Action Against Hunger works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Knowledge Management Officer
Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Slot: 3 Openings
Job Summary
- The Knowledge Management Officer will be based in Damaturu, Yobe and supervised by the Senior Project Manager.
- He/she will provide support to the Senior Project Manager in the development and submission of high quality internal and external reports, in line with the Action Against Hunger Nigeria Mission as well as donor requirements as well as support internal coordination and communication within the Action Against Hunger Nigeria mission and effective project implementation.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- To be the focal point for project staff seeking grant management documents and ensure timely and effective responses to inquiries for grant documents;
- Ensure comprehensive grant files are maintained up to date and are available for use in both hard and soft copy (proposals, contracts, amendments, internal and donor reports, assessments, evaluations etc.);
- Work collaboratively with program staff to identify, and prioritize types of knowledge to develop and capture;
- Maintain processes to ensure knowledge management efforts are centralized and inform decision making especially program design;
- Support documentation of lessons learnt, best practices and proven innovations in programme design, implementation, monitoring and reporting to improve program design and implementation strategy;
- Create a culture of sharing this knowledge among staff, community partners and opinion leaders, and peers;
- Provide support to ensure that internal and donor timelines and deadlines are monitored, managed and met, as required by the line manager, and reporting mechanisms are strengthened;
- Completion of quantitative and qualitative Activity Progress Reports (APRs) together with the project team on monthly basis and ensure they are ready on time for validation and further dissemination
Requirements
The successful candidate will;
- Have a university degree in relevant field (Fundraising, Public Relations, Communications, Development, Humanitarian Aid, International Relations); Master’s degree preferred;
- Have a minimum of two years of working experience in relief or development programs.
- Possess previous successful experience of working on humanitarian and development projects ;
- Have knowledge of main donor regulations and priorities, including USAID, DFID, EU, UN and ECHO;
- Have proven ability to coordinate projects across different units/departments;
- Be fluent in written & spoken English.
- Be self-motivated; detail oriented, organized, and able to manage competing urgent requests and priorities; as
- Have the ability to work in a multicultural context and be a team player;
- Have the ability to work independently under pressure with tight deadlines.
- Have the ability to be adaptable and flexible.
- Be professional with good Planning and organizational capacity.
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Be commitment to upholding Action Against Hunger's mission, values and policy.
- Have previous experience with food security and livelihoods programming.
- Have good knowledge of the interventions area/s and local economy.
Application Closing Date
26th July, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online