ActionAid (AA) Nigeria is an affiliate of ActionAid International, which is a global alliance of organisations working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. As a large and visible development organisation, we work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and America. Our expertise lies in community-led approaches to development and working through partnerships with the poor and other grass root organisations.
We are recruiting to fill the positions below:
Job Title: Digital Marketing Officer
Location: Abuja
Reporting to: Fundraising Coordinator
Grade: 5
Job Purpose
- The job holder will provide technical digital marketing support to deal with data and system management tasks.
- S/he will take responsibility for administration and data management on the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database as well as provide technical support and assistance to the Supporter Services Advisor.
Specific Responsibilities
Communication and Working Relationships:
- Report regularly to the Fundraising Coordinator, with regard to the on-going maintenance of admin systems for the fundraising program – and to raise any specific issues which might occur.
- Maintain good communications with the Finance team to ensure an efficient banking process, including the reconciliation of web based payments, and accurate income reporting.
- Work closely with the Fundraising team to plan the management of donor/member communications and events to increase retention.
Administration:
- Maintain accurate data entry and data management for the fundraising program using the Fundraising CRM database, including setting up new memberships and donor records
- Manage the monthly reconciliation of regular (Direct Debit) and one-off donations payments, working closely with the accounts team.
- Setting up triggers and workflows for executing email marketing campaigns. Implement a/b testing procedures, segmentation, manage calendarization and development of compelling creative and content that drives results.
Increase Onsite/Off site visibility for ActionAid:
- Manage and optimize Pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns across search sites (e.g. Google) and Social Networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter).
- Drive traffic to ActionAid website using relevant meta tags/keywords to increase visibility on the Search Engine Results Page.
- Build Offsite visibility on Social Networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Google+) by engaging our target audience with case studies of ActionAid’s interventions
- Work closely with web services team to provide structured site analysis, functionality, evaluate site architecture, implement ongoing keyword generation, create search-friendly content and develop link-building strategies
- Monitor and evaluate social media engagement from Twitter, Facebook and other relevant sites using analytics software, such as Google Analytics, Hootsuite and their campaign dashboards as well as discussions across communities, social networks & blogs
- Work to increase followers and likes on ActionAid Community Sponsorship Facebook page
- Source content for the website/blog and social media engagement,
- Plan, promote and implement email campaigns for special events.
- Collaborate with the supporter marketing and communications teams to design and deploy digital/Face to Face marketing strategy and engagement based on analysis of user behaviour from posts and feedback mechanisms
- Drive conversion and optimize user funnels from the website and social media.
- Handle community sponsorship electronic and digital Marketing for online and other appropriate platforms.
- Monitor and update all social media with streaming of AAN events
- Monitor and report on database of community sponsorship supporters
- Monitor and Liaise with payment gateway companies (Paystack, Interswitch) on all donations-electronic channels.
- Monitor & Ensure funds donated by sponsors transmitting through 3rd party payment application reconcile with bank records. Monitor and reconcile the two databases from web platform donation and Bank recorded donations
- Optimisation of all ActionAid web platforms
- Monitor and ensure the propagation and speed rendering of all web applications
- Support to drive followership on the MILMAP web.
- Any other responsibilities assigned by the line manager.
Internal Relationships:
- Entire AAN team.
External Relationships:
- Community Sponsorship Supporters.
Persons Specifications
Education/Qualifications
Essential:
- First degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or other related field
Desirable:
- Membership of relevant professional Institute.
Experience
Desirable:
- At least three years post NYSC experience
- Two years’ experience in a similar position in the development sector
- Experience of using a range of tools and applications for data reporting and manipulation eg Excel, Access, FastStats, SQL etc
- Experience in IT support services.
- Conversant with setting up audio-visual equipment.
Essential:
- Experience of providing user support and training.
- Experience of using a CRM database system.
- Experience in generating analytical reports from databases.
- SQL programming skills highly desirable
Skill Abilities
Essential:
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Excellent documentation skills
- Ability to multi task
- Excellent planning and prioritization skills
Desirable:
- Highly numerate and accuracy skills
Personal Qualities
Essential:
- A person of integrity, creative and takes initiative,
- Able to work effectively in a diverse team environment
- Willing to work additional hours at crucial times.
- A self-motivated person able to work with minimum supervision
- Able to effectively promote AAN’s mission, values, and objectives
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly download and complete the “Application Form” below and send together with their Applications in an MSWord attachment to: Jobopenings.Nigeria@actionaid.org Subject line of emails must state clearly, job title of position applied for and location e.g Digital Marketing Officer – Abuja.
Click Here to Download Application Form (MSWord)
Note
- Only electronically submitted forms will be considered. Scanned application forms will be disregarded.
- ActionAid offers competitive terms of employment. Applications from women and candidates from the North East and North West are particularly encouraged.
- While we respect all applicants, interview dates will be communicated only to shortlisted candidates.
Application Deadline 13th February 2019.
Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation/Knowledge Management Manager; ‘Strengthening Citizens Resistance against Prevalence of Corruption Project (SCRAP-C)’
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The post holder will manage the M&E systems and provide periodic feedback on measurable achievements towards targets for the DFID-SCRAP-C project targets.
- S/He will also be primarily responsible for managing the project logical framework, project reports and developing knowledge management products for the project.
Person Specifications
Education/Qualifications:
- First Degree in Social Sciences or Arts/Humanities is essential
- Master’s Degree in relevant field is essential
Experience:
- At least 8 years work experience, 4 of which must be in a similar role in the development sector is essential
- Experience in Local Human Rights Based Approach programming and monitoring including working with partners and social movements is essential
- Experience with governance programs or good understanding of Nigeria’s governance context is essential
- Deep understanding of and commitment to human rights-based approach (HRBA) including women’s rights, with knowledge of methodologies that are effective in monitoring and evaluating HRBA programming is desirable
- Strong knowledge of DFID M&E, Communications, and reporting requirements with at least 2 years of experience managing M&E systems for DFID programmes will be an added advantage is desirable
Skill/Abilities:
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Ability to influence and encourage others to new concepts and ways of working within an environment of change
- Strong analytical/problem solving skills
- Excellent planning and prioritization skills
- Excellent Skills in Management Information Systems
- Demonstrable IT skills
- Excellent quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation skills
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly download and complete the “Application Form” below and send together with their Applications in an MSWord attachment to: Jobopenings.Nigeria@actionaid.org Subject line of emails must state clearly, job title of position applied for and location e.g Digital Marketing Officer – Abuja.
Click Here to Download Application Form (MSWord)
Note
- Only electronically submitted forms will be considered. Scanned application forms will be disregarded.
- ActionAid offers competitive terms of employment. Applications from women and candidates from the North East and North West are particularly encouraged.
- While we respect all applicants, interview dates will be communicated only to shortlisted candidates
Application Deadline 13th February, 2019.
Job Title: Project Officer – Systems and Structure Strengthening Approach against Radicalization to Violent Extremism (SARVE)’
Location: Nasarawa and Kogi
Slot: 2 Opening
Job Descriptions
- The post holder will work with communities through identified partners to understand the context, factors and issues of vulnerability, capacity to address them and support for groups, and community resilience building in Kogi and Nasarawa States.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Programme Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Provide technical assistance to communities on counter-messaging and narratives of violent extremist groups
- Develop quarterly plans within the framework of the project in general but particularly the agreed objectives and outputs for the year, in collaboration with partner organisation and the communities for the delivery of activities to support project objectives.
- Implement on timely basis, agreed activities but also taking advantage of unplanned activities that may impact on the project.
- Maintain, in collaboration with relevant partners in the field and the IASL unit, an efficient. M&E system that traces performance in process, progress in results and allows for easy retrieval of information.
- Provide information to AAN that would link AAN’s national level policy advocacy work with community/state level issues.
- Serve as liaison with communities and stakeholders on project communications and implementation of activities
- Prepare Activity based Grants, Budget and support Communities in implementation
- Report to Coordinator, Humanitarian & Resilience
Reporting and Accountability:
- Submit to Program Coordinator timely informative reports, showing progress towards outputs and objectives of the project
- Develop concept note for each programme activity for approval by the line manager.
- Submit situational and any other non-routine reports when necessary or when asked to do so.
- Facilitate the sharing of information among stakeholders.
- Submit success stories or case studies on lessons learnt for sharing.
- Identify and recommend opportunities for collaboration and other forms of engagement by AAN outside the ambit of the Project.
- Participate in programme meetings of the AAN Team, sharing experiences from the field, bringing up issues of general programme nature for collective decision making
Financial Management:
- Participate in and contribute to the development of AAN annual plans and budgets
- Submit timely financial reports on funds released for activities in the state ensuring compliance with AAN financial reporting requirements.
- Support partners to develop realistic budgets, linking budgets to planned and agreed activities.
- Actively source for and participate in fundraising activity for AAN including developing concept notes and proposals.
Representation:
- Represent AAN in the state – including attending meetings on behalf of AAN
Others:
- Carry out any other responsibilities assigned by the Program Manager.
Relationship
- Internal Relationships: Entire AAN team
- External Relationships: Partners, Donors, CSOs, project communities and relevant Government agencies.
Person Specifications
Education/ Qualifications:
- First in Conflict & Peace Studies, social sciences or arts/humanities
Experience
- At least three (3) years post NYSC experience
- Two (2) years’ experience in a similar position in the development sector preferably in community based work.
- Experience of working with communities in conflict
- Experience in organisational capacity development especially public sector institutions
Skill Abilities:
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Ability to provide practical solutions within set deadlines.
- Ability to maintain donor relationship and accountability in line with funding policies and standards.
- Excellent skills to motivate and inspire a functional team will be essential
- Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
- Multi-tasking skills
- Negotiation skills
- Excellent planning and prioritization skills
- Ability to manage conflict
- Ability to motivate others to engage
- Group facilitation skills
- Ability to build and maintain community relationships
- Personal Qualities
- A person of integrity, creative and takes initiative,
- Able to work effectively in a diverse team environment
- Willing to work additional hours at crucial times.
- A self motivated person able to work without close supervision
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly download and complete the “Application Form” below and send together with their Applications in an MSWord attachment to: Jobopenings.Nigeria@actionaid.org Subject line of emails must state clearly, job title of position applied for and location e.g Project Officer – Kogi.
Click Here to Download Application Form (MSWord)
Note
- Only electronically submitted forms will be considered. Scanned application forms will be disregarded.
- ActionAid offers competitive terms of employment. Applications from women and candidates from the North East and North West are particularly encouraged.
- While we respect all applicants, interview dates will be communicated only to shortlisted candidates
Application Deadline 13th February, 2019.
Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer – ‘Systems and Structure Strengthening Approach against Radicalization to Violent Extremism (SARVE)’
Location: Abuja
Job Purpose
- The M&E Officerwill providesupportive guidance to the management of the SARVE project for a successful monitoring, evaluation and learning of the programme.
- This individual will also support M&E/Programme staff of the project sub-recipients and partners and ensures the strategic and functional integration of all M&E activities as well as active collaboration with the sub-recipient and other relevant authorities.
- The M&E Officer is responsible for all M&E activities of the project and ensures the accurate reporting of results for programme activities.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Actively participate in the development and review of all routinely generated field level reports, with the emphasis being on analyzing and describing programme results
- Participate and contribute in programme planning and implementation, contributing to work plans and M&E plans
- Provide inputs into trainings and workshops, particularly around measuring output& outcome level data
- Facilitate trainings and workshops, particularly those focusing on developing the capacity of partner’s skills and abilities in monitoring and evaluation
- Work closely with partners to establish their internal M&E systems, M&E plans, and data quality management
- Support the implementation of project’s M&E systems, including establishing and updating the project’s database
- Prepare monthly internal reports, including analysis of data, and contribute towards regular donor reports
- Implement a system designed to identify lessons learned and disseminate timely information
- Collaborate with other programme staff to ensure every staff knows and understands their role in M&E
- Other tasks as assigned.
Key Working Relationships:
- Internal: Entire AAN Staff
- External: Donor, Partners, Community and other stakeholders.
Persons Specifications
Education/ Qualifications
Essential:
- First degree in Social Sciences or Arts/Humanities
Desirable:
- Membership relevant professional bodies
Experience
Essential:
- At least 3 years work experience 2 of which should have been spent in the development sector
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation of conflict mitigation, preventing violent extremism and/or democracy and governance programmes, including working with development agencies and organizations, government officials, civil society leaders, community leaders, programme beneficiaries, and programme staff
Desirable:
- Ability to use the District Health Information System (DHIS)/or any other database software
- Demonstrated supervisory skills, and ability to work well on a team
Skill Abilities:
- Demonstrated relevant technical skills in analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, with excellent organizational as well as English oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programmes, i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc., and the ability to use various statistical software programmes such as SPSS, STATA.
- Extensive knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines, and tools for monitoring, evaluation and learning, including impact evaluation.
Personal Qualities
Essential:
- A personof integrity
- Creative and takes initiative.
- Able to work effectively in a diverse team environment
- Willing to work additional hours at crucial times.
- A self-motivated person able to work without close supervision
Desirable:
- Effectively promote AAN’s mission, values and objectives
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly download and complete the “Application Form” below and send together with their Applications in an MSWord attachment to: Jobopenings.Nigeria@actionaid.org Subject line of emails must state clearly, job title of position applied for and location e.g M&E Officer – Abuja.
Click Here to Download Application Form (MSWord)
Note
- Only electronically submitted forms will be considered. Scanned application forms will be disregarded.
- ActionAid offers competitive terms of employment. Applications from women and candidates from the North East and North West are particularly encouraged.
- While we respect all applicants, interview dates will be communicated only to shortlisted candidates
Application Deadline 13th February, 2019.
Job Title: Consultant for Local Rights Programme Assessment
Location: Yobe and Ekiti
Background
- As part of ActionAid Nigeria’s plan to expand its areas of intervention across Nigeria with the aim of increasing her engagement with the poor and marginalized, ActionAid intends to continue its approach of Local Right Programme (LRP) through its funding Mechanisms tagged “Community Sponsorship” in the states of Ekiti and Yobe.
- The core strategy for the LRPs is in accordance with the AA global strategy as spelt out in the AAN CSP –working in partnerships to eradicate poverty. This partnership involves the local NGO, Women, men, girls and boys in poor and marginalized communities, the local and traditional leadership, local government officials and central government agencies, the private sector and any development actors already working in, or willing to work in the LRP, in a connected effort to ensure that those who are poor and marginalized secure sustained improvement in the quality of their lives, through promoting access to basic rights and services.
- The critical inputs in this strategy involves capacity building and nurturing local structures and the people themselves to continuously analyse their situation, identify workable actions and have the skills to take the needed actions which may often include engaging duty bearers, to ensure equity in the allocation of resources. The strategy also involves the use of same analytical tools and frameworks for the analysis of social and power relations in the communities and taking appropriate actions to make corrections in favour of the excluded and marginalized.
- It is in this light that ActionAid seeks to engage a Consultant to conduct an Assessment/Appraisal in the target states (Ekiti and Yobe).
Deliverables
The following are expectations from the consultant:
- Take a lead on contextual analyses and identification of programme areas for the LRP in line with the context and AAN CSP ;
- Conduct assessment of potential partners for the implementation of the LRP programme using PAM framework;
- Facilitate the Selection of potential communities for LRP intervention;
- Carry out appraisal of potential communities of intervention using HRBA principles;
- Produce detailed report of the appraisal and share with ActionAid within agreed date and template.
Qualifications and criteria for selection
- The consultant(s) must have background knowledge of the states and the ability to speak common/local language of the state which the assessment will be conducted;
- Hands on experience in conducting partnership Assessment using PAM framework;
- Evidence of experience on use of HRBA in programming;
- Experience in work done in poor rural communities of Nigeria;
- Demonstrable experience of producing high-quality, credible research/assessments (sample report of such is required);
- Understanding and experience of working with state and non-state actors (at all levels) and international organizations;
- Knowledge of research and monitoring and evaluation methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative;
- Knowledge of local governance and conflict issues (desirable)
- Excellent computer skills;
- The individual’s or his/her organisation’s work respond to the needs and interests of poor and marginalised women, men, aged, people living with disabilities and other forms of diversity;
- Must be result-oriented, a team player, exhibiting high levels of enthusiasm, tact, diplomacy and integrity;
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and professional skills in interacting with development partners;
- Evidence of having undertaken similar assignments in the past;
- Availability within two weeks of offer on contract.
Place of Work & Administrative Support:
- Unless otherwise agreed, the consultant shall work in the state where the assessment will take place.
- ActionAid will cover the cost of transportation, accommodation and per diem according to ActionAid rate during fieldwork.
- The selected consultant will sign a contract with AAN and is responsible for acquiring relevant tools needed for the task. Interested consultants are invited to apply by sending a CV detailing competency.
- S/he will be expected to provide his/her own work equipment and space except where otherwise stated.
Timelines for Submission of Deliverables
- First draft of the report shared with AAN on 18th February 2019
- AAN share feedback on report with Consultant on 21st February 2019
- Final reports to AAN 25TH of February 2019
- Ownership of outputs
- Outputs of the work done as stipulated in the call for expression of interest belongs to ActionAid Nigeria.
Mode of Payment
- Please note that an advance of 50 % will be paid after successfully signing of the contract by AAN and the successful consultant, while the remaining balance will be paid upon satisfaction of the agreed deliverables in the contract.
- ActionAid shall however deduct the statutory 5% With Holding Tax (WHT) for individuals and 10% for limited (LTD) and public companies (PLC); and remit to relevant authority. The successful applicant would be required to provide AAN his/her Tax Identification Number (TIN) for the purposes of remittance.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send an Expression of Interest electronically to: procurement.nigeria@actionaid.org using the subject line “Assessment for Local Rights Programme in Yobe and Ekiti states” .
Application Deadline 2nd February, 2019.
Job Title: Consultant: Harmonization of the Baseline Survey Report Conducted on the Home Grown School-Feeding Programme
Locations: Kaduna and Ogun State
Background
- As part of ActionAid Nigeria’s effort in building the active agency of the people to hold governments and corporates accountable and enhance peoples power in democratic and inclusive governance, Promoting Accountability and Transparency in the School Feeding Programme (PATS-F), a project funded by Mac Arthur Foundation focuses on entrenching a people driven accountable and transparent system in the school feeding programme in Kaduna State.
- Just recently, a baseline survey was conducted in the locations (Kaduna and Ogun State) where/by the organizations funded by the same donor who are monitoring the Home Grown School Feeding Programme with the aim to document the findings on where we were with each level of the indicator before the commencement of the project and a first level report was produced for both states.
- In this light of this, ActionAid Nigeria seeks to engage a Consultant to harmonize the reports of the findings from the baseline conducted in these two locations by ActionAid Nigeria and the organizations named below;
- The Centre for Women’s Health and Information (CEWHIN)
- Connecting Gender for Development
- Federation of Muslim Women of Nigeria (FOMWAN)
- Girl Child Concern
- Nigeria Popular Theatre Alliance
Key Deliverable:
- Produce a detailed, harmonized and analytical report of the findings from the baseline survey conducted in the two locations; Kaduna and Ogun State by the organizations mentioned above.
Qualifications and Criteria for Selection
- Demonstrable experience of producing high-quality, credible analytical reports (sample report of such is required);
- High analytical skills
- Knowledge of the Home Grown School Feeding Programme in Nigeria
- Knowledge of research and monitoring and evaluation methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative;
- Proficient writing skills
- Excellent computer skills;
- Good knowledge of the education sector in Nigeria
- The individual’s or his/her organisation’s work responds to issues related to accountability and transparency.
- Must be result-oriented, a team player, exhibiting high levels of enthusiasm, tact, diplomacy and integrity;
- Evidence of having undertaken similar assignments in the past;
- Availability within 1 week of offer of contract.
Place of Work & Administrative Support:
- Unless otherwise agreed, the consultant shall work independently where s/he is based or anywhere required. .
- The selected consultant will sign a contract with AAN and is responsible for acquiring relevant tools needed for the task. Interested consultants are invited to apply by sending a CV detailing competency.
- S/he will be expected to provide his/her own work equipment and space except where otherwise stated.
Timelines for Submission of Deliverables:
- First draft of the report shared with AAN on 15th February 2019
- AAN share feedback on report with Consultant on 18th February 2019
- Final report to AAN 22nd of February 2019
Ownership of Outputs:
- Outputs of the work done as stipulated in the call for expression of interest belongs to ActionAid Nigeria.
Mode of Payment
- Please note that an advance of 50% will be paid after successfully signing the contract by AAN by the successful consultant, while the balance will be paid upon satisfaction of the agreed deliverables in the contract.
- ActionAid shall however deduct the statutory 5% With Holding Tax (WHT) for individuals and 10% for limited (LTD) and public companies (PLC); and remit to relevant authority. The successful applicant would be required to provide AAN his/her Tax Identification Number (TIN) for the purposes of remittance.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send an Expression of Interest electronically to: Procurement.Nigeria@actionaid.org using the subject line “Harmonization of Baseline Report conducted on the Home Grown School Feeding Programme in Kaduna and Ogun State”
Note: Only successful applicants will be contacted
Application Deadline 6th February, 2019.
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