Area Support Manager at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Area Support Manager

Job Identification: 13326
Location: Yola, Adamawa
Job Category: Coordination
Job Schedule: Full time

Responsibilities
What you will do:

• The Area Support Manager will work in the different areas of Finance, Logistics, HR and ICT.
• Line management for support staff such as Finance, HR & Admin, Logistics and ICT
• Member of the Area Management Team (AMT)
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and handbooks and donor/auditor requirements
• Provide input on operational support to the Area Plan of Action and coordinate and align active support with Programme plans at Area level.
• Responsible for ensuring quality support to project implementation.
• Facilitate Area Support Budget, area level budgets, including support costs.
• Responsible for developing regular reports on the Area level to the Country Office and AM
• Responsible for implementation of new country-specific technical SOPs, guidelines, and tools in Area (HR, Logistic/ICT and Finance)
• Facilitate training for programme staff on finance, logistics and HR procedures.
• Responsible for technical capacity building of support staff (HR, Logistic/ICT and Finance)
• In addition to this, the new Area Support Manager will also work on Compliance, Resource Management, establishing systems and procedures and support the Emergency Response.

Qualifications
What you will bring:

• Minimum of four years in a middle management position in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Experience in Finance or Logistics managerial position required.
• Solid knowledge of HR, finance, and logistics routines in a humanitarian context
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Experience in remote management
• Knowledge of the Nigeria Emergency Response crisis an asset
• Experience of partnership an asset
• Previous NRC experience in a similar role an asset

Behavioural competencies:

• Managing performance and development
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing resources to optimize results.
• Initiating action and change.

Application Closing Date
3rd January, 2024.