State Facilitators at Committed To Good (CTG) - 3 Openings

Committed To Good (CTG) is an award-winning private sector company that enables humanitarian and development projects in conflict zones. As a people solutions business, we recruit, deploy and manage the right people with the right skills to implement projects in the world’s toughest regions.

Having worked in more than 25 fragile and conflict-affected countries, we pride ourselves on hiring 90% local employees, providing decent, dignified work and new opportunities in fragile communities. 90% of our turnover goes back into the local economy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: State Facilitator

Locations: Jigawa, Kano and Sokoto
Employment Type: Full-time

Overview of Position    

• The engagement of State Facilitator is to ensure that program implementation in hard to reach areas is monitored & quality assured for the delivery of expected results. The State Facilitator will work closely with the partners on the field to provide the effective coordination & monitoring of the implementation of all activities under the Education & Youth Empowerment Program (EYE-p) work plan & contributing to the overall results of Jigawa, Kano & Sokoto field offices.
• The State Facilitator will ensure the effective facilitation in the implementation & coordination of equitable access to quality learning for all children in the EYE-p focus LGAs, tracks progress, document results, develop recommendations for progress & ensure resources are utilized judiciously for intended purposes.
• The State Facilitator will deploy knowledge & experience to create momentum at LGA, community & school levels in the quality & timely implementation of planned activities.

Role Objectives    

• The assignment will entail the State Facilitator to effectively contribute to coordination & monitoring of the implementation of all activities under the EYE-p work plan & contributing to the overall results of the field office workplan, in partnership with state education agencies & private / public organizations. The State Facilitators shall carry out the following tasks in fulfilling the expectations of the post: 
• In consultation with the Education Specialist, conduct secondary & primary data collection & cross sectoral analysis, preparing & disseminating key education response outputs / results.
• Document & report the reach and impact of our clients interventions weekly using a pre aggregated template.
• Report any actual or potential acts of misappropriation, abuse, misuse, or deviation from implementation plans to the supervisor.
• Maintain up to date & accurate records / database on our clients education program implementation across the three output areas in the state & ensure effective & timely information reporting as required.
• Conduct quality assurance activities at LGA, community & school levels to ensure quality of the implementation of interventions, under the guidance of the Education Specialist.
• Work closely with MOE, SUBEB, IQSB & SAME EMIS officials to ensure timely completion (based on the agreed timeframe) of annual school census data collection, processing, data cleaning, data merging & analysis.
• Standard statistics reports generation & dissemination of gender disaggregated results.
• Liaise with MOE, SUBEB & SAME officials to provide technical support to strengthen capacity of staff at LGEA level for effective coordination of different interventions including LURITS, TMIS, ASC, school safety, GBV in schools & community engagement activities.
• Document lessons learned & best practices, producing monthly stories on EYE, including human interest stories & picture stories at least twice a year.

Key Competencies

• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Social Sciences, Economics, or related fields.
• Must be computer literate with an excellent knowledge in data management.
• Fluency in English language & good English writing skills.
• Fluency in Hausa, the language of the immediate environment where the State Facilitator is deployed.
• At least 5 years of experience & demonstrated ability in supporting capacity development work in the education or social sciences.
• Experience working on gender issues & extensive knowledge & skills of education & social sectors in Nigeria, preferably in northern Nigeria.
• Strong analytical skills using diverse & complex quantitative & qualitative data.
• Experience working in a humanitarian context is an asset.
• Skills in use of Microsoft office suites are a must.
• Experience working with UN or NGO programs / projects is an asset.
• Demonstrates, applies & shares technical knowledge.
• Good understanding of community involvement & participation.
• Communicates effectively, both orally & in writing, to varied audiences, especially in target states.
• Able to work effectively in a multicultural environment, sets high standards for quality of work & consistently achieves project goals.
• Skillsets in assessment, basic statistical analysis, situation analysis, participatory & field assessment methods.
• Local knowledge, gender, age & protection expertise required.
• Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to analyse diverse & complex information from a wide range of sources to make analytical statements to inform decision making.
• Good report writing skills.
• Capacity to work in an emergency context under stressful conditions & strict deadlines.
• Good communication & networking skills, including the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams as well as establishing & maintaining close working relationships with a variety of implementing partners including government MDAs at the local level & counterparts at different levels.
• Good computer skills, including experience with various software.

Application Closing Date
27th February, 2024.