The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian network, reaching 150 million people each year through its 190 member National Societies. The Organisation acts before, during and after disasters and health emergences to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people.
The Africa Regional Business Group is organized through cluster offices covering the National Societies in Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Coast, Sahel and Central Africa as well as country offices in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia.
The NS/IFRC carried out several needs and capacity assessment in the last months. As a result of the deteriorating situation, an EPOA was done. This EPoA would target a total more than 300.000 people most in need of urgent assistance, specially IDPs and returnees in the NE States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe to be assisted with food, water, sanitation and hygiene, education, resilience building, community health services (primary health), psychosocial support (PSS), livelihoods as well as cash transfers.
We are looking to hire qualified and dynamic Nigeria to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: PMER Officer
Ref No: IFRC-A-PMER-006
Location: Abuja
Classification Level: TBC
Organizational Unit/ Duty Station: Nigeria Country Cluster Office
Immediate Supervisor’s Title: PMER and PRD Coordinator
Technical Manager’s Title: PMER/RM/Partners relationship Delegate/PMER Regional Unit
Job Purpose
Reporting to the PMER and PRD Coordinator, the PMER Officer will:
- Work closely with the operation team to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of reporting related to the Nigeria complex operations.
- Assist the PMER and PRD Coordinator on monitoring and reporting to management and stakeholders on the operation’s activities
- Collaborate with NS counterparts to strengthen the planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting capacity of the NS through on-the-job training, workshops.
- Assist with organizing, analysing and consolidating monthly programs progress reports and in carrying out monitoring and evaluation activities that are intended to improve and promote the works of the Nigerian Red Cross under the supervision of the PMER and PRD Coordinator.
- Support production of any project documents and contribute to proposal writing.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
The PMER Officeris responsible for:
A.) Operations Reporting:
- Assist the production of progress reports working with the NS counterparts and operations team.
- Assist the head of operations and the PMER and PRD Coordinator to monitor programs activities and to ensure reporting of relevant and accurate information
- Work closely with the operations and field teams, to identify existing monitoring and review mechanisms in the Nigerian RCS’s Plan of Action to ensure that reports incorporate accurate and relevant information.
- Verify data from field and prepare progress reports for internal and external audiences, including consolidated monthly operational reports for ICRC, IFRC and other stakeholders
- Assist with quality checks of activity reports from, field and NRCS reports
- Assist the Nigerian RC in managing the internal reporting system
B.) Nigerian RC National Society’s Staffs capacity building on PMER:
- Develop under the technical supervision of PMER and PRD Coordinator, training materials and provide appropriate training for NRCS staff to fulfil their PMER responsibilities.
- Assist in PMER training for Nigerian RC
- Assist in PMER capacity assessment at all levels of the operation.
C.) Facilitate Evaluation, Research Activities and Manage data:
- Assist in the design and carrying out of assessments, evaluation and reviews
- Assist in the setting up and management of databases using user friendly database software (Excel, SPSS, STATA, Epi Info)
- Assist with the set-up of appropriate internal and external reporting systems
- Assist in the management of all evaluation internally and externally and support the use of evaluation results within the National Society.
D.) Contribute to Communication and Network activities:
- Collaborate with the National Society and the operation communications unit on information sharing
- Liaise with other PMER counterparts for networking and sharing experiences.
E.) Contribute to resource mobilisation activities:
- Assist the proposal writing processes
- Provided evidence used in the design of projects
F.) Others Duties and Tasks:
- Perform any other work related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the Abuja Head of Cluster; Operation Coordinator or by his technical manager the PMER and PRD Coordinator.
Duties Applicable to all Staff:
- Actively work towards the achievement of the Federation Secretariat's goals
- Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles
- Perform any other work related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager
Position Requirements
Education:
- Relevant university degree in Social Sciences, Programme Management, Project Proposal, Report Writing, M&E Courses
- Professional qualification in PMER
Experience:
- 03 years related working experience in project management or in humanitarian organization
- Proficiency in analytical report writing
- Significant experience in monitoring large-scale projects, and familiarity with results-based management concepts, reporting and research.
- Experience in setting up and managing database for program data, designing and conducting research and compiling research reports.
- Experience of working with RC or National Societies
Knowledge and Skills:
- Self-supporting in computers
- Computer literate (Windows, spreadsheets, word-processing and PowerPoint)
- Good facilitation and report writing skills
- Strong leadership skills including strategic thinking and coordination.
- Skilled in use of data analysis packages (Excel, SPSS, EPI Info, STATA, etc.)
- Good data collection and analyseskills to draw conclusions
- Skills in training and developing staff capacity
Languages:
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
Competencies (to be filled in by HR):
- National Society relations
- Strategic orientation - Communication - Teamwork
- Professionalism - Integrity - Diversity
- Results focus and accountability
Application Closing Date
Tuesday, 13th June, 2017.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter (with 03 referees professional email-addresses + phone contacts) to:
[email protected] quoting the
Reference Number on the subject title of the mail.
Note: No hand delivered applications will be accepted.