State Coordinator at Caritas Nigeria

Caritas Nigeria was established in September 2010 by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), as a specialized national development agency with a mandate for overall coordination of development programs for the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Although independently registered, Caritas Nigeria is an arm of the Church and Society Department of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN). Caritas Nigeria also provided care, treatment and support to over 39,921 patients in ten service delivery health facilities under the CHARIS program which was supported by the United States of America through the Centre for Disease Control and prevention (CDC).

CCPN is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: State Coordinator

Location: Kebbi

Summary
CCPN in collaboration with Catholic Relief Services CRS/Nigeria is preparing to implement the Support to Vulnerable Household for Accelerated Revenue Earning (SHARE) project funded by USAID Nigeria Based is rural communities in Northern Nigeria's Sokoto, Kebbi and Federal Capital Territory(FCT), SHARE will use a multh-sector approach that will help 42,000 very poor house hold (HHs) grow their agricultural production, Incomes (through improved nutrition) and help strengthen community and government systems to support these gains.

This advert is therefore placed for the following positions;

Summary Job Description/Roles

• The State Coordinator will coordinate the implementation and monitoring of sub-grants to civil society organizations (CSQs) in kebbi State.
• He/She will manage the process of developing, reviewing and implementing CSO work plans and budgets, and provide technical assistance and training as appropriate to CSO partners in collaboration with technical team leads, to ensure that high standards of program quality are established and maintained.
• The State Coordinator works closely with the Senior Program Manager, the M&E Associate, the finance and Compliance Associate and other SHARE staff members to ensure that CCFN and partner CSOs meet their deliverables for kebbi State and submit programmatic and financial documentation in a timely manner.
• HeShe represents CCFN at meetings with the State authorities and other technical forums.

Person Specification/Require Qualifications

• A development professional with a minimum of 4 years of program management at supervisory level in a reputable NGO.
• Experience working with CSQs and building CSO capacity is desirable.
• Must have good understanding of Northern Nigerian culture including language.
• This position requires excellent communication (written and oral), people skills and the ability to manage and motivate diverse teams.
• Computer proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook and Power point is essential.
• A postgraduate level qualification in a development-related area will be an advantage.
• Must be prepared to reside in Kebbi but preferably an Indigene of Kebbi State.

Application Closing Date
24th September, 2014

Method of Application
Interested candidates should forward their CV's and an application letter attached as separate MS Word Document to: [email protected]

Note: Qualified Women are encouraged to apply.