Job Title: Field Coordinator
Location: Field – Nigeria – Contracted
Organisation: Action Against Hunger | ACF Nigeria
Parent Organisation: ACF-international Network
Objective 1: Overall responsibility for implementation of Country Strategy.
Activities:
• To define the yearly program and support strategy with the teams.
• To validate donors' proposals and reports.
• To maintain regular relations with donors, authorities and partners.
• To visit regularly programs and bases.
• To ensure proper use of all resources on the mission.
Objective 2: Overall responsibility for the security and safety of ACF staff and ACF property
Activities:
• Identify, quantify, mitigate and assess risks.
• Ensuring the update and validation security plans with HQ approval.
• Develop and maintain a security network.
• Ensure the sensitization and compliance of ACF security policies and regulations.
• Incident reports and crisis management.
Objective 3: Overall responsibility for Human Resources management of the mission.
Activities:
• Definition of the HR needs for international staff.
• Briefing and debriefing of management staff.
• Conducting of regular staff appraisals for line managed staff.
• Stress management and conflict mitigation.
• Monthly expatriate points sent to HQ.
Objective 4: To analyze the political, economic, humanitarian and social context in Nigeria
Activities :
• Data collection and research, analysis
• Development and maintain of an information network
• Support the Filed coordo and/or the Head of Bases in their analysis
• Issue monthly Sitreps
• Regular meetings with the staff representatives.
• Validation and continuous monitoring of the HR guidelines and policies for ACF staff.
• Empowering ACF staff to carry out their designated responsibilities
Objective 5: To ascertain the respect of the ACF Charter & principles and to represent ACF in Nigeria
Activities :
• To stress the mandate and Charter of ACF internally and externally
• To defend humanitarian principles towards local partners (Gov, UN, NGOs)
• To maintain and expand the public relations networking
• To participate in communication activities with HQ
• To initiate any advocacy and/or lobbying
Qualifications
• Bachelor of International Development, Political or Social Science (Masters Prefered)
Skills and Experience
Essential:
• Significant experience with INGOs. Previous experience with ACF in emergency and post-emergencies an asset.
• Excellent management skills (HR, projects, stress management)
• Advanced knowledge of donors' guidelines and procedures (ECHO, UNICEF, DFID, OFDA, etc.)
• Ability to organize, train and motivate a multicultural team
• Excellent diplomatic and negotiation skills
• Disciplined and able to work and arrive at decisions autonomously with minimal guidance.
• Fluent in English (professional English needed).
• Excellent drafting and written skills.
Preferred:
• Experience working in Nigeria
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