• Application Deadline: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Resilac Consortium Coordinator


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 5 years


• Location Borno


• City Maiduguri


• Job Field NGO/Non-Profit  , Project Management 
  

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with the project’s operational governance specifications, ensuring a balanced and inclusive representation of all stakeholders and guaranteeing a localized partnership approach and governance;


• Define and lead a framework for operational functioning, steering, and governance between implementing partners - according to the defined global vision;


• Coordinate and facilitate information sharing between stakeholders (partners, authorities, beneficiaries, teams);


• Coordination and facilitation of communication between implementing partners to ensure harmonized and coordinated management of activities;


• The implementation of the project’s partnership approach (building balanced partnerships, its monitoring and regular evaluation);


• Being the focal point for the preparation of missions by project stakeholders outside the team (Groupe URD experts, regional office staff, etc.) and liaise with the team and implementing organizations;


• Planning and monitoring the national implementation of the project activities, its evaluation and its internal and external accountability - by putting in place the necessary mechanisms for project planning and management (meetings, tools, etc.);


• Validation of key milestones and implementation methodologies, in coordination with the country offices (Action Against Hunger, CARE, etc.) and the regional office;


• Undertake field missions/visits to assess the conditions of implementation of activities;


• The technical compliance of the project with the international technical rules, guidelines and standards defined jointly by the country office and regional office experts;


• Encourage the overall quality of project implementation in order to maximize impact, in particular by supporting the deployment of the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) within the project with partners;


• Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle;


• Ensure communication with donors (AFD/EUD), in coordination with the implementing organizations and according to the defined operating framework;


• Develop and maintain a network of good external relations with local and traditional authorities, sectorial ministries at State level (and Federal level if relevant);


• Participate in the recruitment and integration of project staff, in consultation with the implementing organizations;


• Manage staff under direct supervision within the Consortium Coordination Unit to create an enabling environment for the effective implementation of project activities.


• Encourage gender mainstreaming during all recruitment processes for partner staff and during project implementation.

Position Requirements:

• A university degree or equivalent;


• Level of completed higher education (Postgraduate or above) in project management development (a priority), advocacy or humanitarian studies, international relations or political science.


• Professional experience of 5 years in coordinating development activities (a priority) or humanitarian activities in a complex environment.


• Experience in coordinating a development project.


• Experience in insecure / relatively isolated setting


• Advanced knowledge of donors’ guidelines and procedures (AFD/EUD)


• Professional experience in supervision of technical teams and management of and in a consortium will be given positive consideration.


• Fluent English speaker, knowledge of French would also be an asset.


• Experience in Borno State will be given positive.