Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) Fresh Job Recruitment – Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) – Since 1993, Acted has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential. ACTED, headquartered in Paris, France is present in four continents and our teams intervene in 34 countries towards 8 million people, responding to emergency situations, supporting rehabilitation projects and accompanying the dynamics of development. Over 5,000 staff are dedicated to implementing and developing our projects.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below in Borno State:

Job Title: Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation (AME) Officer

Location: Borno

Details

• In light of the displacement in the north-eastern part of Nigeria, ACTED has set up an office in Maiduguri to respond to the humanitarian needs. ACTED is therefore looking for an AME Officer to support its operations in the Borno states.

About the Job

• The Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation (AME) Officer is responsible for the development and the implementation of appropriate and viable appraisal, monitoring and evaluation systems that are in line with ACTED’s global AME procedures, contributing to ensuring that ACTED’s projects and programs perform as planned.

The main duties and responsibilities for the role include:
Technical and Systems Development:

• Contribute to the development and updating of the country AME strategy, the consolidated AME work plan and AME frameworks for all ongoing projects;
• Ensure that AME findings are reflected and their recommendations are incorporated in future concept notes, proposals and implementation plans;
• Implement the AME policies and procedures as described in the ACTED AME standard guidelines and make sure that the tools are followed as applicable;
• Contribute to an effective roll-out of M&E collection and reporting systems to all staff and partners through training, site visits, manuals, and other technical support as needed.

AME Implementation and Management:

• Develop and oversee the implementation of appropriate data collection and analysis instruments, methodologies (e.g. survey questionnaires, focus group discussions, key-informant interviews) and data/information dissemination/utilization plans;
• Analyze AME data and produce reports, factsheets with useful statistical analysis and presentation (charts, tables, histograms, box plots) as necessary in a timely manner;
• Measure and report on qualitative and quantitative input, process, output, outcome, impact, objective, and goal-level performance indicators for all projects;
• Contribute to donor proposals (logical-framework designs, formulation of SMART indicators and AME budgets) and reports;
• Provide AME related capacity building and awareness to implementing partners and other institutions supported by ACTED as appropriate;
• Represent ACTED in different forums on AME related issues when required.

Beneficiary Complaints and Response Mechanism:

• Contributing to the implementation of the beneficiary Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) in line with ACTED standard beneficiary CRM procedures;
• Contribute to the proper management of the project CRM central database;
• Build capacity and understanding among ACTED staff, partners and contractors on beneficiary accountability and CRM.

About You

• All employees should master ACTED’s core Principles: Independence, Neutrality, Non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, Ethics, Professionalism, anti-Corruption, Transparency and Accountability

We Offer

• Contract length: 3 months, with possibility of extension
• Level: D2-1 (national contract)
• Start date: 1st June 2018

Application Closing Date
22nd May, 2018.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and an updated CV as a single document (3 pages maximum) in English to the “Recruitment Manager”, via: [email protected]

Job Title: Consortium Coordinator

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Duration 12 months
Starting Date: ASAP

Background

• Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential
• ACTED endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential
• We go the last mile: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard to reach areas. With a team of 4,300 national staff 300 international staff, ACTED is active in 35 countries and implements more than 450 projects a year reaching over 11 million beneficiaries.

Position Profile
Representation:

• Protect and promote the vision, mission and interests of consortium partners towards external stakeholders;
• Represent the consortium toward the donor(s) and government authorities and therefore communicate with the donor(s) and government authorities;
• Where relevant, expand the donor portfolio of the consortium by tracking funding opportunities
• Attend government, UN, NGO and donor meetings and present ongoing consortium activities;
• Ensure the visibility of the consortium amongst humanitarian, donor and government actors throughout the project;
• Effectively manage coordination with other actors (UN, NGOs) intervening in a similar sector;
• Ensure the continuum of consortium PR activities, including formal presentations, engaging media for coverage on success stories, updating project-specific and regional fact sheets, and documenting publications featuring the consortium in the media;
• Oversee the consortium’s communication activities including media visits, photographer’s mission, videos, etc.;
• Lead the drafting and dissemination of position papers, statements, reports and releases on the consortium’s engagements and humanitarian advocacy.

Project Cycle Management:

• Project Planning:
  • Define project implementation modalities and methodologies (including, but not limited to technical specifications, identification and registration of beneficiaries, distribution and sensitization);
  • Organize project kick-off and close-out meetings;
  • Together with the Project Managers of consortium partners, plan the various stages of project implementation and set direction by prioritizing and organizing activities and resources to achieve project objectives.
• Project Implementation Follow-up:
  • Oversee and monitor the work of consortium and local implementing partners, ensuring that technical quality and standards are considered and respected during project implementation;
  • Support the Project Managers of each partner to implement all aspects of the project;
  • Conduct regular follow-up of work plans, identify and address any delays in a timely and effective manner;
  • Monitor output achievement, cash burn rates and ensure a timely completion of the project.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in Project Implementation on the field, preferably in an international context;
• Being a strong team player
• Familiarity with the aid system, and ability to understand donor and governmental requirement;
• Excellent communication and drafting skills
• Ability to coordinate and manage staff and project activities
• Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office;
• Ability to organize and plan effectively
• Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people;
• Ability to travel and work in difficult conditions and under pressure;
• Fluent English skills required
• Knowledge of local language and/or regional experience is an asset

Application Closing Date
16th June, 2018.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application including Cover Letters, CV’s and references to: [email protected] under Ref: “CC/NIA”.

Job Title: Project Development Manager

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Department: Reporting
Contract: Fixed term
Duration 12 months
Starting date: ASAP

Maintain active and regular working relationships with other NGOs, UN agencies, clusters, working groups, Alliance2015, consortia and academia;

• Ensure the establishment and regular update of a directory of donors, international and local NGOs, other partners and stakeholders;
• Lead the reporting to national and local authorities as required by ACTED registration/legal status in country;
• In the absence of Technical Coordinators, represent ACTED in key clusters, working groups, HCT and (I)NGO coordination bodies.

Contracting:

• Support the Country Director in negotiating proposals and/or contracts with donors;
• Address in a timely manner all comments by donors on proposals in liaison with relevant staff in country and ACTED HQ GMU and finance;
• Read thoroughly all contracts before signature, seeking ACTED HQ GMU and finance advice when required.

Grant Management:

• Contract follow-up:
  • Ensure that contractual obligations (including visibility requirements) and reporting
  • When any issue is identified in meeting deliverables in the given timeframe and budget, inform relevant staff in country and seek ACTED HQ Program Department advice on potential solutions that would meet donor rules.

Partner Follow-up:

• Liaise with partners to develop and sign relevant grant agreements in close coordination with ACTED HQ GMU and finance;
• Ensure all potential partners have a clear understanding of what is expected in terms of reporting so as to comply with ACTED and donor requirements and regulations;
• Ensure partners report to ACTED in a timely and qualitative manner as per the requirements of the grant agreement.

Management and Internal Coordination
Staff Management:

• Ensure that staff in the department understands and is able to perform its roles and responsibilities;
• Manage a team of Project Development Officers, Interns and Assistants delineating their responsibilities and follow-up the work plans and day-to-day activities;
• Ensure a positive working environment and good team dynamics;
• Manage interpersonal conflicts between departmental staff members;
• Undertake regular appraisals of staff and follow career management;
• Identify the PDD training needs, discuss plans with the coordination and HR for both internal and external trainings, and implement them according to PDD strategic and operational priorities;
• Coach, train, and mentor the PDD team with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the PDD team and providing professional development guidance.

Internal Coordination and Communication:

• Facilitate interdepartmental communication and information sharing from the Base, to the Area, Capital, and even up to the regional and HQ offices by ensuring implementation of ACTED coordination mechanisms (WAM, MCM) and dissemination to relevant staff;
• Ensure these meeting minutes are sent monthly to HQ;
• Ensure regular and clear communication with ACTED HQ GMU and finance to keep it updated about latest development, so that GMU can best advice you ahead of a task.

Filing:

• Implement a filing system end ensure the proper filing of contractual project documents both in hard and soft copies;
• Together with AMEU, set up a Resource Centre at the office regularly updated with appropriate and relevant external and internal resources.

External Communication:

• Oversee the PDD’s contributions to ACTED’s external communication strategy by feeding regularly ACTED HQ Communication Department with informal updates on projects, a flash news, pictures, articles on projects progress and/or specific events for ACTED communication tools, including, but not limited to, ACTED Newsletter, websites and ACTED Annual Report;
• Ensure the continuum of PR activities, including formal presentations, engaging media for coverage on success stories, updating project-specific and regional fact sheets, and documenting publications featuring ACTED in the media;
• Manage ACTED’s in country communication activities including media visits, photographer’s mission, videos, etc.;
• Oversee the update and design of in country communication and visibility tools and publications, their dissemination and availability to ACTED teams, as well as the capitalization of media and pictures of the mission;
• Follow, contribute to, draft and disseminate position papers, statements, reports and releases on ACTED’s engagements and humanitarian advocacy, in line with ACTED’s in country and global strategy as well as positioning, in close collaboration with the country director as well as HQ communication and programme departments.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate diploma in International Development and (or) relevant Master’s level degree (anthropology, development studies, humanitarian aid, sociology)
• Strong writing abilities and analytical skills
• Skills in political sciences or international relations
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure
• Previous experience in the humanitarian field, proposals development, and donor relations are required
• Previous experience abroad is required.

Application Closing Date
16th June, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications including cover letter and CV’s and references to: [email protected] under Ref: PDM/NIA.

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