Projects Coordinator, Maiduguri, Nigeria 128 views0 applications


Requisition ID: req55458

Job Title: Projects Coordinator

Sector: Program Administration

Employment Category: Regular

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria

Work Arrangement: In-person

Job Description

BACKGROUND:

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 people affected by 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.

IRC began working in Nigeria in October 2012 in response to a widespread flood disaster. Since then, IRC has expanded its program scope and size with the aim of making the greatest possible contribution to meeting humanitarian needs in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in Northeast Nigeria. IRC’s response includes integrated health, reproductive health and nutrition services, protection/rule of law (PRoL), women’s protection and empowerment (WPE), and child protection, environmental health, economic recovery and development ERD, governance and education.

SCOPE OF WORK:

The Projects Coordinator (PCo) is responsible for supporting project implementation and project health across the IRC Nigeria portfolio. S/he plays key role in activity implementation and budget management. The PCo should have a good knowledge and understanding of project cycle management with an emphasis on project implementation, learning and capacity building.

The PCo reports to the Senior Projects Coordinator. As a key member

 Project Management Unit (PMU), the PCo must also maintain close working relationships with the Senior Program Coordinator(s) and Technical coordinators/managers; as well as the grants, finance and operational support units.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Activity Implementation:

  • Support the Senior Projects Coordinator in the implementation of projects, ensuring alignment to activity plans, procurement plans and budgets.
  • Assist implementation teams with the development of detailed implementation plans and item forecasts.

Budget Management:

  • Support the scheduling and coordination of BVA meetings, including documenting and tracking the completion of action points.
  • Contribute to healthy project spending trends, using tools such as Power BI, Integra, budget versus actual reports.
  • Design budget tracking tools, to support field coordinators and implementation teams analyze spending trends.

Project Cycle Meetings:

  • Support the scheduling and tracking of project cycle meetings, including documenting and tracking the completion of action points.
  • Actively participate in project cycle meetings and contribute to addressing root causes of over/underspending.

Coordination:

  • Support internal coordination mechanisms, including monthly coordination meetings, and ad-hoc meetings between sectors.
  • Contribute to ongoing problem-solving and the establishment of systems and processes within the country program, focused on the new
  •  project management structure.

Strategic Planning

  • Participate in the implementation and review of the strategic action plan (SAP) for IRC Nigeria Country Program reflecting field realities
  • Participate actively in the Country Leadership Group.

Others

  • Lead the identification of capacity gaps among senior outcome managers across all field bases. eazACC9 BVUcJh
  • Provide systematic training, coaching and mentoring to senior outcome managers to ensure they are able to effectively deputize field coordinators.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

  • Position Reports to: Senior Projects Coordinator
  • Other key contacts: Field Coordinators, SAMs, Technical leads, Sector Leads, Finance leads, Supply Chain leads.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree preferred (management-related or general operations preferred);
  • Minimum of five years’ experience managing operations and/or projects in INGOs in developing countries.
  • Demonstrated management and leadership skills, including team management and staff development.
  • Experience in Project management, Project implementations, Budget tracking preferably in conflict-impacted settings.
  • Excellent management, organizational, interpersonal, and cross-cultural communication skills.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical and decision-making skills, preferably including negotiations and conflict resolution skills.
  • Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Flexibility, ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
  • Fluency in English.
  • Commitment to IRC Way.

Computer/Other Tech Requirements:

  • Proficiency in MS Office software suite – including Word, Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint and Outlook.
  • Experience working with databases and/or other tracking systems.

Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of 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, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and several others.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Working Environment

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, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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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.

Since October 2012, the IRC has been responding to humanitarian needs of Nigerians. The IRC initially intervened in response to floods that affected over 7 million people across the country, destroying harvest and damaging homes. The IRC is currently implementing programs in Health, Protection, WASH, Nutrition, Food Security, and Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) in Adamawa and Borno States in North-Eastern Nigeria.

The IRC is dedicated to making women and adolescent girls healthier from the earliest phase of acute crises (a target group most vulnerable during crisis) and implements evidence-based reproductive health interventions in line with the SPHERE-standard Minimum Initial Service Package for Reproductive Health in Crises (MISP). The goal is to ensure that the IRC’s health responses in emergencies include the core package of Reproductive Health (RH) services in its interventions.

The IRC’s Reproductive Health (RH) program is currently implementing (MISP) for RH in 4 health care centers in MMC and Jere LGAs and 1 IDP camp clinic. In addition the program is starting up an emergency mobile programming outside of these areas of Maiduguri in coordination with the WPE team. The focus of this program is to provide quality comprehensive RH and WPE services to conflict-affected women and girls in a timely manner. In addition to the mobile program, the WPE and RH joint mobile teams will be in charge of rapid assessments and rapid response. The mobile teams will be focused in the newly opened LGAs and emergency areas previously inaccessible due to conflict and insecurity. These teams will provide life-saving services to populations outside of Maiduguri, who have not had access to services in approximately 3 years.

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0 USD Maiduguri, Nigeria CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week International Rescue Committee

Requisition ID: req55458

Job Title: Projects Coordinator

Sector: Program Administration

Employment Category: Regular

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria

Work Arrangement: In-person

Job Description

BACKGROUND:

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 people affected by 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.

IRC began working in Nigeria in October 2012 in response to a widespread flood disaster. Since then, IRC has expanded its program scope and size with the aim of making the greatest possible contribution to meeting humanitarian needs in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in Northeast Nigeria. IRC's response includes integrated health, reproductive health and nutrition services, protection/rule of law (PRoL), women's protection and empowerment (WPE), and child protection, environmental health, economic recovery and development ERD, governance and education.

SCOPE OF WORK:

The Projects Coordinator (PCo) is responsible for supporting project implementation and project health across the IRC Nigeria portfolio. S/he plays key role in activity implementation and budget management. The PCo should have a good knowledge and understanding of project cycle management with an emphasis on project implementation, learning and capacity building.

The PCo reports to the Senior Projects Coordinator. As a key member

 Project Management Unit (PMU), the PCo must also maintain close working relationships with the Senior Program Coordinator(s) and Technical coordinators/managers; as well as the grants, finance and operational support units.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Activity Implementation:

  • Support the Senior Projects Coordinator in the implementation of projects, ensuring alignment to activity plans, procurement plans and budgets.
  • Assist implementation teams with the development of detailed implementation plans and item forecasts.

Budget Management:

  • Support the scheduling and coordination of BVA meetings, including documenting and tracking the completion of action points.
  • Contribute to healthy project spending trends, using tools such as Power BI, Integra, budget versus actual reports.
  • Design budget tracking tools, to support field coordinators and implementation teams analyze spending trends.

Project Cycle Meetings:

  • Support the scheduling and tracking of project cycle meetings, including documenting and tracking the completion of action points.
  • Actively participate in project cycle meetings and contribute to addressing root causes of over/underspending.

Coordination:

  • Support internal coordination mechanisms, including monthly coordination meetings, and ad-hoc meetings between sectors.
  • Contribute to ongoing problem-solving and the establishment of systems and processes within the country program, focused on the new
  •  project management structure.

Strategic Planning

  • Participate in the implementation and review of the strategic action plan (SAP) for IRC Nigeria Country Program reflecting field realities
  • Participate actively in the Country Leadership Group.

Others

  • Lead the identification of capacity gaps among senior outcome managers across all field bases. eazACC9 BVUcJh
  • Provide systematic training, coaching and mentoring to senior outcome managers to ensure they are able to effectively deputize field coordinators.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

  • Position Reports to: Senior Projects Coordinator
  • Other key contacts: Field Coordinators, SAMs, Technical leads, Sector Leads, Finance leads, Supply Chain leads.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree preferred (management-related or general operations preferred);
  • Minimum of five years' experience managing operations and/or projects in INGOs in developing countries.
  • Demonstrated management and leadership skills, including team management and staff development.
  • Experience in Project management, Project implementations, Budget tracking preferably in conflict-impacted settings.
  • Excellent management, organizational, interpersonal, and cross-cultural communication skills.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical and decision-making skills, preferably including negotiations and conflict resolution skills.
  • Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Flexibility, ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
  • Fluency in English.
  • Commitment to IRC Way.

Computer/Other Tech Requirements:

  • Proficiency in MS Office software suite - including Word, Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint and Outlook.
  • Experience working with databases and/or other tracking systems.

Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Code of 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, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and several others.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Working Environment

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, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

2024-11-02

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