Mercy Corps Program Director Jobs in Nigeria
Mercy Corps Program Director Jobs in Nigeria
Program / Department SummaryMercy Corps Nigeria’s humanitarian program aims to provide assistance to populations affected by the crisis in Northeast Nigeria. With funding from the Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs BHA, Mercy Corps is scaling up and expanding its humanitarian response in Northeast Nigeria to reach more beneficiaries with additional assistance in a wider geographic area under the project titled Transitioning Households to Recovery from Vulnerability THRIVE in Jere.
The THRIVE project will provide context-specific humanitarian assistance with the goal of initiating early recovery in four wards in Jere LGA: Mairi, Mashamari and Dusuman.
The two-year consortium project will operationalize an area-based approach to advance participants from lifesaving assistance to life-building support to increase the capacity of affected individuals to meet food production and subsistence needs with the resilience to manage shocks for IDP, returnee and host households.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Facilitate the step-down training of vulnerable smallholder farmers on kitchen gardening and poultry production.
Participate in the identification of kitchen gardening participants and grouping.
Provide guidance and mentorship to vulnerable smallholder farmers on kitchen gardening.
Mobilize vulnerable smallholder farmers during Agricultural farm input distribution.
Support in mobilizing project participants for project activities.
Support in post-distribution monitoring of farm input disbursed to project participants (mobilization and survey activities).
Conduct monitoring and supervision visits to vulnerable smallholder farmers’ farm.
As part of each assignment, participate in briefings; carry out data collection, and/or reporting in a timely manner.
Assist Smallholder farmers (SHF) by conducting home visits and follow-up activities when they are absent from meetings, training, and other program activities.
Work closely with community structures such as the Community Resilience Group (CRGs) to ensure the success of the project.
Relate issues and concerns by stakeholders to provide timely feedback.
Ensure that project participants understand and are making use of the Complaint Response Mechanism(CRM), and feedback is provided in a timely manner to vulnerable smallholder farmers, community stakeholders and program staff as required.
Provide support during assessments and End-line evaluation activities.
Knowledge and Experience
HND or Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture, Animal Science or relevant field required from a recognized university.
1 year or less work experience with a local or international NGO working with marginalized communities
Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and capacity to maintain relations with the community
Experience in building and maintaining strong/productive relations is required.
Proficiency in computer use particularly Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is preferred.
Knowledge of Hausa and any other local languages is an added advantage.
Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, and team building experience and ability to meet deadlines.
Willingness to spend much time in the field and work closely with program target groups.
Success Factors:
Strong work ethics, having the ability to learn the most efficient way to complete tasks and finding ways to save time while completing the daily assignments.
Adaptability: being adaptable and maintaining flexibility in completing tasks in an ever-changing workplace. Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours.
Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies and procedures and values always and in all in-country venues.
Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions
Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination
on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have a sustained global impact.
We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all.
We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, colour, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
In your statement, you are encouraged to discuss any relevant experience and demonstrate your interest. Your application will be reviewed by the Mercy Corps team and shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly for interviews.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges.
We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.
We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have a sustained global impact.
We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all.
We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, colour, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send the required Documents below to: ng-quotations@mercycorps.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
A detailed CV & cover letter as a single document in word or PDF format.
A copy of relevant higher education certificate (University degree / HND).
A copy of NYSC certificate.
Eviddence of TIN registration.
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