Latest Vacancies at The International Rescue Committee (IRC) – 20th December 2019

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

We are recruiting to fill the positions below:

Job Title: Protection Rule of Law Coordinator

Requisition ID: req7564
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Sector: Protection and rule of law
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: Yes

Scope of Work

• The IRC is implementing a protection program featuring protection monitoring, information sharing, community based protection protection case management referral services, capacity building and access to justice/rule of law.
• The Protection Coordinator will be responsible for the development and implementation of protection programming in all three states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe where the IRC has humanitarian presence.
• He/she will lead the design of protection monitoring methodology, M&E systems, and training materials for protection and information project staff, set up and scale up of access to justice/rule of law interventions and Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) regarding the sharing of data with other actors.
• The Protection Coordinator will ensure the quality of protection data collection and analysis and ensure that succinct and accurate protection reports are utilized to inform programming and advocacy both internally and externally.
• The Protection Coordinator will also be responsible in contributing to increasing the IRC’s presence and potential leadership role in the Protection sector by attending relevant working group meetings, networking with state and NGO actors in the protection sector and identifying potential partners for future programming.
• The Protection Coordinator will directly supervise various  protection managers and information management officer who will also support the program.
• The Protection Coordinator will work extensively with other sectors, to ensure that protection principles are being incorporated into the Nigeria sector programs, and in particular with the Women’s Protection and Empowerment Coordinator, the Child Protection Coordinator to strengthen the integrated nature of IRC’s protection and assistance programs in Nigeria.
• S/he reports to the Senior Program Coordinator (SPC) and will have access to technical guidance from the IRC Protection Rule of Law technical unit..

Responsibilities
Program management:

• Provide strategic direction and vision to the IRC’s Protection programming in Nigeria, with an emphasis on maintaining program quality during a period of expansion.
• Ensure that all interventions are in compliance with the IRC’s protection mainstreaming framework, international law and protection standards and national policies.
• Oversee implementation of the Protection Monitoring and Information Dissemination through managing project work plans and budgets (budget forecasting, development of spending plans and budget follow-up), ensuring timely recruitment, quality implementation and accurate reporting in accordance with IRC and donor regulations.
• Ensure that monitoring and evaluation systems are effectively designed and integrated into all stages of the project; that output and impact data are captured and that data is used to optimize program quality.
• Participate in cross-departmental collaboration and coordination in order to ensure that linkages between programs are made and programs gain from protection best practice; in particular with regular contact and coordination with Coordinators and Managers in WPE, CP, Food Security (ERD), and Education.
• Participate in grant opening, midterm review and grant closing meetings for all PRoL grants and ensure that the same process is implemented in the field.
• In collaboration with program and grants staff, set up a budget tracking system and review Budget vs. Actual expenditure for PRoL programs on a monthly basis with staff.
• Review all reports prepared by the field staff and provide appropriate feedback to the concerned staff, and ensure that reports are written and submitted to concerned bodies in a timely manner.
• Liaise regularly with the relevant HQ technical units.
• Ensure all designed protection projects use to the IRC theories of change and that outcomes are evidence-driven and evidence-generated.
• New business development
• Develop the Protection sector strategy for Nigeria in close collaboration with the Protection Managers, DDP/SEP, other protection sector staff, and the VPRU Technical Unit
• Identify opportunities for, design and develop concept notes and proposals for further protection programming and other protection programming as requested
• Develop and/or input into protection assessments and protection reporting analysis for the purpose of program development
• Provide Protection input on proposals from other sectors to ensure protection is mainstreamed across IRC programming

Staff Support:

• Provide technical guidance, on the job mentoring and coaching for the senior manager and managers.
• Ensure ongoing training and targeted capacity building of PRoL staff. This includes staff training in program management areas such as reporting, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, and supervision.
• Support Field Coordinators/Managers to ensure that the senior manager/managers put capacity development plans in place for the national protection teams based on documented capacity needs assessments exercise.
• Provide continuous support to and ensure targeted capacity building of staff.
• Review performance of PRoL staff in the field and provide supportive approaches to address issues identified.

Representation, coordination and advocacy:

• Coordinate with DDP, DDFM and SPC to forge connections with key government counterparts at the ministerial level, UN, I/NGOs, human rights actors, municipal and other sub-national government actors.
• Represent the IRC in high level and strategic meetings involving protection actors such as protection working group meetings, inter-agency coordination meetings, and bi-lateral meetings.
• Regularly coordinate with internal program and operational stakeholders, the Protection/Rule of Law Technical Advisors, Women’s Protection and Empowerment, Children’s Protection, Education and other IRC colleagues.
• In collaboration with the DDP/CD and regional advocacy team, ensure that the protection program delivers on advocacy goals as articulated in the country wide advocacy strategy.

Qualifications

• Advanced university Degree in Law, Human Rights or a related field.
• 3-5 years’ experience implementing protection programming including experience in emergency or post-conflict project management
• Demonstrated experience using international human rights standards in protection programming
• Demonstrated experience implementing M&E programs
• Strong strategic thinking and proposal writing skills
• Strong leadership, staff and budget management and capacity building skills.
• Excellent communication skills, cultural sensitivity, flexibility, ability to improvise, team player.
• Ability to live and productively work under stress and in insecure and harsh environments while maintaining a sense of humor.

Desired:

• Experience implementing integrated programming which focuses on meeting the unique needs of children, women and girls is desired.
• Experience in implementing programming that utilizes ICT, including in the management and monitoring of SMS based systems.
• Regional experience and fluency in English

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Job Title: Education Program Manager

Requisition ID: req7406
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Sector: Education
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No

Overview
The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization responded to flooding in Kogi state. In early 2014, IRC opened a field office in Mubi town of Adamawa state followed by offices in Yola in Adamawa state in November 2014 and Maiduguri in Borno state in October 2015. With rapid expansion in late 2016 and early 2017, the IRC opened additional field offices in Monguno and Gwoza in Borno state and Damaturu in Yobe state. The country office is in Abuja. The IRC Nigeria implements programs in primary health care, nutrition, environmental health, women’s protection and empowerment, protection, child protection, education, food security, and livelihoods.

The Boko Haram insurgency has created nearly 1.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northeast Nigeria. Up to 40% of children aged 6-11 in the region are out of school. Factors impeding school attendance include children providing labor at home and on farms, widespread poverty and inability to afford fees, and cultural bias against formal education from parents, particularly for female students. The armed conflict has greatly exacerbated challenges in accessing education as Boko Haram deliberately targeted and destroyed education facilities, leaving communities without functioning schools and with no teaching or learning materials. Intensive violence, including violence targeted towards teachers and students, has created much fear of attending school among children. There is a shortage of teachers trained to deal with the psychosocial effects of the insurgency and even children with the desire and resources to attend school may opt to remain at home due to security concerns. IDP children are particularly affected.

Scope of Work

• The IRC Nigeria is currently expanding its education portfolio in the northeast of the country in line with its five-year Strategic Action Plan (SAP). A priority outcome for the country program is that girls and boys enroll in and attend safe, functioning, responsive education services. The IRC aims to both rebuild, reequip, and staff damaged school infrastructure and enhance the quality of education through curriculum improvements in formal and non-formal institutions, with a particular focus on building literacy, numeracy and social and emotional skills.
• In May 2019 IRC will begin implementation of a two year project entitled: Adamawa State school-based education strengthening project (ASSESS) with the aim of ensuring education services are high quality, safe, functioning and responsive. ASSESS will work with over 2,000 teachers, building their capacity to deliver high quality education developing their subject knowledge and pedagogical practices. It will also work with 50 School Based Management Committees to help ensure that schools are safe and functional.
• The Education Manager will be responsible for the overall management of ASSESS education activities in Adamawa state. S/he will ensure that project activities are delivered on time, contribute to strategic objectives of the program, and meet global and IRC technical standards for education in emergencies. The Education Manager will supervise a team of education officers, providing supervision and guidance in line with agreed performance objectives. This position reports to the Education Coordinator.
• This position is contingent on funding.

Responsibilities
Program Development and Management:

• Oversee the implementation of all education activities in Adamawa state, related to the ASSESS project.
• Ensure that the identification of schools, teachers and SBMC members is conducted in a responsible manner, adhering to relevant policies and standards.
• In collaboration with Education Officers, develop actionable work plans to ensure the timely implementation of project activities.
• Monitor progress towards the objectives and intended outputs of projects using routine data, spot checks, observation, and other methodologies.
• Contribute to the development of robust data collection systems to ensure that the education program is data-driven and that programmatic decisions are grounded in evidence.
• Keep abreast of the changing operational environment, including organization of assessments and identification of changing beneficiary needs.
• Provide regular written and verbal reports on education activities to supervisor, senior management, project partners and donors.
• In collaboration with the supervisor, review Budget vs. Actual expenditures on a monthly basis, providing relevant feedback to the finance department and adjusting activities as required.
• Enforce stewardship and accountability by ensuring that resources are efficiently and effectively utilized within the project for the intended purpose

Technical Quality:

• Under the guidance of the Education Coordinator, provide technical supervision and guidance to Education Officers and implementing partners as required.
• Ensure that all education activities adhere to agreed technical standards, protocols, policies and guidelines, as outlined by the IRC, the Federal Ministry of Education and related State Ministries, Agencies and Departments.
• Promote the quality of education activities by setting up quality assurance mechanisms and checks in collaboration with other staff.
• Oversee training, coaching and on-going support of teachers in order to improve instructional.
• Ensure that training materials and curricula are of high quality.

HR & Team Management:

• Provide supportive supervision to Education Officers
• Lead the development of performance plans for all Education Officers based on job descriptions, project objectives/work plans and past performance reviews. Review performance evaluation of direct reports on a bi-annual basis and oversee the performance review cycle for all direct reports.
• Actively build the capacity of education program staff, ensuring each staff member has a specific capacity development plan, receives opportunities for training, mentoring and on-the-job learning opportunities.

Coordination:

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders including government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.
• Closely collaborate with all project partners
• Develop strategic partnerships with local organizations
• Represent IRC to local communities, government departments, international agencies, and local partners as required.
• Coordinate education program activities with other IRC sectors, particularly water & sanitation and child protection.

Other:

• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to: Education Coordinator.
• Position directly supervises: Education Officers
• Other internal and/or external contacts: grants unit; finance, HR and supply chain departments.

Qualifications

• University degree in Education; advanced degree preferred.
• At least three years of relevant professional experience with an international or civil society organization, including direct implementation of education programming
• Experience in teaching and teacher professional development preferred
• At least one year of experience in a managerial position and demonstrated capacity in team leadership and capacity building
• Experience working with displaced or otherwise marginalized communities required
• Demonstrated experience in project management, including financial, HR, and grants management
• Strong verbal communication skills and effective in representation and liaison with external actors
• Excellent spoken and technical writing ability in English, including report writing
• Excellent computer skills in programs including MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work under pressure in challenging working and living conditions
• Willingness to travel extensively in northeast Nigeria, including to remote and/or insecure locations.

Professional Standards:

• The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Working Environment:

• The position will be based in Maiduguri, Nigeria with frequent travel throughout project areas in the northeast, including to remote and insecure locations. The situation in northeast Nigeria continues to be volatile and the security phase is orange or red depending on location. This is a non-accompanied position.

Standards for Professional Conduct:

• The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation

Interested and qualified candidate should:
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Job Title: Payroll Officer

Requisition ID: req7537
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Sector: Human Resources
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No

Job Overview/Summary

• Under the direct supervision of HR Manager, the Payroll Officer is responsible for providing support and assistance to the IRC staff and programs in matters related to Payroll through the HR department based in Maiduguri with support from the Payroll Officer in the Country Office Abuja.

Primary and Fundamental Responsibilities

Description:

• Responsible for the preparation and processing of payroll for all National employees with information received from the field
• Review and ensure accuracy of approved timesheets; track and deduct all and other statutory payroll deductions
• Responsible for the coordination efforts between payroll, human resources, Finance and other departments to ensure proper flow and maintenance of employee data (including preparation/distribution of detailed reports, e.g. labour ” home” work, overtime, leave balances, headcount, and Pension contribution reports are accurate)
• Monitor submissions of approved timesheets, ensure valid data transfers to/from payroll service
• Establish/maintain employee records; ensure that employee changes are entered correctly and made on a timely basis; review changes for proper authorization and adherence to IRC Policy including compliance with federal/state/local regulation
• Calculating and preparing payment request by cash, cheque or electronic transfer for Staff benefits and relocation allowance
• Deducting tax and national insurance payments
• Processing maternity pay, and expenses
• Calculating Acting Pay and pay increases
• Maintaining payroll operations by following IRC policies and procedures
• Answering staff queries about timesheets or pay slips
• Coordinate with Finance Department to make sure the accurate payments are made
• Serves as the primary point of contact for payroll matters and liaise with other departments and individuals on operational and programmatic matters concerning the Payroll
• to maintain confidentiality and professional ethics for all personnel paperwork, records and issues pertaining to staff in the Field Office
• Perform other duties as needed or requested by the HR Manager

Qualifications

• Degree in  Human Resource Management / Business Administration / Finance required
• 2 plus years’ experience in  Payroll Management  performing all payroll functions;
• Excellent skills using MS Word, Excel, Access, and Internet Explorer
• Strong skills using and understanding the flow of transactions in an integrated and automated payroll accounting system
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion
• Excellent problem solving/judgment skills, and high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organizational skills, and the ability to work under pressure
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and meet all deadlines

Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Access and Microsoft Outlook
• Must be detail-oriented and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication and time management skills
• Ability to organize tasks simultaneously, prioritize work and ensure tasks are completed by the deadline.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Honest, reliable and trustworthy
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Hausa
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to maintain the highest degree of discretion and confidentiality
• Willing to adhere to and carry out the IRC rules.
• Confidence with numbers
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Skills in the use of database management, word processing, spreadsheet, and/or presentation software.
• Organizing and coordinating skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to cope with basic living conditions during a field trip.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: HR Manager
• Position directly supervises:
• Indirect Reporting:

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability