Career Job Opportunities for Graduate at The International Rescue Committee (IRC)

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: Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Specialist

Requisition ID: req28694
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Overview / Summary
HeRON Project Overview:

• USAID/FCDO Health Resilience of Northeast Nigeria (HeRON) is a health system strengthening project in Borno and Yobe states supports delivery of quality integrated primary healthcare, reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services, to improve evidence-based decision making, accountability at all levels of service delivery.
• IRC leads a consortium of humanitarian and development implementing partners (Action Against Hunger – AAH/ACF, Society for Family Health Nigeria).
• The Project team is working work alongside states and local government authorities, strengthening their capacity to effectively deliver quality integrated primary healthcare, reproductive, maternal, and newborn and child health and nutrition services.
• The vision for this project is to ensure integration into the health system framework of both states to support a health system strengthening approach.  HeRoN will thereby promote an adaptable health system strengthening approach through continuous engagement with the relevant stakeholders and refinement of support initiatives that will allow the program to implement initiatives across the health systems pillars.

Scope of Work

• The purpose of the assignment is to: Lead the development of a Social and Behavior Change Communication and Advocacy strategy to be adopted by the HERON Project, while equally supporting the States in improving their demand creation approach/strategies for healthcare services at the community level, aiming at promoting social change by positively influencing knowledge, attitudes, and social norms.
• This strategy would be used to enhance the capacity of HERON teams and the community structures such as the CHIPS to undertake awareness raising about key health and nutrition behaviors and the importance of seeking timely care. Ultimately, the SBCC strategy will aim to improve advocacy and mobilization for social action
• This position will run for 6 months.

Major Responsibilities

• In Collaboration with government and community stakeholders, conduct a formative assessment leading to the development of a SBCC strategy informed by insights, data, and evidence (this will include analysis of the situation prior to the setting, current situation, and challenges).
• Literature review on the current situation and concluded assessments of Social networks Analysis (SNA) and Political Economy Analysis (PEA) to better understand the major barriers and facilitators to social and behavior change issues that hinder or facilitate the demand for health services.
• Analysis of the findings to develop a clear vision of the SBCC strategy, challenges in the context and those affected by the challenges, contributing to behaviors, influencers, and entry points.
• Determining audiences making  categorization effective to understand the activities, channels, and messages that are most appropriate for a given socio-cultural context that best suits the various identified groups for impacts.
• Identify and develop a linkage with the objective to address individual level change and change within broader environmental and structural level.
• Identify Strategies to promote provider behavior improvement and improve the quality of client-health provider interactions, while strengthening linkages between communities and health facilities.
• Identify and embrace SBCC strategy aspects that promote inclusivity in health services access, especially for persons living with disabilities and other marginalized groups
• Support the consortium partners, LGAs and Health Facilities to implement the SBCC strategies developed.
• Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation plan to compare the effects of program Vs its objectives and identify factors that contributed to or constrained the achievement of the SBCC goals.
• Conduct a dissemination workshops with partners and States/ LGAs stakeholders to present the developed SBCC strategies and engage the stakeholders on a roadmap for contextualization and implementation.

Coordination:

• Participate at program coordination meetings with consortium and implementing partners

Minimum / Key Deliverables: The post holder will expect to:

• Prepare and present an inception report to the HeRON team. The report demonstrating the understanding of the assignment and detail a breakdown of activities, timelines, and methodology/approach to be used.
• Undertake primary and secondary data collection through qualitative and quantitative approaches.
• Analyze and interpret data and thereafter prepare a draft of the desk reviews and share with the HeRON Team and the key stakeholders for review.
• Discuss any gaps in the draft with the HeRON Project team and come up with ways of addressing the gaps if any.
• Prepare SBCC strategy and advocacy, key messages, communication manuals, tools, and IEC materials
• Organize and conduct orientation training of trainers’ workshop in close liaison with the HeRON Team and submit corresponding training report.
• Prepare and submit SBCC MEAL plan and feedback channels
• The assignment will require travel to and possible staying in the target project locations in Northeast Nigeria.

Key Working Relationships
Position Reports to:

• Line Manager:  Deputy HeRoN Team Lead
• Dotted line/ Technical reporting: HeRON Consortium Team Lead

Position directly Supervises:

• N/A

Key Internal Contacts:

• Governance Manager and Senior Managers Consortium Finance

Key External Contacts:

• HeRON Implementing partners (Program Staffs)
• Ministry of Health, State Agencies, Local Government Health Authorities, HeRON Technical Staff seconded to MoH, Health Facility staffs, Community Leaders, and Members, CHIPs Networks, WDCs Members.

Qualifications

• The IRC is looking for an individual with substantial experience performing formative SBCC assessments, SBCC strategy and advocacy development assignments, as well as developing and technically supporting SBCC guidelines and implementation.
• Experience with country situations similar to that of Borno and Yobe States, working on similar projects.

Specifically, the successful candidate should have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Behavior Change, Communications, Marketing, Social sciences.
• Master’s Degree is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience implementing SBCC programs or advising on social and behavior change interventions.
• Experience designing and conducting rapid formative SBCC research and MEAL related to social and behavior change.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required, including strong professional communication ability.
• Previous experience supporting the development of behavior change strategies, materials and campaigns that delivered quality results (Particularly working on SBCC strategies for health system strengthening projects).
• Advocacy and networking skills with a broad range of stakeholders including government and private Sectors, media companies, civil society, NGOs, and international cooperation.
• Openness to working collaboratively with a diverse team
• Experience working in a role to build capacity of others
• Strong written and spoken English ability
• Experience working in Borno and Yobe state, and conversant in local language is an advantage
• Previous experience in working out SBCC strategies for health system strengthening projects

Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies:

• Flexible, diplomatic and have ability and willingness towork under pressure of workloads
• A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity, proactive and able to work under stress as the situation may dictate.

Computer/Other Tech Requirements:

• Full professional competency in Windows, Microsoft Office Suite, and digital media

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

Job Title: Stabilization Centres Manager

Requisition ID: req28693
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time

Scope of Work

• The SC Manager will be the overall in charge of all the IRC stabilization centres across the BAY states.
• He/she reports to the Nutrition Coordinator and ensures full involvement in the implementation of a quality Nutrition program, in accordance with appropriate standards and as well provides technical support to the SC staff.
• S/he will responsible for identifying program gaps in Nutrition services with immediate solutions for further necessary steps to address those gaps.
• Assist in providing technical support in planning, implementing, and monitoring of Nutrition interventions and as well support in system strengthening and promotion of childhood nutrition at the SCs.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide full support to the nutrition coordinator in program implementation,
• Oversees all SC  Nutrition team activities and reports to the coordinator,
• Take charge of some grants D2 lines supporting SC activities and monitor the program spending to ensure appropriate compliance.
• With the support of SC Matron, directly supervise all stabilization centre staff and activities
• Support the Nutrition team in the preparation, selection and conduction of training.
• Monitor weekly and monthly CMAM facility program report to ensure clients’ admission and discharge criteria are in accordance with the recommended anthropometric protocol and  approved sphere standard provision respectively
• With the support of the nutrition coordinator, conduct supportive supervision of the SCs for better programming and provision of on-the-job training to the program-related staff
• Periodic check to OTP/SC program documents to ensure proper documentation on admitted SAM client’s files and record
• Support to ensure good coordination with the team and other IRC-related program sectors.
• Follow Up on Tri-referral transfer channel (Community to clinic, OTP to SC and SC to OTP) to ensure all program patients have arrived to appropriate  CMAM site
• Monitor evolving needs of the SCs and adjust the programmatic priorities as necessary.
• Conduct a periodic stock count at SC clinics and provide a timely need forecast to ensure availability and to avoid stock out
• Take lead in conducting Community sensitization on the availability of SC services free of charge for all children below 5 with SAM and underlying complications.

Program Management & Development:

• Participate in the development of nutrition sector proposals, including budgets and following up on their effective implementation.
• Develop nutrition sector work plans for all the IRC nutrition grants assigned to him/her by the Nutrition Coordinator.
• Supervise and coordinate the implementation and monitoring of nutrition project activities in line with proposal targets and work plan timelines.
• Coordinate routine project reporting, including mid-term and end of the grant, reports to the donor.
• Conduct nutritional surveillance in the programme sites, including host community and internally displaced persons (IDPs)based on agreed methodologies including surveys, process monitoring, SMART, LQAS, SQUEAC and other rapid methods.
• Work with the field-based nutrition staff and community health Volunteers to establish, implement and monitor community-based management of acute malnutrition activities, coupled with patient follow-up, referrals and education for their better management at the community level as a follow-up to children discharged from the SC.
• Coordinate with other IRC departments and implementing partners to develop training curricula and implementation plans for community Health Volunteers(CHVs).
• Assist in response and management of any nutrition emergencies e.g. acute food shortages and participate in the development of disaster preparedness systems.
• Promote mother-infant and young child feeding best practices in various health facilities.
• Oversee implementation and integration of comprehensive growth monitoring program/Mass MUAC screenings at the community level and report accordingly.
• Participate actively in the execution of operational research and Documentation of Best Nutrition practices in various health facilities/Outreach sites if need be.
• Participate actively in planned programme Rapid Nutrition assessment, nutrition surveys and KAP Assessments.
• Monitoring and supervising both IRC and MOH staff seconded to IRC to ensure work is performed efficiently.
• Routinely monitor staff performance according to their job description and provide written feedback in a timely manner.
• Oversee continuous training programs for the nutrition staff as well as organise training with consultants as per the annual work plan & budget.
• Review personnel issues and concerns of nutrition SC staff and assist with determining and implementing solutions.
• Participate in the recruitment of nutrition staff as appropriate.
• Participate in the development of proposals, budgets and concept notes in coordination with the Nutrition Coordinator, DDP, Grants team, and HQ Technical Unit
• Monitor the purchase and use of materials, equipment and supplies
• Monitor and evaluate the appropriate implementation of projects against program objectives and IRC’s Program Framework.
• Identify opportunities for program development.
• Directly supervise other SC staff,
• Any other activity assigned by the nutrition coordinator.

Staff Management:

• Supervise the nutrition SC staff directly, providing ongoing leadership to the project team and overseeing implementation and coordination of activity plans to ensure targets are met
• Provide ongoing supervision, leadership, training and technical support and guidance to nutrition SC staff, and ensure all nutrition staff adhere to best-practice principles in all aspects of program implementation,
• Ensure Performance Management System documentation for all staff is in place and followed up regularly,
• Build staff capacity in work plan development and reporting to ensure accurate monitoring and documentation of activities,
• Recommend and implement a capacity building/development plan for project staff based on documented capacity needs assessments exercise,
• Ensure nutrition staff understands and follows IRC and donor Policies and Procedures.

Grants Management and Reporting:

• Manage and oversee all the nutrition grants; develop and maintain work, spending and procurement plans for all projects,
• Participate in Grants Opening, Mid-Term and Closing meetings,
• Prepare internal and external reports within agreed deadlines using IRC and donor formats, as required
• Assure appropriate and timely spending of grants to achieve program goals, grant reporting contributions, use and distribution of supplies and resources

Representation & Coordination:

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders – including the Ministry of Health, community leaders, NGOs, UN agencies, community-based organisations and other IRC sectors to enhance cooperation and coordination
• Ensure that information from coordination meetings is shared internally and with other sectors, as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S / M.B.Ch.B.) or it’s equivalent
• Significant experience in nutrition in emergencies.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in nutrition (CMAM and IYCF) programming
• Excellent management and supervision skills
• Ability to write clear and concise program reports to meet required deadlines.
• Able to work with little supervision while being a strong team player captain
• Experience and ability to support team and build staff capacity.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to live and work under pressure in an unstable security environment.
• Excellent computer skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and the internet.
• Fluency in speaking the local languages is necessary
• Ability to write clear and concise reports and proposals and to meet required reporting deadlines.
• Able to work independently while being a strong team player.
• Experience supervising health staff in a complex setting; ability to support and build staff capacity.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to live and work under pressure in an unstable security environment.

Work Environment:

• The position will be based in Monguno, Borno State, Nigeria.
• The situation in northeast Nigeria continues to be volatile and the security phase is orange or red depending on the location.
• Package includes: This is a national position.

Benefits

• Competitive Monthly salary,
• Health Insurance Coverage for Family,
• Annual earned leave days,
• Pension scheme,
• Creche facilities are available for Women with babies under 24 Months Update.

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

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician

Requisition ID: req28532
Location: Monguno, Borno
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No

Job Overview / Summary

• The Pharmacy Technician will be responsible for picking and packing of drugs from shelves, updating bin cards as stock been removed, updating warehouse register and issuing waybills and recording of temperature twice daily at IRC Warehouse Maiduguri.

Major Responsibilities

• In close collaboration with the WH pharma inventory officer, support the release of stocks to program
• Support with rearrangement of pharmaceuticals on shelves and pallets
• Update stock cards and bin cards
• Update warehouse register
• Issuing of waybills and retrieving them back as they are retuned
• Scanning of delivery reports and share with the WH officer
• Records WH temperatures and humidity twice daily

Key Working Relationships:

• Keep daily WH transaction records up to date
• Conduct physical checks and report short expiries to the Pharmacy officer
• Position Reports to:  Senior Health Officer
• Position directly supervises: none
• Indirect Reporting: Pharma warehouse inventory officer

Other Internal and/or external contacts:

• Internal: Health (Clinical Outreach Staff, Doctors, Midwives, Health/Rep Health Managers Pharmacy Manager) and other sectors (WPE, M&E, Governance, Finance, Supply Chain
• External:  Other partners- NGO’s, Vendors, MOH etc

Qualifications

• Certificate or Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology or related course and at least 2 years working experience in the relevant humanitarian setting is preferred.
• Experience
• Experience in warehousing and humanitarian setting is highly recommended.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• NGO work experience is an advantage.
• Able to communicate in English language (written and spoken); Knowledge of local languages is a plus
• Additional qualities: team worker, be flexible, and adaptability to transitions

Strength / Skills:

• Able to work in a high-pressure situation, solve problems and resolve conflicts.
• Able to independently organize work, prioritize tasks and manage time.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to coach and support others, strong sense of personal integrity
• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, fluent in written and spoken English
• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive Monthly salary.
• Health Insurance Coverage for staff and family.
• Annual earned leave days.
• Pension scheme.

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

Job Title: Health Manager

Requisition ID: req28530
Location: Yobe
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No

Job Description

• The International Rescue Committee 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, IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.
• At work today in more than 40 countries and in 22 U.S. cities, IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted by conflict or disaster. IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Contextual Background

• The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization responded to flooding in Kogi state. In February 2014 the IRC moved into Adamawa State in NE Nigeria to provide humanitarian interventions through a multi-sectoral, integrated approach for conflict affected populations.
• IRC Nigeria now operates a country office in Abuja and field offices in Mubi and Yola of Adamawa State, Maiduguri and Monguno of Borno state and Damaturu of Yobe State. Currently, IRC Nigeria implements programs primary health care, nutrition, environmental health, women’s protection and empowerment, protection, child protection, education, food security & livelihoods.

Job Overview / Summary

• This project employs a health system support and strengthening approaches to provide a high-quality primary health care service.
• Under the direct supervision of Senior Health Manager, the Health Manager is the focal point for IRC Borno State health project intervention in Yobe state.
• He/she will be responsible for supervising staff of health project and will carry over, implementation, monitoring, support with the overall capacity building of health program staff, and progress reporting of projects for health.
• The Health Manager ensures that the IRC’s health project interventions in Yobe are guided by the Nigeria Country Program SAP Implementation Plan.
• He/she reports to the Senior Health Manager and works closely with other health managers, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager and sectors.

Major Responsibilities

• Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy.

Health Program Management:

• Provide overall managerial oversight for implementation of the health program activities
• Ensure health projects implementation are of high quality and meets the IRC/MOH/International standards
• Provide technical support to health staff and provide the necessary mentoring and trainings as needed to build their capacity and enabling them to perform their tasks, including project management skills.
• Participate in emergency assessments and response when necessary and develop plans for rapid and appropriate responses in consultation with WASH, sexual reproductive health, protection, nutrition, and others.
• Coordinate with Yobe and other actors in the response and maintain good relations with them.
• Participate in the Cholera and Diseases Outbreak Control Coordination Team and carry out community-based public health interventions during communicable disease outbreaks.
• Monitor quality performance indicators ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices, and donor guidelines
• Provide oversight and support trainings (antenatal care, basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care (BEmONC), postpartum care, integrated management of neonatal and childhood illness (IMNCI), sexual transmitted infections (STIs), immunizations, rational use of antimicrobials and IPC), of HWs and stakeholders in the supported locations.
• Coordinate all referrals of patients as per IRC referral guidelines
• Seek out and nurture quality partnerships with community structures
• Foster inter-program linkages, exchange information and experiences and contribute actively to protection and disaster risk reduction mainstreaming in the health program
• Collaborate with other relevant sectors especially Environmental Health, as well as Nutrition, Women Protection & Empowerment, and Child Protection to ensure holistic service package is available in response to the needs.

Program Development:

• Contribute to design, planning, and drafting new proposals.
• Contribute to donors’ reporting whenever necessary.
• In collaboration with Sr. Health Managers, develop expenditure plan, items forecast, review budget vs. actual expenditure for health grants monthly and take necessary actions.
• Ensuring budgets are used appropriately and efficiently and spending is in line with the IRC financial procedures and donor requirements.
• Ensure data collection, data compilation, timely preparation and submission of all internal reports including weekly and other associated monthly, quarterly, donor and special reports.

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:

• Hire, supervise, and build the capacity of team members in relevant technical and management competencies.
• Develop and implement remote management capacity building approaches to build the strengths of the team in Yobe.
• Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Approve and manage all time, attendance and leave requests to ensure adequate departmental coverage; ensure monthly, accurate timesheet submission and carry out probationary reviews.
• Hold high-quality meetings with each direct report on a regular and predictable basis, at least monthly.
• Provide a measurable development plan including on-the-job learning with the aim of strengthening technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team, and providing guidance on career paths.
• As required identify staff performance issues and work with Human Resources to document and address these in accordance with the National Staff Employment Policies.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Promote and monitor staff care and well-being. Model healthy work-life balance practices. Support appropriate interventions in response to identified staff care needs of both national and international staff.
• Look for opportunities to support staff in their career growth, where appropriate. As part of succession plan and nationalization goals, identify, train, and develop capability and capacity of national staff to successfully transition role and responsibilities, by the end of assignment.
• Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures and communicates through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.
• Promote a culture of learning whereby lessons-learned and good practices are documented and shared for institutional memory.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Monitoring Health Program Implementation:

• Monitor project implementation and provide on-spot support to field teams and propose modifications as necessary.
• Ensure regular health program data analysis and review, take follow up action on project implementation, and prepare relevant action reports.
• Supervise and provide technical oversight in the interpretation of data for improved programming and implementation.
• Monitor and promote integrated programming in a way that increases overall impact of health program at the community level.

Research, Learning and Analysis:

• Monitoring health program implementation:
• Make regular field visits to monitor project implementation and provide on spot support to field teams and propose modifications as necessary.
• Ensure regular health program data analysis and review, take follow up action on project implementation and prepare relevant action reports.
• Supervise and provide technical oversight in the interpretation of data for improved programming and implementation.
• Monitor and promote integrated programming in a way that increases overall impact of health program at the community level.

Coordination & Representation:

• Represent the program to Local government representatives, partner agencies, etc. as required.
• In coordination with the Health Coordinator actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders with government actors, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.
• Attend all relevant meetings in relation to the health program as may be required and feed in the IRC priorities during meetings.
• Facilitate field visits for internal and external stakeholders, when required.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Senior Health Manager
• Indirect/Technical Reporting: Health Coordinator
• Position directly Supervises: Senior Health Officer and Health Officer.

Key Internal Contacts:

• Country Program: SPC, Deputy Director Program, Finance Manager, Supply chain Manager,
• Field coordinator, DDFM
• Region/Global.

Key External Contacts:

• YSMOH, YSPHCDA, Yobe State TH, and other INGOs (e.g., possible collaborative partners), Community leaders, health facility management team and CHIPS Agents.

Qualifications
Education:

• Health professional (MD or BNSc, with MPH preferred) with strong public health background and evidence of completion of NYSC (Discharge / Exemption Certificate)
• Must possess the practicing license or qualifying certificate.

Work Experience:

• At least 3 years’ experience in managing and implementing primary and secondary health programs.
• Able to lead a team and experience in staff management.
• Experience in outbreak response interventions
• Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Experience in donor report writing and proposal development
• Have experience in general management including financial and budget management, HR, and logistics
• Demonstrated Technical Skills:

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Background in situation analysis, health assessments M&E and program implementation.

Demonstrated Managerial / Leadership Competencies:

• Skills and experience of remote management and willingness to travel to hard-to-reach areas
• Flexible, diplomatic and have ability and willingness live and work under pressure of workloads.

Languages: 

• Fluent in written/spoken English and Hausa

Computer / Other Tech Requirements:

• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.  Add position-specific (e.g., accounting software, statistical software, etc.).

Ability to Travel:

• 5% of time if applicable.

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.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior Advocacy Manager

Requisition ID: req28471
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time
Sector: Advocacy & Government Affairs
Employment Category: Regular
Open to Expatriates: No

Job Overview / Summary

• The Senior Advocacy Manager will provide technical leadership and oversight to the IRC Nigeria advocacy work in line with Strategic Action Plan (SAP) 2022 – 2024 ambitions and will lead the development of Nigeria advocacy plan in close collaboration with the Senior Management team, programs and the Regional Advocacy and Communication Coordinator.
• S/he will be responsible for the context analysis, preparation and implementation of the IRC’s advocacy plans at the national and decentralized levels.
• S/he will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to amplify the voices of people whose lives have been impacted by the conflict and crisis, to play a big role and influence decisions about their recovery, resilience building as well as the development and the ability of community leaders, authorities, and service providers to respond to the people’s needs.
• The Senior Advocacy Manager will work under the direct supervision of the Deputy Director for  Programs (DDP) and Management in Partnership with the Regional Advocacy and Communication Coordinator with close working relationship and support from the Country Director and Regional Advocacy and Communication Coordinator.
• In country S/he will have close collaboration and coordination with the Deputy Director Field Management, Senior Program Coordinators, Technical Coordinators, MEAL Coordinator, Senior Grants Coordinator, Senior Partnership Manager and Communication Manager.

Major Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership:

• Lead the development of the IRC Nigeria advocacy strategy for in line with Nigeria S100 Strategic Action Plan and the regional advocacy and communication strategies contributes to the delivery of SAP ambitions and programs through advocacy
• Determine the spaces for influencing that the IRC Nigeria can work on through advocacy at the local government, state government and federal government levels.
• Ensure capacity building of country program team on advocacy.
• Build relationships with government stakeholders and provide regular updates to Country Leadership team and SMT on the key outcomes of the engagement.
• Strengthen client-led advocacy to amplify the voices of communities to their leaders.
• Work with communities to advocate for the continuation of services after the IRC exit to increase political incentives for doing so.
• Amplify the IRCs presence and voices in the areas of operations and various working groups and initiatives.
• Work closely with regional advocacy and communication coordinator to ensure coordinated approaches on advocacy and feed in regional and global advocacy opportunities so to achieve the most impactful positive change.
• Create innovative advocacy/influencing space to engage with decision makers who can secure positive change for our clients in both short term and long term”.

Improving Program Quality and Impact:

• Keep abreast with government policies and guidelines in key areas of the IRC work in Nigeria
• Work closely with Senior Program Coordinator, Technical Coordinators, Director Field Management and Field Coordinators for context analysis and establish relevant advocacy needs at the field levels and sectoral levels to inform country advocacy plan and messaging’s
• Share the needs and information collected from the field with the Regional Advocacy and Communication Coordinator and together develop relevant advocacy messaging that will help amplify the advocacy voices and this gives value addition to IRC Nigeria advocacy work
• Identify influential and key stakeholders in civil society, state and government structures that can influence changes or key decision makers for issues pertaining the wellbeing our clients.
• Ensure that program teams include relevant advocacy at proposal design
• Participate in the planning and preparation of advocacy events, campaigns, meetings and workshops, (national/international days such as Women’s Day, the Day of the African Child, etc).
• Ensure program learnings are included in advocacy and policy products to make IRC voices unique, more credible, stronger and IRC becoming the “go to” organization.
• Ensure regular monitoring of advocacy and policy work and that regular reflections are undertaken to continuously improve effectiveness and impact of program.
• Work closely with GEDI and women at work (W@W) team to promote women’s rights and breaking down barriers for women and girls and ensure gender equality
• Collaborate with SMT on change of context and required advocacy point to ensure the advocacy messaging aligns with context and update information.
• Develop relevant advocacy product in coordination with the communication team that  includes talking points, letters, briefing notes, position papers, and advocacy reports.
• Contribute in building capacity of civil society organization and local organization in advocacy work.

Coordination and Networking:

• Ensure the IRC representations in key external advocacy and policy forums as appropriate and as agreed with the IRC Nigeria Country Director and Deputy Director of Programs
• Coordinate the IRC Nigeria advocacy messages for local, national, regional and global agendas and medias with the Regional Advocacy and Communication Coordinator
• Engage on bi-weekly call with the WA advocacy & communication Coordinator to align the efforts across the region.
• Build relationships and work with Nigeria INGO Forum, other civil society, or local organizations on key advocacy themes and joint advocacy agendas and facilitate mutual exchanges of information.
• Build key relationship and trusts with state governments.

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to: Deputy Director of Programs and will be managed through management in partnership with the Regional Advocacy and Communication Coordinator
• Indirect/Technical Reporting: Country Director, who will hold the sign off authority for advocacy and policy messages developed.
• Position directly Supervises: N/A.

Key Internal Contacts:

• Country Program: Country Director, SMT, Senior Program Coordinators, Technical Coordinators, MEAL Coordinator, Senior Grants Coordinator, Communication Manager, Senior Partnership Manager, Field Coordinators and Managers
• Region / Global: Advocacy team where applicable
• Key External Contacts: UN agencies, Nigeria INGO Forum, Civil Society Organization, and local partners.

Qualifications
Education:

• Master’s Degree in Development in Development, Humanitarian Studies, Advocacy, Policy, Communication, Law or Social Science or equivalent.

Work Experience:

• 3 – 5 years of experience in advocacy and policy work in protracted humanitarian or development settings, preferably with an INGO.
• Experience in leading and developing advocacy and policy strategy
• Experience in building inter agency coalition and relationship for the purpose of policy influencing
• Proven analytical skills and ability to work with others to develop advocacy strategy into action and communicate the action to wider audiences
• Commitments to humanitarian principles and actions
• Experience in advocacy for marginalized and minority groups, women, IDPs, Refugees, etc.
• This role is open only for national candidates who meet the required qualifications.

Demonstrated Managerial / Leadership Competencies:

• High level of self-awareness, interpersonal and communication skills
• Must have good time management, multitasking skills
• Good teamwork and leadership skills are essential to motivate different groups of people to fulfil their responsibilities within a given time frame.
• Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as negotiation skills.
• Ability to work with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Values diversity, inclusion, people with disabilities and minorities groups
• Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations with minimal supervision and without compromising on deadlines or quality.

Languages: 

• Excellent written and spoken skills in English.
• Fluency in Hausa and Kanuri is an advantage.

Computer / Other Tech Requirements:

• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Ability to Travel:

• 40% of travel time to program locations.

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

Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer – USAID/OTL

Requisition ID: req28446
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Sector: Monitoring & Evaluation
Open to Expatriates: No

Job Description

• The International Rescue Committee 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, IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.
• At work today in more than 40 countries and in 22 U.S. cities, IRC restores safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted by conflict or disaster. IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Contextual Background

• The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization responded to flooding in Kogi state. In February 2014 the IRC moved into Adamawa State in NE Nigeria to provide humanitarian interventions through a multi-sectoral, integrated approach for conflict-affected populations.
• IRC Nigeria now operates a country office in Abuja and field offices in Mubi and Yola of Adamawa State, Maiduguri and Monguno of Borno state, and Damaturu of Yobe State. Currently, IRC Nigeria implements programs for primary health care, nutrition, environmental health, women’s protection and empowerment, protection, child protection, education, food security & livelihoods.
• USAID’s Opportunity to Learn (OTL) is a 5-year project that aims to address the immediate education needs of out-of-school children (OOSC) and youth in Borno and Yobe states, through safer new and existing non-formal education, while laying the groundwork for sustainable improvement of education systems at the community and government levels.
• The OTL goal is to ensure out-of-school children and youth in Northeastern Nigeria are safely able to gain foundational skills, including literacy, numeracy, and social and emotional skills, to progress to higher levels of education, training, and/or engagement in the workforce.

Job Overview / Summary

• The purpose of the MEL Officer position is to coordinate the collection, compilation, consolidation, and analysis of data to track OTL project activities, monitor progress, and support impact measurement.
• S/he will also conduct development research, engage in reflective practice, generate lessons from projects/programs and prepare MEL plans for the OTL (MEL) sector.
• S/he is responsible for establishing and ensuring better field-level data management systems for the core program s/he is assigned to and coordinates the proper and timely evaluation of project objectives/impact.
• S/he will contribute to the existing client response mechanisms and ensure program staff participation in MEL activities.
• S/he also will work closely with the IRC MEL unit on technical matters and report to the MEL lead.

Major Responsibilities
Program/Project Design and Learning:

• Support in conducting assessments such as midline, and endline evaluations, as well as other surveys like FGDs, classroom observation, performance scorecards, and related activities.
• Conduct training for OTL staff on the MEL system, performance indicators, data quality assurance, and facilitative data collection with local partners and stakeholders.
• Participate in project review, especially in log frames, and contribute to learning
• With support from the MEL Lead, establish and maintain a project-level information management system.
• Closely work with the OTL program team to ensure the project has tested standard monitoring tools that capture both program activity and indicators progress.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Responsible for tracking progress against monitoring work plans.
• Responsible for ensuring the on-time execution of projects’ major monitoring events including but not limited to data quality audit and field supervision.
• Responsible for providing technical support to staff and partner organizations on the information management systems, proper data collection, and record-keeping.
• Responsible for updating MEL plan timely and providing feedback to program staff on status and quality of implementation.
• Responsible for monthly and/or quarterly performance indicator analysis, including generation of reports as well as presentations for staff related to ongoing performance.
• Responsible for conducting regular data verification exercises to ensure reporting and collection of quality data as well as to check for completeness, correctness, and consistency
• Responsible for documenting findings from data quality audits and store in project files to ensure collective and sustainable access.
• Responsible for closely working with staff to ensure they follow correct procedures and criteria during beneficiary registration.
• Accountable for the recruitment of enumerators and support in other surveys including engagement of consultants.
• Contribute to providing MEL inputs for reports written during project implementation.
• Work with project staff to ensure that data is collected and entered the databases as well as tracking sheets, and platform data quality audits regularly to identify and resolve systemic problems affecting data quality.

Information Management and Reporting:

• Support in establishing and maintaining project information management system.
• Responsible for submitting data set to update country office-wide program database on monthly basis.
• Support to ensure all projects have downward/ forward client responsiveness mechanisms and work with project staff to make sure of its implementation.
• Responsible for compiling quarterly, biannual, and annual tabular, and narrative reports (as required by project stakeholders) on projects’ accomplishments by cost and alerting the management for special deviations from the plan.

Capacity building and supervision:

• Responsible for providing assistance to partners in designing monitoring and reporting tools and establishing database management systems.
• Responsible for the orientation of front-line staff, partners’ staff, and volunteers on the monitoring tools and training them on how to use data for decision making.
• Accountable for coaching, mentoring and supervising Data assistant.
• Responsible for her/his subordinate/s in completing performance management activities including performance planning, monitoring, and annual performance appraisals

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to:  MEL Lead and State Program manager
• Indirect/Technical Reporting: MEL Lead
• Position directly Supervises: Data Assistant

Key Internal Contacts:

• Country Program:  Program Lead, Reporting and Communication Lead, Consortium Leads, State, Education Officers

Key External Contacts: 

• Teacher Mentors, Learning Facilitators, Enumerators, Data hub information officers

Qualifications
Education:

• Degree / Diploma in Statistics, Computer Science/IT/or any sector or sub-sector related field

Work Experience:

• At least three (3)-years’ experience working in monitoring and evaluation preferred;

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge on the use of statistical packages such as GIS, QGIS, PowerBi, Tableu etc.
• Demonstrated on the use of ICT4D such as Kobo collect, Ona, commcare etc.
• Demonstrated report writing skill, facilitation and communication skills
• Strong data collection, analysis, and report writing skills required.
• Ability to work independently, think analytically and take initiative in solving problems.
• Familiarity with log frame analysis and M&E plan.
• Experience in conducting assessment.
• Most importantly, commitment to IRC values and principles.
• A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with groups of diverse backgrounds.

Languages: 

• English is a must, Hausa, Kanuri will be an advantage

Computer/Other Tech Requirements:

• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Ability to Travel:

• 40 % of time will be required to be spent on the field.

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

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, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.