Project Officer Sr - Infrastructure at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Job Summary:

As a lead for the infrastructure component of the STaR Project in Nigeria, you will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting all Productive and Social Infrastructure component project activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s) advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that STaR project Nigeria applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
• Coordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilize local actors and promote project activities and impact.
• Supervise and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures. Ensure proper tracking of resource use for project activities through periodic budget reviews and follow-up with and assistance to implementing partner.
• Support and coordinate capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.
• Coordinate provision of any logistical and administrative support to staff and partners.
• Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements. Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices

Required Languages -  English and Hausa

Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 60 % to field locations in Adamawa state.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners
• Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
• Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: must be able to interact in a mature, professional, and friendly manner with local and international colleagues of differing religious and cultural backgrounds.
• Able to work independently, take initiative and be committed with few guidance in the implementation of received directions.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with partners, participatory action planning and community engagement.
• Staff supervision experience a plus.
• Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Familiarity with GIS and GPS technology and Knowledge of CommCare will be added advantages.
• Hands on experience in development construction designs/drawings, structural designs and bills of quantities. Also demonstrated experience using engineering design software for construction or water works (AutoCAD, EPANET, Autodesk Revit etc.)

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required. Degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture or Building or in the field of Construction management would be a plus.
• Minimum of 4 years of work experience in project support, ideally in the field of Construction /Infrastructure management and two years in experience in developing and implementing infrastructure or community infrastructure projects for development organizations/ an NGO.
• Additional experience may substitute for some education.
• Being registered with professional regulatory bodies or institutions in engineering, construction, or architecture (such as COREN, NSE, NIA, ARCON, COBON, etc.) is an advantage.