Christian Aid (CA) is a UK-based international NGO, partnering with others to end poverty in Africa. At the heart of this vision is the transformation of the lives of people who live in poverty, empowering them to have a brighter future. Christian Aid works in more than 30 countries and has been operating in Nigeria since 2003. The Nigeria Country programme focuses on Community Health and HIV, Accountable Governance including humanitarian response and Gender.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICERS – 2 POSITIONS
ABOUT THE ROLE
The role works within the International Programmes role family positioned within Programme support and development remits.
The post holder will contribute to the progress of the Accountable Governance programme towards its strategic goals by strengthening the monitoring and evaluation systems to allow for quality reporting.
S/he will promote effective and efficient monitoring and evaluation of programme activities, centred on impact and outcomes; create conditions so that learning feeds into programme decision-making.
S/he will support the gender and humanitarian project, its implementing partners on monitoring, impact evaluation, knowledge management and donor reporting processes; share best practice and lessons learnt across the team and with external stakeholders as appropriate.
The post holder will also support in developing and providing reference materials and quality information across the programme and will contribute to building the Nigerian country office and partner capacity to develop and use participatory approaches to monitoring and evaluation.
The role is based in Abuja with frequent trips to target project areas in Nigeria.
ABOUT YOU
The post holder must have a 1st degree preferably in statistics or the social sciences and have at least 3 years NGO experience and knowledge of monitoring and evaluation.
Good knowledge of donors (e.g EU, DFID, USAID) reporting requirement and standards.
You must have significant experience of working with small, indigenous partners.
You must be familiar with programme cycle management approaches and tools – including participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation.
You should have basic project management skills, good knowledge of working with faith and community based institutions and civil society organizations in Nigeria.
Good understanding of gender-sensitive programming and relevant experience with monitoring humanitarian project.
It will be desirable for you to have a substantial knowledge of supporting programmes and programme staff in international/national and local agencies as well as strong report writing, analytical and documentation skills.
You are required to have good interpersonal, organisational and communication skill.
PROGRAMME OFFICERS, GOVERNANCE – 2 POSITIONS
ABOUT THE ROLE
The role works within the International Programmes role family positioned within Programme support and development remits.
The Post holder will support Christian Aid’s governance programme with the objective of improving government accountability and responsiveness to the needs of poor and marginalised people.
S/he will oversee the voice and accountability programme working with local partners by providing technical support as required.
S/He will work within the country team with direct working relationship with the Senior Programme Coordinator on program design, implementation, fundraising and partnership management as well as ensuring adaptive learning with similar programme in the south east.
S/He will also be responsible for supporting and managing Christian Aid partnerships on the governance programme; assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of the programme, providing effective and timely support (including capacity building) to partner organisations, enabling them to implement innovatively and ensure that this is in line with Christian Aid’s country strategy.
The post holder will support the country programme to expand the portfolio of the governance programmes, engage in the right networks including representing Christian Aid externally with partners, other NGOs, and other agencies.
ABOUT YOU
The post holder must have a 1st degree in Social science or development related field, preferably in political science or with a governance /public policy focus with at least 3 years’ experience of working with local and international partner organisations.
You should have basic project management skills, good knowledge of working with faith and community based institutions and civil society organizations in Nigeria with a good understanding of gender-sensitive programming.
It will be desirable for you to have a substantial knowledge of supporting programmes and programme staff in international/national and local agencies as well as strong report writing, analytical and documentation skills.
You are required to have good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
PROGRAMME OFFICER, COMMUNICATION
ABOUT THE ROLE
The role works within the International Programmes role family positioned within Programme support and development remits.
The post holder will support Christian Aid’s governance programme with the objective of improving government accountability and responsiveness to the needs of poor and marginalised people.
S/He will work within the country team with direct working relationship with the all members of the governance team for effective content management of the V2P programme as well as all other programmes like the humanitarian response, and Gender focused programs within team and by extension country office.
S/He will identify and share stories of change, case studies that show how Christian Aid Nigeria and partners are changing lives of the poor and marginalised through its programmes.
The role holder will write, edit, and commission a varied mix of content including case studies, interviews, blogs, photosand films in line with CA’s communication guideline and the V2P communication strategy for dissemination to show the value and impact of the Programmes.
S/He will also be responsible for supporting Christian Aid partnerships on the governance programme including capacity building to partner organisations, enabling them create innovative communication contents that best tell the program results, and ensuring that this is in line with Christian Aid’s country strategy.
The roles will be based in Abuja with occasional travels in country.
ABOUT YOU
The post holder must have a 1st degree in Social science or development related field, and a desirable second degree in strategic communications focused on development with at least 3 years’ experience of working with local and international partner organisations.
You should have basic project management skills, good knowledge of working with faith and community based institutions and civil society organizations in Nigeria with a good understanding of gender-sensitive programming.
It will be desirable for you to have a substantial knowledge of supporting programmes and programme staff in international/national and local agencies as well as strong writing, analytical and documentation skills.
You are required to have good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
DUE DATE: 8 July, 2016