Event Planner at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) supporting relief and development work in over 110 countries around the world. CRS programs assist people based on need, regardless of creed, ethnicity, or nationality. CRS is a global leader in agricultural livelihoods programming and promotes resilience building in impoverished, disaster-affected, and climate change-impacted areas around the world. CRS re-established its presence in Nigeria in the year 2000 and has worked in 35 of Nigeria’s 36 states, implementing agriculture and livelihoods, health, and emergency programming.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultancy for Event Planner to Plan and Organize the Feed the Future Livelihoods Project Ex-Post Evaluation Report Dissemination Event

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Contract

Overview of Feed the Future Ex-post Evaluation Report

• Between July 2013 and July 2018, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), in partnership with the Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN), Mercy Corps, the Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) and Making Cents International, implemented the Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project. This was a five-year program with support from USAID, and cost share from CRS and partners.
• Over its lifetime, the project reached a total of 54,787 households in rural communities in Northern Nigeria’s Adamawa, Borno, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kebbi, Sokoto and Yobe states, through its interventions in agriculture production, livelihood, and improving access to nutrition and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene.
• In 2023, CRS partnered with University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs to evaluate the project and assess its long-term impact and resilience in Northern Nigeria.

About the Event

• CRS is to hold a dissemination event to showcase the results and insights from the ex-post report with key stakeholders from the project, government, donors, and development partners.
• The format is a hybrid event, for attendees online and 50-70 in-person participants. There will be a livestreaming of the event for online attendance, and opportunity for a wider participation from CRS Nigeria, regional, global team members.

Summary of Assignment

• The event planner is to coordinate and oversee the planning of the event, ensuring all the necessary arrangements for the events are catered for as listed in the specific deliverables.

Deliverables

Payment Schedule

• CRS will pay the consultant a fixed rate, which will be paid after the successful completion of the assignment.

Reporting:

• The consultant will work closely the Business Development Assistant and report to CRS Nigeria Marketing and Communications Coordinator.

Required Qualifications
CRS seeks expressions of interest from consultant(s)/a firm of consultant with the following skills/qualifications in conducting a similar activity:

Technical Requirements

• Similar experience in organizing event involving various stakeholders.
• Impressive portfolio of previously managed events (corporate events, conferences, weddings, and birthday parties).
• Relevant qualification in hospitality, communications, public relations, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in hospitality, coordinate and manage event conferences, meetings, or a related field.
• Adequate work plan and methodology that details work to be performed and lead time to complete it.
• Excellent networking skills with private and public sector institutions
• Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to conduct discussions with a diversity of people.
• Evidence of Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2015, 2016 & 2017)

Payment Schedule

• Payment will be disbursed as per activity schedules, submission of completed & verifiable report upon completion of agreed deliverables.
• Please note that CRS will deduct and remit to the relevant tax authority a 5% or 10% withholding Tax from the total consultancy fees for individuals or organizations in accordance with the Nigerian Tax Law.

Application Closing Date
10th June, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their expression of interest (EOI) along with detailed quotations for the task deliverables (attached MS word documents) to: [email protected] with Job Ref Code as the subject of the application (e.g. RFQNG15224 Event Planner) . 

The EOI should include but not limited to the following:

• Personal/company profile, skills, competencies, and suitability for the assignment as well as readiness for immediate short-term contact plus a copy of such previous work done.

Important Information and Notice

• Only qualified persons will be contacted and invited for screening.

Equal Employer Opportunity:

• “CRS is an equal –opportunity employer, does not discriminate based on race, colour, religion and we are committed to gender sensitive programming and management’. etc.
• Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply”

Safeguarding:

• By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, I understand that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and my personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate my behaviours related to the above safeguarding-related topics.

Statement of Commitment to Protection:

• ‘’CRS’ recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation’’.

Confidentiality:

• By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS employees, consultants and affiliates both during and after employment are required to safeguard the agency’s confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive material and information that they have access to.