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About DRIVE
The Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery in Vulnerable Environments (DRIVE) project is a two-year integrated multi-sectoral intervention funded under USAID/BHA starting in October 2024. Building on the experience and achievements of the Transitioning Households to Recovery from Vulnerability (THRIVE) project, DRIVE will provide a coordinated package of life-sustaining and life-building early recovery interventions to vulnerable but productive households in targeted communities of MMC/Jere. Working in partnership with the Justice, Development and Peace Commission( JDPC), DRIVE will target 22,000 households, both settled internally displaced people (IDP) and host community members. DRIVE will coordinate with and build the capacity of the Borno State Government ( BSG) to operationalize integrated early recovery interventions and strengthen community leadership in DRR, recovery and social cohesion.
Job Summary
Under the direction of the PMI DRR, you will support the implementation of DRR activities and provide technical capacity building and supervision to the JDPC DRR team. You will work collaboratively as a team member with the other DRIVE sector leads, especially the SPOs Social Cohesion and Government Liaison to equip communities with skills to prepare for and manage disasters in their communities. You will guide the JDPC DRR team to support communities to self-organize and identify hazards. Using a participatory process, you will support JDPC to facilitate community managed disaster plans (CMDP) for each target community that prioritize actions for risk reduction. In collaboration with the Social Cohesion team, you will engage targeted participants in social cohesion capacity building. Under the leadership of the PM I DRR, will work with the JDPC team to plan, sequence, and layer all sector interventions to achieve optimal integration and impact for the poor and vulnerable. In collaboration with the SPO Governance you will facilitate JDPC DRR team to orient, engage and collaborate with state government stakeholders in BOSEPA, LEMA, SEMA to support DRIVE’s community DRR planning and implementation. You will also provide support to JDPC on planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, program quality and reporting for DRR activities on DRIVE. Your management and facilitation skills and knowledge will ensure that DRIVE delivers high-quality, cost effective and locally appropriate programming, and continuously works towards improving the impact of its interventions.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
Required Languages – English and Hausa are essential. Knowledge of one or more of the languages spoken in Maiduguri, such as Kanuri or Shuwa Arabic is an advantage
Travel - The post is based in Maiduguri and includes 40% travel to field locations in MMC/Jere.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: PM IDRR, SPO MEALr, SPO Government Liaison, SPO Social cohesion, other DRIVE sector leads, Senior Admin and Security Officer staff in Maiduguri
External – Sector coordination forums, JDPC DRR team, BOSEPA, SEME, LEMA.
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