Job Vacancies at FHI 360

Job Description

• Northeast Nigeria is currently facing a growing humanitarian crisis with a vast number of Internally Displaced Persons in need of emergency assistance.
• These IDPs are living among host communities, lacking access to livelihoods and resources, ultimately leading to unprecedented levels of malnutrition and food insecurity. FHI 360 has been working in Nigeria for over 30 years and is now expanding activities in Borno state to respond to the IDP crisis.  
• FHI 360 is expanding its expertise by responding to this humanitarian crisis through integrated WASH, Health and Protection interventions

Basic Function

• The Assistant Technical Officer, Environmental Health will provide technical and programmatic support in one of the three field sites.
• Under the supervision of the WASH Coordinator, the Environmental Health Officer will monitor and train Community Volunteers on their hygiene promotion.
• Other responsibilities will also include training volunteers and community/camp leaders on safe waste management practices and providing support on activities related to environmental health at the health clinic.

Duties and Responsibilities

• In close collaboration with ATO-WASH, he/she shall be responsible to design, plan, implement and follow-up hygiene promotion activities such as training of trainers in hygiene promotion for community volunteers, WASH committee members and other stakeholders in LGAs in line with agreed work plan and WASH sector strategic plan.
• Plan and implement regular hygiene promotion activities in targeted locations/IDP camps.
• Disseminate environmental health, sanitation and hygiene messages using relevant media to beneficiaries in the area of assignment.
• Developing and evaluating the most appropriate IEC tools/materials for hygiene and health promotion activities.
• Participate to the monitoring of all the hygiene and health promotion, and community mobilization activities to ensure behavior change and project ownership by project recipients.
• Ensure active participation of the target beneficiaries and other local stakeholders, in close coordination with WASH sector partners at the field level to avoid duplication of efforts.
• Training of community management structures and hygiene promoters in the target communities as needed.
• Engage in the appropriate knowledge management (documentation and reports, sharing good practice, lessons learned, and knowledge/ information exchange) at all levels to foster learning, promote evidence-based advocacy and dialogue in the camps and communities.
• Sensitize population on good hygiene practices, focusing on hand washing, safe disposal of solid waste and excreta, latrine cleaning, diarrheal diseases prevention, etc. as adapted from time to time depending on the prevailing public health situations.
• This is not an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities of this post, and the post-holder may, from time to time, be required to undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as requested.

Qualifications and Requirements

• BA / B.Sc in field related to WASH / Environmental health with at least 3 years’ post NYSC relevant experience with a sound understanding of hygiene in humanitarian relief settings.
• Familiarity with Humanitarian NGOs.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Knowledge of WASH and humanitarian programming in emergency situations.  
• WASH technical expertise especially relevant to waste management and hygiene promotion.
• Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
• High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English & Hausa languages. Understanding of Kanuri language is a plus.

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Job Description

• The Technical Officer-Child Protection/SHL provides technical and programmatic leadership PSS and SHLs subsector within the Protection Sector to ensure timely and high-quality deliverables in terms of outputs, outcomes, and impact to contribute to the attainment of the IHANN IV project’s sub-purpose for protection, which is the improvement of the overall well-being of vulnerable individuals through increased access to integrated GBV, PSS and child protection services.
• Under the direct supervision of the Protection Coordinator, the TO- Child Protection SHL will ensure the effective delivery of the child protection commitment regarding PSS and SHL programming in target locations namely Bama (Bama town and Banki), Mobbar (Damasak) and Ngala LGAs, Borno State. S/He will be responsible for the planning, coordination and implementation of Safe Healing and Learning Spaces as per the available SHLS toolkits with a focus on Social Emotional Learning (SEL). In addition, S/ He will be responsible for the planning, coordination and implementation of Adolescent clubs and mentorship initiative. With the overall responsibility of managing the SHLS based activities, the TO- SHL will work hand in hand with the Senior Technical Officer (STO) -Child Protection as well as the STO-GBV to ensure smooth coordination and referral between case management, CP prevention activities and SHLS activities.
• Responsibilities also include providing technical oversight for development, designing, planning, implementation, and capacity-building of CP/SHL subsector staff (Assistant Technical Officers/ATOs) and relevant stakeholders, regular monitoring, and supervision missions to different locations, developing draft reports, concept notes as well as project proposals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• With the support and under the direct supervision of the Protection Coordinator, the TO- Child Protection SHL is responsible for the following tasks:

Program implementation:

• Develop a PSS/ SHLS specific detailed implementation plan (DIP) and monitor its implementation and providing an updated workplan to the Protection Coordinator at the end of each month.
• Under the supervision of the Protection Coordinator and in close collaboration with the STO-CP, adapt SHLS specific indicators and monitor its attainment.
• Lead the development of a selection criteria for children to be enrolled in SEL classes.
• Provide technical staff to field based staff in the development of SHLS activity schedules for SEL and outdoor activities.
• Prepare and facilitate trainings for ATOs on SHLS methodology and provide day to day coaching and mentoring to staff to ensure quality delivery of SEL classes and other activities at the SHLS.
• Support field-based staff to recruit and train SHLS facilitators and conduct mentoring sessions for them.
• Lead the development of SHLS activity schedules and support the field staff to customize the activity schedule considering security, access and other variables that may affect the schedule.
• Develop peer educator guides and other IEC materials for use by facilitators during adolescent peer education sessions.
• In coordination with the STO- Child Protection and the Protection Coordinator, adapt key messages in SEL to the local context ensuring that they meet the social and psychological needs of displaced children. Where necessary support translation of specific sessions into Hausa.
• Review the adolescent’s mentorship guides and ensure they are adapted to the local context.
• Under the supervision of the Protection Coordinator, conduct Adolescent situational analysis for adolescents affected by conflict in the project implementation sites.
• Support field staff to conduct a youth programming service mapping and develop a specific referral pathway to facilitate referral for vocational training, case management and other relevant services.
• Lead the initiation and implementation of adolescent projects in each LGA and conduct a post project evaluation on the effects of the project on the community and leadership of participating adolescents.
• Provide technical support to the ATO – SHL to set up adolescent peer educator’s club for education on Child Protection and life skills
• In collaboration with the ATOs SHL, ensure that all supplies and equipment required for the SHLS are available on time to each field location.
• Support the ATOs SHL in the development of games and activities that promote the cognitive and social development of children.
• Actively engage in conducting needs assessments for program implementation in new areas.
• Actively collaborate with GBV sub-sector and other IHANN IV sectors (Health, WASH and Nutrition) to seek program synergies and opportunities for innovative integration and to ensure comprehensive assistance to the crisis-affected populations.
• Conduct regular field-based visits to monitor implementation of SEL classes ensuring each module is covered as the SEL manual minimum standards are met as per the SHLS toolkit.
• Adapt the SHLS quality audit checklist to the Borno State context and use the checklist to conduct quarter quality of service delivery audit.
• Using available feedback tools, collect feedback and collate a report on feedback provided with a workplan to implement corrective measures, in close collaboration with M& E Department.
• Develop and implement a feedback collection questionnaire for adolescent clubs’ members to effects of the adolescent mentor sessions and document lessons learnt and best practices.  
• Contribute to the development of concept notes and new proposals, including preparation of narrative and budgets.
• Ensure SHL is mainstreamed in all the sectors and internal referrals are made and responded to.
• Regularly attend Protection Staff bi-weekly meetings.
• Regularly attend bi-weekly Protection management meeting ( PMT).
• Maintain flexibility to perform other job -related duties as requested by the Supervisor.

Supportive supervision:

• In collaboration with the STO- Child Protection and under the supervision of the Protection Coordinator, develop supervision plans for the project staff based in the field.
• Conduct monthly field visits to carry out technical supportive supervision and provide with all necessary technical coaching and guidance for CP/SHL field staff.
• Submit field visit reports with clear action plans to improve effectiveness of program implementation to Protection Coordinator.
• In coordination with the M & E team, conduct quarterly data quality audits.

Reporting:

• Share with the Protection Coordinator key updates on CP-SHL sub-sector for IHANN IV bi-weekly meetings.
• Compile and consolidate bi-weekly, monthly, semester report as well as annual reports for CP/SHL and submit to the Protection Coordinator for review.
• Compile supervision and other related technical reports – surveys etc, done and submit to the Protection Coordinator for review.
• Work closely with the M&E team to verify and validate CP-SHL data for quality reporting.

Other responsibilities:

• Adhere to the child protection guiding principles, Code of Conduct, FHI 360 Child Safeguarding and PSEA policy always.
• Where needed, support the STO-Child Protection to implement other CP related activities.

Coordination:

• Represent FHI 360 in the CP sub sector working group, CP Case management working group, MHPSS working group and other relevant platforms when the STO-Child Protection or Protection Coordinator are not around and share updates with the Protection Coordinator.
• Support the compilation of CP/SHL sub sector reporting – 5Ws and other related reporting as required by the sub sector.
• Liaise with relevant partners, local authorities, and communities whenever it serves the objectives of the project in protection/ CP-SHL.
• Ensure FHI 360 is effectively represented if relevant coordination meetings at filed level across target locations.
• Financial management and operational support
• Develop draft financial pipelines monthly and submit to the Protection Coordinator for review.
• Ensure sub-sector planned activities are in line with the budget and are implemented in a timely manner.
• Actively participate in the Protection Sector budget revision.
• In collaboration with the Protection Coordinator, develop procurement plans for new projects / areas of project implementation.
• Develop sector purchase requests as per the approved procurement plans and submit to logistics for processing.
• Develop project material distribution plans and follow-up with logistics to ensure timely delivery of materials to the field sites. Ensure all materials are correctly dispatched to the field locations and received in the correct quantities.

Qualifications and Requirements

• B.Sc / BA in Sociology, Psychology, Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, or its recognized equivalent with at least 7 years of relevant experience with NGO or CBO.
• Or MS / MA Degree in Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, or its recognized equivalent with 3-5 years relevant experience.
• 3-5 years relevant experience in Child Protection programming and managing child protection projects in humanitarian settings. Knowledge and experience implementing the SHLS approach is mandatory.
• Familiarity with Nigerian law enforcement systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Knowledge and experience working on child protection in in emergencies (CPiE)
• Strong skills in child protection programing (emergency recovery, and development, specifically prevention and response to family separation, case management approaches, reintegration, etc), understanding of Best Interest Procedures and community-based protection approaches.
• Proven understanding and experience applying Child protection guiding principles and approaches as well as implementing the CP minimum standards within projects.
• Proven advocacy skills and experience with engagement on protection issues within the humanitarian infrastructure; has knowledge of and experience in engaging the cluster system in IDP camps or coordination mechanisms in refugee camps.
• Experience in working with children and adolescent in humanitarian settings.
• Experience conducting CP/PSS trainings, including individual case management and Psychological First Aid (PFA).
• Experience implementing SHL program for adults and children or other participatory learning approaches.
• Knowledge and experience in community-based protection mechanisms, especially those related to Child protection.   
• Experience in project cycle management, including proposal writing, budget management, and donor reporting.
• Solid planning, organizational and reporting skills.
• Excellent computer and IT skills, and strong protection data management skills.
• Strong oral and writing communication skills.
• Excellent team building and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability for rapid analysis of complex issues, strong decision-making, and translation of programmatic learning and priorities into operational strategies.
• Multitask with ability to meet tight deadlines.
• High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English & Hausa communication. Knowledge of Kanuri and Shuwa Arab an added advantage.
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Understanding and commitment to child’s rights and child protection issues
• Ability to work in hardship areas and willingness to frequently travel to field sites (50% of time).
• Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervisions.

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Job Description

• Under the supervision of the Senior Human Resources Officer (SHRO), provide operational support to implement an effective functional Human Resources (HR) process for the IHANN project in team functional areas, including recruitment, employee relations, benefits administration, compensation, HRIS, and support the coordination of new hire orientation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Make out candidates offer checklists. Do reference letters to referees and collate reports for candidates’ personnel files.
• Assign staff numbers and pass to Administration for identification cards & to IT for email addresses.
• File all documents appropriately into personnel files and subject files at least twice in a week.
• Print and package new hire orientation package.
• Print and circulate employee policy manual.
• Execute individual exit process including prompt terminal benefit computations & settlement.
• In consultation with the SHRO and HR Manager, invite selected candidates for interviews and ensure candidates have proper documentation during interviews
• Liaise with SHRO to provide accommodation for entitled new hires
• Maintain record keeping systems; ensure that individual personnel file documentation physically corresponds with number of dependants claimed by any one employee
• Coordinate with colleagues for the organization of mail and meetings internal and external to HR.
• Prepare, file, and track purchase requisitions, travel documents.
• Other relevant duties assigned.

Mininmum Recruitment Standards

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management, Business/Public Administration or related field with at least 3 years’ experience in the areas outlined.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to maintain confidentiality for sensitive Human Resources issues or projects and use judgment to execute duties and responsibilities.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.
• Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, and recipients of assistance.
• Computer literate and proficient in the use of word processing and spreadsheets.
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills with ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to travel in Nigeria minimum of 25%.

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Reference ID: 2022201008
Location: Banki, Borno

Job Description

• Northeast Nigeria is currently facing a growing humanitarian crisis with a vast number of Internally Displaced Persons in need of emergency assistance. These IDPs are living among host communities, lacking access to livelihoods and resources, ultimately leading to unprecedented levels of malnutrition and food insecurity.
• FHI 360 has been working in Nigeria for over 30 years and is now expanding activities in Borno state to respond to the IDP crisis.
• FHI 360 is expanding its expertise by responding to this humanitarian crisis through integrated WASH, Health, Protection and Nutrition interventions

Basic Function

• Position is responsible for overseeing detection of malnutrition at the community level; providing nutrition intervention in Out-Patient Therapeutic program (OTP) at community and facility levels;
• Treatment of complications associated with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), nutrition rehabilitation among admitted SAM cases and prevent further deterioration through provision of therapeutic feeds, routine and specialized medicines at the Stabilization Centre (SC);
• Nutrition counseling and capacity building of CMAM assistants/community volunteers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead community outreach activities, mid upper arm circumference screening/Active case finding for malnutrition in children under-5.
• Provision of CMAM services in target communities and Internally Displaced Persons camp.
• Support effective management of SAM children with complications at the Stabilization Centre through correct clinical diagnosis, comprehensive health checks and appropriate treatment according to protocols of the patients while in the program ensuring that all criteria are respected and understood, including admission, discharge, and transfer to and from the OTP/Stabilization Center (SC).
• Carry out daily ward-round, work closely with CMAM assistants at SC to ensure all protocols are understood and agreed and appropriate referrals take place to and from the Out-patient therapeutic program (OTP) and develop 24-hour call-duty roster for CMAM-SC assistant.
• Ensure adequate availability of all medical and food supplies and ensure stock is pre-positioned as planned by discussing with logistics and oversee preparation of safe therapeutic milk and food for admitted SAM children and caregivers respectively.
• Develop Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) workplan, produce trend of malnutrition based on admission, carry-out mortality audit at the OTP/SC.
• Oversee timely identification of complications, non-responder, and two-way referrals to the stabilization center (SC) base on set criteria
• Ensure stock management including weekly and monthly physical inventory of all nutrition supplies ensuring stock levels are accounted for and adequate.
• Ensure appropriate documentation of services and continuously monitor OTP/SC performance and output indicators.
• Support M & E unit during assessments, focus group discussion including preparation and submission of timely reports.
• Identify training needs and build technical capacity of CMAM Assistants and community nutrition mobilizers on detection of acute malnutrition including Mother/Family led MUAC Screening.
• Ensure attendance and participation in local coordination meetings in the field.
• The incumbent will support in Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transition (SMART), Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC) and other nutrition surveys at the site and LGA levels
• Support the development of case studies and success stories from program implementation.
• Develop network with other actors in the operational area as well as community leaders/representatives
• Ensure Gender mainstreaming in nutrition, and integration of Health and WASH into CMAM services.
• Engage in community dialogue, sensitize stakeholders/community on nutrition in emergency activities and specific humanitarian programs implemented by FHI 360.
• Conduct defaulter tracing, follow-up visits and deliver key messages at the OTP/SC site.
• Other duty as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task.
• Inform TO-CMAM of any professional problems encountered.

Qualifications

• B.Sc in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nursing or Public Health with at least 3 years’ experience.
• MBBS with 1 year experience.
• Experience working with a humanitarian organization.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Ability and willingness to stay at the LGA is required.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to distribution sites & security challenge.
• Excellent spoken and written Local dialects and English languages.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to prepare weekly and monthly program reports.
• Be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work.

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Job Requisition ID: 2022201007
Location: Gamboru Ngala, Nigeria

Job Description

• Northeast Nigeria is currently facing a growing humanitarian crisis with a vast number of Internally Displaced Persons in need of emergency assistance.
• These IDPs are living among host communities, lacking access to livelihoods and resources, ultimately leading to unprecedented levels of malnutrition and food insecurity. FHI 360 has been working in Nigeria for over 30 years and is now expanding activities in Borno state to respond to the IDP crisis.   
• FHI 360 is expanding its expertise by responding to this humanitarian crisis through integrated WASH, Health and Protection interventions

Basic Fuction

• The Assistant Technical Officer (ATO), Primary Health Care (PHC) will triage, examine, diagnose and treat patients in need of primary health care at the facility. Based on the diagnosis, the ATO-PHC will prescribe appropriate treatment to patients and suggest follow up as required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team of international and national staff to provide high quality patient care to an extremely vulnerable population.
• Provides accurate diagnosis, treatment and management of patients in a primary health care setting
• Assess patients and refers them for specialized health care (as required)
• Participate in the delivery of quality health care to patients in a primary health care setting
• Adheres to relevant Code of conduct and ethics
• Participate in outreach and community health programs (as required)
• Provide health education to patients
• Maintain adequate and correct records of patient care including consumables & instruments utilized (if any)
• Work with technical and M&E teams to collect appropriate baseline data on the life of the project
• Remain informed on current programs in the field of Clinical Management of integrated medical services and related developments by reviewing current literature and staying alert to any implication of such experience and research to the project implementation especially the Clinical Management of integrated medical services at the facility level
• Compiles and submits periodic reports
• Ensure adequate infection prevention and control standards are maintained at all times.
• Participates in Continuing Professional Development (i.e. training, mentoring)
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned

Qualifications and Requirements

• MB.BS, MD or its equivalent with minimum of 3 years relevant experience in emergency and constrained settings, INGO experience is most desirable.
• Must have a valid practicing license.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Knowledge of Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings. Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political and ethical issues surrounding program delivery Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance. Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision. High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English and Hausa. Well-developed computer skills. Ability to travel 25% time.