Latest Job Vacancies at Plan International

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: SIDA Project Coordinator Location: Maiduguri, Borno Role Purpose

• The purpose of this role is to co-ordinate and manage Child Protection and GBV Project funded by SIDA in line with International best practices and relevant guidelines.
• The post holder is expected to have strong Gender Based Violence, Child Protection and Livelihood programming background and knowledge including budget management and M&E skills.

• Communicates widely within Plan International Nigeria across Plan International and with local implementing partners. The post holder with support from the M&E Manager will ensure the establishment of a systematic Monitoring and Evaluation system for the project.
• The post holder will interface and support project team members, support project coordination and implementation. S/He will ensure project is implemented according to time line and on budget.
• The role requires strong project management skills including facilitation and organisational skills along with the ability to analyse and communicate complex information to all stakeholders.
• The post holder will ensure project implementation teams including local partners are following Plan International established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and other guidance.

• Provide guidance and support to the implementing project team, in all phases of the project cycle
• Develop an activity implementation plan with the project team including expenditure projections
• Lead/organize regular monitor visits and if required project action plans revisions and modifications
• Responsible for the development of all narrative and financial report (with support from Grants Officer and finance department and technical review by CPiE Specialist) in line with donor and Plan’s requirements
• Ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations
• Monitor budget and ensure adequate burn rate with support from Emergency Response Manager and CPiE Specialist.
• Working with M&E Coordinator/Manager, ensure adequate data capturing of project beneficiaries.
• With support from Grants and Finance departments, create and or modify project in Plan International project management system (SAP)

• Bachelors' degree in Development Studies, Project Management, Social Science or related field and experience in INGO with at least 3 years of work experience in humanitarian response and managing of Protection project, Master’s degree is preferred.

• At least 3 years’ experience in Gender Based Violence and or Child Protection programming Experience dealing Swedish government funded project including  UN funded projects (UNICEF/UNFPA/UNOCHA) regulations
• Proven experience of budget management and ability to develop project catch up plans and expenditure
• Demonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple counterparts in private, public and NGO sectors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English including excellent facilitation skills and demonstrated technical writing skills for publication.
• Knowledge and skills: General knowledge and understanding of Humanitarian Principles and core standards eg CPIE Minimum standards, Gender Based Violence in Emergencies Guidelines, Core Humanitarian Standards, SPHERE  and other relevant international standard for humanitarian response
• General implementation experience in a managing role in humanitarian response
• Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
• Proficiency in word processing and Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel to LGAs for at least 70% of the time.

• The purpose of this role is to coordinate and lead community engagement and mobilization activities for the nutrition response programs in Borno states.
• The post holder will be supervised by nutrition in Emergencies Specialist and expected to work very closely with other members of the nutrition team.

• The post holder will coordinate the community mobilization part of CMAM programming by facilitate the community outreach programme through promoting the efficient and effective sensitisation and mobilize the community with other programme team members for the assigned LGA emergency nutrition programme.

• Design and facilitate community mobilization/sensitization campaigns in collaboration with Community based management of Acute malnutrition officer, IYCF officer and other staff.
• Supervise the activities of community nutrition volunteers on location to ensure quality implementation of activities and ensure communities are sensitised to the programme as quickly as possible.
• Identify, report and provide on-the-job training to staff members related to community mobilization part of CMAM;
• Plan and organise weekly and monthly the Community Outreach programme for the local government area.
• Orientate community nutrition volunteer, community health extension workers and health worker on community mobilization part of CMAM.
• Ensure community nutrition volunteers clearly understand admission criteria to the CMAM programme and inform their communities and any carers of the children that they refer that they need to attend the SC, OTP/SFP for further measurements that will determine finally if the child will be admitted to the programme for treatment.
• Train community nutrition volunteers to use MUAC tape accurately, and know how to check for oedema.  Check accuracy periodically.
• Ensure home follow up of all absentees, defaulters, deaths and children “at risk” is carried out by to the relevant outreach worker and post visit feedback is given to the OTP health worker.
• Provide ongoing training for community nutrition volunteers and care givers about the program, - both whilst present at the OTP/SFP site and through occasional workshop days.
• Ensure liaison with existing community structures, groups and individuals where possible
• Liaise with the supervisor and health facility and LGA Ministry of Health staff to ensure comprehensive community mobilisation, health education and treatment. Check that all messages given to carers, community groups, leaders, authorities are consistent and fully understood.
• Mobilize and sensitise the IYCF and child protection activities at LGA level and the community to involve the activities.
• Identify the poor and very poor groups and those beneficiaries that have hygiene and sanitation problems in the community.
• Submit a weekly and monthly report of all Community Outreach activities and statistics
• Report progress and any problems in a timely manner to the Supervisor.
• Using systematic approaches gather information through the community about the program strong and weak side, on the week side take immediate action to solve.
• Attend regular nutrition meetings with the team.
• Perform any other project related duties as specified by the nutrition specialist

• University degree or equivalent in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, anthropology, nutrition, Public Health, or related fields
• Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience under nutrition prevention including CMAM and response programming, humanitarian affairs or human rights.
• Experience working in emergency settings
• Experience working with refugees and other vulnerable populations (ideal)
• Experience in Community Based management of acute malnutrition and infant and young child feeding
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa
• Strong experience providing counselling services that are gender-sensitive and child friendly.

• Strong skills in monitoring, evaluation, research and conducting participatory, community-led assessments. Experience working with case files and databases and providing regular documentation.
• Excellent community mobilization skills
• Ability to work individually and within a team with limited supervision. A self-starter.
• Good analytical, problem solving and project planning skills
• Able to communicate clearly and strategically with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of Plan. This includes effective negotiation and representation skills.
• Strong capacity building/training/coaching/mentoring skills with communities and internal and external staff
• Computer knowledge - Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Strong command of both written and spoken English.

• Support the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation plan and corresponding instruments for MNCH project and implementing M&E strategies in compliance with the project management tools and donor requirements.
• Participate in project reviews, assessment including internal data quality assessments, monitoring and evaluations. Work closely with project colleagues and partners to facilitate community level data collection, analyse and present

• Support the designs, develops and implements the comprehensive M&E framework/strategy, system and quantitative and qualitative tools, with a focus on health management information systems strengthening and incorporating mobile technology.

• Support regular monitoring data collection, verification, entry, spot checking, analysis, reporting and sharing, ensuring accurate, high quality household, community and facility level data is collected on all PMF (Performance Measurement Framework) indicators on a regular basis and as per agreed framework and timelines
• Supports, coordinates and follows the development and implementation of Baseline, Midterm, End-line and research studies in order to inform the M&E framework, tools, systems and processes
• Provides information and feedback to the M&E advisor to inform adjustments in project strategy, and to ensure that the project remains relevant and effective.
• Work with project team members to ensure community level gender disaggregated data is collected, analysed and presented for communities to make informed decisions on MNCH issues.
• Ensure timely and high quality regular monitoring and evaluation reports are produced.
• Provide regular and timely feedback on project progress against planned activities, outputs and results.
• Ensure capacity building by regularly training and mentoring staff and partners for improved program monitoring and evaluation.
• Support all operational and programme research processes.
• Contribute to the technical support for staff and partners
• Establish linkages with, and provide support to LGA HMIS officers in the state.

• A Degree or higher diploma in Statistics or Social or Health Sciences or an equivalent from a recognized higher institution.
• At least 3 years’ practical work experience in Monitoring & Evaluation of Public Health Programs especially MNCH programs.
• Experience in Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation especially in community and household data collection processes.
• Experience working with the DHIS 2.0 software is critical.
• Knowledge and experience with software/ statistical packages such as Microsoft Access SPSS, STATA, Epi Info, databases (Access) and spreadsheets (Excel).
• Experience and ability to support large data collection processes and manage large datasets, including analysis, interpretation and presentation of both quantitative and qualitative data.

• Ability to support large data collection processes and manage large datasets, including analysis, interpretation and presentation of both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Analytical and Problem Solving skills
• Communicates clearly and effectively appropriate to the audience
• Possession of good report writing skills
• Passion for learning and development.
• Good computer literacy skills.
• Team player