Climate and Resilience Project Officer (Katsina) at Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN)

Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN) is a Christian, not-for-profit, Non-Governmental Organization, working to ensure that Nigerian communities experience sustained food security, improved household nutrition, economic justice, natural resources management, disaster risks reduction, conflict transformation and humanitarian aid without bias to faith, gender or ethnicity.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Climate and Resilience Project Officer

Location: Katsina
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Overview

• This position will be responsible for implementing all project activities in the project LGA in Katsina state.
• He/she will manage State/LGA/Ward/Community program activities, interface with project participants at the State/LGA/Ward/Community levels, and ensure quality implementation of all project components in the State/LGA/Ward/Community.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
Program Design, Coordination and Implementation:
The post holder will:

• Lead in the mobilization, sensitization, and orientation of community partners, local
• government leadership, traditional and religious institutions on all project activities.
• Develop workplan for LGA/Community and submit a report of activities on a monthly basis.
• Support the coordination of project activities at the State/LGA level.
• Lead in all State/LGA/Community advocacies and Influencing work.
• Be responsible for optimal performance at State/LGA/Community level in the areas of
• project implementation, accountability, responsiveness, and innovativeness.
• Supervise and report the delivery of all project goods and services as required.
• Collate data for monitoring and evaluation purposes on a weekly and monthly basis and ensure that quality data are uploaded to all manual and electronic data management platforms.
• Ensure a smooth working relationship with State and Local Government Authorities with the support of the program support teams of CRUDAN and Oxfam.
• Ensure the project standards and principles are met during project activities implementation.
• Develop innovative approach towards ensuring active partnership of Local Government
• Authority and project communities in all project activities and programmes.
• Link project participants to government programmes at the LGA level as may be required.
• Implement an effective communication system among all stakeholders at the LGA/Community level.
• Participate in any other project-related activities according to project needs.
• Coordinating all program activities at the State and Local government level
• Ensuring effective program and budget alignments.
• Mobilizing all institutional stakeholders in facilitating effective project activities’ delivery.
• Ensure sound project visibility, leveraging on media engagements and celebration of relevant international days

Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation of Activities:

• Maintain effective data collections, documentation and reporting of project implementation data.
• Continuously ensure the alignment of program intervention and activities in line with the
• project logframe and achieving the result slated in the Project outcome indicators/milestones.
• Facilitate effective knowledge managements and ensure community feedback mechanism are in place for reporting safeguarding related matters.
• Use learning from other closely related project or happenings to improve project delivery.
• Monitor project budget vs actual closely to ensure effective managements of project finances.
• Ensure monthly, quarterly and annual reports are promptly shared with the Director of Programmes.

Working Relationship:

• Work closely with the project management team at Oxfam and CRUDAN to effectively deliver project intervention activities.
• Work in close supervision of the Director of Programmes in the delivery of project result and external interaction with State and non-State actors
• Work closely with the project management team at Oxfam and CRUDAN to ensure that the implementation of relevant activities are planned and implemented in a phased and prioritised manner in full consultation and coordination with all relevant agencies both Government, CSO and other Stakeholders.
• Work with the Finance Officer and Project Team to ensure that all financial activities conducted in each community are properly documented in line with CRUDAN’s,
• Oxfam’s and WAHAFA policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties that may be assigned by the Executive Director and/or Director of Programmes.

Requirements, Skills, and Competencies

• Level of Education –First Degree, Master degree in Development studies, Community engagements, Policy and Strategic Studies, Disaster Risk Reduction / Management, Humanitarian Response or equivalent in relevant field with at least 3 years experience.
• At least three (3) years of demonstrated experience at the State or Local Government levels on a successful implementation of disaster reduction and humanitarian activities.
• Sound political acumen and ability to manage relationships, as well as understand institutional change in complex environments.
• Must have substantial experience in implementing community-level development/humanitarian projects, using participatory engagement and grassroots mobilization techniques.
• An excellent understanding of financial and technical delivery, monitoring and evaluation of program impact and reporting against results;
• Experience leading policy advocacy and campaign program intervention related to disaster risk reduction and management as well as humanitarian interventions.
• Demonstrates excellent project management skills to agreed timescales (timelines, targets, donor requirements).
• Experience working with Civil society organization, Community based organization and value chain actors and their service providers
• Experience and sound understanding of risks and their impacts on vulnerable rural populations.
• Excellent training and facilitation skills with a wide variety of groups having diverse experiences, backgrounds, skills, and education levels
• Experience in handling grants to local groups, ensuring appropriate basic documentation and accountability at the community/field level.
• Excellent verbal communication and listening skills.
• Language Requirements: Spoken English-Excellent; Written English-Good (ability to type and prepare reports and other documents as needed.)
• Reside in Katsina State
• Strong interpersonal skills and conflict resolution skills
• Immediate availability
• Information Computer Technology (ICT) practical understanding and ability to track and analyse data
• Ability to multi-task, engage in long-term planning, meet deadlines, and handle last- minute demands; exercise patience, and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Fluency in English, Hausa, and any other local language(s)
• Respected by local people and leaders and known to be conscientious, of high integrity, and diplomacy.

Application Closing Date
26th January, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title and Applicant's name as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only applications sent in the required format will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.