Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Consortium Coordinator
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Contracts
Duration: 12 Months
Your Job and Responsibilities
- We are looking for our new Consortium Coordinator to coordinate the implementation ensures and the representation of the ENRICH project in Borno state Nigeria, in liaison with implementing partners.
More precisely, your role will be to:
Ensure effective and efficient coordination of the project:
- Manage and develop the project team, monitor budget utilization of all consortium partners
- Assist in wider organizational development through learning and proposal
- Manage external relations related to the project
- Ensure project data management and reporting
- Ensure effective and timely support to local implementing partners
- Represent the Consortium to national and local authorities and other external partners as well
Ensure good governance and coordination of the project implementation:
- Ensure compliance with the project’s operational governance specifications a balanced and inclusive representation of all stakeholders
- Lead the development of program strategies, planning and implementation of programme activities
- Build an integrated vision among diverse project components, partners, and stakeholders, with a focus on results achieving
- Implement the project’s partnership approach (building balanced partnerships, its monitoring and regular evaluation, etc.)
Support the implementation and ensure the timely and quality reporting of the project:
- Ensure the project is designed and implemented to meet donor expectations in terms of timely and quality results and budget, etc.
Ensure Quality and Accountability of the project:
- Undertake and coordinate field missions/visits to assess the conditions of implementation of activities
- Plan and monitor the implementation of the project activities, its evaluation and its internal and external accountability
- Create favorable conditions to ensure the implementation of the continuous capitalization and learning process with the support of the MEAL Consortium Manager
Manage communication, advocacy, representation and external coordination:
- Coordinate relationships with Consortium partner organizations
- Promote, and model a commitment to the efficient use of agency and donor resources
- Represent Counterpart and the Program before BHA/USAID, local and national governmental authorities, local CSO partners and community organizations
- Ensure the timely development and operationalization of the project’s advocacy and communication strategy
- Ensure of representation of the project
- Develop and maintain a network of good external relations with local and traditional authorities, sectorial ministries at State level
- Identify and propose operational, academic, institutional or private partnerships to implementing partners
Participate in Human Resources management, training and capacity building:
- Participate in the recruitment and integration of project staff
- Contribute to the overall design of a capacity building plan
Your Profile
- You hold a Master’s Degree in Project Management Development, Advocacy, Humaniatarian Studies, International Relations, Political / Social Science or other related fields.
- You have at least 5 years experience coordinating in multi-sectoral humanitarian or development projects in volatile environments.
- You have advanced knowledge of donor guidelines (BHA) and procedures.
- You already have worked in insecure/relatively isolated setting.
- You have a professional experience in supervision of technical teams and management of and in a consortium.
- You speak and write English fluently..
Your Conditions of Employment
For international candidates:
- Fixed term contract under French legislation: 12 months
- Monthly gross salary from 2597 to 2968 Euros upon experience
- Reimbursement of the pension insurance for non-French citizens: 16% of the gross monthly salary
- Monthly per diem and living allowance: 838 net, field paid
- Monthly country allowance: 450 Euros
- Child’s allowance: 1500 per year per child present in the country of origin
- Transportation and accommodation: Coverage of transport costs and guest house
- Medical coverage: ACF covers 100% of the social security, health insurance, and repatriation insurance agreement fees.
- Salary measures
- Leaves and RnR: 25 days of paid leaves per year, 20 RnR per year, airfare reimbursement with a ceiling to get to the chosen break destination, and 215 . . . each RnR period
- Accompaniment and training
For national candidates:
- Basic Salary from $1721
- Living conditions allowance: $141
- Leave allowance: 10% of basic salary per month
- Pension: use contribution 10% of gross salary, employee contribution 8% of gross salary
- Annual leave: 2 days per month
- Private health insurance: 100% health care coverage provided by ACF
- Private life insurance: 24/7 life assurance coverage provided by ACF
- Relocation benefits: 150,000 Naira lump sum relocation allowance – 20 nights accommodation – flight ticket from the home base to work base at the beginning and end of the assignment
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online