Overview of position
Working under the overall supervision of the DDRR Project Officer & under the direct supervision of the ICRS Project Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the planning, implementation & monitoring of socio economic counselling & assistance to ICRS beneficiaries. The ICRS project activities will be directly supervised by the ICRS Officer as the individual case management component of the DDRR program in Nigeria.
Role objectives
- Assist in the planning, counselling, implementation & monitoring of the ICRS socio economic activities, including ICRS beneficiary profiling survey & data entry.
- Conduct service providers mapping & identify local partners for possible cooperation in assisting the target population & referral for socio economic opportunities.
- Assist working with ICRS Field Support Staff in the implementation & documentation of socio economic assistance activities, success stories, lessons learnt, impact & monitor closely each activity draft weekly & monthly plans & reports as well as draft adhoc activity reports when requested.
- Facilitate collation of beneficiary mentoring & monitoring reports & conduct data entry on database on weekly & monthly basis.
- Undertake regular field visits to support the implementation of socio economic activities & ensure immediate response to challenges faced by beneficiaries in the field when possible.
- Assist the program to ensure effective, efficient & flexible implementation of approved ICRS projects / grants.
- Closely monitor each activity & report any challenges or delays to ICRS Officer in timely manner.
- Maintain friendly, open & professional communications with local counterparts, beneficiaries, contractors, suppliers, other agencies & organizations as well as local & national authorities.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the ICRS Project Officer or the Unit Supervisor.
Project reporting
- This role will be working under the overall supervision of the DDRR Project Officer & under the direct supervision of the ICRS Project Officer.
Key competencies
- Bachelorโs degree in business, economics or other relevant social sciences or an equivalent combination of education & training.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in income generating / livelihood projects, business development, community economic development, conflict resolution, community participation & / or psychosocial projects, ideally in the humanitarian sector.
- Previous work experience with an international organization will be considered an asset.
- Computer literacy, analytical & interpersonal skills are required.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision.
- Ability to travel extensively & work long hours.
- A drive for results & ability to handle multiple tasks.
- Fluency in English & locally spoken languages.
- Experience in ICRS activities.
- Keeps strict confidentiality when required.
- Accepts & gives constructive criticism.
- Meets deadline, cost & quality requirements for outputs.
- Identifies the immediate & peripheral partners of own work.
- Establishes & maintains effective working relationships with partners.
- Identifies & monitors changes in the needs of partners, including donors, governments, vendors & program beneficiaries.
- Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area.
- Clearly communicates & listens to feedback on, changing priorities & procedures.
- Listens effectively & communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience.
- Articulates vision to motivate colleagues & follows through with commitments.
- Sets clear & achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self & others.
- Identifies issues, opportunities & risks central to responsibilities.
- Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts.
- Actively contributes to an effective, collegial & agreeable team environment.
- Works effectively with local authorities, stakeholders, beneficiaries & the broader community to advance our clients objectives.
- Effectively applies knowledge of DDRR issues within organizational context.
- Delivers on set objectives according to strict deadlines.
- Has knowledge of administrative & procedural aspects of reintegration & reconciliation.
- Understands procurement principles, processes & standards.
Team management
- This role has no team management responsibility.
Further information
- Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.
- This role has no team management responsibility.
- This role will be working under the overall supervision of the DDRR Project Officer & under the direct supervision of the ICRS Project Officer.