OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response effort. OCHA’s mission is to: Mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies. Advocate the rights of people in need. Promote preparedness and prevention. Facilitate sustainable solutions.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND , Secondary School (SSCE)
- Experience: 4 – 7 years
- Location: Borno
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit , Project Management
This job opening is being advertised for the position of Programe Associate GS-7 located in the OCHA Maiduguri Office and reports to the NHF Programe Officer.
Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of Key functions:
- Provide support to the implementation of the monitoring pillar of the NHF accountability framework.
- Provide support to the Programme Pillar of the NHF Accountability Framework.
- Facilitate knowledge-building and knowledge-sharing on NHF processes within OCHA Nigeria and the NHF implementing partners.
- Provide support to HFU Management functions.
Provide support to the implementation of the monitoring pillar of the NHF accountability framework.
- Perform monitoring missions in line with the NHF monitoring plan.
- Assist with the coordination and implementation of field monitoring visits and remote monitoring of NHF-funded projects.
- Document, analyze, and interpret the results from field monitoring visits and remote monitoring to assess the progress against the strategic objectives of the Allocation and the Fund.
- Review submitted project monitoring reports, analyze the results and follow up on recommendations with respective partners.
- Provide training and capacity support on monitoring and reporting to NHF partners, in line with NHF Training Plan.
Provide support to the Programme Pillar of the NHF Accountability Framework.
- Review corrects and approve NHF Narrative Reports
- Liaise with partner to receive progress narrative reports in time as per defined operational modalities of NHF funded project.
- Review narrative reports and provide feedback to partners.
- Guide partners and respond partners ‘queries about narrative reporting.
- Support in new partner intake and due diligence.
- Support in Strategic and Technical Reviews of allocation processes.
- Support drafting of the NHF Annual Report.
- Support in project revisions as required.
Facilitate knowledge-building and knowledge-sharing on NHF processes within OCHA Nigeria and the NHF implementing partners.
- Support capacity assessment of new partners.
- Support capacity building of NHF eligible partner.
- Support Allocation management process.
- Support preparation of donor field visits
Provide support to HFU Management functions.
- Keep NHF contact lists up to date.
- Support the preparation of NHF allocation meeting.
- Support the preparation of NHF Advisory Board meetings.
- Take meeting minutes.
- Support other functions as requested the Head of the HFU.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Secondary education is required.
- A University degree in the position related fieldswill be given due consideration but not a requirement
Experience:
- A minimum of seven (7) years (with secondary education) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, monitoring and/or programmes or similar functions is required.
- 3 years’ experience in working in the BAY States (Borno/Adamawa/Yobe) is required
- Experience working with OCHA Pooled Funds (NHF and/or CERF) either directly or as a partner is required.
- Experience working in the UN system is required.
- Experience working with Monitoring and Evaluation is required.
- Availability for travel.
- Proficiency is MS office suite.
- Knowledge of databases structure and advance excel skills are desirable
Language:
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
- Knowledge of local languages is an asset.