Current Job Openings at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Support System (PSS) Officer

Location: Monguno, Borno 

Job Summary

• The position is based in Monguno, Borno State and reports to the Monitoring & Evaluation Deputy Manager.
• The PSS Officer’s role will be largely focused on the establishment, management and capacity building of local staff in project information system for greater project reporting and overall impact.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Establishment of an integrated PSS into the organization’s projects to ensure compliance with donor objectives and methodology.
• Support teams to pilot data collection tools and integrate the findings into the final tools by providing feedback/error reports.
• Provide trainings to program teams and vendors on PSS.
• Provide support to the review and development of PSS for new projects, in collaboration with M&E DPM and projects teams at the field level
• Develop and update/pre-test PSS tools for M&E team.
• Ensure proper and timely implementation, management and capacity building on PSS.
• Document and promote good practice from planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities.
• Represent AAH externally in relevant forums and working groups at state level.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in IT, MIS/PSS or related field.
• Minimum two years’ experience working with donor funded programming.
• Proven ability to create program support systems for large amounts of data within a complex program.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office programming (Access, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and Word).
• Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills.
• Knowledge and experience in using database specific software.
• Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams.
• Previous experience in M&E, PSS of cash based interventions (i.e. cash for work, cash transfers or cash vouchers).

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online




Job Title: Information and Communications Technology Officer

Location: Damaturu, Yobe

Job Summary

• The Information and Communications Technology Officer will be based in Damaturu, Yobe State and report to the Logistics Manager.
• He/she will be responsible for ensuring that Action Against Hunger Nigeria mission has well maintained, up-to-standard IT, HF/VHF radio, satellite, internet, mobile phone and GPS equipment.
• The ICT Officer will be responsible for the maintenance and troubleshooting of the ICT hardware, software, networks and peripheries.

Responsibilities
The task and responsibilities includes but are not limited to:

• Focal point for all technical ICT issues for office and field staff.
• Supervise equipment repair and installation by supplier and liaise with ICT suppliers (computer, phone, HF/VHF).
• Label and register new ICT equipment, create equipment ID cards and equipment folders for them, issue equipment to users using ACTION AGAINST HUNGER standard forms
• Update equipment tracker with new ICT equipment and every time there is a change in user
• Maintain a laptop maintenance log and ensure all staff have well-functioning ICT equipment.
• Maintain mobile phone account list and liaise with the Finance team regarding opening and closing phone accounts.
• Manage Subscriptions- liaise with ISP, documentations, authorizations from government.
• Ensure that ACTION AGAINST HUNGER staff are using their equipment in line with ACTION AGAINST HUNGER ICT policy.
• Ensure the standard ACTION AGAINST HUNGER communication procedures are respected in the bases.
• Conduct computer, radio, satphone and other equipment training as and when required.
• Explain the maintenance tasks to be carried out regularly (clean-up, defragmentation, etc.)

Requirements
The Successful Candidate Will:

• Have a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Engineering with at least 2 years working experience in the IT sector, or IT support in the development sector.
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Be approachable, diplomatic, able to maintain confidentiality and able to work effectively in diverse, cross-cultural teams in a complex, multi-site work environment.
• Be a computer literate with excellent skills in all Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Be fluent in English and Hausa.
• Pay excellent attention to detail, highly organized, rigorous, self-motivated, strong sense of responsibility, ability to work independently.
• Have the capacity to analyze, synthesis and report of large amounts of information.
• Have the willingness to travel to field sites.
• Have previous experience working for NGOs, particularly international and/or health related NGOs.

Deadline: 2nd July, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Advert may close before the due date once we have received applications from qualified candidates.