Project Officer at International Alert

International Alert is one of the world's leading peacebuilding  organisations, with over 30 years of experience supporting communities,  advising governments, organisations and companies on how to build  peace. Alert works with people in conflict-affected and threatened areas  to make a positive difference for peace; to improve the substance and  implementation of international policies relevant to peacebuilding; and to  strengthen the peacebuilding sector.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Project Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Details

• The Project Officer is also expected to carry frequent travels to all the Project locations, establish and maintain cordial relationships with all the community pillars and Project’s survivors, ensure prompt and satisfactory resolution of any complaint that arises during the Project’s delivery.
• The resumption of this position is contingent upon donor funding.

Key Responsibilities
Project implementation:

• As directed by the Project Manager, the post holder will actively contribute to preparing the weekly, monthly and quarterly work plans
• Liaise with the partners to ensure compliance with agreed plans and effective implementation processes.
• Liaise with other teams to ensure prompt delivery of logistic requirements e.g., deep field travel bookings, purchase requests, etc.
• Monitors and collects feedback from Project’s internal and external stakeholders, and shares with the Project Manager.
• Financial management:
• Plan activity expenditure and request funds in a timely and accurate manner
• Ensure financial and logistical preparation of activities in line with work plans and project strategy.
• Oversee expenditure during activities (including implementing partner activities) and ensure this is in line with project outcomes, and Alert and donor policies.
• Ensure compliant financial documentation is collected during activities.
• Activities/impacts monitoring and reporting:
• As directed by the Project Manager, monitor implementation processes, ensure timely delivery of all activities across project locations.
• Receive and review weekly reports from the partners and submit same timely.
• Work with the M&E to ensure adequate reporting requirements where possible.
• Contribute to developing and implementing project monitoring and evaluation plan.
• Collect quantitative and qualitative information during activities in line with the M&E plan
• Prepare activity reports and contribute to donor reports.
• Collect case study information and follow-up with project participants.
• Any other reasonable activities as determined by the Project Manager

Requirements

• University degree in Law, Human Rights, International Relations, Conflict and Peace Studies, or any field of Social Sciences.
• At least 2-3 years of work experience in comprehensive community-focused Peacebuilding, Social Cohesion, Economic Resilience, SGBV programming/activities.
• Experience with an international NGO would be an asset
• Excellent coordination and communication skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work under pressure and in a high-risk security environment
• Excellent ability to communicate in the English language (speak, read and write) is mandatory. Strong knowledge of Hausa, Kanuri, Shuwa, and other native languages in Borno State will be of high advantage.

Application Closing Date
5th July, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should please send in a Letter of Motivation (including salary expectation) and a recent CV (max. 3 pages) in MS-Word or PDF format - as one document to: [email protected] use the Job Title and Location as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Applications that do not follow the requirements will not be considered. 
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to proceed with the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within three weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
• Please do not send follow-up emails or calls.
• International Alert (Nigeria) reserves the right to finalize the recruitment process before the stated closing date (so early applications are highly encouraged). International Alert is an equal opportunity employer, and all applications will be judged strictly based on merit.
• This position is a dependent award of the grant being expected in the near future.