Job Recruitment at Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria

Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (Caritas Nigeria), a Not-for-Profit Humanitarian and development agency, established by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), to coordinate relief and social development interventions of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, Cantas Nigeria works to fight hunger, disease, and ignorance, as well as respond to humanitarian crises and emergencies by mobilizing resources from within and outside the Church to meet the basic needs of affected persons, regardless of religion, nationality or ethnicity.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Officer, Human Resource

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: Senior Manager Human Resource

Job Summary

• The Senior Officer, Human Resource will provide administrative support to the Senior Manager, HR in relation to all Human Resource-related functions in the organization.
• This will include ensuring consistency of our approach to processes and policies and maintaining high-quality standards in Caritas Nigeria.

Qualification, Experience, and Knowledge

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or relevant field with advanced professional certification in human resource management (SPHR, GPHR, CIPD, or other HR professional certification).
• At least 4-6 years’ progressive work experience in similar positions with related responsibilities and possess a strong business and HR acumen, including strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and self-initiative
• Demonstrated ability to identify, recommend and implement best practice approaches that deliver rapid, consistent, high-quality HR management and service provision in an emergency environment is required.
• Demonstrated ability to work, manage, and meet competing deadlines in a fast-paced, high volume environment and on deadline; aptitude for problem-solving and decision making is needed.
• Superb written and verbal communication skills required. Capable of managing conflict and conflicting views.
• Familiarity with the National and International Labor Law
• Good knowledge of HRM systems and tools is preferred.
• Understanding of humanitarian principles, codes of conduct, and ideally, specific sub-sector work linked to nonprofit field operations contexts.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

Job Title: Senior Manager, Human Resource

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Human Resource
Reports to: Executive Secretary/CEO

Job Summary

• The function of this management role is to guide and manage Human Resource services for Caritas Nigeria.
• The Senior Manager, HR originates and leads HR’s practices and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented high-performance culture that emphasizes quality, productivity, goal attainment, and empowerment and Is responsible for the development of processes and metrics that support the achievement of Caritas Nigeria’s vision and goals.
• Reporting directly to the Executive Secretary! Chief Executive Officer, the role will be responsible for all aspects of Human Resource Management.
• S/he will work closely with colleagues to ensure all HR functions and duties are undertaken in accordance with employment law, organizational policy and ensuring any risk to Caritas Nigeria is minimized.

Qualification, Experience, and Knowledge

• A Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences and a Master’s Degree in Human Resources or a relevant field with advanced professional certification in human resource management (SPHR, GPHR, CIPD, or other HR professional certification).
• At least 7 years of experience in human resources management in a nonprofit organization
• Demonstrated success as an HR generalist supporting employee groups of 200+ employees in multiple locations.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, recommend and implement best practice approaches that deliver rapid, consistent, high-quality HR management and service provision in an emergency environment is required.
• Strong collaborator with effective interpersonal and analytical skills who is able to work seamlessly across states, cultures, and organizational units is required.
• Demonstrated ability to work, manage, and meet competing deadlines in a fast-paced, high volume environment and on deadline; aptitude for problem-solving and decision making is needed.
• Superb written and verbal communication skills required. Capable of managing conflict and conflicting views.
• Good knowledge of HRM systems and tools is preferred.
• Understanding of humanitarian principles, codes of conduct, and ideally, specific sub-sector work linked to nonprofit field operations contexts

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

Job Title: Business Development Specialist (Proposal Development)

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Programs
Reports to: Programs Director

Job Summary

• The Business Development Specialist is responsible for leading and coordinating Caritas Nigeria’s fundraising and grants acquisition efforts in Nigeria. 
• S/he will build the profile of Caritas Nigeria through pre-positioning, donor engagement, active response to donor proposal solicitations, and strengthening business development capacity within the Caritas family.
• S/he will oversee an annual fundraising target of $5M from institutional donors such as USAID, multi-laterals including UN agencies, and international organizations, including The World Bank Group.

Qualification, Experience, and Knowledge

• A Masters’ Degree in Communication, Information Sciences, Journalism, Marketing, from a reputable institution, is required with at least 7 years of experience in a similar role (Proposal Development).
• Past proposal development experience with a track record of winning multi-million dollar grants and working with National or International NGOs, is a must-have.
• Proficiency in program identification, design, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Experience with, and a demonstrated commitment to humanitarian and development work
• Excellent English language; oral and written communication skills
• Excellent networking skills and ability to build relationships with donor agencies
• Excellent grant writer with vast experience developing complex proposals for institutional donors such as United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), European Commission (EC), Department For International Development (DFID), government departments and multilateral and international organizations like the UN agencies.
• Knowledge of the funding cycle of different donor agencies
• Familiar with the different platforms used by donor agencies, such as Grants.gov, EU AID, etc.
• Ability to interface with multiple stakeholders, representatives, and partners in a professional manner on an ongoing basis.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, internet searches, website management, and graphic design.
• Ability to work both in a team and independently and ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training
• Familiarity with Catholic Social Teaching.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

Application Deadline 14th June, 2021.