Job Description
Reporting to: Field Coordinator
Proposed start date: June 2022
Work location: Potiskum, Yobe State
Starting Gross Basic Salary 718,840 NGN per month (excluding other benefits)
Key responsibilities:
- In collaboration with the Coordination Team (Program, WASH, FSL, Nutrition and Health, Log, Finance, MEAL Coordinators), address any further follow up question/s, comment, etc., to ensure compliant and quick submission of additional and/or revised information required;
- Under the supervision of the HOD Grants and in close collaboration with the field/area co and technical/program team formulate concept notes and proposals; develop context, compile and edit narrative components, ensure budget templates are shared, monitoring and compose other documents as necessary;
- Ensure compliance to donor visibility requirements, edit and draft human interest stories, success stories and photographs for donor reports and presentations.
- Assist the HOD Grants and Compliance and Area Coordinator in the development of grant portfolio summaries, project and donor brief/updates;
- Assist to identify potential opportunities for partnerships with local and international organizations and participating in the development of agreements and vetting process;
- Follow up with Program Managers and Technical Coordinators on Program Implementation and collection of data according to means of verification, from kick-off meeting to contract closure, to allow pro-activeness in the monitoring of the grant and related tasks (such as ad-hoc donor requirements or extension/amendment requests).
- Facilitate trainings and capacity building for field teams, in particular program managers and field coordinators on the project cycle management tools and internal reporting tools.
- Maintain an in-depth knowledge of Action Against Hunger internal policies and proposal guidelines for donor organizations funding Nigeria programs/projects among project managers, technical as well as operational support staff.
Position Requirements:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree/or Master’s Degree in Humanitarian Action or any related field (International Relations, Social Studies, Rural Development, Economics, Sociology, Development Studies, etc.);
- At least 4 years’ experience in international development, humanitarian assistance, international relations or related sector;
- Fluency in English and an additional advantage if fluency in Hausa and Kanuri;
- Excellent experience in proposal and report writing, donor rules and regulations, validation procedures, coordination of processes;
- Experience in Project Cycle Management, theory of change and project implementation tools;
- Strong commitment to Mission objective and general knowledge of programmatic areas (FSL, WASH, Nutrition and Social Protection);
- Ability to write donor reports and proposals in excellent English;
- At least 3 years as Grant Writer or similar (i.e. Project Officer);
- Knowledge of key institutional donors, including ECHO, BHA, SDC, SIDA, GAC, OCHA etc;
- Knowledge of humanitarian principles, sphere project minimum standard, gender, protection and conflict sensitivity.
Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes diversity and inclusion