Consultant - Service for the Provision of Capacity Building for Staff at the International Rescue Committee (IRC)

The International Rescue Committee, one of the world's largest humanitarian agencies, provides relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of natural disaster, oppression and violent conflict in 42 countries. The IRC is committed to bold leadership, innovation and creative partnerships. Active in public health, education, livelihoods, women's empowerment, youth development, and protection and promotion of rights, IRC assists people from harm to home.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant - Service for the Provision of Capacity Building for Staff

Location: Borno

Background

• The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies, provides relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of natural disaster, oppression and violent conflict in 42 countries.
• The IRC is committed to bold leadership, innovation and creative partnerships. Active in public health, education, livelihoods, women's empowerment, youth development, and protection and promotion of rights, IRC assists people from harm to home.
• IRC entered Nigeria in October 2012 in response to a widespread flood disaster. Since then, the IRC has expanded its scope and size of the programs as new areas became accessible after prolonged conflict and insecurity, in Adamawa and Borno States.
• The IRC’s response to the humanitarian situation includes integrated health and nutrition services, as well as reproductive health care and women protection services In 2015 IRC Nigeria developed a five-year long term Strategy Action Plan, which prioritized Safety, Education, Economic Wellbeing and Power

About the Consultancy Service

• The International Rescue Committee is currently expanding its operations and with the changing dynamics on talent management and work force planning, there is an urgent need to consistently build the capacity of staff to equip them with the necessary life skills and basic knowledge they need to comfortably execute their roles and responsibilities.
• The consultancy service aims to provide dedicated capacity building opportunities to all staff in line with the training needs identified during an organizational wide conducted training need assessment.

Scope of the work and duration of the consultancy service:

• This Part of IRC Human Capital Strategy for building highly capable and highly accountable staff and developing exceptional leaders and Managers.

The capacity building blocks are as following:

• Project Management
• Report Writing skills
• Basic English Language Skills for effective communication
• Communication and Facilitation skills
• Emotional Intelligence and Life skills
• Leadership and Team Management
• Conflict Management.
• ICT /Excel training:

The time and duration shall be determine in line with respective training needs and objective as shall be articulated by the International Rescue Committee. The trainings will be delivered in Maiduguri and Mubi field offices