Country Director Job at Action Against Hunger | ACF Nigeria

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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

Country Director Job