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

Job Title: Child Protection Officer - IHA - MAPLE

Location: Borno
Contract Length: 1 year Fixed Term
Grade: 4
Job Category: Programme Operations
Child Safeguarding: Level 3

Job Desceiption

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

Role Purpose

• With Funding from GAC, the CP Officer will provide support to the Nutrition and Child Protection Project in Borno and is responsible for ensuring that quality mental health and psychosocial support services and case management for children experiencing or at risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence including GBV survivors are provided.
• Build the staff capacity to provide direct meaningful support to children at risk and GBV survivors, mentor, supervise and monitor team activities and ensure effective coordination and networking system establishment to the rest of child protection team.
• The CP Officer will be expected to support on child protection sectoral assessment, project planning and coordination with other actors and clusters. In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or build capacity of implementing partners on the field.

Scope of Role

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Reports to: Child Protection Coordinator
• Staff reporting to this post: None

Key Areas Of Accountability

• Conduct child protection using SC assessment processes and tools and the Inter-agency Child Protection Assessment Resource Toolkit.
• Adapt the Assessment Tool as necessary to children at risk.
• Coordinate with other SC thematic areas, the national/district Child Protection Working Group and/or other external sector agencies of GBV, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific, disaggregated data analysis of survivors’ needs.
• Develop monthly and quarterly plans and costed plans, contributing towards an overall thematic programme plan.
• Support to the psychosocial (physical, social, emotional) wellbeing of children including GBV survivors and their families.
• Build the staff capacity to provide direct and appropriate support services to children at risk.
• Prevention and response to all forms of exploitation including harmful child labour and child trafficking.
• Oversee and coordinate the development and maintenance of data collection and analysis mechanisms and share timely quality information the relevant sector management.
• Support the integration of child protection activities into other sectors.
• Supervise project implementation to ensure timely delivery of project activities.
• Prepare and review timely monthly reports submitted by partners and SCI Staff.
• Identify project supplies specific to the programme needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
• Work with the MEAL plan to ensure links to reporting requirements where possible, refer the MEAL framework to build an evidence-base for child protection programming interventions including GBV survivors.
• With support from the CRM/Accountability Officer put in place accountability activities for your project, ensuring that feedback from children and their families is considered in project design.
• Ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings and the Sphere standard.
• Ensure children at risk and survivors of gender-based violence are timely identified and provided counselling and other appropriate response services.
• Ensure relevant referral forms are in place and implemented accordingly.
• Coordinate monthly meetings including, parent’s forum and child protection committee.
• Provide essential psychosocial first aid support to children and adults when needed.
• Ensure partner staff are supervised regularly to ensure activities are carried out in line with minimum standard guidelines.
• Consistently maintain referral pathway of project locations.
• Ensuring assistance is provided to children affected by the conflict in a dignified, respectful, equitable and inclusive manner that supports their resilience.
• Assisting children in acute distress and alleviating their stress, for instance ensuring that all staff / partners are trained on PFA and feel confident to use it.
• The mainstreaming of inter-agency guidelines (e.g. IASC MHPSS guidelines) and standards (e.g. CPMS) across the different sectors of programme activities delivered by SC and its partners.
• The use of structured and manualised MHPSS techniques.
• The participation of parents and caregivers in MHPSS activities.
• Support structured MHPSS activities for groups of boys and girls of different age groups, with particular attention to survivors of SGBV, unaccompanied children and other children who present with signs of poor mental health and distress.
• Identify MHPSS service providers and agree referral pathways for children with severe mental disorders.

Additional Job Responsibilities

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
• Equal Opportunities:
  • The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
• Child Safeguarding:
  • We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
• Health and Safety:
  • The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies.

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree or equivalent in social work, Social Science, development studies or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
• Minimum 2 years post NYSC work experience in GBV and child Protection work, supervision, community mobilisation and distributions and solid understanding of the actual Nigeria Emergency context.
• Proven ability to supervise a CP project with a holistic approach and integrated to child protection rights.

Skills:

• Previous experience in similar responsibilities, preferably with an NGO and/or UN agency.
• Highly flexible and ability to work in a team.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level – Excellent.
• Language Requirements – English and Hausa – Excellent.
• Level of IT literacy required – (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email system, Internet browsing) excellent.

Behaviours (Values in Practice):
Accountability:

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

Ambition:

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

Collaboration:

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

Creativity:

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

Integrity:

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

Application Closing Date
14th April, 2025; 23:59.

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

Job Title: WASH Officer - IHA - Maple

Location: Adamawa
Contract Length: 1 year (Renewable)
Grade: 4
Job Category: Programme Operations
Team: Programme Operations
Child Safeguarding:  Level 3

Job Description

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

Role Purpose

• With Funding from GAC, the WASH Officer will provide support to the Nutrition and Child Protection Project in Adamawa and is responsible for assessing water and sanitation facilities in healthcare and community sites using gender responsive standards to identify key gaps and prioritize improvements, it will also include providing safe water, repairing facilities, and ensuring adequate handwashing stations to improve healthcare quality and prevent the spread of disease among patients, healthcare workers, and nearby communities.
• At the community level, SC will repair and maintain water networks and ensure HFs are connected to reliable water sources.
• Moreover, the WASH Officer will establish and train gender-sensitive Water Management Committees (WMCs) which will empower local communities to take ownership of WASH facilities, ensuring their sustainable operation and maintenance.
• He / She will ensure the management of waste in each HFs properly. This includes training all healthcare workers in waste segregation and ensuring safe disposal of sharps, infectious waste, and organic waste.
• Additionally, and where applicable, will establish Community-Led Initiatives for Regular Clean-Up, empowering local communities to maintain their environment, also address hygiene needs, particularly for families of children with SAM and MAM cases, promote good hygiene practices and reduce the risk of waterborne diseases, Support in the distribution of basic hygiene kits including menstrual hygiene items.
• Equal Opportunities
  • The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
• The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people.
• As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.
• The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Program Manager
• Staff reporting to this post: None.
• Role Dimensions: Field office-based position with at least 40% field visit.

Key Areas of Accountabilities

• Carry out detailed WASH assessment in coordination with Health, Child Protection and other sectors with focus on water source development, treatment, and distribution.
• Prepare designs and BOQs for water supply constructions and installations for schools and host communities.
• Supervise borehole drilling and rehabilitation by contractors in the field to ensure adequate quality control is maintained and project specifications and timelines are adhered to.
• Ensure Child Safeguarding Risk Assessments are conducted for all construction and programme activities.
• Supervise construction of water collection points and storage platforms.
• Organize and conduct training for Water User Committees in coordination with sanitation and hygiene team members.
• Perform water quality analysis during water source development and implement water quality monitoring as part of the day-to-day water supply activities.
• Build the capacity of water supervisors and plumbers in the implementation, operation and maintenance of water supply equipment and facilities.
• Support the Program Manager with data collection in all water supply activities for proper monitoring of WASH program implementation.
• Ensure water supply activities are carried out in coordination with sanitation and hygiene activities as well as other partners implementing services in the field.
• Coordinate with logistics to facilitate procurement of necessary WASH items such WASH NFIs and other WASH materials and support in the distributions across the supported schools and communities.
• Work with the Supply chain team to identify and contract vendors to ensure the planned activities are in accordance with the specified designs and standard.
• Prepare weekly plans and schedule of work for all construction/rehabilitation sites, while ensuring compliance in meeting and reaching deadlines and targets.
• Work with and support the vendors to ensure all materials and equipment are in stock and any necessary orders are placed for all actions to be carried.
• Carry out field visits to assess sites at the respective facilities to ensure quality of work is up to standard.
• Carry out any other assignments as delegated by the Program Manager.
• Liaise with RUWASSA and the LGA WASH departments on WASH programming and ensure that all activities are done with their active participation and support.
• Provide support on WASH to other SCI programmes and initiatives when required.
• Ensure that WASH is integrated into all training carried out on the project.
• Carry out advocacy visits to key stakeholders at both states, LGA and community levels.
• Support periodic evaluation studies to evaluate the impact of the WASH component.
• Contribute technical expertise to donor proposals for any future project.
• Carry out regular supportive supervision visits on hygiene promotion to SC integrated projects.
• Prepare a monthly plan of field activities and share with relevant staff.
• Develop and implement tools for monitoring of WASH activities (Hygiene promotion) in collaboration with the M&E team.
• Timely collection and analysis of data for the monitoring of the activities.
• Identify the problems in the implementation process and propose solutions.
• Regularly evaluate the impact of the activities and propose changes for improvement.
• Prepare activities’ weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual reports and other ad hoc reports according to agreed timelines and as required.
• Capacity Building:
  • Build the capacity of partners and SCI staffs on hygiene promotion.
• Provide capacity to implementing partners that have less Construction experience.
• Engage community leaders and other key stakeholders at LGA level on hygiene promotion.
• Ensure that community mobilisation approaches on the project fully integrate hygiene promotion concepts.
• Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
  • Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government and support Inter-agency Coordination Sub Working Group, advocating for the specific needs of children.
• This may involve supporting the coordination of working groups and sub-working groups.
• Under the guidance of the Project Manager, WASH and Construction TA, the Officer will ensure that the ECW funded project is implemented in selected communities in line with WASH and construction minimum standards.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required.General:
  • Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Other ad hoc tasks as requested by Line Manager.
• Safeguarding our Staff:
  • The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
• Health and Safety
  • The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Degree in Civil / Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hydrogeology, or related fields from a recognized/accredited Tertiary Institution in Nigeria.
• An advanced degree will be an added advantage.
• Two to three years’ experience in WASH and Construction .
• Good assessment, analytical and planning skills.
• Ability to work well in the field under difficult and basic conditions.

Experience and Skills (Essential):

• Previous experience with other local and international NGOs.
• Training and experience on borehole and VIP latrine construction/rehabilitation.
• Community mobilization and advocacy experience.
• Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, AutoCAD and Epanet).
• Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO staff.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Independence, adaptability, and flexibility with good workload management, multitasking and ability to meet tight deadlines..
• Excellent communication skills.
• Listening skills.
• Problem analysis and problem-solving.
• Proficient in relevant computer applications.
• Good spoken, reading, and writing skills in English with the ability to produce quality reports. Knowledge of local language (Yoruba) is highly desirable.
• Ability to work as part of a team, flexible, adaptable, and patient.
• Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines.
• Desirable:
  • Familiarity with mapping field equipment and software.
  • Experience with emergency water supply systems.
  • Familiarity with population fluxes and water supply management in the context of emergencies.

Behaviours (Values in Practice):
Accountability:

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

Ambition:

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

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
• Creativity:
  • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
  • Willing to take disciplined risks.
• Integrity:
  • Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Application Closing Date
14th April, 2025; 14:14 UTC.

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

Job Title: Gender and Disability Inclusion Officer

Location: Borno

Responsibilities
Safeguarding:

• Level 3 - The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people.
• As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis. The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Role Purpose
• The Gender and Disability Inclusion Officer will support the IHA- MAPPLE team and implementing partners to provide technical support to guide and inform gender disability-inclusive programming through an “integrated approach” in project implementation.
• Under the guidance of the Programme Manager, the Gender and Disability Inclusion will ensure that gender issues identified in the proposal are addressed, and that activities are responsive to the needs of girls, boys and pregnant and lactating women and children/women with disabilities.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Programme Manager
• Staff directly reporting to this post: None
• Budget responsibility: None

Key Areas of Accountability
Programme Implementation, Coordination & Management:

• Lead capacity building for staff and partner organizations members on gender and disability inclusion, including ensuring gender-responsive and inclusive trainings for service providers in the project states.
• Guided by gender analysis, support partners and community groups to promote shared caregiving responsibilities and challenge traditional gender norms.
• Coordinate GEDI project activities between thematic areas and other implementing partners.
• Conduct regular gender audits, support community mapping and address identified gaps in specific needs of girls, boys and pregnant and lactating women and children/women with disabilities.
• With support from the programme team, formulate key gender messages and targets from lessons learned and assessments gained through project implementation.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of IHA objectives and initiatives, both short and long term, encompassing a wide range of issues with a gender lens.
• Acquire information and understanding of key gender issues in the country particularly in the project states focusing on boys and girls (e.g., SGBV, nutrition etc.) and adapt strategies as necessary.
• Ensure a focus on gender equality, gender mainstreaming and disability inclusion in all components of project implementation.
• Develop and facilitate gender and disability inclusion components in training materials, needs assessment and other project tools and resources.
• Ensure accessibility of gender responsive IEC materials developed on the project.
• Support SCI and partners to identify and address the intersectionality of gender and disability in project planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Perform other tasks, as required, to ensure the smooth running of the organisation.

Meal:

• Support tracking of gender and disability-inclusive project indicators.
• Support MEAL team in disability data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Ensure consultation with pregnant and lactating girls, beneficiaries with disabilities in project implementation, evaluation, and learning.
• In collaboration with the MEAL team, collate and disseminate regular project disability inclusion reports.

Human Resources Management and Development:

• Working together with the IHA Team to identify learning and development needs of the project teams and develop specific plans to address the learning needs.

Internal and External Engagements:

• Develop and maintain a network of external contacts with key individuals in the state, NGO sector, civil society and the media particularly working on gender issues and participate in gender working group meetings, which may include providing oversight.
• Engage the relevant gender and disability stakeholders at State levels in support of the project cycle management.

Skills and Behaviours (Our Values in Practice):
Accountability

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

Ambition

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

Collaboration:

• Actively listens to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders.
• Actively participates in networks to access and contribute to good practice.
• Establishes and maintains clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict affected people and other stakeholders.
• Establishes clear objectives with partners.

Creativity:

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

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency.
• Commitment to Save the Children Values.

Understanding Humanitarian Contexts and Application of Humanitarian Principles

• Ensure that programme goals and activities uphold the principles of the key national and international humanitarian frameworks, codes and commitments.
• Integrates beneficiary accountability principles into the approach.
• Participates in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency cooperation mechanisms.

Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others

• Demonstrates approachability and trust by listening carefully to others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings.
• Demonstrates self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their own strengths and weaknesses.
• Makes positive statements about work.
• Effectively influences others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by own preferred solution.
• Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to partners and others.

Desirable

• Experience building capacity particularly in disability-gender-related issues.
• Prior work experience in communities across Nigeria.
• Knowledge of the policies, frameworks, functions, structures and decision-making processes of key national institutions with regard to disability and gender.
• Team player with strong leadership skills.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential Criteria:

• First degree or equivalent in Social Science, development studies, gender & development or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience. Advanced degree will be an added advantage.
• At least 5 years-experience implementing on issues of gender and inclusion, including nutrition, adolescent sexual reproductive health across either development, humanitarian or refugee setting.
• Proven experience in supporting the designing, implementing, and evaluating disability-inclusive and gender-transformative social and behaviour change communication interventions.
• Experience in supporting the implementation of disability-inclusive and gender-transformative approaches in any context.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting with minimal supervision.
• Specific knowledge of international development, disability inclusion and gender equality issues; experience engaging children and other community members on gender equality issues desirable.
• Demonstrable understanding of applying the principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in project cycle management.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment.

Additional Job Responsibilities:

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

Equal Opportunities:

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

Child Safeguarding:

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

Health and Safety:

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

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Construction Officer - ECW

Location: Adamawa
Contract Length: 1 year (Renewable)
Grade: 4
Job Category: Programme Operations
Reports to: ECW Program Manager
Staff Reporting to This Post: None
Role Dimensions: Field office-based position with at least 40% field visit

Child Safeguarding Level 3

• The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight).
• This contact may be due to working in country programs, visiting the country programs, or being responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process for staff.

Role Purpose

• With funding from ECW, Save the Children is implementing a 3-year project to ensure equitable access to safe learning environments for all.
• The project will assess existing learning facilities to ensure they are inclusive and sensitive to the needs of girls and boys with disabilities.
• The WASH facilities will be assessed for availability, functionality, safety, gender-responsiveness, and disability friendliness in learning centres.
• The Construction Officer will oversee all aspects of construction-related projects, including feasibility assessments, preparing technical and tender documents, supporting the supply chain team for procurement, mobilizing contractors, conducting regular field visits, and performing intensive technical monitoring of construction activities in close coordination with the Education team in Adamawa State.

Key Areas of Accountability

• Conduct needs assessments in selected schools to identify the requirements for WASH facilities in close coordination with the Education team.
• Conduct feasibility studies to construct Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS), latrines, and handwashing facilities in selected schools.
• Prepare designs and Bills of Quantities (BOQs) for water supply, classrooms, and TLS constructions and installations for schools and host communities.
• Conduct hazard assessments and verify the availability of land for design and drawing preparations.
• Prepare designs, drawings, BOQs, cost estimates, and specifications of construction materials according to standards in close coordination with the School Management Committee and Education team.
• Ensure the quality of construction work carried out by contractors per SCI construction policy.
• Supervise the construction work of latrines, handwashing facilities, and other construction activities undertaken by SCI.
• Prepare construction quality checklists and periodic reports.
• Conduct frequent field visits for technical monitoring.
• Provide technical support and suggestions to contractors, construction workers, and school management.
• Maintain close contact with selected communities to inform them of project-related issues.
• Provide periodic progress reports and verify payment invoices.
• Monitor construction budgets and overall performance with Program and Project Managers.
• Verify the completion of construction work, cooperating with relevant authorities to ensure all requirements are met before issuing a Certificate of Completion and final payments.
• Liaise and collaborate with local authorities and other key stakeholders.
• Lead and support the implementation of WASH and construction components of the project, including construction/rehabilitation of water and sanitation facilities, in collaboration with Education and Child Protection stakeholders at state/LGA levels.
• Supervise borehole drilling and rehabilitation by contractors in the field to ensure quality control and adherence to project specifications and timelines.
• Ensure Child Safeguarding Risk Assessments are conducted for all construction and program activities.
• Coordinate with logistics to facilitate the procurement of necessary WASH items and materials and support their distribution across supported schools and communities.

Capacity Building:

• Build the capacity of partners and SCI staff on hygiene promotion.
• Provide capacity-building support to implementing partners with less construction experience.
• Engage community leaders and other key stakeholders at the LGA level on hygiene promotion.
• Ensure community mobilization approaches integrate hygiene promotion concepts.

Representation, Advocacy, and Organizational Learning:

• Ensure Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and the government, supporting Interagency Coordination Sub Working Groups, and advocating for the specific needs of children.
• Under the guidance of the Project Manager, WASH, and Construction TA, ensure the ECW-funded project is implemented in selected communities in line with WASH and construction minimum standards.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required.

General Responsibilities

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practices with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Perform other ad-hoc tasks as requested by the Line Manager.

Behaviours (Values in Practice):

• Accountability: Holds self and the team accountable for decisions and responsibilities, managing resources efficiently and role-modelling Save the Children values.
• Ambition: Sets ambitious goals, takes responsibility for personal development, and motivates others.
• Collaboration: Builds effective relationships, values diversity, and is approachable and a good listener.
• Creativity: Encourages innovation and disciplined risks.
• Integrity: Demonstrates honesty, openness, and high levels of integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Experience in construction and WASH-related projects, especially in designing and constructing infrastructure.

Experience and Skills
Essential:

• Experience with local and international NGOs.
• Training and experience in borehole and VIP latrine construction/rehabilitation.
• Community mobilization and advocacy experience.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, and Epanet.
• Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO staff.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and listening skills.
• Problem analysis and solving capabilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with mapping field equipment and software.
• Experience with emergency water supply systems.
• Familiarity with population fluxes and water supply management in emergencies.

Equal Opportunities:

• The role holder must carry out duties in accordance with Save the Children’s Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

• We prioritize child protection in our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks.

Safeguarding Our Staff:

• Ensure project delivery complies with the highest safeguarding standards according to Save the Children’s policies.
• Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all construction activities, construction sites, and construction facilities have safeguarding risk assessments and mitigation measures in place.
• Ensure safe programming in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and training of teachers and construction/rehabilitation of learning centers.
• Adhere to the Do No Harm principles in all steps of the Programme Management Cycle.

Health and Safety:

• The role holder must carry out duties in accordance with Save the Children’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Application Closing Date
14th April, 2025; 14:13.

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

Job Title: Child Protection Coordinator - PLANE

Job Identification: 12161
Location: Kano
Job Schedule: Full time
Grade: 3
Job Category: Programme Operations

Safeguarding

• Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
• The child protection coordinator will provide technical support and strategic oversight on the child protection component of the FCDO-funded education project in Kaduna, Kano, and Jigawa to eliminate barriers to education and respond to the protection concerns of children and their families.
• The CP coordinator will strengthen the child protection systems in the three states. As a single project integrating education and child protection, the CP coordinator must also have the capacity to manage and track results in other components of the project and coordinate activities on behalf of the project manager.
• S/he will build the capacity of partners and the government to establish new or strengthen existing child protection and case management responses for children who are vulnerable to abuse, exploitation, neglect, and violence.
• S/he will address child protection-related barriers to education by establishing or strengthening community-based referral systems and specialist services to support children in need.
• S/he will work to transform the social, cultural, and religious norms that discriminate against boys and girls, including children living with a disability, and affect their ability to access education.
• It entails the integration of child protection into the community-level catch-up clubs, incorporating family strengthening activities using the ecological model to build a support system around the child.
• In close collaboration with the Programme Manager, manage project field activities, ensuring project objectives are being achieved and ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of our field work.
• Promote a Child Protection Systems Strengthening approach as the overarching framework, that supports working in collaboration and partnership with governments and local partners and working towards impact, scale and sustainability.
• Working closely with the Project Manager, ensure that the project implementation strategy is clearly understood by the implementing partners, teams, and ensure that project plans and strategies are adhered to during implementation,
• Establishment/strengthening of child protection referral pathways
• Work with government child protection services, community and LGA-level actors and other service providers to strengthen referral and response mechanisms for child protection concerns as well as data collection and reporting platforms.
• Lead CP project planning, including development of work plans (Annual and Monthly) with the project team
• Ensure quality  timely reporting on progress as per SC and donor required quality standards.
• Provide technical support, capacity building and on the job supervision to build the capacity of the respective Save the Children’s field staff and partner staff to effectively deliver the project
• Monitor integrated programming in a way that increases overall impact of child protection programmes at the community level.
• Train key CP team members and resource people within the state and community on CP concerns
• Working closely with Save the Children’s CP team, contribute lessons learnt and best practice experiences from the project inform SC’s strategic planning and the design of future programming strategy and direction, including funding proposals
• Participate in regular meetings with government, local authorities, partners and other stakeholders to draw lessons, share experiences and monitor progress of the project.
• Ensure effective coordination and collaboration with key stakeholders and partners at field level – NGOs, civil society organizations, Government and other FCDO projects.

Program Management and Implementation:

• Coordinate and liaise with field and national support teams to ensure quality project support in HR, logs, procurement, finance etc.
• Ensure that other technical sectors in the state (e.g. Education, Community Mobilization) are coordinated, integrated and support each other to optimise the project purposes and objectives.
• Provide updates to the Programme Manager at regular intervals
• Ensure project team is undertaking monthly Awards review meetings and all actions implemented.
• Inspire, lead and motivate the state team to deliver project objectives; including technical advisors and consultants, and the finance and admin staff working on the project.
• Oversee the development and successful implementation of state work plans for the programme components.
• Ensure compliance with all grant provisions, and timely fulfilment of the State programmatic reporting requirements.
• Support the development of Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and procurement plan.
• Oversee timely expenditure of approved state budgets, avoiding both under spending and overspending on grant line items.
• Take full responsibility for the delegated budget holding function on the programmatic aspects of the managed grant, participate actively in finance meetings and contribute to financial decision making.
• Ensure programme delivery happens in strict adherence to security policy and procedures.
• Document programme learning, and incorporate analysis and lessons learned into new strategies/activities and advocacy work.

Human Resources Management and Administration:

• Supervise assigned advisors: maintain updated job descriptions for each position, conduct annual performance evaluations, identify staff skills development needs.
• See that all staff and partners are aware of and understand SCI policies and procedures; take appropriate disciplinary measures as needed.
• Ensure all administrative procedures are followed, such as those regarding vehicle use and procurement; ensure logistics/administrative staff provides sufficient and timely support to the team.
• Lead, manage and motivate the programme’s staff, ensuring they have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their performance regularly, in collaboration with the human resources department.
• Lead on capacity building of staff through coaching, mentoring and training.
• Create and maintain a cooperative and positive working environment where staff have clear roles and responsibilities, participate in decision-making and are supported in progressing towards their objectives.

Safeguarding:

• Ensure safe programming in the planning and implementations across the project period.
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles across the entire steps of the project within the Programme Management Cycle.

General:

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

Additional Job Responsibilities:

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

Requirements
Qualifications:

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Social Work or relevant field experience.

Experience:

• At least 5 years post NYSC relevant experience in child protection programming
• Demonstrable commitment to a holistic vision of children’s welfare
• Substantial management experience, preferably in development and emergencies
• Excellent written and spoken English; local language skills a major advantage
• Demonstrable competence in report writing
• Experience of financial planning and expenditure monitoring as applied to grants management
• Experience of working with communities, and supporting their participation, ownership and empowerment
• Strong representational and communication skills sensitive to the cultural and military/political environment
• The ability to plan and ensure the implementation of projects, and to oversee the management and report on resources effectively.
• Able to work calmly under pressure in a rapidly changing context
• Proven team management skills
• Adaptability and flexibility; ability and willingness to live in the field
• Competent in Outlook, Word and Excel
• Commitment to upholding Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy, and other Global Policies.
• Strong experience in providing technical assistance and mentorship.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders including government representatives, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and writing skills.
• Demonstrated experience in project and time management.
• Familiarity and understanding of donor policies and procedures is a plus.

Skills and Behaviours (Our Values in Practice):
Competencies and values:

• Respect, integrity, diversity, commitment to excellence, adaptability, able to perform under stress, innovation, building relationships, communicating effectively, coaching and mentoring, facilitating change, developing teams, initiating action, strategic decision making, planning and organizing, leading through vision and mission and a personal commitment to children’s development and protection.

Accountability:

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

Ambition:

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

Collaboration:

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

Creativity:

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

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency.

Application Closing Date
14th April, 2025; 11:19.

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

Important Information and Notice

• Please apply using a Cover Letter and up-to-date CV as a single document.
• Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.
• A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
• We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Job Title: Head of Business Development

Job Identification: 12165
Location: Abuja
Job Schedule: Full time
Grade: 2
Job Category: Programme, Development and Quality
Post type: Fixed Term – 2 years (Renewable based on funding availability & performance)

Child Safeguarding

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

Role Purpose

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

Scope of the Role

• Reports to:  Deputy Country Director / Director Programme Development and Quality
• Staff directly reporting to this post:  3 (BD Manager, BD Coordinator & Costing Specialist)
• Key staff engaging directly with this post: Thematic Technical Specialists; Head of MEAL & Team; Advocacy, Campaigns, Communications & Media team (ACCM); Senior Management Team; Field/Programme  Managers;  and  members.

Key Areas of Accountabilities
General Management:

• Identify and track relevant upcoming funding opportunities – through advance intelligence gathering, partner relationships, and other available resources – and inform Country Office SMT and relevant technical leads.
• Lead the development, implementation and consolidation of private sector engagement processes. Serve as a point of contact on area of responsibility with public, private and non-government stakeholders, when needed.
• Conduct ongoing proactive monitoring and research to identify potential partnerships with foundations, private sector and high net-worth philanthropic individual donors within the sector, both locally and internationally.
• Facilitate the development of innovative funding products, including but not limited to diversification into social venture initiatives and other funding channels that could improve the Country Office bottom line.
• Coordinate proposal development, including providing quality control to proposals through the design, implementation, and/or review of response strategies and action plans for technical and cost proposals, including writing, reviewing and editing proposal sections, graphics, work plans, budget spreadsheets and narratives; managing partner relations; and overseeing final proposal production for submission to donors.
• Develop and/or maintain appropriate systems, procedures, policies, and materials to support the identification, selection and response to strategic opportunities.
• Manage major open solicitations and other proposal submissions, including teaming agreements, oversight of technical design and cost proposal, capacity statements, internal review/quality control processes, drafting sections of the proposal where appropriate.
• Conduct prospecting visits to field offices to identify and prepare for upcoming funding opportunities.
• Represent Save the Children as appropriate on strategic opportunities with donors, partners and others, participating as needed in meetings and conferences.
• Strengthen staff capacity to respond to strategic opportunities through the creation and/or delivery of formal and informal training and tools.

Strategic leadership:

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

Business analysis and donor engagement:

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

Oversee proposal development:

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

People management, mentoring and development:

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

Qualification, Experince, and Attributes
Essential:

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences and any of the development sectors.
• 8-10 years of experience in international development, including at least 5 years of experience in successful proposal development for institutional and corporate donors, including pre-solicitation preparation.
• Experience with major funding donor solicitations is required; substantive relevant experience in proposal development for other multilateral or bilateral donors may be considered within the years of experience sought.
• Experience training staff and creating training modules and materials.
• Experience managing a small team.
• Master’s degree in international development or related field.
• Preference for a candidate with overseas field experience.
• Must be willing to travel to state offices up to 20%.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to effectively communicate with and coordinate activities of multiple partners, including field-based staff.
• Excellent technical skills in writing, editing, formatting, research, negotiation, and verbal communications, and attention to detail required.

Skills and Behaviours (Our Values in Practice):
Accountability:

• Understands and respects the need for procedures, policies and planning for safety and security management in delivering humanitarian assistance
• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
• Creates a managerial environment across the team to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding

Ambition:

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

Collaboration:

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

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

Integrity:

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

Application Closing Date
21st April, 2025; 11:23

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

Important Information and Notice

• Please apply using a Cover Letter and up-to-date CV as a single document.
• Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.
• A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
• We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Job Title: Health and Nutrition Officer - IHA - MAPLE

Job Identification: 12116
Location: Adamawa
Contract Length: 1 year (National)
Grade: 4
Job Category: Programme Operations

Child Safeguading

• Level 3: The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 5 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.

Role Purpose

• Support set-up of IMAM, and IMCI program implementation in targeted state in coordination with relevant stakeholders and in line with best practice.
• Provide technical leadership within the project in the area of Nutrition and Health ensuring that the activities in this area are established and carried out efficiently and effectively in line with approved detailed implementation plan.
• Provide on the job training/mentoring to HW across targeted HF on integrated management of childhood illness ensuring minimal or no clinical errors in line with Nigeria clinical guidelines.
• Coordinate with health and nutrition TAs in the need assessment as it relates to nutrition and health within project areas.
• Provide technical support to project partner on the implementation of health outreach, MIYCN-E and active case search of acute malnutrition and community mobilization ensuring quality and compliance with national guidelines.
• Support and ensure coordination of health and nutrition activities with other sectors within the project ensuring person centered multi sectoral project implementation.
• Determine the training need of health and nutrition workers at the target health facilities and coordinate with internal and external stakeholder to carry IMCI, IMAM, MAMI and MIYCN-E trainings as maybe required.
• Conduct post training evaluation and determine impact of capacity building and area of improvement.
• Work closely with health and nutrition TAs define the training need and other technical support of health facilities at all levels.
• Facilitate and support the operationalization of OTP, c-MIYCN and f-MIYCN across targeted communities in line with national guidelines and utilize the generated information for quality improvement towards reduction of child mortality and morbidity.
• Work closely with supported facility to improve data management and tracking and reporting of relevant indicators in line with MOH priorities on Nutrition and health outcomes.
• Work closely with relevant functions to conduct prevention interventions towards reducing nutritional and health risks for children and their mothers including new born.
• Contribute to regular project review process and prepare the maternal and new born component of project report.
• Maintain constant and updated knowledge of overall project performance.
• Maintain daily monitoring of project activities in targeted health facilities.
• Coordinate with MOH to conduct regular supportive supervision.
• In line with SCI Clinical Standards Scorecard, maintain quality of care for all maternal and new born health activities.
• Coordinate with sector lead on budget phasing and ensure project expenditure are on track especially maternal and new born health component.
• Regularly attend and provide quality contribution to nutrition and health sector meetings and ensure SCI is well represented.
• Provide technical assistance and policy advice to the targeted state(s) to advocate for and strengthen the health systems from development, implementation, and monitoring of Nutrition and Health interventions in partnership with other collaborating partners.
• Advocate, coordinate, and build partnerships with state counterparts, technical departments at at the state level to harmonize recommendations on policies and strategies related to Health systems and resolve issues or concerns and seek improved funding for new health sector.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Scope of Role

• To provide technical support and lead the implementation of nutrition and health component of the projects in line with organizational priorities.
• Guide in the promotion of early identification of SAM, and nutritionally at-risk mothers and infants, and establish referral linkages to ensure equitable access to quality health and nutrition services.
• To provide technical support to targeted health facilities on the provision of comprehensive primary health care services, ensuring compliance with national guild line/protocol and SCI clinical standard score card.
• Reports to: Nutrition Coordinator
• Staff reporting to this post: None

Key Areas of Accountabilities - Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

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

Ambition:

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

Collaboration:

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

Creativity:

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

Integrity:

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

Additional job responsibilities:

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

Equal Opportunities:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

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

Health and Safety:

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

Qualification and Experience

• Candidates should possess a Degree in Nursing, Medicine, or related field.
• Recommended a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a humanitarian and development environment, including significant field operations experience and experience working with MOH.
• Extensive knowledge of nutrition and health interventions.
• Extensive experience in in stakeholders’ management, participation in TWGs, and other coordination meetings.
• Significant knowledge of humanitarian and development systems, institutions and donors and best practices in emergency management
• Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English and at least one major Nigerian Language
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently, live and work in difficult physical conditions in an area of potential insecurity.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s Vision, Mission, Values and Practices

Skills:

• Demonstrable experience in data analytics.
• Experience in coordination of workshops and meetings.
• Good presentation and facilitation skills
• Proven conceptual skills and an ability to think and plan strategically.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to train and mentor staff.
• Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload.
• Excellent spoken and written English and local language
• Good computer skills (particularly Excel, Word, and databases).

Application Closing Date
13th April, 2025; 00:59

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