CBM Global Disability Inclusion Programme Coordinator Jobs in Nigeria

CBM Global Disability Inclusion Programme Coordinator Jobs in Nigeria

Job Overview

The purpose of the role is to coordinate, monitor and report on the planning, development and delivery of quality inclusive development programmes in Nigeria funded by CBM UK and our donors.

As part of CBM Global’s localisation agenda, the Programme Coordinator will be a ‘pilot role’ located in Abuja in order to work closely with the CBM Global Nigeria Country Team and indirectly with local partner organisations, with capacity strengthening being a key aspect of the role.

Based: We welcome applications from those with the right to work in Nigeria. Homeworking up to 60% of time (reliable internet required) and remainder using a ‘hot desk’ in Nigeria Global Country Team office. Address: No 8 Huambo Crescent, Off Harper Street, Zone 7, Wuse 2, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria.

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Salary range: The salary offered will be competitive, dependent on skills and experience. We offer a local contract

Contract: As a ‘pilot’ role this is initially a two year, fixed-term contract with the possibility of renewal after 2 years.

Responsibilities and Duties

Programme Coordination, Management and Development

Oversee a portfolio of institutional and private donor funded programmes in line with CBM’s Programme Quality Framework, policies and systems to ensure a high quality of project design, monitoring and reporting in line with CBM standards and sector wide approaches

Develop and maintain excellent working relations with CBM staff and programme stakeholders in Nigeria and the UK including, indirectly, partner organisations, Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs), and government agencies at National and State levels.

Work with CBMUK and CBM Global staff to develop and implement new approaches, programmes and organisational development in line with CBM strategies to ‘shift the power’ with Nigeria partners.

Support CBM staff (and indirectly partners) to develop, document and report on monitoring, evaluation, impact and learning frameworks, collect and analyse robust data and integrate learning into future work

Facilitate the exchange of learning within CBMUK and CBM Global and indirectly with relevant partners including through planning and delivery of training and mentoring

Understand and support CBM UK fundraising and communications work including collection of case studies and high quality stories of change

Provide support to CBM for the organisational assessment, strengthening and development of partners including enhanced safeguarding

Support the CBM Nigeria Strategy implementation process and participate in the Country Coordinating Forum

Carry out periodic programme and partner monitoring and support visits alongside CBM Nigeria staff, as well as occasional visits to the CBM office in the UK (up to 4 times a year)

Effectively use CBM internal systems including ‘Global Online’, MS Teams and SharePoint to manage projects

Contribute to CBM UK’s programme strategy implementation and monitoring.

Statutory and institutional fundraising and relationship management

With colleagues, develop high quality and successful funding applications to institutional donors in line with CBM country strategy

Build and maintain excellent professional relationships with institutional donors interested in Nigeria

Ensure CBM UK meets all contractual requirements of institutional and Foundation donors for the Nigeria programme portfolio

Work with CBM Nigeria’s Country Team to ensure high quality and timely narrative and financial reports are submitted to donors in line with their requirements

Contribute to meeting the aims of the CBM UK fundraising strategy for institutional, Trust and Foundation donors

Liaise with UK fundraising team to provide programmatic information and input when required

Organisational representation

Represent CBMUK in Nigeria and engage with stakeholders and external audiences including donors, policy and decision makers, national government and church groups on-line or in person

Participate in relevant strategic Nigerian, UK and international networks

Build and maintain relationships with strategic NGO, research and academic institutions

Carry out other duties as required by the CBM UK Head of Programmes and the Director of

Programmes.

Key outcomes expected from this role

Within 12 months, the Programme Coordinator will:

Be working to clear and agreed strategic objectives and plans

Be coordinating management of CBM UK’s portfolio of projects in Nigeria and regularly reviewing progress of the majority of those projects.

Have contributed to the organisational strengthening of the CBM Global Nigeria team and indirectly our programme partners and have built up strong working relationships with the programmes staff.

Have a strong understanding of UK institutional donors and supported the development of at least two major fundraising proposals

Have a sound understanding of disability issues and the CBM frameworks for Disability Inclusive Development

Be engaging with CBM UK and Global colleagues and disability and international development networks locally and in the UK to maximise opportunities for learning and sharing good practice

Be a confident user of CBM financial and project tracking systems.

Person Specification

All of the following requirements are essential, unless marked with a * when they are desirable, and will be assessed from a combination of information provided from the application form and interview process.

CBM welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience of disability.

Experience and Knowledge

Design, planning and implementation of international development programmes.

Proven experience of financial management, including programme budgeting, financial reporting and fraud awareness

Experience of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of programmes and projects (preferably using participatory approaches)

Demonstrable experience of managing institutional funded donor programmes

Experience of developing and managing partnerships with a range of partners and consortia members

Direct experience of international development work in Nigeria

Ability and willingness to undertake travel to the UK of up to 9 weeks a year in 2 – 3 week blocks including 2 week induction (no prohibitions to visiting the UK)

Demonstrated experience with safeguarding and feedback mechanisms and working with vulnerable groups through participatory approaches

Experience of working on disability inclusive programming in LMICs

Experience of policy and advocacy work*

Demonstrable experience of cultivating strong donor relationships and securing institutional funding, particularly from UK donors such as FCDO and Comic Relief*

Skills/competencies/personal qualities

Nigerian citizen, or permission right to work in Nigeria.

Demonstrable interpersonal skills that build consensus and partnership working and ability to work with and across multiple teams

Demonstrable ability to work, manage and deliver own workload while located remotely from line manager and team

Understanding of development theory and practice including project cycle management

Facilitation, training and presentation skills

Effective use of IT including Excel, Word, MS Teams, Sharepoint etc

Commitment to CBM’s mission and values

Understanding of the international disability discourse*

Demonstrable ability to represent the organisation to senior decision makers with Government /donors, or similar*

Qualifications

Educated to degree level or above, preferably in International Development, or related social science degree.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; CBM Global Disability Inclusion Programme Coordinator Jobs in Nigeria

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