ACE Human Resources Consulting Immediate Recruitment at [5 Positions]

Our Client is an International Non-Governmental Organization with affiliates in the US, Kenya and Ethiopia; and is beginning operations in Nigeria with the mission to end extreme poverty in remote rural communities. Our Client anticipates working across a spectrum of intervention areas including agriculture, rural livelihoods, small animal husbandry, farmer organization development, nutrition and healthcare. All programming will work through a locally established farmer organization through a training philosophy that focuses on participatory and learner-focused activities to build the skills and knowledge of Clients’ participants.

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Field Officer
Job Location: Michika, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Overall Responsibility:  The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Field Officer will work under the supervision of the M&E manager to execute the process of data collection, quality checking, storage and sharing outcomes internally and externally to implement clients’ M&E strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the NE M&E, the M&E Field Officer will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Coordinate all logistics preparation for Evaluation season.
• Train and manage Enumerators and other temporary M&E workers.
• Oversee all data collection and quality check processes in the field.
• Conduct basic quality checks and data entry in Excel.
• Support programs with monitoring activities.
• Support Program Planning Process.

Minimum Qualifications:

Essential

• BA/BSc in Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Public Health or other relevant social science fields.
• 1 year experience in M & E work, in development sector.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent computer applications skills particularly MS Word and Excel.
• Team player with positive attitude.
• Flexibility in a fast-paced, evolving work environment.
• Good communication and public speaking skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in both office and field settings.
• Speaks, reads, and writes fluently in English and Hausa required.

Desirable

• Master’s Degree in Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Public Health or other relevant Social Science fields.
• Revelant job experience in NGO sector,
• Knowledge and experience of cultural, gender and economic dynamics of northeast Nigeria is an asset.
• Fluency in local dialects of Kamwe and/or Margi is desired.

Salary, benefit and conditions

• Salary is competitive depending on qualifications and experience.
• Positive atmosphere of dynamism and motivated team setting.
• Atmosphere of a forefront professional and flexible NGO with a unique new development approach.
• Annual, Maternity and Paternity leave benefits.
• Transport costs and communication allowance.
• Training and capacity building program and intensive mentorship by expatriate team.
• Life Insurance covering accident, disability and related benefits.
• Health Insurance covering employee and family.
• Pension benefits.
• Atmosphere of diversity committed to providing equal employment opportunity, forbidding discrimination based on
• race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age and disability, with respect to policies and visions.
  Other Labour best practices apply.

 

Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Manager
Job Location: Michika, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Overall Responsibility:  Work closely with the M&E Program Specialist to develop a sustainable and formal strategy of data collection, processing, quality checking, storage and sharing outcomes internally and externally to implement clients’ M&E strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities: Work Together with M&E Officer to the following responsibilities:

• Execute large-scale yearly impact assessments.
• Create high quality data-driven reports for Project Director, Impact Program Director, Impact Program Managers, and donors.
• Manage and mentor M&E Field Officers.
• Support impact programs with analyzing and interpreting monitoring data.
• Maintain close collaboration with the Project Director’s office to support data-driven decision.
• Maintain and create yearly budgets for M&E activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

Essential

• BA/BSc in Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Public Health or other relevant social science fields.
  
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in M & E work, in development sector.
• Candidates with leadership and project management experience preferred
  
• Good communication and public speaking skills
  
• Strong qualitative and quantitative skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong strategy-building skills
• Team player with positive attitude and sense of humor
• Flexibility in a fast-paced, constantly changing work environment
  
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
  
• Demonstrated ability to operate in both office and field settings.
  
• Excellent computer applications skills particularly MS Word, Excel, and STATA
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Fluency in English and Hausa required.
• Advanced computer skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet, Google Apps, etc.); familiarity and comfort using basic mobile technology
• Commitment to Client’s vision and servant leadership values anchored on the conviction of selfless service, forthrightness and down-to-earth.
• Basic understanding of servant leadership principles and willingness to grow in this area.
• Initiative and ability to prioritize, multitask, and carry out responsibilities independently in the absence of a supervisor and/or without close supervision.

Desirable

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Public Health or other relevant social science fields.
• Revelant job experience in NGO sector.
• Knowledge and experience of cultural, gender, and economic dynamics of northeast Nigeria is an asset.
  
• Fluency in local dialects of Kamwe and/or Margi is desired. 

Salary, benefits and conditions

• Salary is competitive depending on qualifications and experience.
  
• Positive atmosphere of dynamism and motivated team setting.
  
• Atmosphere of a forefront professional and flexible NGO with a unique new development approach.
  
• Annual, Maternity and Paternity leave benefits.
  
• Transport costs and communication allowance.
  
• Training and capacity building program and intensive mentorship by expat team.
  
• Life Insurance covering accident, disability and related benefits.
  
• Health Insurance covering employee and family.
  
• Pension benefits.
  
• Atmosphere of diversity committed to providing equal employment opportunity, forbidding discrimination based on
• race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age and disability, with respect to policies and visions.
  Other Labour best practices apply.

 

Job Title: Agriculture and Livestock Specialist
Job Location: Michika, Adamawa State, Nigeria.

Overall Responsibility: The Agriculture and Livestock Specialist will join with other staff to conduct the planning process aimed to design the intervention areas. The A&L Specialist will work with the team to design, prepare and implement the new intervention, work toward strategic goals and milestones, and advise the Impact Manger in making impactful organizational decisions.

Furthermore, The A&L Specialist will foster organizational development, promote Client’s values and servant leadership culture, promote accountability and high performance, and encourage team creativity and innovation. S/he will ensure all intervention areas are helping the rural community realize sustainable meaningful choices in order to lift themselves out of extreme poverty in a sustainable way.

Duties and Responsibilities: The A&L Specialist will report to the Impact Manager and give key input to the design, creation and implementation of Client’s programming:

• Strongly contribute to the technical design of intervention programming and ensure activities are effectively and efficiently focused on Client’s vision and strategic objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and support as needed, and evaluate new opportunities for rural livelihoods in the Client operating area.
• Assist the Impact Manager in ensuring that  programs are designed, planned and implemented in a sustainable, accountable and transparent way.
• Establish and maintain successful relationships with Government Offices, community leaders, and other key stakeholders.
• Prepare high quality progress reports and ensure they are submitted on time.
• Ensure agriculture and livelihood interventions are effectively integrated with other impact program focus areas and collaborate with the rest of the Client team and specialists.
• Work with the Client Monitoring & Evaluation team to ensure that interventions are effectively monitored and evaluated in order to assess progress, increase impact, and guide scaling decisions.
• Apply analytical and critical-thinking skills to a wide range of development issues in order to design holistic, integrated, and impactful activities for the target community.
• Exemplify the servant leadership philosophy of Client Nigeria and work with other team members to build company culture around a service and farmer-first mentality.
• Integrate activities into the local environment including awareness of political, religious and economic aspects.
• Perform any other duties as required by and instructed by the Impact Manager.

Minimum Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum of Master’s degree in Agronomy, Animal Health, Agriculture or Animal Science, Rural Livelihoods, or other related field (Bachelor degrees will be considered with significant field and practical experience (6 – 10 years).
• Minimum of 4-6 years professional experience in the agricultural, livestock and/or agribusiness sectors OR 4-6 years managing a farm or agricultural activities in rural communities, in addition to Master’s Degree.
• Extensive experience developing agriculture OR livestock OR livelihoods projects and activities and/or managing agriculture or livelihoods programs (reference checks required).
• Experience working with Farmer Organizations/cooperatives/associations, including women’s groups (farmer-owned businesses of 100 or more members). Experience and extensive knowledge in establishing and running farmer organizations/associations preferred.
• Additional experience with Food Security and Nutrition programming desired.
• Knowledge of creating and updating training curriculum with proven experience planning and conducting formal training sessions on agriculture and livelihoods.
• Good understanding of community development, poverty cycle, rural livelihoods and NGO program cycle management.
• Demonstrated passion or interest for development work, focused on building community leaders and creating grassroots impact in rural areas.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Able to demonstrate servant leadership, a passion for improving the lives of others, and the ability to inspire team members to achieve organizational goals.
• Ability to use systems and organizational tools, while multitasking and supporting other team members under stressful conditions.
• Attention to detail, deadlines, and ability to follow procedures, and work productively both independently and collaboratively with team members.
• Ability and willingness to stay and work at the Local Government Area (LGA) in rural areas.
• High proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• High level of integrity and honesty.
• Fluency in English and Hausa is required.

Desirable

• Experience with gender mainstreaming in programming, commitment to being gender sensitive in approaches and programming; ability to promote inclusiveness and respect diverse perspectives.
• Experience and knowledgeable with project-level Monitoring and Evaluation with Strong skills in monitoring, evaluation, research and conducting participatory community-led assessments.
• Experience with trauma-sensitive training or programming.
• Experience working with livestock.
• Experience with Nutrition and Food Security Programming.
• Experience with behavior change methods and measurement.
• Fluency in local dialects of Kamwe and/or Margi is desired.

Salary, benefits and conditions

• Salary is competitive depending on qualifications and experience.
• Positive atmosphere of dynamism and motivated team setting.
• Atmosphere of a forefront professional and flexible NGO with a unique new development approach.
• Annual, Maternity and Paternity leave benefits.
• Transport costs and communication allowance.
• Training and capacity building program and intensive mentorship by expat team.
• Life Insurance covering accident, disability and related benefits.
• Health Insurance covering employee and family.
• Pension benefits.
• Atmosphere of diversity committed to providing equal employment opportunity, forbidding discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age and disability, with respect to policies and visions.
• Other Labour best practices apply.

 

Job Title: Gender & Social Behavior Change (SBC) Specialist
Job Location: Michika, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Overall Responsibility: The Gender & SBC Specialist will give key input to the design, creation and implementation of Client’s programing. One of the key tasks of the Gender & SBC Specialist will be joining with other staff to conduct the planning process that will design the project interventions. S/he will work with the team to design, prepare and implement the new interventions. The Gender & SBC Specialist will work toward her/his strategic goals and milestones, and advise the Impact Manger in making impactful organizational decisions.

Furthermore, s/he will foster organizational development, promote Client’s values and servant leadership culture, promote accountability and high performance, and encourage team creativity and innovation. S/he will ensure all intervention areas are helping the rural community realize meaningful choices in order to lift themselves out of extreme poverty in a sustainable way.

Duties and Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Impact Manager, the Gender & SBC Specialist will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Effectively contribute to designing intervention programming and ensure activities are effectively and efficiently focused on Client’s vision and strategic objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and support as needed, and evaluate new opportunities for gender sensitive programing, social behavior change and community social cohesion in the Client’s operating area.
• Ensure programs are designed, planned and implemented in a sustainable, accountable, and transparent way.
• Establish and maintain successful relationships with Government Offices, community leaders, and other key stakeholders.
• Prepare high quality progress reports and ensure they are submitted on time.
• Ensure interventions are effectively integrated and collaborate with the rest of the Client’s team and specialists.
• Work with the Monitoring & Evaluation team to ensure that interventions are effectively monitored and evaluated in order to assess progress, increase impact, and guide scaling decisions.
• Perform any other duties as required by and instructed by the Impact Manager.

Minimum Qualifications:

Essential

• Minimum of Master’s degree in Development studies, Communications, Public Health, Business Administration, Management, Agriculture, or any other development or management-related fields (Bachelor degrees will be considered with significant field and practical experience (6-8 years)).
• At least 4-6 years professional experience in the gender and SBC in the development sector.
• Understanding of strategic communication planning for behavior development, social mobilization, community social cohesion, participatory communication and research.
• Gender mainstreaming experience and commitment to being gender sensitive or transformative in approaches and programing.
• Understanding of gender mainstreaming and gender equity; ability to promote inclusiveness and respect diverse perspectives.
• Experience in Social Behavior Change strategy, implementation and techniques. Communications experience across multiple channels of communication and tailored for multiple audiences.
• Experience in created an enabling environment for community social cohesion and resilience.
• Solid project management experience, including references.
• Good understanding of community development, poverty cycle, community social cohesion, rural livelihoods and NGO program cycle management.
• Substantial understanding of effective financial management and budgetary control systems.
• Proven capacity to coach, supervise and train staff.
• Ability to integrate into the local environment including awareness of political, religious and economic aspects
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Fluency in English and Hausa is required.
• Ability and willingness to stay and work at the Local Government Area (LGA) in the field.
• Able to demonstrate servant leadership, a passion for development work, and the ability to inspire others to achieve organizational goals.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills required.
• Structured, organized with the ability to multi-task and support other people under stressful conditions.
• Highly analytical skills and ability to assimilate and process information on a wide range of development issues.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow procedures, and work both independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Passion or interest for development work, focused on leadership and grassroots impact.
• High level of integrity and honesty.

Desirable

• Nutrition or Maternal and Child Health experience.
• Behavior change methods and measurement.
• Experience and knowledge with project-level Monitoring and Evaluation. Strong skills in monitoring, evaluation, research and conducting participatory, community-led assessments.
• Experience with trauma-sensitive training or programming.
• Experience across multiple sectors including nutrition, agriculture and gender.
• Experience working with Farmer Organizations/cooperatives/associations (farmer-owned business).
• Agricultural or livestock experience (practical) Agricultural experience (practical).
• Knowledge and experience of cultural, gender, and economic dynamics of northeast Nigeria is an asset.
• Fluency in local dialects of Kamwe and/or Margi is desired.

Salary, benefits and conditions:

Salary is competitive depending on qualifications and experience.

• Positive atmosphere of dynamism and motivated team setting.
• Atmosphere of a forefront professional and flexible NGO with a unique new development approach.
• Annual, Maternity and Paternity leave benefits.
• Transport costs and communication allowance.
• Training and capacity building program and intensive mentorship by expat team.
• Life Insurance covering accident, disability and related benefits.
• Health Insurance covering employee and family.
• Pension benefits.
• Atmosphere of diversity committed to providing equal employment opportunity, forbidding discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age and disability, with respect to policies and visions.
• Other Labour best practices apply.

 

Job Title: Nutrition & Healthcare Specialist
Job Location: Michika, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Overall Responsibility: The Nutrition and Healthcare Specialist will report to the Impact Manager and give key input to the design, creation and implementation of Client’s programing. One of the key tasks of the Nutrition and Healthcare Specialist will be joining with other staff to conduct the planning process that will to design the program interventions. S/he will work with the team to design, prepare and implement the new intervention. The Nutrition and Healthcare Specialist will work toward his/her strategic goals and milestones, and advise the Impact Manger in making impactful organizational decisions.
Furthermore, Nutrition and Health Specialist will foster organizational development, promote Client’s values and servant leadership culture, promote accountability and high performance, and encourage team creativity and innovation. S/he will ensure all intervention areas are helping the rural community realize meaningful choices in order to lift themselves out of extreme poverty in a sustainable way.

Duties and Responsibilities: The Nutrition and Health Specialist will work under the supervision of Impact manager to perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Contribute strongly to the technical design of intervention programming and ensure activities are effectively and efficiently focused on Client’s vision and strategic objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and support as needed, and evaluate new opportunities for nutrition and maternal and child health in the Client operating area.
• Assist the Impact Manager in ensuring that programs are designed, planned and implemented in a sustainable, accountable and transparent way.
• Establish and maintain successful relationships with Government Offices, community leaders, and other key stakeholders.
• Prepare high quality progress reports and ensure they are submitted on time.
• Ensure health interventions are effectively integrated with other impact program focus areas and collaborate with the rest of the Client’s team and specialists.
• Work with the Client Monitoring & Evaluation team to ensure that interventions are effectively monitored and evaluated in order to assess progress, increase impact, and guide scaling decisions.
• Apply analytical and critical-thinking skills to a wide range of development issues in order to design holistic, integrated, and impactful activities for the target community.
• Exemplify the servant leadership philosophy of Client and work with other team members to build company culture around a service and farmer-first mentality.
• Integrate activities into the local environment including awareness of political, religious and economic aspects.
• Perform any other duties as required by and instructed by the Impact Manager.

Minimum Qualifications:

Essential

• Minimum of Master’s degree in Development studies, Public Health, Nutrition, Social or behavioral sciences, Dietetics, Community Nursing or any other related field from a recognized institution. (Bachelor degrees will be considered with significant field and practical experience (6 -10 years)).
• Minimum of 4-6 years practical professional experience in the health and nutrition development sector, in addition to Master’s Degree.
• Extensive experience developing health projects and activities and/or managing health and nutrition programs (reference checks required).
• Knowledge of creating and updating training curriculum with proven experience planning and conducting formal training sessions on health and nutrition.
• Good understanding of community development, poverty cycle, rural livelihoods and NGO program cycle management
• Demonstrated passion or interest for development work, focused on building community leaders and creating grassroots impact in rural areas.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Able to demonstrate servant leadership, a passion for improving the lives of others, and the ability to inspire team members to achieve organizational goals.
• Ability to use systems and organizational tools, while multitasking and supporting other team members under stressful conditions.
• Attention to detail, deadlines, and ability to follow procedures, and work productively both independently and collaboratively with team members.
• Ability and willingness to stay and work at the Local Government Area (LGA) in rural areas.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• High level of integrity and honesty.
• Fluency in English and Hausa is required.

Desirable

• Understanding of nutrition and health strategic communication planning for behavior development, social mobilization, participatory communication and research.
• Experience with gender mainstreaming in programming, commitment to being gender sensitive in approaches and programming; ability to promote inclusiveness and respect diverse perspectives.
• Experience and knowledge with project-level Monitoring and Evaluation. Strong skills in monitoring, evaluation, research and conducting participatory, community-led assessments.
• Experience with trauma-sensitive training or programming.
• Experience with behavior change methods and measurement.
• Experience working with farmer organizations or associations (farmer-owned business).
• Agricultural or livestock experience (practical).
• Additional experience with Food Security and Agriculture programming.
• Fluency in local dialects of Kamwe and/or Margi is desired.

Salary, benefits and conditions:

• Salary is competitive depending on qualifications and experience.
• Positive atmosphere of dynamism and motivated team setting.
• Atmosphere of a forefront professional and flexible NGO with a unique new development approach.
• Annual, Maternity and Paternity leave benefits.
• Transport costs and communication allowance.
• Training and capacity building program and intensive mentorship by expat team.
• Life Insurance covering accident, disability and related benefits.
• Health Insurance covering employee and family.
• Pension benefits.
• Atmosphere of diversity committed to providing equal employment opportunity, forbidding discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age and disability, with respect to policies and visions.
• Other Labour best practices apply.