• Application Deadline:
• Position: Northwest Nigeria Coordinator



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 7 years



• Location Nigeria




• Job Field Project Management 
  
  

Job Summary

• Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Director - Operations, your responsibility will be to provide overall coordination, leadership and management of ACF programs and operations in Northwestern Nigeria, including Sokoto (main base) and coordination for Zamfara, Katsina and other States as needed.

Responsibilities

• More specifically, your missions will be to:


• Effectively manage and develop ACF Programming and Strategy in Northwest Nigeria:


• Promote relevant, integrated humanitarian and recovery programming in line with country strategy


• Ensure the development of potential partnerships and alliances in the Northwestern states


• Examine possibilities for program expansion at both geographical and sectoral dimensions


• Ensure Safety and Security of ACF personnel and assets:


• Update of security plans (procedural, Standards Operating Procedures -SOPs, health, evacuation)


• Ensure development and maintenance of security network (formal/informal) at field level for the Northwest


• Guarantee overall accountability for ACF Finance, Human Resources, and Logistics in the Sokoto Field Office, and the Northwest


• Field representation of ACF and adherence to Mandate and Charter/Principles


• Manage and support to local implementing partner(s):


• Elaborate the mapping of the partners operating in the Northwest


• Contribute to local partner selection process i.e. due diligence at the state and regional levels


• Coordinate with contracted implementing partners for the concerned projects in the region  


• Ensure reporting, capitalization and contribute to quality and accountability


• You will manage 6 direct reports and 34 indirect staff.

Requirements

• You hold a degree in social science, international relations, international development, humanitarian response or relevant field with significant experience (minimum 7 years) with INGOs in insecure setting in the same type of position. A previous experience with ACF in emergency and post-emergencies setting is an asset.


• You are disciplined and you are able to work independently, under pressure.


• You have excellent diplomatic, communication (oral, listening, drafting and written) and negotiation skills.


• You have the ability to manage a large and diverse team and to organize, train and motivate a multicultural team.


• You also have the ability to adapt to different situations and interlocutors, prioritize simple solutions accessible to all depending on the circumstances, and to make sound judgement when faced with difficult situations.


• You master English,  written and spoken.