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Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) initiated country operations in Nigeria in June 2015, in order to respond to the critical and increasing needs in the country. NRC currently has a full team based in Maiduguri and a coordination office in Abuja. Borno State is host to the largest number of IDPs with the biggest concentration in Maiduguri City. NRC is currently providing services across various sectors namely: Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH), Food Security, and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) in order to address identified humanitarian needs. We are recruiting to fill the position of: Job Title: WASH Programme Development Manager Location: Maiduguri Reports to: The Area Manager Duration: 12 months Commencement: May 2017 Job Description

  • Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is looking for an experienced and dedicated WASH Programme Development Manager (PDM) for our programme in Northern Nigeria.
  • The PDM will be responsible for developing and leading the WASH programme.
Job Responsibilities
  • Develop WASH strategy, technical SOPs/Guidelines and Macro LFAs
  • Responsible for developing funding proposals (including multi-sectoral proposals), project budgets and donor reports
  • Ensure capacity building of project staff (including training) and transfer key skills
  • Identify trends in conditions/standards and donor priorities
  • Scale up and diversify WASH operational capacity (recruitment & capacity development)
Qualifications
  • Minimum 3 years’ of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context
  • Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Technical WASH expertise
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal
  • Valid Driver’s license
  • Knowledge of Nigeria and/or West Africa an advantage
  • Emergency & Protracted crisis WASH assistance in rural and urban contexts;
  • Experience with implementation of Cash and Voucher approaches;
  • Knowledge of local languages (Hausa, Karuni, Fulani) an advantage
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile;
  • Experience of start-up operations is an advantage
Personal Qualities:
  • Managing resources to optimize results
  • Managing performance and development
  • Empowering and building trust
  • Strategic thinking
  • A good sense of humour is an asset
  • All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
  • Handling insecure environments
  • Working with people
We Offer
  • Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
  • Duty station: Maiduguri, with frequent travels. Maiduguri is a non-family posting. Travel outside Maiduguri is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area. Recreational and social facilities are limited, and accommodation is modest. International staff members are required to live in joint accommodation.
  • Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.
How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply for this Position Job Title: Emergency Programme Development Manager Job ID: #1922838 Location: Maiduguri, with frequent travels. Maiduguri is a non-family posting. The Emergency PDM reports to the Head of Programme. Job Summary
  • The PDM will be responsible for starting up and developing our emergency programme in Nigeria.
Job Descriptions
  • Coordinate and manage Emergency projects implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements
  • Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
  • Collaborate with Core competency PDMs, Area Manager and NRCs Access and Security Department in development and implementation of the emergency response
  • Prepare and ensure adequate and timely responses to identified needs, and where necessary organize complementary interventions;
  • Training and development of NRC staff and relevant partners and beneficiaries in emergency response mechanisms
  • Liaison and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities and stakeholders and represent NRC in relevant forums RRM/cluster/working groups.
Requirements
  • Minimum 3 years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context
  • Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Technical emergency expertise
  • Relevant educational background
  • Experience with Emergency start up.
  • Lake Chad region political and cultural awareness
  • Solid field experience, preferably from refugee/IDP emergency response
  • Proven communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Experience in cash and voucher-based programming
  • Experience in SOP systemic design approach
  • Experience in working with ECHO RRM funded projects is an advantage
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal
  • Valid driver's licence
Personal Qualities
  • Managing resources to optimize results
  • Managing performance and development
  • Empowering and building trust
  • Handling insecure environments
  • Working with people
  • Strategic thinking
  • A good sense of humour is an asset
We Offer
  • Commencement: April 2017
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
  • Duty station: Maiduguri, with frequent travels. Maiduguri is a non-family posting. Travel outside Maiduguri is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area. Recreational and social facilities are limited, and accommodation is modest. International staff members are required to live in joint accommodation.
  • Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.
Note
  • You are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV.
  • There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.
   How to Apply Interested and qualified candidate should: Click here to apply for this Position Application Deadline: 15th March, 2017.