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.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters, NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours’ notice when a crisis occurs.
In light of the displacement in the north eastern part of Nigeria, NRC is about to start up an emergency response programme in Nigeria to respond to the humanitarian needs.
In the coming months, the main focus for NRC would be conflict affected populations including IDPs, returnees and the local communities in Borno State. NRC is providing services across various sectors namely; Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH); Food Security; and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) in order to address identified humanitarian needs.
POSITION : Head of Programme - Nigeria
Contract period: 12 months
Job Description
Ensure and lead on active development of country programme strategy through needs assessment, coordination, proposal development and training, in coordination with CC Programme Development Managers and technical advisers at head office;
Oversee the proposal development and reporting process and ensure timeliness and quality
Ensure that all projects are implemented in adherence to NRC’s Project Cycle Management (PCM) framework
Take a leadership role in ensuring cross - cutting issues are actively considered throughout the program cycle.
Participate actively in the relevant technical country coordination mechanisms at both Federal and State level.
Qualifications
Minimum 5 years’ experience from a senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts preferably in Africa
Core competency expertise
Good knowledge of the context in Nigeria
Experience in advocacy work and close government engagement
Proposal development and donor compliance experience
Monitoring and evaluation experience including basic survey design and analysis
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Experience with start-up
Personal Qualities:
Strategic thinking
Initiating action and change
Influencing
Handling insecure environments
Planning and delivering results
Communicating with impact and respect
All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
We Offer
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s International general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
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