Job Vacancies at International Rescue Committee

Project Overview

• The Consortium Team Leader will oversee the “Integrated Emergency, Recovery and Resilience Response for Crisis- Affected Persons in MMC and Jere” project, funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), and implemented from March 2022 through February 2024 by a consortium led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in partnership with Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
• Through this project, the consortium aims to leverage the expertise of each partner to deliver an integrated emergency, recovery and resilience area-based response in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere local government areas (LGAs) in Borno State, Nigeria by providing integrated services to conflict affected persons across the following sectors: Health, Water, e (MPCA), Economic Recovery and Market Systems (ERMS), Protection and Shelter and SettSanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Nutrition, Food Assistance, Multi-purpose Cash Assistanc
• The consortium aims to meet the most immediate and lifesaving needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs), host communities and returnees in MMC and Jere, as well as addressing ongoing, protracted needs, and supporting early recovery through capacity-building, the strengthening of existing health systems and community-based structures, and increasing the ownership of lifesaving, life-sustaining, and life-building services by local authorities, service providers, and local communities to ensure sustainability.

Job Overview / Summary

• The Consortium Team Leader will provide overall leadership, management, and the strategic vision to the implementation for the “Integrated Emergency, Recovery and Resilience Response for Crisis-affected Persons in MMC and Jere LGAs, Borno State, Nigeria” project and ensure effective collaboration with all consortium members implementing the project over the 24 month project period, during all phases of the project, providing the necessary guidance and monitoring to guarantee that the implementation of the program is carried out in accordance with the agreed action plan and IRC and donor regulations.
• S/he will provide high quality coordination, analysis, and strategic directions to the implementation of the project to the Consortium Management Team, Steering Committee, Government Stakeholders, and other partners in ensuring the delivery of the project objectives, on time delivery and targets within budget and high-level accountability to beneficiaries. 
• The Consortium Team Leader will work closely with and under the supervision of the IRC Deputy Director of Programs (DDP), as well as in close coordination and collaboration with the Consortium Management Committee composed of heads of programs from IRC, NRC and DRC, IRC Country Director, IRC Deputy Director Field Management (DDFM), IRC Senior Program Coordinators, IRC MEAL Coordinator and IRC Senior Grants Coordinator.
• S/he will supervise key consortium program team members (as detailed further below) to ensure accountability for the project and donor rules and regulations. S/he will effectively manage project processes and systems according to IRC and donor standards in coordination with relevant teams and organizations. 

Major Responsibilities
Technical Quality Assurance and Strategic Oversight:

• Provide overall technical leadership, financial oversight, strategic vision of implementation and operational management of the program 
• Provide high quality leadership, coordination and strategic vision to the consortium, with hands on management ensuring program activities achieve the greatest coverage and impact possible, coordinated inputs and technical/managerial quality and programming that is data driven and adapts and changes with the context
• In coordination and collaboration with IRC MEAL Coordinator work with the consortium to develop and ensure a strong MEAL system in place for the consortium that adheres to program quality standards and procedures
• Ensure that through area-based approach there is optimal delivery of a comprehensive package of essential cross sectoral services to the targeted beneficiaries
• Lead the harmonization of approach by the consortium, e.g case management referrals, registration, modality selection, referrals, etc.
• Lead the strategic coordination with government services and systems
• Mobilize and ensure transparent and constructive communication with Consortium partners and IRC management in responding to donor requests
• Support the implementation of IRC’s Partnership (PEER) system across all areas of sub-award management of consortium partners. 

Program Management, Implementation Oversight and Compliance:

• Lead and ensure quality of Project Cycle Meetings throughout project period, including ensuring that opening, implementation, learning and close-out meetings are planned and conducted in a timely manner with full participation of the consortium and all relevant stakeholders/staff 
• Provide leadership to the consortium for timely and high-quality implementation of programs, and promote regular reviews of program progress - both internal and external - and budget spending (i.e., through tracking spending plans, BvA meetings, etc).
• Responsible for project management, oversees the implementation, follow up and effective monitoring of IRC and partners’ Program work, expenditure, M&E and procurement plans, organizing, among others, joint and regular monitoring and review meetings, assessing progress and proactively identifying challenges and solutions in order to attain program outcomes. 
• Monitors the use of the budget and ensure sound financial management and the use of funds;
• Actively contributes to the development and review of program approaches, making concrete recommendations for changes in partners' activities, approaches, and areas of action as appropriate. 
• Ensure that programs and partnerships are implemented in compliance with BHA regulations as well as IRC internal policies and procedures
• Work closely with the Grants Managers to ensure that the consortium partners understand key compliance for donors and IRC internal rules and regulations, and any red flags are addressed immediately 
• Conduct frequent field visits to all project sites for monitoring, quality control and program staff mentoring and coaching
• Ensure the production of clear and quality donor reports, both narrative and financial, by the consortium 

Promote Project Learning and Analysis:

• Create an environment of continued learning, encouraging innovation and auto-critical analysis, capitalizing on lessons learned to inform programmatic and strategic decisions and contributes to the knowledge base of the sectors covered by the program.   
• Work with the M&E team to build and foster a culture of learning and reflection that uses data to design and adapt programs.
• Coordinate with other BHA consortium in MMC/Jere for key assessments and learnings
• Take lead to ensure there is harmonization of surveys or assessment by the consortium with other BHA consortium partners in MMC/Jere especially for food assistance (FA) and multipurpose cash assistance (MPCA).
• Collaborate with other BHA consortium in MMC/Jere for key learnings and best practices within the consortium and other donor consortiums

Coordination & Representation:

• Lead the consortium in developing public messaging and profile of the project
• Represent the consortium in external relationships with the donor, various relevant government line ministries, technical agencies and organizations and; key events relating to the project
• In coordination with the Consortium Management Committee and DDFM, assist in organizing donor visits by supporting staff in the smooth design and running of field visits

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:

• Hire, supervise, and build the capacity of team members in relevant technical and management competencies.
• Develop and implement management capacity building approaches and plans to strengths of the consortium 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.
• Demonstrated experience in supervision both international and national staff and 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.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to:  Deputy Director of Programs
• Indirect/Technical Reporting: Consortium Program Management Committee, Consortium Steering Committee and Country Director. 
• Position directly Supervises: Consortium Senior M&E Manager, Consortium Finance Coordinator and Consortium Grants Manager

Key Internal Contacts: 

• Country Program:  SMT, Senior Program Coordinators, Senior Grants Coordinator, MEAL Coordinator, Compliance Coordinator, Program and Technical Coordinators etc.
• Key External Contacts:  Government stakeholder, Technical Line Ministries and Relevant Sectors

Job Requirements
Education: 

• Master or equivalent experience in Development Studies, International Relations, Humanitarian Assistance, Political Sciences, Social Administration, or other relevant degrees etc.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive senior management experience in managing integrated, multisectoral programs in humanitarian and development program 
• Demonstrated and strong experience managing a consortium of international NGOs as Team Leader or Project Director level
• Demonstrated experience in Area Based Approach to programming
• Experience in managing USAID funded program is strongly preferred
• Should possess minimum 7 years of international assignments experiences in humanitarian and development work
• National candidates are also encouraged to apply and should have minimum of 10 years of experience in senior management role
• Demonstrated experience and ability to build and maintain relationships with governments, technical line ministries, donors, other donor-funded projects and stakeholders, local organizations, private sectors and partners
• Experience working in Sub Saharan Africa especially in West Africa

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Provide high quality leadership and strategic vision to the consortium, with hands on management ensuring program activities achieve the greatest coverage and impact possible, coordinated inputs and technical/managerial quality and programming that is data driven and adapts and changes with the context
• Demonstrated experience in program management, project design and use of project design tools 

Demonstrated Managerial / Leadership Competencies:

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills with evidence of ability to build and maintain good relationship with people in wide range and levels of organizations (consortiums, government, private sector, NGOs etc).
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures and work independently and cooperatively with team members
• Ability to handle a large and dynamic workload, work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Delivers quality results for clients, partners and colleagues

Languages:

• Fluency in English (spoken and written)

Computer / Other Tech Requirements: 

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

Ability to Travel:

• At minimal

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Job Overview

• The Procurement intern is a Key position within Supply Chain and carries responsible for the IRC Integrity system. Supply Chain must be able to rapidly procure Program supplies, services, and equipment, whilst ensuring best practices and maintaining audit-compliant records.
• The Procurement intern must ensure that all purchases of goods and services are done transparently, at the best available price, and in compliance with IRC and donor procurement policy and procedures.

Key Responsibilities
Support to Bama Base Office:

The Procurement Intern is responsible for working closely with Base officer, Procurement Officers, Senior Procurement Manager, internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective support is provided on all required aspect of making sure the system is operational and preparation to support program implementation. This includes:

• Uploading of scanned documents   
• Collecting, organizing, and analyzing data on the Item forecast list
• Raise Purchase Requisition as required as per the Item forecast need
• Archiving of Procurement files online
• Follow up internally between Supply Chain and Finance on status of vendors payments
• Processing approved Purchase request through the procurement software (Integra) and ensuring data accuracy.
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

Procurement:
Responsible for implementing procurement strategies and ensures all program procurement needs are met on time in accordance with Global Supply Chain and donors’ standards. This includes:

• Support in development of procurement specifications of new items
• Request for quotations / proposals when required.
• Support and participate in open tender meetings & evaluations when required.
• Demonstrate value for money in procurement.
• Conduct market survey in every two (2) months.

Supplier Management:
Responsible for managing supplier’s performance to ensure that there is precise record keeping as provided by GSC. This includes:

• Maintain suppliers file and documentation
• Documents supplier performance
• Maintain supplier performance score cards
• Source for new vendors on different categories of goods and services.

Compliance and Ethics:
Assist in implementing donor rules & regulations for all procurements (including any specific departmental procurement task assigned), Identifying and analyzing compliance risk in procurement processes through:

• Implementing due diligence for suppliers, this includes conducting reference checks, supplier visits etc.
• Provide consistent and constructive support to other departments to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Identifying and reporting procurement red flags.

Reporting:
The Procurement Assistant (Intern) is responsible for preparing and submitting accurate:

• Weekly Purchase Requisition tracker (Of Bama base office) done manually after following up with pending deliveries for goods and services every Friday of the week
• Updated list of items not on the MPA on monthly basis.

Key Working Relationships

• Internal: Regular relationships with program staff, Operations and country Supply Chain staff at all levels
• External: Vendors and Services providers.

Qualifications

• Good collaborator and influencer with effective interpersonal and analytical skills who can work seamlessly across cultures, organizational units and suppliers.
• Excellent skills in conducting market analysis and sourcing strategies.
• Able to work effectively in a highly matrixed structure
• Good mathematical skills.
• Competent in spoken and written English
• Competent use of Computer, especially spreadsheets.

Note

• IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of 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.
• ONLY Indigenes of MMC/Jere and Bama will be considered.

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Job Overview / Summary

• The Compliance Manager will support the Compliance Coordinator to oversee ethics and compliance related functions across the country program. The core purpose of the role is:
• To build a safe and compliant working environment within IRC, through proactive prevention initiatives to reduce wrongdoing and timely, coordinated action where behavior is suspected to be inconsistent with IRC values and policies.

Major Responsibilities

• Prevention: Create a safe and compliant environment
• Provide oversight to all country field office locations (operations and programs) to ensure compliance with internal IRC policies and procedures, applicable Nigerian laws and donor regulations.
• Conduct regular spot-checks and compliance assessments; document findings and propose solutions and mitigating measures
• Support in the investigation of allegations of suspected fraud and misconduct
• Contribute to supporting partner compliance including their selection, agreements, reviewing supporting documentation, trainings and ad hoc compliance support as needed
• Support donor and internal audits and provide follow-up support on the timely implementation of audit findings and action plans in conjunction with key country program staff
• Participate in grant start up and close out meetings
• Instill a strong culture of ethics and compliance by providing on-going training, capacity building and advice to staff and partners as needed
• Support records management and archiving processes to assist with the proper filing of documentation
• Support on special projects and other tasks as assigned by your line manager.

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to: Compliance Coordinator
• Position directly supervises: none
• Internal: All sectors and departments

Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Audit, Finance or other relevant subject area.

Work Experience:

• 5 - 7 years’ experience working in finance/audit/compliance related function. Experience in the NGO/humanitarian sector is desirable

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Previous experience in conducting training/capacity building
• Knowledge of institutional donors would be an asset
• Good communication and report writing skills are essential
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with team members
• Ability to handle sensitive situations diplomatically and in a confidential manner
• Commitment to upholding and modeling IRC’s core values (the IRC Way), demonstrating high standards of ethics and integrity
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with local and remote team members at multiple levels in the organization. Experience in working collaboratively and/or advocating with other sectors and teams.
• Ability to travel to other IRC field sites and field project sites to promote ethics and compliance awareness
• Computer skills are required – MS Office package and Internet
• Self-motivated, highly responsible, punctual, flexible, culturally sensitive. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Working Environment

• The situation in northeast Nigeria continues to be volatile and the security phase is orange or red depending on location. While this position will be based in Maiduguri, this is a roving position covering all IRC field offices. Expected travel to field sites is 30-40%. This is a national position.

Standards for Professional Conduct

• The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional 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, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

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Project Overview

• The MMC/Jere consortium is a consortium led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in partnership with Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), funded by Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), USAID  that aims to leverage the expertise of each partner to deliver an Integrated Emergency, Recovery and Resilience  Area-Based Response in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere LGAs, Borno State, Nigeria by providing integrated services to conflict affected persons across the following sectors: Health, WASH, Nutrition, Food Assistance, Multi-purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA), Economic Recovery and Market Systems (ERMS), Protection and Shelter and Settlements.
• The consortium aims to meet the most immediate and lifesaving needs of IDPs, host communities and returnees in MMC and Jere, as well as addressing ongoing, protracted needs, and supporting early recovery through capacity-building, the strengthening of existing health systems and community-based structures, and increasing the ownership of lifesaving, life-sustaining, and life-building services by local authorities, service providers, and local communities to ensure sustainability.

Job Overview / Summary

• The consortium Senior MEAL Manager will be responsible for M&E systems development and implementation for the IRC led BHA MMC/Jere Consortium, ensuring consistent use of M&E approaches, data management, client responsiveness, data quality and facilitate learning across teams and consortium partners.
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring overall coherence of monitoring and reporting tools, and coordination of data compilation from all consortium members.
• He/she will have a strong working relationship with the IRC MEAL team as well as the consortium team for additional technical support.
• The role requires extensive MEAL experience and good understanding of organizational M&E approaches and understanding of working in a consortium led project.
• The post holder will be expected to provide technical support in data gathering, aggregation, M&E tool development, support electronic data platforms, databases and select technologies to capture and organize data in a usable format. 
• He/she will work collaboratively with consortium teams, MEAL/Consortium coordinators in partner organizations and support M&E officers at the field level.
• He/she will be expected to communicate courteously on consortium performance and maintain positive relationships with program and support teams.
• As a member of the Consortium Management Unit, the consortium senior MEAL Manager will be responsible for ensuring MEAL Working Group meetings take place with partners, harmonizing of MEAL systems and tools and will provide targeted support and capacity building as required.

Major Responsibilities
Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy:

• Take lead role to set up a robust and well functional monitoring and evaluation system, SOPs, tools and guidelines including beneficiary counting system at BHA consortium level in line with approved project proposal.
• Provide overall direction to the management of a robust, sustainable, and effective MEAL system across all sectors of interventions. Analysis of these changes will be shared extensively with all consortium partners and stakeholders to facilitate actions
• Overall, support the project cycle management from the consortium MEAL department
• Ensure the consortium project has innovative and technology driven MEAL systems and tools
• Ensure detailed ad feasible consortium project monitoring plans are in place which: (i) provide an indicator matrix (ii) consider ethical and safe collection and storage of data (iii) consider data quality audits (iv) consider mid/end project learning reviews
• Provide strategic and technical support to both program and MEAL staff of consortium partners in the collection, entry, sharing, verification, analysis and use of data and share with all partners as appropriate.
• Develop and roll out robust client responsiveness and feedback systems, community engagement throughout the project, in consultation with the consortium MEAL working group
• Lead on planning and managing internal or external baseline, midterm and end line study, research undertaken by the consortium members, including lessons learnt process and documentation
• Assist consortium technical lead to make timely decisions to adjust project design based on the MEAL data and project proposal amendment as necessary
• Assist consortium coordinator in producing high quality reports such as but not limited to monthly/quarterly progress reports for internal consumption and government authorities, donor reports as per contractual obligations and other ad-hoc reports asked by consortium steering committee and/or IRC management
• Promote cross learning and sharing across all consortium partners

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 the consortium 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.

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to: Consortium Team Leader
• Indirect/Technical Reporting: MEAL Coordinator
• Position directly Supervises: N/A

Key Internal Contacts:

• Country Program:  MEAL Coordinator and Consortium Partners (NRC & DRC) MEAL Lead
• Region/Global: Regional Measurement for Action Coordinator – West Africa

Qualifications

• Master's Degree (Statistics, Social Science, Public Health, Development Economics, or related discipline).
• First Degree with demonstrated experience of 5 to 10 years in MEAL is accepted

Work Experience:

• Excellent database, data management and data analysis skills with experience in using at least two software applications such as Microsoft excel, SPSS, STATA

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Experience with electronic/mobile data collection (kobo collect, survey CTO, Commcare) and GIS mapping
• Proven technical skills in monitoring and evaluation, including experience with multi sectoral and multi donor funded programs and experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis
• Proven abilities to develop monitoring plans, data collection, information management, use of databases and analysis and performance monitoring
• Strong analytical, qualitative and quantitative research skills
• Ability to take initiative and independently respond to situations
• Experience in consortium MEAL work will be an added advantage
• Ability to communicate effectively with managers, colleagues, partners and clients
• Strong commitment to IRCs mission, purpose and values

Languages: 

• Fluency in English (verbal and written) 
• Knowledge of Hausa (verbal and written) is an advantage

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.).

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Job Overview

• The IRC is currently implementing a 36 months ECHO-funded regional Programme titled ‘Protective and adaptive Education Approaches for Children in Emergencies (PEACE)’ in Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon between 2020 and 2023.
• In Nigeria, PEACE takes an integrated and adaptive approach to education and child protection, to support more than 81,000 school-aged boys and girls most affected by crisis across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States (BAY)  to access and learn in safe educational environments.
• The Education Officer will be responsible for the overall management of education activities in the respective LGAs of  Damaturu and Gujba.
• S/he will be responsible for providing technical leadership for all the education activities, including leading and coordinating the non-formal education program and systems support activities at the national and state level. The position reports to the Senior Education Officer.  

Major Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation of all PEACE project activities in one of the assigned LGAs of Damaturu/Gujba.
• Work in collaboration with the Child Protection team in the implementation of the project activities, ensuring integration of CP and education in the project.    
• Oversee training, coaching and on-going support for teachers, tutors and learning facilitators in order to improve instructional practices in literacy, numeracy and social and emotional skills.
• Ensure technical coordination of state-level activities related to teacher education and curriculum development, and obtain support from directorates and local government authorities as needed
• Oversee the selection of learning facilitators (teachers) and tutors for the intervention and contribute to tools for selection such as assessment tools.  
• Oversee the initial training of learning facilitators, as well as their continuous professional development.  
• Monitor progress towards the objectives and intended outputs pertaining to teacher education using routine data, spot checks, observation, and other methodologies. 
• Provide regular written and verbal reports on education activities to supervisor.
• Promote the quality of non-formal education activities by setting up quality assurance mechanisms and checks in collaboration with other staff. 

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Senior Education Officer in the state
• Position directly supervises: Learning Facilitators Team Leads and Tutors
• Indirect Reporting: Senior Education Manager.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Education, Social Sciences, or any other relevant field
• At least three years of relevant professional experience with an international or civil society organization, including direct implementation of education programming
• At least five years of experience related to teacher professional development. 
• Experience working with displaced or otherwise marginalized communities required
• Strong verbal communication skills and effective in representation and liaison with external actors
• Excellent spoken and technical writing ability in English, including report writing and Hausa language proficiency desirable.
• Good computer skills in programs including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Good leadership skills
• Good administrative skills
• Ability to work under pressure in challenging working and living conditions
• Willingness to travel extensively in northeast Nigeria, including to remote and/or insecure locations.

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.

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.

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Job Overview / Summary:

• The Safeguarding Manager (SfG Manager) will be responsible for implementation of IRC’s safeguarding strategy and activities across the country program. 

Major Responsibilities

• Lead and monitor the implementation of IRC Safeguarding SoP for the country program and its partners after establishing strong working relation with IRC’s regional office safeguarding Units and IRC Nigeria country leadership.
• Work with the country leadership to develop Safeguarding Action Plans, including developing and adapting proven and innovative approaches for promoting and building an inclusive and equal office culture and environment.
• Improve the effectiveness of exploitation and abuse deterrence, prevention, detection and response in the country program
• Support country management teams to mitigate safeguarding risks in program activities and ensure mitigation measures identified in country risk registers are addressed in a timely manner
• Oversee implementation of Safeguarding Action Plans and ensure that planned activities are delivered on time and within scope and meet technical standards.
• In collaboration with key country and human resources staff, review, modify, design and support implementation of key processes, practices and tools to help guide more gender equitable HR policies and practices. 
• Provide orientation and on-job training to IRC staff on safeguarding across all field offices. Support contextual adaptation, design and roll-out of information, education, and communication (IEC) materials on safeguarding for the country program, including delivery of trainings on different aspects.
• Provide professional advice to sector leads and SMT on safeguarding and support accordingly where there is need
• Work with program leads to build their understanding and ability to apply sector specific approaches to deliver more safe programming by conducting analysis of program activities.
• Support efforts to build capacity of implementing partners to deliver safe programs. As requested, provide technical support and guidance to partners, in accordance with partnership agreements and in coordination with the Partnerships department. Adapt and facilitate trainings for partners on Safeguarding.
• Monitor program implementation through field visits, focus group discussions and key informant interviews with staff and beneficiaries. Produce reports to demonstrate impact, progress against action plans and inform ongoing and future program design.
• In collaboration with relevant technical and M&E staff, review and support enhancement of country program and partner complaints response mechanisms and safeguarding mechanisms for clients and facilitate awareness raising of these mechanisms
• Ensure representation in country forums, conferences and clusters focusing on safeguarding. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders - including community leaders, international and local NGOs, UN agencies, community-based organisations and other IRC sectors to enhance multi-agency and multi-sectoral cooperation and coordination.
• Train and support country program safeguarding focal points in developing training awareness raising and other safeguarding best practices.
• Provide inputs for proposals and reports and plan and manage Safeguarding budget and spending.
• With oversight from the Compliance Coordinator and ECU, support IRC’s Safeguarding Team by addressing relevant safeguarding concerns raised by staff, clients, beneficiaries, and/or external parties and supporting investigations as needed while also taking into considerations the potential risks to personal safety for those involved
• Ensure safeguarding investigation protocols are performed to the highest standards and consistency checked for their relevance and standards
• Build trust with staff and survivors of sexual exploitation and abuse so that they feel empowered to report
• Understand the different legal contexts and risks and implement safeguarding best practices which is legally compliant to the laws of Nigeria
• Work with the Safeguarding focal points of each field site to ensure Safeguarding orientation is provided for Incentive, enumerators and field support teams before they commence work with the sectors
• Support in translating safeguarding materials to local languages with support from relevant M&E or Program staff
• Contribute to IRC Nigeria country risks management processes and follow all safeguarding processes and procedures

Key Working Relationships:

• Direct Reporting: Country Director
• Partnership and Consultation: HR, Programs, Safety and Security, Sectoral, Compliance and other Technical Coordinators
• External:  IRC Organizational Partners, and Protection Cluster Groups

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Law, Psychology, Health, Social Work, Humanities or other related discipline.
• 4 years professional experience in gender programs and/or Protection and/or safeguarding and/or HR.
• Background or extensive understanding of humanitarian aid sector. Familiarity with the safe programing and safeguarding standards and principles, international protection frameworks and mechanisms on safeguarding.
• At least one year experience of supervising a team providing direct services to survivors of violence and/or working at the community level.
• Demonstrated experience/understanding of organizational and/or HR policies and practices.
• Demonstrated understanding of the concepts of confidentiality and survivor centered approach.
• Demonstrated understanding of feedback mechanisms, safeguarding, protection and similar matters.
• Good communication and report writing skills is essential.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating trainings and workshops. Good team building skills and knowledge of participatory approaches.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with local and remote team members at multiple levels in the organization. Experience in working collaboratively and/or advocating with other sectors and teams.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive situations diplomatically and in a confidential manner.
• Commitment to upholding nd modelling IRC’s core values (IRC Way), demonstrating high standards of ethics and integrity
• Ability to travel to other IRC field sites and province field project sites to promote safeguarding awareness through trainings and orientations.
• Computer skills are required – MS Office package and Internet.
• Self-motivated, highly responsible, punctual, flexible, culturally sensitive. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

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Scope of work

• The Nutrition Coordinator will work closely and under the supervision of the Senior Program Coordinator (SPC) to design and deliver high quality, innovative programs in Nigeria.
• The nutrition coordinator has a particular focus on driving strategy implementation, leading the nutrition team  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 Nutrition Coordinator will provide a focus on country SAP priority outcomes and client responsiveness, and will represent IRC programs to major stakeholders, relevant government authorities and other program partners.
• S/he will ensure that the Nutrition program will be implemented in accordance with international protocols, guidelines, and best practices.

Responsibilities
Program quality and development:

• The Nutrition Coordinator will be responsible for overall leadership, implementation, and oversight of nutrition program.
• Provide leadership in the development of a coherent strategy for the implementation of innovative and quality nutrition programming informed by the Nigeria context in line with the Nigeria Country SAP strategy.
• Develop strategic frameworks that demonstrate and promote nutrition sensitivity of other sector approaches in both humanitarian and transitional programming in Nigeria.
• Develop and lead in implementing a nutrition capacity building plan for the Nigeria country team, MoH, volunteers, partners etc. including performance planning, on-job training, and coaching.
• Lead the development and use of nutrition intervention implementation frameworks and Standard Operating Procedures including selection of appropriate modalities, service providers, data collection, targeting criteria, beneficiary selection, activity and product quality assurance and monitoring and evaluation ensuring use and compliance with International Rescue Committee standards, international best practices and Ministry of Health and WHO/UNICEF.
• Provide technical and operational guidance for quality and timely implementation of Nutrition interventions against set program objectives, targets, and work plans.
• Coordinate resources and team skills effectively to ensure quality and harmonized implementation of nutrition activities
• Lead in designing and refining the nutrition delivery approaches most appropriate to the Nigeria context and sector standards.
• Coordinate with and support other technical advisors for the inclusion of nutrition-sensitive interventions to address needs across sectors including health, cash, food security and WASH.
• Conduct regular field visits to support and mentor nutrition teams and activities
• Support HR and Nutrition Managers in the recruitment and capacity building of nutrition staffs.
• Contribute to the retention and growth of existing nutrition programming for IRC-Nigeria country program
• Actively design and draft nutrition programme concepts, proposals, and budgets.
• Coordinate the Timely preparation of quality nutrition intervention reports.
• Work collaboratively with MEAL and grants team in the preparation of requisite internal and external donor reports.
• Facilitate systematic/correct supplies requests, distribution plans, consumption reporting from the nutrition programme to the logistics department
• Conduct/Lead/Manage/Oversee nutritional assessment planning, implementation, analysis, interpretation, and reporting, as required.
• Facilitate the development and scheduling of outreach and community activities
• Managing nutrition portfolio and budgets, and ensuring spending, PIM within timelines.

Program Implementation:

• Provide leadership to Nutrition staffs 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.
• Provide leadership for Nutrition managers in the timely and high-quality implementation of nutrition programming 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, with other technical coordinators for cross-cutting themes work together effectively according to program work plans.
• Conduct frequent field visits to all nutrition 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.
• Ensure program design and implementation is in line with Nigeria SAP strategy and country’s commitments.

HR and Staff Management:

• Help to drive a culture of ambitious, responsible, and committed leadership amongst nutrition staffs.
• Enhance the performance management for nutrition staffs both direct and indirect line management
• Support nutrition program staff through close attention to staff care, mentoring, and development.
• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
• Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem solving options, and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.

Representation and Advocacy:

• In coordination with the other technical leads 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 SPC and other technical leads assist in organizing donor visits by supporting staff in the smooth design and running of field visits.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position reports to: Senior  Program Coordinator-Health
• Position directly supervises: Senior Nutrition Managers and Managers.
• Other internal contacts: Health coordinator, WASH Coordinator, Technical coordinators for (Safety, Education and ERD), SMT, M&E, Grants, Consortium Coordinators, Finance, HR, Supply Chain, Safety and Security, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Field Coordinators and Base Managers.

Job Requirements
Essential:

• Master’s Degree preferably in Health, Nutrition, with extensive experience in Nutrition programming. 
• Experience managing programs 5-10 years continuous experience with technical design and implementation of nutrition programming, 2 years must be in a humanitarian response in a complex context with international NGOs.
• Should possess minimum 5 years of international assignments experiences in humanitarian and development work and designing projects in complex emergencies.
• 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 strong commitment to staff capacity development; Demonstrated qualities of leadership, sensitivity to cultural settings, communication skills, commitment, and sound judgment
• Commitment to women’s rights and IRC’s vision, mission, and values, including sensitivity to cultural settings
• At least 5 years continuous experience with technical design and implementation of nutrition programming, 2 years must be in a humanitarian response in a complex context with international NGOs
• Proven technical competence in CMAM, MAMI, IYCF-E and Surge approaches in complex humanitarian emergencies
• Demonstrated theoretical knowledge and applied experience using integrated approaches and systems thinking.
• Demonstrated experience of capacity strengthening for improved nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programming.
• Experience with use of relevant sector assessment tools (e.g., SMART, SQUEAC, rapid needs assessments - including IYCF-E -, KAP and Barrier Analysis)
• Experience in negotiating and establishing partnerships for implementing nutrition interventions.
• Demonstrated competence in finding solutions to complex problems and delivering results Strong influencing and representation skills with multiple stakeholders
• Strong program/technical and budget management skills, planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with external parties.
• Aptitude to adapt to a different context regarding security, culture, climate, or health issue, demonstrated by experience outside of country of origin
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines, and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Fluency in English required. Hausa and Kanuri are an asset.
• Female candidates with local understanding of the context and culture are highly encouraged to apply
• Willingness to travel in the field at least 50% of your time.

Desirable:

• Experience of CMAM surge programming.

Specific Security Situation / Housing

• The Nutrition Coordinator will be based in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria with travel throughout the sites where IRC has a presence.
• The security situation in North-East 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, and the Senior Program Coordinator will live in shared housing.