Cash Transfer Deputy Program Manager at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Cash Transfer Deputy Program Manager

Location: Maiduguri

Job Description

• The Cash Transfer Deputy Program Manager will play a key role in implementing the PROJECT IDP response in Maiduguri State (LGAs) in North-Eastern Nigeria.
• From May to December 2015, ACF will implement a multi-sectoral emergency response program to support IDPs in settlement and camps, and most vulnerable host households in a bid to contribute to the eradication of extreme hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Northern Nigeria.

Summary of Key Objectives:

• Provide support to ACF's Emergency Program Manager (EPM) to implement of the program.
• Manage field teams within cash sub sector to ensure compliance, technical quality and coherence in all cash interventions.
• Ensure tracking and reporting of technical activities under cash subsector.
• Participate in regular internal and external coordination for the program at LGA level and at state level when required.

Qualifications; Essential Skills & Experience

• Degree in FSL related studies e.g. Agro-economy, Natural Resource Management, Anthropology, etc.
• Minimum two years' work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies
• Previous experience with cash transfer programming.
• Three years relevant work experience
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy

Preferred:

• Previous experience managing multi spectral cash transfer programs (i.e. cash transfers or vouchers for nutrition, FSL, WASH, NFI, etc.)
• Previous experience with ACF
• Experience implementing programming on behalf of donor (i.e. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA) funded activities
• Fluency in Hausa or Kanoori

Application Closing Date
Sunday, 31st May, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV together with their Cover Letter as an email attachment to: [email protected] Applicants should indicate in the subject title of their forwarding mail, the title of the position they are applying for.

Note: Please do not attach your certificates to the application email. Any application received after the closing date above will not be considered.