Career Opportunities at Action Against Hunger, 11th June, 2019

Action Against Hunger 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: Communications Intern
Location: (Country & Base): Nigeria, Abuja
Starting date: June 2019
Contract duration: 6 months
Line Manager: Media and Communications Officer

Purpose

• The Communications Intern will support the implementation of communications plans to increase the visibility and profile of AAH with partners, the media and the communities.
• S/He will be responsible for the management of the organization’s social media channels and will work directly with the advocacy and communications team and closely with project teams.

Objective 1

• Support Advocacy and Communications Activities

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the Communications Officer to collect information on programmes, write and disseminate content.
• Daily management of the organization’s social media platforms; Facebook, Twitter
• Update information of programme activities on social media platforms
• Support to design advocacy and communication materials such as advocacy briefs, success stories.
• Collect, maintain and organize communication data and materials on No Hunger Forum.

Internal Relationship:

• Media and Communication Officer: Hierarchical relationship – reporting, exchange of information and collaboration on program, communications and other issues.
• Advocacy Manager: Exchange of information, collaboration, coordination on advocacy agenda.
• Technical Coordinators : exchange of information and collaboration on program issues
• Country Director:  Collaboration and exchange of information on relations with media and Government institutions.
• Programme Managers: Collaboration and exchange of information on project activities and events.

External Relationship:

• Governmental and non-governmental partners : exchange of information, coordination, training, supervision, influence on choice of technical options
• Cluster and other coordination forums

Position Requirements
Qualifications:

• A university graduate degree.
• Previous experience engaging audience on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook etc.
• Any related prior internship experience is preferred.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
• Good photography and videography skills.
• Exceptional organization, time management, and attention to detail;
• Excellent computer literacy including all Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
• Excellent attention to detail, highly organized, rigorous, self-motivated, strong sense of responsibility, ability to work independently;
• Approachable, diplomatic, able to work effectively in diverse, cross-cultural teams in a complex, multi-site work environment;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must be a resident of Abuja and within the ages of 20 to 30 years.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Excellent team player
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy
• Familiar with Northeast Nigeria context

Preferred:

• Experience in graphic designing

Remuneration
Monthly Stipend: 40,000 Naira

 

Application Deadline 14th June, 2019.

 

Job Title: Procurement Assistant
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Starting date: as soon as possible
Direct Line Manager: Procurement Officer
Slot: 2 Openings

Objective 1

• Provide Administrative Support to the Procurement Officer.

Tasks & responsibilities:

• Obtain quotations for both direct and negotiated procedures within a week of assignment.
• Negotiate with suppliers for competitive pricing.
• Support Procurement officer in negotiated procedure and  framework agreements processes
• Support Procurement officer in cash forecasting reports twice monthly

Objective 2

• Establish electronic archives for all Purchase Dossiers and other logistics documents.

Tasks & responsibilities:

• Create electronic archives for all Procurement documents.
• Organise all electronic copies of DNs into one server location (kitlog path)
• Add a name extension for all PDs and PRs by a summary of their content for easier identification on the server store – continuous

Objective 3

• Functional system of dispatch and receipt acknowledgement for purchases.

Tasks & responsibilities:

• Create Delivery Notes/waybills.
• Track deliveries and receipt acknowledgements.
• Consolidate any quality/quantity received feedback as appears on returned DNs and report to procurement officer.

Objective 4

• Additional Responsibilities

Tasks & responsibilities:

• This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will perform other related tasks as required and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task.
• The Procurement Assistant should be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work/activities.
• The Procurement Assistant is expected to conduct all duties in a professional manner following ACF Nigeria mission staff regulations and charter.

Internal & External Relationship
Internal:

• Directly reporting to Procurement Officer.
• Liaise with all staff for individual requests.
• Liaise with all Logistics.

External:

• Suppliers

Qualifications

• Higher National Diploma or equivalent in Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain or any other  course.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in office administration and procurement work.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Some experience in Logistics and stock control;
• Good capacity to work in a team;
• Knowledge of English;
• Good Computer Skill, MS Word, MS Excel;
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger principles, values and charter.

Preferred:

• Experience in working for NGO;
• Highly energetic and motivated individual.

Remuneration
Gross Basic Salary: NGN156,995 – NGN 252,100 Per month.

 

Job Title: FSL Officer
Location: Damaturu, Yobe State
Starting date: As Soon As Possible
Direct Line Manager: Sector Manager – Social Protection
Slot: 2 openings

Objective 1

• Undertake Income Generation Activity interventions at LGA level under the direction of the SP Sector Manager.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Facilitate community mobilization and education on Income generating opportunity for sustained livelihoods.
• Formation of organized PLW groups for income generation
• Build capacity of PLW income groups on selected enterprises in the LGA
• Identify, establish and mentor VSLA groups for sustained household income
• Monitor the VSLA group performance and provide technical support on their operations
• Document and share best practices of VSLA in the targeted LGA for further learning
• Linking of PLW to existing VSLA in the different wards in the LGA

Objective 2

• Support Food Security and livelihood interventions in selected at LGAs for household résilience

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Mobilize PLW to form farmer groups in the respective wards in the LGA
• Support the identification and selection of enterprises with the PLW groups
• In collaboration with Agriculture department in LGA, establish farmer field schools in wards
• Facilitate the capacity building programs for selected farmer groups on proper agronomic practices.
• In collaboration with the LGA Agriculture department, facilitate extension services for the farmer field schools
• Facilitate monitoring of farmers’ fields for further technical support and learning
• Support the establishment of database on farmer field school and update them monthly.
• Disseminate weather information to the farmer groups for timely measures to mitigate negative impact on farmers produce.
• Support farmer group registration with the LGA
• Support PLW farmer groups to establish vegetable gardens for nutrition

Objective 3

• Institutional strengthening of farmers through OCB and marketing

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Facilitate farmer groups capacity building on group management in collaboration with the agriculture department
• Facilitate farmer groups engagement on risk mitigation for improved yield
• Facilitate farmer groups motivation talks on farming for income
• In collaboration with Agriculture department facilitate market linkages for farmer groups
• Strengthen farmer group investment and saving opportunity through VSLA within the farmer field school

Objective 4

• Project Management

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• This position is responsible to support SP Manager for budget planning, expenditure tracking related to FSL activities planned under the project. Some of the project management related work will be –
• Support SP manager in developing FSL timeline
• Support SP manager in developing financial forecast in line with the FSL activity timelines and planning at different level
• Ensure close collaboration with HR and Finance during recruitment planning, screening, finalization and managing process for FSL related positions
• Ensure close collaboration with logistic and finance during planning of workshops, trainings and/or meeting that requires financial advances and/or logistical procurement etc. and ensure timely delivery of project activities.
• Ensure close collaboration with logistic during any assessment planning, data collection for arranging transportation and other logistical aspects
• Plan, Review, update and manage budget including FSL related follow up regular activities on a regular basis and share with SP Sector manager.
• Maintain close collaboration with state Moan, LGA Agriculture department FSL issues

Objective 5

• Reporting

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all training and meeting records are dully in place for all activities (attendance sheet, on-job coaching sessions, workshop/meeting reports)
• Monthly reports submitted by 28th monthly in agreed standards
• Ensure that health facility matrix, 4W/5W are updated by the respective teams and submitted in time
• Timely and quality submission of monthly Quantitative and qualitative FSL Reports
• Submit issues log report to SP Sector Manager with updates on specific actions taken so far and the further actions required.
• Share success stories on IGA and FS interventions in the LGAs.
• Support preparation of farmer group and VSLA monthly meeting records for effective group management
• Submit situation reports on multisectoral issues affecting livelihoods of farmer groups and VSLA

Objective 6

• Performance Management

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Communicate Action Against Hunger performance standards and expectations to team members which includes;
• 10 minutes monthly conversation for FSL Assistant completed, discussed and submitted by 30th monthly
• 3 months/end of probation performance appraisal and annual/ end of contract appraisal completed, discussed and submitted by end of month.
• Staff development needs, capacity gaps highlighted in performance management document and key issues highlighted for Sector Manager attention

Internal & External Relationship
Internal:

• SP Sector Manager: Line Manager
• WASH, SP, HSS Sector Manager: Information Sharing
• FSL Assistant : Direct Supervisee
• M&E Officers/Manager; regular collaboration and coordination; exchange of information
• Logistic/HR/Finance Managers: functional collaboration and exchange of information

External:

• LGA Agriculture Department: direct technical and facilitation support, Close collaboration, training and workshop facilitation support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Agriculture or other FSL related studies e.g. agro-economy, natural resource management, etc.
• 3 years’ experience in FSL project implementation

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Good understanding of Nigeria Agricultural practices in Nigeria
• Previous role of development facilitation and supervisory level is required
• Fluency in spoken and written English language. Hausa language will be added advantage
• Working knowledge of MS office

Preferred:

• Work experience in humanitarian settings
• Work experience with Agriculture department or ministry is an added advantage
• Ability to plan and organize work Independent with appropriate follow through while paying close attention to detail and can read and abstract information from a variety of formats.
• Ability to delegate and follow up of task among teams
• Ability to manage wide range of stakeholders for collaboration, coordination and consultation

Remuneration
Basic Gross Salary: NGN 236,585 – NGN 379,904

 

Job Title: FSL Assistant – Social Protection
Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Starting date: As Soon As Possible
Direct Line Manager: FSL Officer- Social Protection

Objective 1

• Perform social protection strengthening activities at the community level.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Conduct day to day detailed planning and implementation for Social Protection activities with the support of the SP Officer
• Identify the most vulnérable groups and ensure the beneficiary selection is done that target these vulnerable individuals in the community
• Plan together with other sector assistants for internal integration within sectors and other programs (Nutrition, WASH)
• Ensure persons with disability and gender issues are addressed in SP.
• Ensure project activities are implemented is done with quality and adherence to program objectives, including respect of Action Against Hunger technical guidelines, systems, and established deadlines
• Ensure activity budgets are spent on a monthly basis and paid during the month
• Document monthly and quarterly success stories and share with SP Officer.

Objective 2

• Social Protection planning and implémentation

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Identify the vulnerable persons in the project areas and ensure the project interventions are targeting them effectively.
• Ensure all cash beneficiaries who do not receive their cash transfers are followed up and engaged.
• Handle all conflict and cases of violence related to SP activities in the communities.
• Conduct engagement with the LGA technical staff (extension workers and others) on social protection issues in the community
• Conduct SP trainings and sensitization of beneficaries on social protection issues and referal mechanisms
• Report fraud and other complaints related to SP to the Sector Manager and SP Officer within 24 hours for action.
• Working with the SO Officer to ensure that gender equality, and in particularly, women’s economic empowerment, is effectively mainstreamed in the project implementation.
• Identify community needs and share with the SP Officer for further actions.

Objective 3

• Foster Coordination and Integration of Social Protection in other sectors at the LGA level

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Support cash beneficiaries to benefit from Health, Nutrition and WASH activities in the community.
• Support the beneficiaries to access social protection and safety nets  services in the community and foster the development of durable solution for the affected beneficiaries.
• Ensure proper documentation of the social protection and safety nets interventions to ensure proper and timely reporting to relevant clusters throughout the period.
• Support cash beneficiaries are involved in savings for sustainable liveihoods.

Objective 4

• Report technical activities of the social protection component of the program.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Compile monthly social protection and safety nets reports  and submit to the SP Officer within time and standards.
• Ensure the progress of SP activities is according to plan on a monthly basisi enuring compliance with AAH internal and donor’s reporting standards.
• Assist the SP Officer planning and budgeting for social protection activities and ensuring adherence to workplan.
• Ensure all payment requests are made in time and payments to service providers and project participants are closed on a monthly basis and on time.
• Ensure that all program-related data and information on social protection and safety nets component of the program is correct, updated, organized and accessible to other key stakeholders, and that lessons learnt and best practice are documented.
• Support systematic monitoring of SP activities and share the report monthly.

Objective 5

• Performance Management

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Conduct 10 minutes monthly conversation and ensure submission by end of the month.
• Ensure compliance to performance appraisal and probation is discussed with the SP Officer and submitted in time.
• Share the performance objectives and targets with the SP Officer in a timely manner for performance agreement and reviews.
• Contribute to the professional development and improvement of team members by providing support whenever required.

Internal & External Relationship
Internal:

• Social Protection Officer: Line Manager
• Social Protection Sector Manager: Exchange of information
• Senior Project Manager – Exchange of Information
• Other Sectoral Managers & team: close collaboration on planning and implementation; Exchange of information
• Support team: exchange of information, collaboration, coordination

External:

• LGA Team/Community leaders: exchange of information, coordination

Qualifications

• A post-graduate qualification in Development Studies, Social Policy, Rural Development, Economic Development or related discipline relevant to the requirements of this post
• A minimum of 2 years relevant experience working in the Field of social protection. It is desirable that at least 1 of these years will have been spent working at a Field level with a locally based organization.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• A sound understanding of the Social protection and cultural environments impacting on social protection in Nigeria.
• Ability to engage effectively for sustainable development programmes
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with community members and leaders, partner agencies and key contacts in the government
• Previous community development work experience

Preferred:

• Expériences in community development work or emergency response
• Excellent of working with local governemnt authorities
• Experience with proficiency in the analysis, management and reports writing
• Excellent communication skills including excellent written and verbal skills in English; fluency in Hausa and Kanuri will be desirable
• Evidence of good interpersonal networking and communication skills.

Remuneration
Basic Gross Salary: NGN 156,995 – NGN 252,100.

 

Job Title: WASH Officer – Sanitation Marketing
Location: Damaturu, Yobe State
Starting date: As Soon As Possible
Direct Line Manager: WASH Sector Manager

Objective 1

• Conduction of research study on Sanitation Marketing

Tasks & Reesponsibilities:

• Conduct a proper research study on sanitation marketing that are evidence based on current practices
• Develop sanitation marketing strategy
• Work in collaboration with consultant on market survey, identify goals and develop a market plan

Objective 2

• Identification and training of communities volunteers and local artisans

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Organize meetings with community members to develop their knowledge in terms of the approach
• Inform and involve the communities in the implementation of the program
• Identification and sensitization of local artisans on various latrines designs and construction with signing of MOU in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop inventory of trained artisans in each community including participating in vendors’ selection.
• Conduct and supervise house to house monitoring of latrine construction

Objective 3

• Monitor community mobilization on sanitation marketing related activities

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Ensure implementation of CLTS in the various communities in relation to sanitation marketing to eliminate open defecation.
• Work in collaboration with community mobilizers officers in the implementation of Behavioural Change Communication strategy in relation to sanitation marketing
• Monitor the constructions of subsidized household’s latrines with high quality materials which will be durable and cost effective in terms of maintenance.

Objective 4

• Manage the project team

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Elaborate the content of the required training and organize them
• Train the team of assistants to make sure they transmit the messages clearly to the communities
• Organize the team work and produce weekly/monthly activities report
• Identify and anticipate problems or constraints especially on cost of construction.

Internal & External Relationship
Internal:

• WASH Sector Manager : Technical hierarchical relationship – exchange of information, collaboration, coordination
• WASH Officer (PHP): Collaborate with the hygiene promotion and social mobilization team members to ensure exchange of information, collaboration and coordination
• WASH Officer (Capacity building): Collaborate with the capacity team members to ensure exchange of information, collaboration, trainings and coordination
• Support team: coordinate and collaborate regularly to plan and manage the transport, supply and budgets.

External:

• Local governmental and non-governmental partners : exchange of information, coordination, training, supervision, influence on choice of technical options
• Local representatives of international aid organisations: exchange of information

Qualifications

• Degree in Water Engineering, Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Building, Social Science, Public Health and other related fields with minimum of 2 years field experience especially on CLTS and sanitation marketing.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Previous experience on implementing CLTS and sanitation marketing
• Professional, good organizational capacity, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Two years relevant work experience
• Microsoft Office and designing software Skills (AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited
• Fluency in Hausa and English
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy

Preferred:

• Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with Action Against Hunger

Remuneration
Gross Basic Salary: NGN 236,585 – NGN 379,904 Per month.

 

Job Title: Sector Manager – Health System Strengthening
Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Start date: As Soon As Possible
Direct Line Manager: Program Manager

Objective 1

• Provision of support to strengthen the human resource for health.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the state ministry of health and state primary health care management board, carry out health system assessment; diagnosis of health system in line with defined methodology and with technical support from Nutrition & Health HoD with the aim of identifying the gap in the targeted facilities, LGAs and state levels
• In close coordination with the program manager, ensure dissemination of the findings
• Work closely with the state ministry of health, state primary health care management board and state ministry of budget and planning to identify the best strategy toward centralization and coordination of training of frontline health workers on continues medical education
• Work with SMOH on the selection and TOT training of dedicated master trainers within the state structure to facilitate and lead the training of frontline health workers through the coordination centre
• Coordinate with nutrition and health sector manager to organise the training of frontline health workers
• Support SMOH to develop annual training plan and incorporation into the state AOP to ensure consistent funding for training
• Provide technical support to SMOH in the development of AOP to ensure all identified gaps in the health system are strategically captured
• In close collaboration with the advocacy team, support SMOH and SPHCMB in the adoption and institutionalization of CHIPS program and subsequent implementation at the selected LGAs
• Update stakeholder contact information at state level and targeted local government level for nutrition and health sector on a regular basis.
• Develop health facility matrix for tracking gaps in service provisions, HRH supplies, technical Capacities, information man policies/guidelines at health facility level.
• Liaise with Nutrition and Health service delivery team; Community Mobilization teams and keep them updated about the identified gaps on a regular basis.

Objective 2

• Support and strengthen community participation in health system

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Work with the authorities at the selected LGAs to scale-up and strengthened Health Facility Management Committee (HFMC) and Ward Development Committee to ensure ownership and sustainability of interventions at the ward level
• Participate at the quarterly meeting with the HEMC and WDC
• Support the implementation of the adapted BFHI policy at the state level and designation of targeted facilities as baby friendly
• Support Program Manager to organize workshops and meetings at state level in regards to HSS

Objective 3

• Project Management

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• This position is responsible to support Program Manager for budget planning, responsibilities expenditure tracking related to HSS activities planned under the project. Some of the project management related work will be:
  • Support MPM in developing HSS timeline.
  • Support MPM in developing financial forecast in line with the HSS timelines and planning at different level.
  • Ensure close collaboration with HR and Finance during recruitment planning, screening, finalization and managing process for HSS related positions.
  • Ensure close collaboration with logistic and finance during planning of workshops, trainings and/or meeting that requires financial advances and/or logistical procurement etc.
  • Ensure close collaboration with logistic during any assessment planning, data collection for arranging transportation and other logistical aspects
  • Plan, Review, update and manage budget including HSS related follow up regular activities on a regular basis and share with N/H project manager.
  • Maintain close collaboration with state MoH, primary health care agencies and LGA public health coordinators
  • Lead coordination with state government and non-government partners working in the targeted LGAs on a periodic basis in close coordination with Nutrition and Health Sector manager.

Objective 4

• Follow up of the HSS action plan with AAH teams and external stakeholders working in the targeted LGAs

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Spearhead advocacy issues in SUNNY for improved service delivery responsibilities
• Support LGAs in planning and budgeting for health and nutrition service delivery in reference to identified gaps.
• With support from Program manager, develop follow up mechanism and tools for tracking progress on the agreed HSS action plans
• Organize periodic observation visits and update the follow up tools
• Engage with State HIS officers to follow up on the progress on reporting
• Engage with all respective government counterpart such as SMoH, SPHCMB, Monitoring and Evaluation team (DHIS2 officers) during the follow up and share with them the Progress on a regular basis.

Objective 5

• Information management, reporting and coordination

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Liaise with N/H teams and ensure that health facility matrix, 4W/5W are |updated by the respective teams and archived.
• Ensure that attendance sheet are used and maintained by the teams for on- job coaching sessions, workshops/meetings and refresher trainings
• Identify key progresses, gaps and challenges with proposed solutions from the monthly follow up visits, health facility matrix updates and inform N/H project manager
• Closely coordinate with State/LGA representatives from SMoH and health Care agencies responsible for service delivery for the targeted LGAs
• Organize and lead the LGA based monthly coordination meetings and support LGA teams on structuring LGA coordination mechanisms with health workers and partners
• Participate in the relevant cluster meetings and other related forum at district or governorate level as and when requested by the PM or in absence of PM.
• Conduct regular meetings with other ACF sector or Partners to discuss and document lessons learned
• Regularly report and coordinate with line mangers regarding challenges, issues faced in the field for timely and appropriate decision making.

Objective 6

• Performance Management

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Communicate Action Against Hunger performance standards and responsibilities expectations to team members which includes: 10 minutes monthly conversation, 3 months/end of probation performance appraisal and annual/ end of contract appraisal completed within set time line.
• Establish performance objectives, provide feedback, identify strengths and areas for professional improvement,
• Contribute to the professional development and improvement of team members by providing support.

Internal & External Relationship
Internal:

• Senior Project manager: Line manager
• HSS Officer : Direct Line management
• Field Co: exchange of information
• Nutrition and Health HoD : technical reference — technical support — exchange of information,
• coordination
• Nutrition & Health sector manager, Advocacy team: regular collaboration and coordination; exchange of information
• Logistic/HR/Finance Managers: functional collaboration and exchange of information
• Other sectorial team; Exchange of information, coordination

External:

• SPHCDA, SMOH, SMBP:direct technical and facilitation support, Close collaboration, training and workshop facilitation support.
• LGA Team/ Health facility team: Training, Supportive supervision, exchange of information, coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine/Public Health/Nursing/or related field
• Certificate in project management for development will be an added advantage
• 3 years’ experience in primary health care system

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Good understanding of Nigeria health system structure – Previous role at coordination/supervisory level is required
• Fluency in spoken and written English language. Hausa language will be added advantage
• Working knowledge of MS Office

Preferred:

• Work experience in humanitarian settings
• Work experience with government health care system is an added advantage
• Experience of working in partnership with or directly with Ministry of Health is preferable
• Ability to plan and organize work Independent with appropriate follow through while paying close attention to detail and can read and abstract information from a variety of formats.
• Ability to delegate and follow up of task among teams
• Ability to understand and to interpret the nature of human behavior
• Ability to manage wide range of stakeholders for collaboration, coordination and consultation

Remuneration
Gross Basic Salary: NGN 308,589 – NGN 495,52 Per month

 

Application Deadline 17th June, 2019.

 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note: Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.