Senior Project Officer at Mercy Corps
Employment Nigeria
04-Aug-2017
BORNO , MAIDUGURI ,
NGO
Mercy Corps a global human development organization helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within, now and for the future.
POSITION : Senior Project Officer (ECPN)
DESCRIPTION
- Support selected Northeast CSOs improve their technical and organizational capacity to deliver high-quality peacebuilding programming that meets USAID and other international development partners’ expectations.
- Support the implementation of activities related to organizational, technical and leadership capacity of local peacebuilding organizations in Gombe, Bauchi, and South Borno, with high potential for working in post-insurgency conflict context.
- Provide support to all other activities related to the ECPN program in the above mentioned locations, and will ensure smooth, timely, and compliant implementation.
- Liaise frequently with implementing partners and local peacebuilding organizations, and represent Mercy Corps at relevant meetings.
Responsibilities
- Provide regular reports on activities and challenges.
- In collaboration with M&E officer, implement relevant surveys, needs assessments, and other data collection activities for on-going monitoring and learning.
- Coordinate closely with other Mercy Corps conflict management staff to ensure all objectives of the proposal and activities are met.
- Contribute to ongoing strategic communication; solicits support and feedback from Senior Program Manager and Director of Conflict Management Programs as needed.
- Ensure implementation of activities is on time, target and budget.
- Ensure implementation of activities is on time, target and budget.
- Represent the organization in a professional manner at all times, acting with the highest levels of integrity and personal accountability.
- Support technical aspects of conflict management and economic development program by assisting with the development of activities/agendas/curriculum related to peacebuilding.
- Facilitate and co-facilitate community meetings, events, and trainings as required.
- Liaise with ECPN partner organizations and potential resource persons as needed.
- Liaise with ECPN partner organizations and potential resource persons as needed.
Requirements
- Able to adapt to different cultures and communication styles, as well as to establish and maintain effective and productive working relationship with colleagues from varying cultures, functions, organizations and positions.
- Knowledge of local and international conflict prevention and peacebuilding organizations.
- Flexibility and adaptability in managing and prioritizing high workloads, multiple tasks, and multiple teams in a fluid environment.
- Ability to work in emotionally stressful context while respecting security considerations and operational boundaries.
- Strong ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
The candidates
- Experience working in rural areas in Nigeria, particularly in the Northeast.
- Experience working in a multi-organizational team (international and national partners) is a plus.
- Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English required, including report development, writing and editing.
- Willingness to travel to the field and between Mercy Corps offices.
- Fluency in Hausa and English, both written and spoken.
- BA/BSc or equivalent in Conflict Management, Social Sciences, International Development or other relevant field (Masters preferred).
- 5 years of experience working in the non-profit sector in conflict management/peacebuilding, community development, or organizational capacity building of CSOs.
Success Factors
- Combine exceptional implementation skills and technical skills with a focus on innovative interventions to bring conflicting communities together.
- Be conversant with the challenges inherent in peacebuilding work and will be a self-starter who has led grassroots development efforts.
- Multi-tasking, prioritizing, problem solving and simultaneous attention to detail and strategic vision are essential.
- Have excellent attention to detail.
How To Apply
Candidates should submit CV’s and Cover Letter in one document to: ng-recruitment.nigeria@mercycorps.org with position applied for as the subjet
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