Jobs at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Job Overview/Summary

• The EH Officer-Hygiene Promotion will be responsible for day-to-day management of EH Hygiene Promotion activities and staff involved in direct implementation of IRC’s EH Emergency Response Project Strategy.
• S/he is overall responsible for ensuring that approved technical approaches to hygiene promotion are adhered to, maintaining program quality and that all hygiene objectives are met on time and within the budget. When requested, s/he will undertake capacity building of team members.

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all hygiene promotion activities are in line with project strategy and design. 
• Maintain close working relationship and integration and collaboration with other sectors Health, Nutrition, Protection, Gender, Child protection, Women Protection and Empowerment (WPE) and Economic Recovery and Development (ERD).
• Ensure that the hygiene promotion activities are implemented in a timely and professional manner (as per SPHERE and IRC standards) and in line with beneficiary needs.

Technical Quality

• If requested, participate in any inter sectorial assessment process, including analysis and planning.
• Directly manage the day-to-day hygiene promotion activities in the field
• Ensure that hygiene promotion activities meet stated objectives within the timeframe.
• Ensure program activities foster accountability to beneficiaries, gender and protection sensitivity and inclusion are adequately addressed in programming.
• Propose technical designs and methodologies for all hygiene promotion hygiene activities.
• Provide technical support and training for hygiene promoters and community volunteers.
• Provide regular reports, document results, and maintain detailed records.

Staff Supervision & Development

• The post holder will directly manage the EH Hygiene Promoters and community mobilizers/volunteers.
• Support the EH Manager with assessing staffing requirements against the size and scale of the emergency.
• Participate in recruitment of staff in the approved EH organogram.
• 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.
• Take responsibility for discussing job expectations, performance, and objectives on an informal, quarterly basis with designated staff.
• Responsible for EH Assistant-Hygiene promotion and community hygiene promoters’ timesheets, work plans, vacation schedules, and staff training/development activities.
• Ensure that the EH Assistant-Hygiene promotion collects community hygiene promoters’ timesheets, vacations, and progress with work plans.
• Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures

Monitoring

• Responsible for ensuring that monitoring and data collection of all hygiene promotion indicators are in line with the approved monitoring framework, using all the correct monitoring tools and at the frequency prescribed.
• If requested, participate in monitoring data analysis.

Other duties

• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to the EH Coordinator, and when liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Logistics, Finance, and Reporting

• Ensure water sanitation and hygiene promotional activities are facilitated in accordance with IRC logistics policy and in a timely manner to ensure the successful implementation of programs.
• Ensure all relevant financial documentation is completed accurately as required by IRC finance policy.
• Prepare and submit required reports in a timely manner and incorporate manager feedback.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: EH/WASH Manager

Position directly supervises: EH/WASH Hygiene Promotion Assistant

Indirect/Technical Reporting: Consortium management team, Senior EH/WASH Manager, EH coordinator

Qualifications

Position Reports to: EH/WASH Manager

Position directly supervises: EH/WASH Hygiene Promotion Assistant

Indirect/Technical Reporting: Consortium management team, Senior EH/WASH Manager, EH coordinator

Job Requirements:

• Diploma/Degree in Environmental Sciences, Social Work, Nursing, Public Health etc; - relevant experience will supersede the formal qualification.
• Up to 3 years’ experience in hygiene promotion programs with INGOs;
• Excellent understanding of EH issues in emergency situations and knowledge of emergency standards (Sphere)
• Strong management and communication skills.
• Ability to live and work in stressful and insecure environment.
• Able to manage multiple tasks.
• Knowledge and/or experience in conflict management, protection, or other related field;
• Able to work under pressure and good at timely decision making.
• Fluency in English and Hausa language preferred.
• Knowledge of the local languages-Hausa
• Excellent professional approach and strong team building skills.
• Competent user of MS Applications: Word, Excel

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Job Overview/Summary:

• The EH Water and Sanitation Assistant will report to the EH Officer – Water and Sanitation and will be primarily responsible for supervising all water and sanitation infrastructure works as directed by the EH Officer - Water and Sanitation.
• The main objective of this position is to support the EH Officer-Water and Sanitation in supervision and direct management of safe water and sanitation provision activities.  This will include field supervision of all construction and maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure. 

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensure water and sanitation infrastructure activities are implemented in a timely and professional manner while considering beneficiary needs as per the SPHERE standards.
• Conduct rapid and detailed assessments aimed at establishing knowledge, awareness, and practices of the target community with regards to sanitation and water infrastructure facilities.
• Assist the EH Infrastructure Officer in the design and implementation of the Water and sanitation infrastructure MEAL Plan.
• Maintain close work relation and collaboration with other IRC sectors and in particular Health, Nutrition, Protection, Gender, Child protection, Women Protection and Empowerment (WPE), and Economic Recovery and Development (ERD).

Grant Planning & Implementation

• Directly implements the construction of water supply infrastructures including but not limited to drilling of shallow and deep boreholes, installation of hand pumps, installation of solar submersible pumps, construction of elevated water storage tanks, trenching and piping for water supply reticulation systems, construction of well aprons and communal tap stands with appropriate drainage.
• Directly implements the construction and installation of sanitation facilities including but not limited to Communal latrines, household latrines, Solid waste pits/bins, Hand washing stations, Drainage, Menstrual Hygiene Management facilities and bathing shelters.
• Identify and train Water Point attendants and Pump Technicians and motorized/solar systems Operators within WASH committees.
• Train and supervise skilled and unskilled daily workers during the installation and maintenance of WATSAN facilities.
• Coordinate closely with the EH Officer (Water and Sanitation) and EH Officer (Hygiene Promotion) on water quantity, location of water sources/communal taps while considering beneficiary proposals and needs.
• If required, supervise water trucking deliveries, water chlorination and water quality monitoring.
• Provide weekly reports of progress on the construction of water and sanitation facilities to EH Officer-Water and Sanitation.
• Provide regular water quality monitoring reports to EH Officer (Water and Sanitation).
• Seek guidance and approval from EH Officer – Water and Sanitation on any changes to approved designs for water supply including water trucking concerns.
• Maintain comprehensive control systems on materials and tools used including notes on quality of materials.
• Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.

Grant Monitoring & Reporting

• Daily volume of water supplied/delivered to location(s) including volumes and times of availability.
• Maintain records of number and location of all water collection points
• Maintain records of water quality monitoring.
• Routine O&M of water distribution system (s) and sanitation facilities including drainage around all water points and sanitation facilities.

Coordination & Representation

• Work closely and coordinate with IRC logistics, finance, and grant staff to ensure timely and complaint program activities and expenditures, including active participation in grant opening/closing and review meetings.
• Undertake/participate in liaison, coordination, and information sharing activities with national NGOs, international organizations, donors, and government at field level.

Program Development

• Assist the EH Officer – Water and Sanitation to identify, train and provide daily support to skilled and unskilled workers working in Water and Sanitation initial installations, operation, and maintenance activities.
• Supervise skilled and unskilled daily workers.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable work teams to successfully complete their tasks on time and within budget.
• Responsible for skilled and unskilled daily workers’ reports, timesheets, and work plans.

Other

• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaise with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: EH/WASH Infrastructure Officer

Position directly supervises: WASH Com

Indirect Reporting: EH/WASH Manager, Consortium Management Team

Qualifications

• B. Sc. /High National Diploma in Civil, Water Resources, Building or Mechanical Engineering, Hydrogeology with hand on experience in developing and adopting emergency WASH technologies and designs experience in implementation of water and sanitation projects - relevant experience will supersede the formal qualification.
• At least 1-3 years professional experience with NGOs (INGO experience preferred)
• Competent communication skills, effective in representation and liaison
• Working knowledge of SPHERE standards
• Sound knowledge of English language
• Competent user of MS Applications: Word, Excel; Auto CAD or similar
• Knowledge of the Local language-Hausa
• Fluency in English and Hausa language preferred. 

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Job Overview/Summary

• The Consortium Finance Manager is a key position for the BHA Northwest consortium which provides support to IRC programs implemented through consortium. The position is primarily responsible for providing oversight and day-to-day financial management of the IRC led consortium, in very close coordination and cooperation with the IRC Nigeria Finance Team.
• The position will be responsible for capacity building of consortium members, to build their financial management and administrative capacity. Consortium Finance Manager will work in close collaboration with staff in the Program teams, BHA Northwest Consortium team and Finance teams.
• The Consortium Finance Manager will provide support to the BHA Northwest Consortium team to review partners budgets at the proposal stage, participate in pre-award vetting processes, document all financial matters related to sub-awardees’ finances to assure audit readiness at all times, and manage sub-awardee finances documents/reports including budget review, financial report review, providing guidance and training related to finance to sub-awardees in order to strengthen their capacity.
• The Consortium Finance Manager acts as the focal point for financial and compliance aspects of the BHA Northwest Consortium for sub-awardees, including ensuring high-quality financial monitoring of sub-awardees. 

Major Responsibilities

Financial Management

• Participate in partner’s proposal review and modification process focusing on sub-awardee budget.
• Verifies partners’ financial reports and supporting documentation, making sure that expenses are reasonable, allowable, and allocable to the approved budget and comply with donor’s regulations. 
• Communicate findings to partners and ensuring timely follow-up to provide solutions and documenting the findings.  Reviews must be based on partner risk and sampling or review of full documentation, as required.
• Ensure proactive communication with sub-awardees about the submission of their financial reports according to terms of their sub-awards. 
• Ensure tracking of sub-awardee submission of financial reports, communicating delays to the Consortium Lead Manager
• Review and validate spending plans from partners against reported expenditures, following-up with sub-awardees as needed.  
• Submit summary of reported expenditures and spending plans to Consortium Lead Manager and Assistant Finance Controller and Deputy Director Finance, outlining follow-up steps.
• Making sure that the sub-awardee financial reports are approved (signed) by the appropriate authority within IRC, preparing the Journal Voucher, fully coded and submitting to the Abuja finance team in hard and soft copy for posting into the SUN system.  
• Respond to questions that arise from the Assistant Finance Controller and IRC HQ/UK regarding submitted financial reports.
• Prepare Payment Requests for Sub-Awardee payment (advances and reimbursements), respond to questions that arise from the Abuja finance team and IRC HQ regarding submitted payment requests. 
• Ensure timely follow-up on the status of payments release, tracking them and informing subawardees in a timely manner on the status of the payments. Follow up with IRC HQ and subawardees confirm transfer and receipt of payments, respectively.
• Ensure the financial monitoring and spot check visits to sub-awardee offices is conducted according to IRC requirements and standards. 
• Ensure monitoring visit plans drafted and submitted ahead of visits to Assistant Finance Controller to review and share monitoring visit reports in a timely manner to partners.
• Participate in case management meetings with the program, finance, supply chain and other staff to respond to regular issues as they arise within partner management and ensuring properly coordinated and managed responses to sub-awardee issues as they arise.
• Reconciling the sub-grantees advances on monthly basis, reports to the Assistant Finance Controller on all over-due, unliquidated advances, update on monthly basis all tracking sheets for sub-grants finances.
• Ensure that a sound, accurate and organized archiving system is in place, both hard and soft (electronic) copies for all financial reports and their supporting documents.
• Work with Assistant Finance Controller to collaborate internal and external audit to ensure proper compliance with all regulations and to ensure that all sub-awardee files in hard and soft copies are always 100% ready for audit.
• In coordination with Consortium Lead and Assistant Finance Controller, develop or revise sub-awardee financial templates (including proposal budget formats, monthly/quarterly reporting templates, and other documents, as need).
• Contribute to provision of guidance notes to sub-awardees for use of appropriate templates, overall budget drafting and submission as part of calls for proposals sent to partners. Depending on nature of call, provide appropriate level of support current and potential sub-awardees to ensure proposal budgets and budget narratives meet IRC and donor requirements within set deadlines for submission.

Sub-Grant modifications

• Review all sub-awardee budget modifications in coordination Consortium Lead, and Consortium Grants Manager ensuring clear action points for follow-up are communicated.

Vetting and Capacity-Building of Partners

• Ensure Pre-Award Financial Assessment (PAAs) is conducted for all new potential partners, as well as update the PAAs for all existing partners, on annual basis. Report to the Assistant
• Finance Controller and the Consortium Lead on the findings and provide recommendations for improvement.  
• Support in developing risk management action plan and suggest corrective actions to address/mitigate risks identified during the PAA process.
• Design, update and deliver financial management training for partners’ staff, working closely with the Assistant Finance Controller on the training materials according to the needs in order to build the organizational capacity of the partner.
• Conduct finance and general compliance monitoring visits to partners together with
• Consortium Grants Manager and prepare monitoring report and action plan to submit to Consortium Lead and share with partners in timely manner for each visit.

Management

• Take the lead on the finance section of the Grant Opening, Review and Closing meetings, making sure that the partners are fully aware of donor regulations, all financial reporting requirements in terms of required documentation, reporting templates and deadlines.
• Represents Finance in Sub-Grants Workshops, being the key facilitator and presenter for all Sub-Grants’ finance related sessions.  

Other

• Provide assistance with requests from IRC headquarters as directed by the Deputy Director, Finance
• Any other duties as assigned by the Consortium Lead Manager and Assistant Finance ControllerKey Working Relationships

Position Reports to:  Consortium Lead

Indirect/Technical Reporting: Assistant Finance Controller

Position directly Supervises:  Finance staff in Katsina and Zamfara

Key Internal Contacts: 

Country Program:  Sector leads

Region/Global: Regional Finance Director

Key External Contacts:  

• Consortium partners finance representatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, finance, or any related field.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of progressive work experience in a non-profit setting overseeing and managing partners’ projects funded by major institutional donors, particularly BHA.

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Detailed knowledge of BHA rules and regulation
• Experience in training, capacity building, and mentoring of staff, NGOs/CBOs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present to groups of all sizes.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently and part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure and handle multiple simultaneous 
• Willing to travel within Nigeria.
• Hard-working, sharp, and detailed oriented.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; tact, patience, diplomacy, and appropriate assertiveness.

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Job Overview/Summary:

• This position is responsible for coordinating and supervising activities at the sites, training community structures, supporting case workers and CP assistants and monitoring program implementation.
• They will also work closely with the child Protection Information Management System focal point /MEAL Officer (CPIMS) and line manager to ensure quality data collection and management, report writing and budget implementation.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide individual/technical support and supervision to case workers and CP assistants.
• Monitor all CP program implementation at the field level.
• Ensure close coordination with implementing partners and relevant government agencies.
• Ensure regular communication with the line manager for updates on achievements and challenges.
• Coordinate with other IRC sectors staff (e.g. WPE, Protection, Health and Livelihoods) at field level to ensure an integrated approach to service delivery
• Work closely with the Community Based Protection Committees (CBPCs) and supervise their weekly/monthly meetings and activities.
• Lead all quarterly safety audits/mappings and child protection monitoring.
• Provide input for weekly and staff activity reports.
• Work with the CPIMS team to produce verified data for reporting.
• Effectively communicate with other Consortium CP team members, government social workers and service
• providers to ensure beneficiaries are linked to required services.
• Regularly organize internal team meetings.
• Regularly organize and attend case management meetings at field level.
• Work closely with the line manager to develop monthly, and program technical working group quarterly reports and midterm/end of project narrative report.

Other duties

• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to the line manager, and when liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Logistics, Finance, and Reporting

• Ensure activities are facilitated in accordance with IRC logistics policy and in a timely manner to ensure the successful implementation of programs.
• Ensure all relevant financial documentation is completed accurately as required by IRC finance policy.
• Prepare and submit required reports in a timely manner and incorporate manager feedback.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to:  Manager
Position directly supervises:  Child protection assistants.

Indirect Reporting: Consortium Management Team, Child protection Coordinator, Child Protection sub sector lead (program technical working Group)
Other Internal and/or external contacts:

Internal: BHA Consortium sectors External: Child Protection sub sector (CPSS), Protection sector working group (PSWG) 

Qualifications

• A minimum qualification of a degree or HND in Social Works, Psychology, Education, and any of the other social sciences.
• At least four years’ experience in implementing child protection programs in humanitarian or development settings.
• Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children.
• Experience in supporting the delivery of psychosocial activities, emergency response, child protection case management including family tracing and reunification, and setting up child safeguarding mechanisms.
• Demonstrated understanding of coaching and supervision/team management.
• Personal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, time management and ability to handle pressure well.
• Fluency in English required and in Hausa preferred.

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Job Overview/Summary: 

• This position is responsible for implementing, and supervising activities at the sites, support in training community structures, conduct case management, group psychosocial support for children and adolescents, positive parenting sessions for parents and caregivers and work closely with CP community-based structures to monitor and implement program activities.
• They will also work closely with the CP officer, Meal Officer and line manager, and the Consortium management team to ensure quality data collection and management, report writing and budget implementation.

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensure vulnerability assessments are conducted for all Identified and referred cases, to identify vulnerable children and families and their needs, prioritizing the identification of children experiencing abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence including Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) and Children and Armed conflicts (CAAC).
• Ensure quality case management through the development of individualized case-specific actions plans for at risk children and their families with an emphasis on high-risk cases of children.
• Coordinate with respective governmental agencies and other key stakeholders on vulnerable cases.
• Develop daily and weekly activity schedules and draft progress reports (i.e., vulnerability assessments, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), awareness-raising activities, as well as prevention activities to reduce exposure to risk for vulnerable children)
• Ensure data protection principles are followed when using CPIMS in managing sensitive personal data of children and their families.
• Coordinate communication and support for children and their families and link them to specialized services or other IRC sectors where needed to ensure integrated service provision.
• Develop creative engagement activities through Safe Healing and Learning Space (SHLS) for affected children and families, providing resilience building opportunities to foster social and leadership development.
• Ensure regular communication with the CP manager for updates on achievements and challenges.
• Provide daily guidance on SHLS activities to the SHLS facilitators in accordance with the standard tools and procedures including weekly support supervision.
• Ensure there is regular interaction with community members and established community mechanisms like the community-based protection committees (CBPCs) to support protection activities.
• Conduct service mapping in location of implementation to support the establishment of referral pathway.
• Work closely with the CBPCs to ensure safe identification and referral of children with protection concerns.
• Ensure monthly child protection monitoring is conducted.
• Ensure parents and caregivers of vulnerable children are enrolled into the positive parenting sessions.
• Support the establishment, management, and delivery of the SAFE approach by facilitators and engage in ongoing skills building using Social-emotional learning (SEL) /SAFE materials.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to:  The Child Protection Officer
Position directly supervises:  CBCPCs and SHLS Facilitators

Indirect Reporting: The NW Protection Manager, Consortium Management Team.
Other Internal: Heal; External contacts: child protection systems strengthening (CPSS), Partners CP sector

Qualifications

Education:  

• Minimum qualification of a degree or HND in Social Works, Psychology, Education, and any of the other social sciences.
• At least 2 years’ experience in implementing child protection programs in humanitarian or development settings.
• Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children.
• Experience as an active participant in social groups, with an understanding of group dynamics and processes.
• Capacity building, facilitation, or training experience
• Experience in supporting the delivery of psychosocial activities, emergency response, child protection case management including family tracing and reunification, and setting up child safeguarding mechanisms.
• Personal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, time management and ability to handle pressure well.
• Fluency in English required and in Hausa preferred.

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Job Overview/Summary:

• This position is responsible for coordinating and supervising activities at the sites, training community structures, supporting case workers and CP assistants and monitoring program implementation.
• They will also work closely with the child Protection Information Management System focal point /MEAL Officer (CPIMS) and line manager to ensure quality data collection and management, report writing and budget implementation.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide individual/technical support and supervision to case workers and CP assistants.
• Monitor all CP program implementation at the field level.
• Ensure close coordination with implementing partners and relevant government agencies.
• Ensure regular communication with the line manager for updates on achievements and challenges.
• Coordinate with other IRC sectors staff (e.g. WPE, Protection, Health and Livelihoods) at field level to ensure an integrated approach to service delivery
• Work closely with the Community Based Protection Committees (CBPCs) and supervise their weekly/monthly meetings and activities.
• Lead all quarterly safety audits/mappings and child protection monitoring.
• Provide input for weekly and staff activity reports.
• Work with the CPIMS team to produce verified data for reporting.
• Effectively communicate with other Consortium CP team members, government social workers and service
• providers to ensure beneficiaries are linked to required services.
• Regularly organize internal team meetings.
• Regularly organize and attend case management meetings at field level.
• Work closely with the line manager to develop monthly, and program technical working group quarterly reports and midterm/end of project narrative report.

Other duties

• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to the line manager, and when liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Logistics, Finance, and Reporting

• Ensure activities are facilitated in accordance with IRC logistics policy and in a timely manner to ensure the successful implementation of programs.
• Ensure all relevant financial documentation is completed accurately as required by IRC finance policy.
• Prepare and submit required reports in a timely manner and incorporate manager feedback.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to:  Manager
Position directly supervises:  Child protection assistants.

Indirect Reporting: Consortium Management Team, Child protection Coordinator, Child Protection sub sector lead (program technical working Group)
Other Internal and/or external contacts:

Internal: BHA Consortium sectors External: Child Protection sub sector (CPSS), Protection sector working group (PSWG) 

Qualifications

• A minimum qualification of a degree or HND in Social Works, Psychology, Education, and any of the other social sciences.
• At least four years’ experience in implementing child protection programs in humanitarian or development settings.
• Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children.
• Experience in supporting the delivery of psychosocial activities, emergency response, child protection case management including family tracing and reunification, and setting up child safeguarding mechanisms.
• Demonstrated understanding of coaching and supervision/team management.
• Personal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, time management and ability to handle pressure well.
• Fluency in English required and in Hausa preferred.

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Job Overview/Summary: 

• This position is responsible for implementing, and supervising activities at the sites, support in training community structures, conduct case management, group psychosocial support for children and adolescents, positive parenting sessions for parents and caregivers and work closely with CP community-based structures to monitor and implement program activities.
• They will also work closely with the CP officer, Meal Officer and line manager, and the Consortium management team to ensure quality data collection and management, report writing and budget implementation.

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensure vulnerability assessments are conducted for all Identified and referred cases, to identify vulnerable children and families and their needs, prioritizing the identification of children experiencing abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence including Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) and Children and Armed conflicts (CAAC).
• Ensure quality case management through the development of individualized case-specific actions plans for at risk children and their families with an emphasis on high-risk cases of children.
• Coordinate with respective governmental agencies and other key stakeholders on vulnerable cases.
• Develop daily and weekly activity schedules and draft progress reports (i.e., vulnerability assessments, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), awareness-raising activities, as well as prevention activities to reduce exposure to risk for vulnerable children)
• Ensure data protection principles are followed when using CPIMS in managing sensitive personal data of children and their families.
• Coordinate communication and support for children and their families and link them to specialized services or other IRC sectors where needed to ensure integrated service provision.
• Develop creative engagement activities through Safe Healing and Learning Space (SHLS) for affected children and families, providing resilience building opportunities to foster social and leadership development.
• Ensure regular communication with the CP manager for updates on achievements and challenges.
• Provide daily guidance on SHLS activities to the SHLS facilitators in accordance with the standard tools and procedures including weekly support supervision.
• Ensure there is regular interaction with community members and established community mechanisms like the community-based protection committees (CBPCs) to support protection activities.
• Conduct service mapping in location of implementation to support the establishment of referral pathway.
• Work closely with the CBPCs to ensure safe identification and referral of children with protection concerns.
• Ensure monthly child protection monitoring is conducted.
• Ensure parents and caregivers of vulnerable children are enrolled into the positive parenting sessions.
• Support the establishment, management, and delivery of the SAFE approach by facilitators and engage in ongoing skills building using Social-emotional learning (SEL) /SAFE materials.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to:  The Child Protection Officer
Position directly supervises:  CBCPCs and SHLS Facilitators

Indirect Reporting: The NW Protection Manager, Consortium Management Team.
Other Internal: Heal; External contacts: child protection systems strengthening (CPSS), Partners CP sector

Qualifications

Education:  

• Minimum qualification of a degree or HND in Social Works, Psychology, Education, and any of the other social sciences.
• At least 2 years’ experience in implementing child protection programs in humanitarian or development settings.
• Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children.
• Experience as an active participant in social groups, with an understanding of group dynamics and processes.
• Capacity building, facilitation, or training experience
• Experience in supporting the delivery of psychosocial activities, emergency response, child protection case management including family tracing and reunification, and setting up child safeguarding mechanisms.
• Personal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, time management and ability to handle pressure well.
• Fluency in English required and in Hausa preferred.

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Job Overview/Summary

• The Admin Officer, under the supervision of the Senior Administrative Officer, is responsible for all office administration and will support on Helicopter travel services/bookings and other related duties.
• She/He will work closely with the admin team and the country travel team in the management of all travel and administrative support.

Responsibilities

Office/Guest House Administration and Management:

• Monitoring of IRC Offices/ Guest House Administration and Maintenance in Maiduguri
• Ensure that all facilities are functioning well, including housekeeping, office supplies, electricity, maintenance and repair, internet, and other communications functions in the field office.
• Ensure timely procurement and distribution of monthly airtime by the last week of the month for the following month’s distribution.
• Responsible for replenishing of office supplies and ensuring timely putting of purchase request with Supply chain.
• Accurate Tracking and monitoring of DSTV Subscription and ensure that all are renewed on time.
• Processing of electricity bills for offices and Guest houses in Maiduguri on monthly basis
• Bookings of Hotels accommodations and ensure timely processing of accommodation payment.
• Daily accommodations update with logistics for arrangements of vehicle drop off and pick-up within the hotels.
• Responsible for renewal of admin casual staff contract in due course.
• Ensure timely processing of Casual staff payment on a monthly basis.
• Regular supervision of Cleaners and Cooks in Maiduguri Office/Guest House.
• Any other task assigned by the Senior Admin Officer in the day-to-day management of IRC office and Guest House.

UNHAS Bookings

• Book all UNHAS Helicopter travel requests and share timely communications on confirmations/updates to concerned travelers, focal persons and UNHAS.
• Responsible for the facilitation and booking of UNHAS Helicopter cargo requests.
• As part of UNHAS flight booking requirements, prepare introduction letters for IRC visitors and IRC staff without ID cards.
• Book all UN hub accommodation in Borno State and share timely communications on confirmations/updates to concerned travelers / Field Coordinators/ SAMs/focal persons.

Payment And Reconciliation

• Liaising with UNHUB Redroof Front Desk to collect invoices for the HUB accommodation bills of IRC staff in Borno on monthly basis.
• Processing of HUB Liquidation payment and reconciliation with finance on monthly basis.
• Liaising with finance to review airtime distribution and reconciliation on monthly basis before putting request for the following month.
• Process and reconcile all accommodation (hotel and UN hub) payments on weekly basis.
• Work closely with the Travel Officer in Abuja and other UNHAS focal persons on any reconciliation task regarding UNHAS bookings.

Visa Support

• Work closely with Admin Officer in Abuja for timely renewal of visa/residence permit and support the HR Coordinator on submission of NIS monthly report.

Movement Plan/Update

• Support the transport team and update the security team on the movement plan by sharing the daily accommodation tracker.

Tracking, Records And Reporting

• Ensure that all UN hub and hotel bookings requests are made in writing (email) and copies of booking requests, TAFs and other supporting documents are available in designated Admin folder (both hard copy and Box) for record/tracking purposes.
• Track of all UNHAS flight bookings requests according to dates, user, location, and store same on designated Box folder.
• Ensure that duplicate copies of UN Hub accommodation payment invoices/receipts and TAFs are maintained in Admin for record and reconciliation purposes and store same on designated folder on BOX.
• Track of all UN Hub accommodation bookings according to dates, user, Location and grant charges and store same on the designated folder on BOX.
• Compile and share weekly report of all UNHAS Helicopter bookings and accommodations (UN Hub and Hotels)
• Tracking of DSTV subscription and maintaining record of payment in the admin office and on BOX.

Compliance

• Ensure that all travel request documents comply with IRC travel SOPs before booking and flag up any compliance concerns to the Senior Admin Officer in Maiduguri and where applicable Travel Officer in Abuja.
• Make UNHAS bookings in line with UHAS Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ensure procurement and distribution of Airtime top up in line with the Airtime procurement and Distribution Guidelines.
• Ensure procurement and distribution of Beverages are done in line with the Beverages procurement and distribution Guidelines.

Other Human Resources/Administration Functions

• Read, review and become knowledgeable of the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures
• 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.
• Develop and implement remote management capacity building approaches to build the strengths of the team.
• Perform other related duties as required by supervisor

Qualifications

• University Studies/ Higher Education in Human Resources, Business Administration, or any other related course.
• 3 years of experience in a similar position.
• Previous NGO experience will be an added advantage.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Strong written and oral English communications skills
• Excellent computer skills including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to present information effectively; experience providing training and staff development a plus.
• Strong skills in collaboration with multi-cultural and diverse teams
• Commitment to consistently improving and developing innovative solutions in response to HR/organizational Country Program challenges.

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Job Overview / Summary

• The IRC is seeking to hire a full time Education Technology and Innovation officer (Edtech) in Nigeria to support projects across our portfolio of the education Global Research & Innovation Priority (GRIP). Our multi-disciplinary teams build, facilitate, and contribute on projects that span research and ideation through to prototyping, piloting, evaluation and scaling. Our solutions are co-created in partnership with colleagues and partners from the regions where we work.
• You must be comfortable in a fast paced, collaborative and flexible working environment to help to manage the diverse, multi-disciplinary work. Experience of working in cross-functional teams is essential.
• The successful candidate will report to the Ed-Tech Specialist in Nigeria and 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.

Major Responsibilities

• The Ed-Tech and Innovation Officer (EdTech) will be an integral part of the Nigeria Country team and will work collaboratively with the Education team at various stages of innovation, research, and project implementation.

EdTech solution scaling and thought leadership:

• Oversee EdTech pilots in coordination with the technology, education, and humanitarian partners, while building roadmaps to scale
• Support further understanding of localized student and teacher needs for education, preferably in humanitarian contexts.
• Oversee training, coaching and on-going support of teachers, tutors and learning facilitators 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
• Build and maintain a network of innovation process and education solution partners who can support the development of new educational products and services. This includes individuals, collectives, implementers, consultancies, and startups.

Program & Project Management:

• Manage delivery across several projects with multi-disciplinary teams that include education, technology, design, innovation, implementation, and research expertise.
• Support the projects procurements activities in collaboration with the Supply Chain team.
• Clear monitoring and reporting (monthly, quarterly, and annually) against program level deliverables and KP

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Ed-Tech Specialist
• Indirect/Technical Reporting: Education Manager; Education coordinator
• Position directly Supervises: N/A
• Key Internal Contacts: M&E, HR, Supply chain and Finance

Qualifications

Education / Work Experience:

• Preferably Master’s Degree in Education Technology, Bachelor’s Degree in Education, or related field.
• 4 - 5 years of experience delivering projects and programs ideally in NGO or social enterprise settings.
• Experience of working with cross functional digital teams.
• Experience of delivering innovation projects (ideally education technology and innovation ones) end-to-end, on time, on budget and to a high quality.
• Experience of financial management at project and program level.
• Good understanding of, and experience with, project planning software and a range of cloud-based technologies (esp Asana, Mavenlink, Hubspot & Excel)
• Enjoys collaborative working, flexible structures and working with a geographically dispersed team.
• Ability to multi-task and move quickly between projects through effective prioritization.
• Organized and with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to apply a diversity and inclusion lens and approach to work.
• Cares about the mission and goals of the IRC.

Desirable:

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

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies: N/A

Languages:

• English
• Hausa or Kanuri is desirable

Computer / Other Tech Requirements:

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