About Us
Borno Women Development Initiative (BOWDI) is a Women-led, registered Nongovernmental, Non-profit Organization in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. BOWDI has been active in Humanitarian and development activities in the Northeast, especially in education, peace-building, advocacy, food security, livelihood, and protection. The organization has been registered in Nigeria since 2014 and has worked with state agencies like the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), State Ministry of Education, State Ministry of Youth and Sport, and State Ministry of Women Affairs (MWASD) to carry out its activities. BOWDI also partnered with several UN agencies, INGOs, and NNGOs in implementing people’s centered projects. For the past years, we have implemented several projects ranging from Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihood, Human Rights, Peace-building/Conflict Management, Gender, Reproductive Health, Protection (Gender Based Violence, Child Protection, and EORE), and Environmental Management (climate change, forest conservation, and waste management).
Over the years, we have received funding from the EU, USAID, UNWFP, UNDP, UNHCR, FAO, ACF, the German government, and Malala Fund directly or through other development and humanitarian partners.
Position Classification Description
Job Type: Full Time
Position Title: Food Assistance/Economic Recovery and Market System (FA/ERMS) – Project Manager
Experience: 5 years
Locations: Borno (Magumeri & Nganzai)
Engagement Type: Contract
Position Overview
The Food Assistance/Economic Recovery and Market System (FA/ERMS) Project Manager is responsible for the implementation and delivery of BOWDI’s Economic Recovery programme including food security and livelihood in Borno targeting returnees and vulnerable local non-displaced populations. Programme activities include; provision of food assistance to support the conflict affected population to cover their basic and food needs.
To this end, the FA/ERMS Project Manager will liaise with BOWDI staff across departments to ensure compliance with BOWDI’s Economic Recovery SOPs and the maintenance of SOP-compliant records during programming as directed by the Head of Programme and/or Economic Recovery Coordinator. Additionally, the role of the FA/ERMS Project Manager is to ensure the development and implementation of an efficient, accountable, and measurable economic recovery program in the areas where BOWDI is operational and within the geographical area of responsibility.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Programming:
Provide leadership, management and technical direction of the food assistance/economic recovery program, in coordination with and as agreed technically with Head of Programme and/or Economic Recovery Coordinator.
Supervise and ensure the implementation of all economic recovery activities in the field, ensuring quality and timeliness.
Plan and implement economic recovery activities with the guidance of the Head of Programme and/or Economic Recovery Coordinator, including but not limited to: provision of food assistance, provision of vocational skills training, job referrals and/or provision of business training and business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training and establishment and facilitation of savings and loans groups, etc.
Uphold the professional standards related to economic recovery programming in humanitarian assistance.
Develop a strong understanding of BOWDI’s economic recovery procedures and standards.
Take lead in building partnerships with private sector actors to link to broader markets and facilitate employment opportunities for the targeted populations.
Provide inputs for the development of Nigeria’s strategy, theories of change and operational research initiatives.
Contribute to the development of concept notes, logical frameworks, and proposals as needed.
Assist in the identification of strong local partners and potential programme synergies to develop for future opportunities.
Ensure a market price monitoring in the areas of BOWDI intervention is conducted on monthly basis and subsequently provide analysis on the market trends, price inflation, market functionality and commodities availability amongst others.
Plan, coordinate and supervise all project’s assessments and studies including feasibility studies, needs assessments, market assessments etc.
Manage the food assistance projects and ensure the distribution are conducted in a safe and accountable manner.
Facilitate ongoing communications with relevant partners throughout the project cycle.
Uphold the highest standard of confidentiality when managing records to ensure beneficiary dignity and privacy.
Work with the Head of Programme and technical coordinators to lead the design of evidence based pilot activities that are responsive and relevant to the target population.
Ensure quality monitoring and evaluation of activities, working with relevant MEAL staff to coordinate and roll out MEAL systems, ensuring adequate monitoring, documentation and reporting of activities against relevant indicators.
Ensure that the Financial Service Provider platform is up to date and operational including maintenance of beneficiaries’ data, distribution requests in timely manner etc.
Reporting:
Contribute to the production of quality and timely reports on program activities.
Provide weekly/monthly reports to the Head of Programme, including accurate figures of distributions/referrals done and challenges encountered, in the agreed format.
Representation and coordination:
- Develop and strengthen relationships with potential local partners, stakeholders and communities in order to maintain trust in BOWDI’s professional standard and quality of work among all stakeholders.
- Represent BOWDI at field-level coordination forums (i.e. Food Security Sector, and/or Livelihoods Working Group) as agreed with the Head of Programme.
- Regularly update mapping of stakeholders implementing economic recovery project in area of responsibility.
- Ensure coordination with other departments (i.e. Protection, MEAL, Procurement and Finance etc.).
Operations:
- Contribute to the effective implementation of all operations support activities, including related to administration, finances and logistics, so as to ensure smooth project implementation. In all matters, comply with internal directive and policies as communicated by the Head of Programme and/or the relevant support departments.
Budget Management:
- Provide inputs to Head of Programme to ensure effective and efficient utilization of Food Assistance/Economic Recovery program resources through monitoring and tracking of expenditures against budgets.
- Anticipate, along with Head of Programme, potential over/under spending.
- Provide expenditure forecast to Head of Programme on monthly basis.
Staff management, training & Capacity development:
- Manage economic recovery staff and support respectful and positive working relationships for the effective implementation of activities. This is to be achieved through leadership, team building, day-to-day support and capacity-building.
- Ensure objectives for staff are set and that evaluations and performance reviews are conducted on a regular basis for all staff managed.
- Take responsibility for planning and management of leave for all staff managed.
- Identify training and capacity building opportunities for staff and ensure they are well versed in key economic recovery and protection concepts relevant to the context, BOWDI’s code of conduct, accountability, respectful dialogue with the affected population, and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse.
Other:
Conduct other tasks as requested by the Head of Programme for the effective implementation of BOWDI’s projects, including support to capacity-building activities and other duties.
Required qualifications:
- University Degree in the field of Business Administration, social sciences, Economics, political sciences, development or any other related field.
- At least five years of management or technical experience in food assistance/economic recovery programs. Preferably experience working for an international organization.
- Experience in working with employability promotion programmes, labor market studies and business development is an asset.
- Experience in project management including project monitoring, reporting, data management and budgeting.
- Experience in the field of social work, humanitarian intervention, community development, business, support/microfinance or any other relevant field is desirable.
- Programming experience in displacement contexts, including in protracted situations.
- High-level of computer literacy.
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to maintain good communication channels with relevant stakeholders.
Required skills & qualities:
- Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
- Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
- Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
- Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
- Demonstrating integrity: Acting in line with BOWDI’s vision and values.
Required Travel:
Willingness to travel 20% of the time to remote areas of the country.
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
BOWDI’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.
Eligibility:
Kindly read the job description and criteria of the position you are applying and ensure you meet the job requirement.
Interested candidate should apply on or before 28th August 2023.
Female candidates are highly recommended to apply.
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