Job Vacancy: Programme Quality and Reporting Coordinator – Nigeria

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Job Vacancy: Job title: Programme Quality and Reporting Coordinator – Nigeria

Job description: Job Posting: Programme Quality and Reporting Coordinator – Nigeria

Location: Abuja, Nigeria.

Search for Common Ground (Search) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the peaceful transformation of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium, Search’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict-moving away from destructive approaches and towards cooperative solutions. With more than 700 staff worldwide, Search implements projects in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and North America.

Position Summary

Search is seeking an experienced Programme Quality and Reporting Coordinator. The role is expected to play a crucial role in ensuring the implementation of high quality programmes, strategic grant management, development of high quality reports. The role will also be expected to support the Programme Development Quality and Reporting unit in developing high quality concept notes, proposals and funding applications. S/He will work closely will ne expected to devote 50% of time to the implementation of Search’s Portfolio in the Niger Delta Region while the remaining 50% will be devoted to other required support across the Country Programme. The position holder will be expected to coordinate with the Project and DMEL teams in delivering programme quality and ensuring reports meet donor requirements and are submitted on time. The post holder will also support strategic program cycle management to all project teams in Nigeria ensuring that all projects meet Search’s quality standards, donor expectations, and budgetary requirements. S/he will also contribute to improved collaboration and capacity of SFCG office in Nigeria to develop and manage strategic consortium partnerships with other NGOs.

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This position holder will report to the Head of Programme Development, Quality and Reporting.

The position holder will be based in Abuja, FCT Nigeria.

This position will involve field visits.

Roles and Responsibilities

Key Area 1: Programme Quality and Project support * Liaise with the PDQR unit in engaging the Heads of Programme Implementation (Field and National Portfolios) and Project Managers on project cycle management, project content and implementation strategies;

• Support Project managers and coordinators on project and activity strategies and assist in identifying relevant SFCG resources and best practices;
• Coordinate with the Head of PDQR and Programme team in development of strategies on ensuring a balance in the project triple constraints (project activity output, time and budget)
• Support collaboration with Project teams in implementation of the Greater Lake Chad Basin Strategy while also ensuring ‘Do No Harm’ and conflict sensitivity;
• Collaborate with the project and DM&E teams to review and analyze project results;
• Collaborate with project managers in planning, coordinating, and implementing activities where needed;

Key Area 2: Project Reporting * Develop and update Nigeria programme donor reporting calendar and report tracking system;

• Coordinate project reporting for all active projects by developing and setting internal report development, review processes and internal deadlines;
• Work with project teams to review, edit, and finalize results-oriented project reports;
• Support the Head of PDQR, Heads of Programme Implementation (Field and National Portfolios) and project teams to develop “success stories” from project activities and documenting project impact;
• Build the capacity of the project teams to write high quality results-oriented reports.

Key Area 3: Donor relationship building and influencing * Support the Country Program’s efforts at developing and managing strategic consortium partnerships with appropriate CSOs, academic organizations and private sector firms to leverage SFCG’s chances of success in competitive calls for proposals and tender bids

• Support SFCG’s Country Programmes efforts to conduct donor scoping exercises and develop programme-led fundraising strategies
• Support SFCG’s country programme efforts in identifying and facilitating opportunities for relationship building with key donors

Key Area 4: Business Development * Support the Head of PDQR and Regional Business Development Teams in proposal development process including consultations, programme design, and proposal writing;

• Liaise with finance teams to develop proposal budgets;
• Liaise with design, monitoring and evaluation (DM&E) plus communication and learning teams to include DM&E and communications plans and strategies in proposals;
• Support the Country team’s coordination with the regional team to ensure proposal narratives and budget are in compliance with SFCG requirements and standards;
• Participate in business development meetings and other strategic engagements with partners, donors, and other potential stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the PDQR unit and other staff comprising the Heads of Programme Implementation (Field and National Portfolios) and Support units (PAL, Finance, DMEL, Communications) to develop applications and other project materials that are of high quality, aligned with SFCG’s priorities and demonstrating impact
• Support in-country review and provide feedback on proposals and tender bids ensuring compliance with proposal development guidelines
• Support the identification of institutional funding prospects beyond SFCG’s traditional donors

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Peacebuilding, Development Studies or a related discipline (or equivalent experience,).

Required Experience

• An understanding of Programme Quality, Grant Management, Reporting and Business Development, within the NGO sector
• At least 5 years experience of programme development and implementation including managing donor relations.
• A good understanding of achieving collaboration with Project and Support teams

Other Relevant Requirements

• Excellent diplomacy and interpersonal skills and an ability to work in a non-partisan manner, appreciating gender, cultural and ethnic diversity
• Attention to detail and ability to follow up on tasks to completion is required.
• Ability to work autonomously and take initiative to generate valuable findings and communicate them in a timely manner.
• Proficiency at using Microsoft office software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc. is required.
• Prior experience in advocacy, liaison and collaboration with donors, partners, security agencies, relevant government agencies, security forces and media is desirable.
• Experience working in a conflict (hard to reach) environment is a plus

₦350,000 – ₦400,000 a month

This is a mid grade position

Deadline for submission of applications: October 5, 2023. The anticipated start date of this position is November 1, 2023.

To apply, interested candidates should send the following items to our career portal :

1. Current resume

2. Cover letter

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity – Tenacity – Empathy – Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct and our privacy policy .

Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d’autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.

Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d’appels téléphoniques s’il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web pour tous les détails de notre mission.

Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace – Ténacité – Empathie – Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l’exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d’intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s’engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d’une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.

Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l’expression de genre, l’âge, l’origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l’état matrimonial, l’orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.

Consultez notre code de conduite et notre politique de confidentialité ici.

Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.

Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración – Audacia – Tenacidad – Empatía – Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables. Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta y nuestra política de privacidad .

Location: Abuja, FCT

Job date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 22:55:43 GMT

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