The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.
Under the guidance and leadership of the senior consultant, ensure the effective delivery on the PLRCAP project objectives
Effectively manage the PLRCAP project team
Ensure effective participant engagement, roll out of training and facilitation of mentorship.
Capture lessons learned
Find and curate relevant resources and tools for humanitarian CSOs in Nigeria
Oversee the development of the virtual resource center, in complement to other similar initiatives
Ensure the impactful engagement of Nigerian and international stakeholders in the project including as mentors and twinning partners
Ensure budget management
Ensure effective communication around the project and among the project team and NIF.
Report daily on progress to the Senior Consultant responsible for the project
Manage the monitoring and evaluation of the project, including preparing project updates and reporting
Stay informed on political, humanitarian and security contexts, while providing structured updates to the INGO Forum as it relates to localization globally regionally and nationally
Facilitate effective information flow between field-level realities in NE Nigeria and capital-level coordination in Abuja
Provide linkages between INGO and NNGO community / identify opportunities for collaboration
Help organize and facilitate workshops and other capacity development, as necessary
Qualifications
Minimum of Master Degree in Communication; Journalism; Information Management or any relevant field
Advanced university degree in law, political science, international relations, journalism, social sciences, international development or related technical field (minimum master’s degree or work experience equivalent)
Demonstrated experience of at least 5 years in the Nigerian public, humanitarian or development sectors, including knowledge and understanding of the international humanitarian/development system and the mandates of the actors involved.
Experience in working with capacity building of civil society organizations (CSOs) or small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Direct experience in Nigerian social impact start-ups or CSOs preferred
Personal Qualities:
Excellent writing, editing, and analytical skills
Proven project management experience
Proven experience in team and budget management
Strong data analysis and interpretation skills
Commitment to international humanitarian standards and principles.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and often demanding environment.
Proven experience in influencing for policy change and practice
Demonstrated experience in facilitating meetings in a high-pressure professional setting
Demonstrated experience in engaging with high-level actors
Exceptional interpersonal skills and experience
Written and spoken fluency in English
We Can Offer
Commencement: February 2020
Duration: 7 months
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions of grade level 8 step 1
Duty station: Abuja, with frequent travels. Travel outside Abuja is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
An approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.
Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.