including IDPs and host communities.
• Attend on a regular basis, the interagency security meetings organized in town and provide regular feedback to the security coordinator and the Field Coordinator.
• Other duties related to Operations Management which may be assigned by the DDFM to maximize program outcomes.

Key Working Relationships:

• Direct Supervises: Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security (HASST), Finance, HR and Admin, Supply Chain and MIP for program and M and E staff
• Internal: Senior Program Coordinators, Technical Coordinators and Managers, Senior Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager, Supply Chain and HR and Admin Coordinators and Managers, Humanitarian Access Safety and Security/Manager, Assistant Finance Controller and Managers, Senior Grants Coordinator and Managers, M and E Coordinator and Manager and SMT
• External: IRC Clients, INGOs, LNGOs, LGA and State Level government authorities, traditional and religious leaders and donors, as required.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Management, Community Development or equivalent qualification.
• 4 years minimum professional experience with preference for experience working with international NGOs;
• Strong sense of personal integrity and proven staff management and team building skills.
• Strong Supply Chain management skills.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office; Excel and Strong Computer skill.
• Excellent management and organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Must be able to work independently while being a strong team player with proven management and leadership skills.
• Solid ability to provide team-building, coaching, and development for staff as well as encourage cross-functional collaboration and cooperation
• Ability to live and work under pressure in an unstable working environment while maintaining a positive attitude;
• Experience and reliability in carrying out safety and security protocols
• Strong negotiation skills essential with experience in conflict resolution desirable;
• Experience of working with local stakeholders such as local and international NGOs, government etc.
• Fluency in English.
• Knowledge of Hausa and Kanuri language is added advantage
• Commitment to women’s rights and IRC’s vision, mission and values, including sensitivity to cultural settings.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Requisition ID: req31436
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-Time
Sector: Economic Recovery & Livelihood
Employment Category: Regular
Open to Expatriates: No

Job Overview / Summary

• The Research Manager will play a key role in supporting the success of ERD’s organizational research priorities. The Research Manager will:
  • Coordinate research activities with colleagues globally across the IRC and with external partners
  • Support with managing research projects and brainstorming research ideas for business development, and
  • Contribute to the dissemination of research progress and findings both internally and externally.
• This role requires strong project management and communication skills and a strong background in quantitative and qualitative data analysis and methodologies.  There may be flexibility on office location.

Major Responsibilities

• Along with the Senior Research Coordinator, support the implementation of the ERD organizational research priorities.
• Participate in research-related business development activities including brainstorming research designs, engaging with country programs, and developing proposals
• Assist in developing research instruments, conducting data collection training, monitoring progress of research activities, and analyzing research data under guidance of the Senior Research Coordinator.
• Provide management support to research activities related to the ERD organizational research priorities
• Collaborate with internal and external research partners to ensure successful implementation of research projects
• Support the research team in securing ethics approval for ERD research studies and ensure that all projects adhere to ethical requirements and IRC quality research standards
• Support the Senior Research Coordinator in research synthesis and preparation and coordination of dissemination activities including internal and external presentations, briefs, peer-review journal articles, community-based dissemination events, and blog posts.

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to:  Senior Research Coordinator
• Indirect Reporting: N/A
• Position directly supervises: N/A.

Job Qualifications
Education / Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Research Methodology, Economics, Social Sciences, or related field.
• 2-3 years' experience supporting research projects, preferably in humanitarian or development settings and in a project management role.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Fluent written and spoken communication in English. French, Spanish, or Arabic proficiency or another IRC working language is strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of quantitative and qualitative research designs and methodologies. Knowledge of R or Stata is required. Experience or familiarity with participatory research methods is an advantage!
• Experience organizing and implementing quantitative and/or qualitative data collections. Ability to identify and troubleshoot data quality and research implementation issues.
• Knowledge of research ethics such as informed consent and data protection. Experience securing ethics approval and research permits strongly preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills involving listening to, interacting with, and communicating clearly with people from diverse nationalities and backgrounds with a high degree of professionalism and pro-activity.
• Ability to work efficiently under remote team and management structures and coordinate with internal and external partners.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Requisition ID: req31420
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-Time
Sector: Research & Development
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Open to Expatriates: No

Job Description

• The Airbel Impact Lab, the IRC’s research and innovation team, strives to design, test, and scale life-changing, cost-effective solutions with people affected by conflict and disaster. Airbel works to develop breakthrough solutions by combining creativity and rigor, openness and expertise, and a desire to think afresh with the experience of a large-scale implementing organization.
• One of the impacts of COVID-19 is that an unprecedented 1.6 billion students across the world have been out of school; however, 258 million children were already out of school before the pandemic. Half of these children live in crisis-affected countries. And while progress has been made towards achieving universal education over the past twenty years, these “last mile” children remain largely out of reach. In response to this crisis, the Education Global Research & Innovation Priorities (GRIP) at Airbel in coordination with the Education Technical Unit will implement an innovative program in a number of crisis-affected contexts including — Bangladesh, Colombia, and Nigeria that reaches last-mile children and parents and caregivers, providing them with quality education solutions.

Our approach to reaching these last-mile children with quality education has three areas of focus:

• Meet children where they are both physically and cognitively, with flexible, student-centered learning that they can access in or close to their homes;
• Break down barriers to school entry and support children’s integration into schools once they are ready; and
• Prepare teachers in schools to integrate children with specific needs into their classrooms and equip both teachers and students for future school disruption.

Our strategy has three core pillars:

• Localized innovation - Engagement with local innovators and educators who are well-placed to advance locally-driven solutions with sustainable impact.
• Research & development - Mapping of promising solutions, operational pilots, and rigorous evaluations to drive quality, cost-efficiency, and evidence of effectiveness of our solutions, especially for high-risk students.
• Platform-based approaches - Adopting innovative digital approaches for the last mile to empower students, teachers, and caregivers at scale across multiple contexts.

Job Overview

• We are seeking to hire a full time Education Research & Innovation Manager responsible for supporting the implementation of projects across our portfolio of the education Global Research & Innovation Priorities (GRIP).
• Our multi-disciplinary teams build, facilitate and contribute on projects that span research and ideation through to prototyping, piloting, evaluation and scaling. Our solutions are co-created in partnership with colleagues and partners from the regions where we work.

Do you have a strong work ethic and experience in education? Are you passionate about IRC's mission, making a positive impact and seeing an improvement in people’s lives? Then join us!

• The Education Research & Innovation Manager will be an integral part of the Airbel team and will work collaboratively with global partners, the Education Technical Unit (TU) and country teams at various stages of innovation and research and support operational and administrative activities.
• We are looking for a self-motivated, highly organized individual with an eye for detail to support an exciting new education program in Bangladesh, Colombia and Nigeria, scope existing education solutions globally and support education GRIP projects.
• The successful candidate will work directly with the Education GRIP Lead and Delivery Advisor on projects across the GRIP portfolio and document relevant innovation processes. You must thrive in a fast paced, collaborative and flexible working environment. Experience of working in cross-functional teams is essential.

Highlights of Your Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Delivery Advisor to support the implementation of projects across the GRIP portfolio and develop required documentation and resources.
• Participate in GRIP innovation process activities to support the development of new products and services.
• Support with documentation including reporting (monthly, quarterly and annually) against program level deliverables and indicators.
• Review team budgets and track expenditure across projects.
• Coordinate communication on various procurement activities with external partners.
• Plan travel logistics including reviewing and approving travel request forms and expenses for the GRIP for domestic and international travel.
• Plan and schedule meetings with relevant country programs, take minutes, communicate and follow-up on action items.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities e.g. retrospectives delivery team meetings.
• Manage education GRIP related event planning, and logistics including identifying relevant EdTech and innovation conferences for the GRIP.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (Education, Social Work, etc.) - or equivalent professional experience
• 3-4 years of experience delivering projects and programs ideally in Non-Governmental Organizations or social enterprise settings.
• Experience of working with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent computer skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs, and file sharing.
• Enjoys collaborative working, flexible structures and working with a geographically dispersed team.
• Ability to multi-task and move quickly between projects through effective prioritization.
• Excellent organizational skills: the ability to multitask, learn quickly, and work independently and productively in a fast-paced and detail-oriented environment.
• Strong interest in EdTech and Innovation in the humanitarian sector
• Ability to apply a diversity and inclusion lens and approach to work. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to effectively liaise with and motivate a variety of people in a multi-cultural environment and across various time zones.
• Cares about the mission and goals of the IRC.

Desirable:

• Preferred experience working in education in humanitarian contexts.
• Preferred experience creating or incubating digital solutions.
• Experience of working on projects with a diverse range of non-profit, commercial and entrepreneurial stakeholders.

Language Skills:

• English
• French/Arabic preferred

Working Environment

• Mix of remote and in person work. Applicants must have a home or alternate workspace they can effectively complete their work from during regularly scheduled work hours.
• Potential for some travel COVID-19 permitting.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Requisition ID: req31351
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-Time'
Open to Expatriates: Yes
Sector: Grants
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Position Reports to:  Senior Grants Manager

Job Overview

• Based in Maiduguri, Nigeria the Grants Manager will provide grant management, business development and reporting support across the Nigeria portfolio.
• The Grants Manager will work closely with program, M&E finance, operations staff and the senior management team (SMT) to ensure quality management of both pre and post award grants functions.
• The Grants Manager will support donor compliance, timely reporting, high quality proposal development, project document filing, preparing donor briefs and donor/internal visibility.
• The position holder will be supervised by the Senior Grants Manager and will work closely with other, partnerships, and communications managers as well as the grants officers.

Major Responsibilities
Grant management and business development:

• With the support of the Senior Grants Manager, coordinate the development of quality proposals and narrative reports with relevant teams, including acting as lead writer when necessary.
• Liaise with HQ units (Regional Unit, Awards Management Unit, Technical Units) to ensure proposals meet internal standards and are responsive to donor requirements.
• Support program staff to assess funding opportunities in line with IRC Nigeria’s strategic objectives and the local context, advising on these as required.
• Work with program coordinators and managers to coordinate the timely development of high quality new funding proposals and donor reports for existing awards.
• Work closely with other members of the grants unit to proactively support grants management processes across the portfolio.
• Monitor and support the use of grant/project management tools to ensure accurate tracking of opportunities, reporting and programmatic adjustments through the project life cycle.
• Provide technical guidance on IRC and donor regulations to ensure compliance across IRC Nigeria, proactively raising and resolving issues.
• Manage all reporting deadlines, and coordinate and consolidate reports as necessary to ensure documents are of the highest quality and in line with donor requirements.
• Act as a focal point for HQ grants administration and compliance colleagues, including maintaining submissions on IRC’s online opportunity management tracking system (OTIS).
• Contribute proactively to Project Cycle Meetings in collaboration with relevant project leads to ensure timely, quality implementation of project.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Senior Grants Manager.

Donor Relations and Communications:

• Liaise with donors and potential donors, and other operational partners, including through attendance at meetings, and representing IRC and IRC’s interests by maintaining positive and constructive relations.
• In coordination with relevant colleagues, respond to requests from donors for compliance information and respond to donor compliance questions as needed.
• Ensure that relevant staff members are aware of all donor communications, changes in regulations, and meetings or events.
• Facilitate and participate in donor visits and/ or meetings.
• Develop external communication materials including factsheets and program updates

Compliance:

• Maintain up to date comprehensive knowledge of donor guidelines relevant to the Nigeria portfolio, including but not limited to: USAID, GAC, ECHO, UNOCHA, SIDA.
• Provide training to IRC staff on compliance and donor-specific compliance requirements.
• Closely monitor grants for internal or donor compliance issues, and flag concerns in a timely manner.

Information Management:

• Together with other grants colleagues, act as custodian of documentation of institutional knowledge and program activities in coordination with relevant sector supervisors and coordinators.
• Together with other grants colleagues, maintain comprehensive electronic files for programs, and ensure IRC colleagues and have access to relevant records and information.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to:  Senior Grants Manager
• Position directly supervises:  N/A
• Indirect Reporting: N/A
• Other Internal and/or external contacts:
• Internal:  Grants, Partnerships, Communications, Finance, M&E, HR, Supply Chain, Safety and Security, Field Coordinators, Base Managers, AMU, Technical Units, and others as appropriate.
• External:  Partners, donors, and others as appropriate.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in International Affairs, Development, International Political Economy or other relevant subject.

Work Experience:

• 2-3 years working in grants management and proposal/ business development/ design.
• Knowledge of donor compliance regulations (BHA, USAID, ECHO, SIDA, GAC, etc).
• Proven previous successful experience developing projects, writing proposals and donor reports.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Good communicator with strong organizational, time management and analytical skills.
• Strong writing and editing skills with close attention to detail
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures but also use own initiative, meet deadlines, and work independently and cooperatively with team members
• Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and circumstances
• Ability to juggle competing priorities, meet deadlines and work under pressure in an insecure environment
• Aptitude to adapt to a different context regarding security, culture, climate or health issues
• Willingness to travel
• Commitment to women’s rights and IRC’s vision, mission and values, including sensitivity to cultural settings

Language Skills:

• Fluency in English, spoken and written

Working Environment:

• The Grants Manager will be based in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria with occasional travel throughout the sites where IRC has a presence. The security situation in Northeast Nigeria continues to be volatile with security level at 3 (orange); candidates should be prepared to implement programming in insecure environments. This is a non-accompanied position.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID: req31344
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-Time
Sector: Monitoring & Evaluation
Employment Category: Regular

HeRON Project Overview

• FCDO/USAID Health Resilience of Northeast Nigeria (HeRON) Service delivery project in Borno and Yobe states supports delivery of quality integrated primary healthcare, reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services, to improve evidence-based decision making, accountability at all levels of service delivery.
• IRC leads a consortium of humanitarian and development implementing partners (Action Against Hunger – AAH, Society for Family Health Nigeria - SFH).
• The Project team is working alongside states and local government authorities, strengthening their capacity to effectively deliver quality integrated primary healthcare, reproductive, maternal, and newborn and child health and nutrition services.

Job Overview / Summary

• The HeRON MEAL Technical Officer will report to the HeRON Consortium Senior M&E Manager.
• S/he will be responsible for the implementation of M&E systems and processes for the IRC led HeRON Consortium, ensuring consistent use of M&E approaches, data management, data quality and facilitates learning.
• The role requires extensive Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning experience, and good understanding of organizational MEAL approaches and understanding of working in a consortium led project.
• The post holder will be expected to provide technical support in data gathering, aggregation, MEAL tool development, support electronic data platforms, databases and select technologies to capture and organize data in a usable format.
• S/he will work collaboratively with consortium MEAL teams in partner organizations and support health M&E officers within the IRC.

Major Responsibilities
Consortium MEAL (70%):

• Support with ensuring all consortium led MEAL activities are up to date and tracked
• Carry out routine quality checks, ensuring all partner organizations are captured
• Support HeRON Snr. M&E Manager with planned surveys
• Ensure Project Cycle Management tool is updated monthly, making sure that the key project indicators sheet, Activity tracker sheet, and learning tracker tool, are up to date
• Harmonize all partner databases and Indicator Tracking Sheets monthly
• Support with data validation of databases and ITS shared by Implementing partners
• Provide summary sheets for quarterly reports and annual reports
• Develop and track procurement plan for HeRON MEAL consortium activities.
• In consultation with the Senior M&E HeRON Manager, organize lesson sharing events to fertilize learning across different partners.
• Support with developing tools that aid documenting, storing and sharing lessons learned that have implications for refinement of best programmatic practice;
• Ensure established client feed-back Mechanism across all Partners organizations are in place and provide feedback on CfM through on-the spot checks
• Develop/implement innovative ideas as regard to client feedback mechanism and ensure effective use of existing feedback mechanisms (FGD, hotline facilitation, suggestion boxes, exit interviews, IEC materials, radio jingles)
• Carry out data quality audits
• Carry out field monitoring activities
• Support with organizing lesson sharing events
• Support the HeRON Snr. M&E Manager in the implementation of HeRON project MEAL systems, and measurement tools in line with the IRC MfA framework/MEAL Handbook.
• Responsible for maintenance of folders on box
• Responsible for HeRON MEAL administrative tasks.

Consortium MEAL Health Systems Strengthening (30%):

• Support the Snr. HeRON M&E Manager with M&E stakeholder engagement activities
• Follow-up on and track action plans from stakeholder meetings
• Support with setting up meetings and stakeholder follow-up on commitments
• Ensure adequate data tools are available at HeRON supported health facilities
• Support dissemination meetings
• Produce and archive meeting minutes and reports.

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to: Consortium Senior M&E Manager
• Close Interaction with HeRON Coordination team: HeRON Team Lead, HeRON Deputy Team Lead, Governance Manager, HeRON Coordination Manager.
• External: Implementation partners (M&E focal points).

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Economics, International Development, Public Health or a related field
• Work Experience: Minimum of four years of relevant experience in MEAL, research, and or analytics. Experience in Health Systems Strengthening M&E will be an added advantage
• Demonstrated Technical Skills: Demonstrated knowledge tracking and analyzing project indicators and capturing best practices and lessons learned to incorporate into project activities.
• Languages:  English and Hausa

Computer / Other Tech Requirements:

• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Add position-specific (e.g. accounting software, statistical software, etc.).

Ability to Travel:

• 30% of time.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID: req31341
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-Time
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular

Job Overview / Summary

• This program employee is a competent individual that will lead high-quality health and health related research studies in both community and hospital settings with focus on EmONC.
• Under the direct supervision of Senior Health Manager, the Research Manager is the focal point for IRC health program research studies across intervention locations. He/she will be responsible for leading a goal-driven stakeholder engagement, facilitation of research related calls/meetings, supervises data management processes, ensure appropriate documentations in research study, and ensure logistical and organizational support of research studies.
• The Research Manager ensures that the IRC’s health research studies are guided by the Nigeria Country Program SAP Implementation Plan. He/she reports to the Senior Health Manager and works closely with the HQ research team, other health managers in country program, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager and sectors.

Major Responsibilities
Research Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy.

Research Program Management:

• Research oversight: Provide technical and management leadership to a research study, ensuring national ethics approvals, that activities are implemented according to the workplan and approved research protocol, adherence to data protection standards, and that research questions are answered with necessary documentation done and report compiled.
• Stakeholder engagement: The research study will include strong stakeholder engagement with local government, healthcare providers, and community members. Ensure local stakeholders at the health facility, community and government levels are kept informed on progress and findings and are engaged in identifying recommendations for health system strengthening.
• Supervision of data collection: Provide technical supervision, in collaboration with the HQ research team, to the data collectors to ensure the accurate collection and compilation of both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Documentation and Research: Serve as the in-country focal point for the HQ research team for analysis and publication of results. Serve on the lead writing team for final reports and products, including a journal manuscript.
• Logistical Support and Organization: Work with IRC supply chain and procurement staff as well as local stakeholders to plan, organize and facilitate site visits, workshops, and trainings.
• Where necessary, participate in emergency assessments, develop detail report and plan for appropriate action(s).
• Monitor quality performance indicators ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices, and donor guidelines.
• Seek out and nurture quality partnerships with community structures.
• As appropriate, foster inter-program linkages, exchange information, experiences and contribute actively to protection and disaster risk reduction mainstreaming in the health program studies.
• Collaborate with other relevant sectors especially Environmental Health, as well as Nutrition, Women Protection & Empowerment, and Child Protection to ensure good coverage of research processes.

Research Program Development:

• Contribute to design, planning, and drafting new research proposals.
• Contribute to donors’ reporting whenever necessary.
• In collaboration with Snr. Health Managers, develop expenditure plan, items forecast, review budget vs. actual expenditure for health research grants monthly and take necessary actions.
• Ensuring budgets are used appropriately and efficiently and spending is in line with the IRC financial procedures, spending plan and donor requirements.
• Ensure data collection, data compilation, timely preparation and submission of all internal reports including weekly and other associated monthly, quarterly, donor, HQ, and special reports.

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:

• Hire, supervise (research consultants, data collectors/enumerators), and build the capacity of team members in relevant technical and management competencies.
• Develop and implement remote supervision capacity building approaches to build the strengths of the team members.
• Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback/appraisals, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Approve and manage all time, attendance and leave requests to ensure adequate departmental coverage; ensure monthly, accurate timesheet submission and carry out probationary reviews.
• Hold high-quality meetings with each direct reports and external stakeholders on a regular and predictable basis, at least monthly.
• Promote and monitor staff care and well-being. Model healthy work-life balance practices. Support appropriate interventions in response to identified staff care needs of both national and international staff.
• Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures and communicates through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.
• Promote a culture of learning whereby lessons-learned and good practices are documented and shared for institutional memory.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Coordination & Representation:

• Represent the program to local government representatives, partner agencies, etc. as required.
• This position is expected to coordinate a TAG under stakeholder engagement.
• In coordination with the Health Coordinator actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders with government actors, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.
• Attend all relevant meetings in relation to the health program as may be required and feed in the IRC priorities during meetings.
• Facilitate field visits for internal and external stakeholders, when required.

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to: Senior Health Manager
• Indirect/Technical Reporting: Health Coordinator and the HQ Research Team
• Position directly Supervises: Senior Health Officer, Health Officer, Research Consultant and Data Collector/Enumerator.

Key Internal Contacts:

• Country Program: SPC, Deputy Director Program, Finance Manager, Supply chain Manager,
• Field coordinator, DDFM
• Region/Global:

Key External Contacts:

• MOH, SPHCDA, HMB, Teaching Hospitals, and other INGOs (e.g., possible collaborative partners), Community leaders, health facility management team and CHIPS Agents.

Qualifications

• College/University qualification in the Social Sciences, Public Health or a related discipline and evidence of completion of NYSC (Discharge / Exemption Certificate)
• Three to five years progressive experience in community engagement, health systems strengthening, and research.
•  MNH study and thus knowledge / experience / interest in MNH is preferred.
• Experience conducting qualitative research preferred.
• The selected candidate will have strong stakeholder relationships, including strong relationship with various TWGs and QOC networks, and knowledge of government policies/strategies as related to MNH.
• Strong understanding of sexual and reproductive health issues; specific expertise within maternal and newborn health preferred
• Demonstrable experience as a strong facilitator capable of creating a participatory environment
• Experience designing and facilitating trainings and capacity-building exercises.
• Flexible work attitude; effective planning and organizing skills.
• Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English.
• Good computer skills: facility with MS Word, Excel, and email/internet software.

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Background in situation analysis, health assessments M&E and program implementation.

Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies:

• Skills and experience of remote management and willingness to travel to hard-to-reach areas
• Flexible, diplomatic and have ability and willingness live and work under pressure of workloads.

Languages:

• Fluent in written/spoken English and Hausa.

Computer / Other Tech Requirements:

• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and internet/statistical software.

Ability to Travel:

• 15% of time if applicable as this position will demand frequent travel/visit to all the health facilities/sites during baseline, data collection, and end-line.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID: req30261
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full Time
Sector: Research & Development
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Open to Expatriates: No

Programme Scope

• The IRC is looking for a Deputy Director for a pivotal management role on a research consortium. The Education Research in Conflict and Protracted Crisis (ERICC) is the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) three-year contract, £15.8 million programme to lead research on the most effective approaches to education. We include New York University Global TIES, Centre for Lebanese Studies, Common Heritage Foundation, Forcier Consulting, ODI, Osman Consulting, and Queen Rania Foundation. We work in seven countries (Jordan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Syria, Lebanon, South Sudan, and Myanmar).
• This role is for an expert manager of contracts and finance on FCDO commercial contracts. The ERICC Deputy Director will 1) lead a competitive grant fund; and 2) supervise overall contractual, financial and operational management for ERICC. You will be a core Programme Management Team member and interact frequently with the Consortium.

Key Working Relationships

• Reports to the ERICC Programme Director
• Leads work of finance and grants staff.

Specific Responsibilities
1.) Grant Fund: We will allocate funds (approx. £2.4M in total) to partners in ERICC focal countries to support the cost of piloting, scaling up and adapting education programmes.

Pre-Award:

• Develop standard operating procedures for the fund, including eligibility criteria, appropriate vetting, due diligence, compliance procedures, procedures for avoiding real or perceived conflict of interest, and financial management.
• Assess the number, size, and length of grants to be funded and number of funding windows.
• Set up appropriate arrangements with FCDO for IRC to act as an agent to grant funds.
• Work with web developers to build a portal for proposal submission and review, including ensuring accessibility and equity for all marginalized groups
• Develop information strategy for potential applicants and build Frequently Asked Questions
• Coordinate calls for proposals, initial screening & vetting, and crafting the scoring criteria.
• Establish and convene the proposal Review Panel.

Post-Award:

• Onboard Grantees and provide technical assistance, and ensure regular reporting.
• Support grantees, particularly smaller organizations, on financial systems, monitoring, and evaluation (M&E), safeguarding, risk management and governance.
• Develop procedures for disbursement of, and invoicing for, grant funds
• Coordinate with grantees to receive and review timely narrative and financial grant reports
• Build systems to identify problems at the grantee level and to put in place remedial actions.
• Supervise projects against objectives and in compliance with donor and IRC guidelines.
• Draft responses to FCDO enquiries or Parliamentary Questions.
• Share progress reports with the ERICC Research Directorate and FCDO.

Closeout:

• Lead Grantees Closeout Process including issuing closure letters, feedback form, closeout meeting, closeout audit, asset disposal processes, and documentation filling.

2.) Provide operational, financial and contractual oversight of the programme, including:

• Serve as the primary liaison for FCDO contractual compliance and contract management.
• Ensure sound financial management (forecasting, monitor budget vs actuals, cash flow, etc)
• Conduct financial analysis to ensure value for money and adequate funding to achieve results
• Contracting with partners, including vetting, pre-award assessment, and agreeing on budgets and special conditions.
• Support workplanning based on priorities identified by programme leadership.
• Support the preparation and submission of donor reports.
• Ensure strong risk management and mitigation.
• Ensure institutional capacity strengthening for project sub-contractors on key issues such as governance, key policies, human resources, transparency, safeguarding, and finance.
• Lead process for consultancies and commissioned work.
• To deputize the Programme Director when required.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications

• Significant experience in leading FCDO contracts, particularly operational, contracts, and financial leadership and management
• Experience in running funds or other large granting mechanisms
• Budget development and spending plans, and supervise the financial health of projects
• Risk assessment and mitigation, due diligence assessments and/or audits
• Excellent written and oral English
• Excellent IT skills (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Track record of working on own initiative as well as on diverse teams.
• Maintaining positive relationships with collaborators, and having excellent communication skills.
• Ability to lead varied workload and work under pressure.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experience of working in international organisation or on a consortia
• Research project experience
• Having worked in one or more of: Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Syria, South Sudan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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