Apply Now: Job Recruitment at Action Against Hunger [13 Positions]

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International, works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: WASH Technical Officer
Location: Nangere, Yobe
Duration: Full Time
Job Summary

• The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Technical Officer will be based in Nangere, Yobe State and work under the supervision of the WASH Program Manager.
• He/she will supervise water and sanitation construction activities including preparation of technical designs and bills of quantities.
• He/ she will also coordinate with internal staff and local stakeholders to ensure smooth project implementation of WASH programs including reporting of WASH technical activities.

The successful candidate will

• Have a minimum of bachelor’s degree in Water Engineering, Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Building and other related fields.
• Have a minimum of 2 years relevant work experience.
• Have previous experience in supervising drilling and construction activities.
• Be professional, motivated, organised, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office and designing software Skills (AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Be Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited
• Be fluent in Hausa and English.
• Be committed to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.

 

 

Job Title: Storekeeper
Location: Monguno, Borno
Job Summary

• The Storekeeper will be based in Damaturu, Yobe State and report to the Base Logistician.
• He/she will ensure proper management of the base’s stocks and stores.
• He/she will also ensure proper and complete documentation and archiving of warehouse documents.
• The Storekeeper will also conduct regular checks on the quality of the food items (RUTF) and drugs to be stocked.

Requirements
The successful candidate will:

• Have a National Diploma or its equivalent including one year experience in stock management/warehousing.
• Have good arithmetic and mathematical skills.
• Have basic knowledge of Microsoft office packages and good communication skills (verbal and
• Be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work/activities.
• Conduct all duties in a professional manner following Action Against Hunger Nigeria mission staff regulations and charter.

 

 

Job Title: Storekeeper Assistant
Location: Monguno, Borno 
Job Summary

• The Storekeeper Assistant will supervise and support packaging and loading of supplies and equipment and ensure all deliveries are physically conformed with delivery notes and/or waybills.
• He/She will update the monthly inventory and complete stock reports using Action Against Hunger standard stock management tools.
• The Storekeeper Assistant will support the Storekeeper in conducting checks on the quality of the food items (RUTF) and drugs to be stocked. He/ She will ensure proper and complete documentation and archiving of warehouse documents.

Requirements
The successful candidate will:

• Have a minimum of secondary school leaving certificate or equivalent.
• Have strong training in stock management with good mathematical skills.
• Have basic computer skills, including in MS Excel.
• Have good communication skills (verbal and written English)
• Be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work/activities.
• Conduct all duties in a professional manner following Action Against Hunger Nigeria mission staff regulations and charter.

 

 

Job Title: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Program Manager
Location: Nangere, Yobe
Job Summary

• Under the supervision of the Multi-sectoral Program Manager (MPM), the WASH Program Manager will be based in Nangere, Yobe State and lead the implementation of WASH program activities in the Integrated Basic Humanitarian Response Project within the facility and community level.
• The WASH Program Manager will be primarily responsible for implementing the integration of the WASH sector with other sectors, in collaboration with the Multi-sectoral Project Manager.
• He/she will also identify and develop WASH projects and activities and disseminate technical and operational expertise acquired during the course of the program implementation.

Requirements
The successful candidate will:

• Have a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Engineering,Technology or in a field related to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Civil/Building/Geology/Public health).
• Have a minimum of 3 years relevant working experience within WASH management/supervisory capacity.
• Have strong computer literacy, organizational, planning skills, ability to work under pressure and report writing.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have other relevant qualifications on WASH technical projects in fragile contexts like Capacity building, Team Management and WASH Emergency response capacity.
• Be professional, responsible, flexible, culturally sensitive and have the ability to lead and manage the team.
• Have experience within the INGO/NGO and humanitarian context.
• Have the energy and stamina to withstand long working hours and often stressful conditions.

 

 

Job Title: Resourcing Assistant
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Summary

• The Resourcing Assistant will be based in Maiduguri, Borno state and work under the supervision of the Resourcing Officer.
• The Resourcing Assistant will provide support in the recruitment and selection of the base national staff and ensure regular follow-up with managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation.
• He/she will also provide professional support to hiring managers and candidates throughout the recruitment process, as well as ensuring appropriate resources are deployed to achieve the mission’s values and principles.

Requirements
The successful candidate will:

• Have a bachelor’s degree in fields related to HR, Administration and Management or equivalent year of experience.
• Have a minimum of 1 year experience working in HR and/or administrative support positions.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Be approachable, diplomatic, able to work effectively in diverse, cross-cultural teams.
• Have excellent Microsoft office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Be excellent in multitasking and have strong organizational skills.
• Have the ability to pay attention to details, be highly organized, rigorous, self-motivated, have strong sense of responsibility and ability to work independently.
• Be able to maintain confidentiality.
• Have the capacity for analysis, synthesis and reporting of large amounts of information.
• Have previous experience with INGOs preferably.
• Be fluent in one or more national/regional languages.
• Have an understanding of national labor law and employment norms/practices.

 

Job Title: Grants and Reporting Manager
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Summary

• The Grants and Reporting Manager will be based in Maiduguri, Borno State and work under the supervision of the Field Coordinator.
• He/she will provide support to grant management and ensure compliance of ongoing program implementation.
• The Grants and Reporting Manager will monitor and support the use of grants management tools such as the detailed implementation tool, M&E plan, PFU and BFU among the program team to ensure accurate tracking of implementation and timely alerts to potential challenges/obstacles.
• He/she will work closely with the Grant Coordinator, monitor implementation of programs to ensure they are in accordance with donor and Action Against Hunger internal requirements.
• The Grants and Reporting Manager will develop stakeholders’ mapping for each project, develop and follow up implementation of engagement strategies (reports to external stakeholders, advocacy initiatives).

Requirements
The successful candidate will:

• Have a minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences or Science in International Development, Economics, Humanitarian Assistance, Rural Development, Geography, Agriculture and other related field. Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.
• Have a minimum of three years working experience in grants and reporting, assessment, monitoring and evaluation within the humanitarian sector.
• Have good communication, Microsoft office, writing and analytical skills including excellent team management.
• Have excellent knowledge of the implementation of humanitarian programs.
• Be familiar with Action Against Hunger principles.
• Have experience with major institutional and UN donors and procedures (ECHO/EC, OFDA/USAID, DFID, CIDA, WFP, etc.)
• Have good knowledge of local languages (Hausa and Kanuri)
• Be committed to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy
• Be an indigene from the North East.

 

Job Title: Public Health Promotion (PHP) Officer
Location: Nangere, Yobe
Job Summary

• The Public Health Promotion Officer will be based in Nangere, Yobe State and work under the supervision of the WASH Program Manager and will supervise Public health promotion and non-food items distribution activities such as planning beneficiary selection and registration, distribution of NFI kits, community mobilization etc following Action Against Hunger’s local strategy and international guidelines.
• He/she will liaise closely with the WASH manager throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of WASH technical activities.

Requirements
The successful candidate will:

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Sociology, Rural Development or other related fields.
• Have previous experience in supervising hygiene promotion activities.
• Be professional, flexible, motivated, culturally sensitive and have good organizational capacity,
• Have minimum of two years relevant work experience within the humanitarian sector.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Be willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Be fluent in Hausa and English.
• Be committed to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.
• Have good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy.
• Have previous donor programming experience with DFID preferably.

 

Job Title: LGA Technical Advisor
Location: Gwiwa, Jigawa
Duration: Full Time 
Job Summary

• The Local Government Area Technical Advisor will be based in Gwiwa, Jigawa State and report to the State Technical Advisor.
• He/she will support the assigned local government area (LGA) in Nutrition program planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• He/she will ensure free flow of information and support coordination of activities between Action Against Hunger, its government counterparts and other partners.
• The Local Government Area Technical Advisor will provide technical support to the coordination of micro nutrient supplementation and Maternal New Born and Child Health (MNCH) including strengthening the technical and advocacy capacity at the LGA level.

The successful candidate will

• Have a minimum of bachelor’s degree with a major in Health, Public Health and Nutrition.
• Have experience in emergency nutrition work and the design and implementation of feeding programmes (ideally IYCF, CTC/CMAM), including IYCF monitoring and evaluation.
• Have the capacity to supervise, train and coach staff.
• Have excellent Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word) and ability to write reports.
• Have excellent communication skills and willingness to be sensitive, flexible and empathize with beneficiaries and carers.
• Be committed to Action Against Hunger aims, values and principles.
• Be fluent in written and spoken English, Hausa and Fulani.
• Have the Ability to work as part of a team and work under pressure with strict deadlines.
• Have previous experience working with partners, including the government agencies.
• Have previous experience working with mothers support group including strong negotiation skills for behavior change.

 

Job Title: Logistics Assistant – Facilities Maintenance
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Summary

• The Logistics Assistant will be based in Maiduguri and report to the Base Logistician.
• He/she will ensure the maintenance of facilities and mission premises as well as support the Base Logistician in the management of the logistics and supply chain. He/she will supervise the installation, maintenance and repair of equipment.
• The Logistics Assistant will also provide logistics input to projects as and when required and ensure proper monitoring of vehicles and generator log book/log sheet including archiving of purchasing and logistics documents.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have;

• A minimum of bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Logistics, Procurement or other related field.
• A minimum of 1 year working experience in logistics or procurement.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience in the International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) and Humanitarian context.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• High level of flexibility and self-motivation.
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.

 

Job Title: Facilities Assistant
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Summary

• Reporting to the HR Officer, the Facilities Assistant will be based in Maiduguri, Borno State and will be responsible for receiving all Action Against Hunger visitors at the base and and oversee the day to day Action Against Hunger operations.
• He/she will be in charge of arranging for hotel or guesthouse accommodation bookings for visiting staff in Maiduguri and provide suggestions for improvement in the office and guesthouse management.
• The Facilities Assistant will maintain office and guest house supply inventories and ensure they are replenished on a monthly basis.

Requirements
The successful candidate will:

• Have a minimum of bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field of study from a recognized institution, or equivalent work experience.
• Strong office administration experience or front office experience in a busy environment.
• A minimum of one year working experience in a similar role.
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Be excellent in paying attention to detail, multitasking and organization skills.
• Be self-motivated, responsible, accountable.and have the ability to work independently
• Be approachable, diplomatic, possess strong interpersonal and team working skills within a multicultural setting.
• Possess excellent computer skills especially in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Have strong commitment to humanitarian working activities.

 

Job Title: Enumerator
Location: Damaturu, Yobe 
Job Summary

• The Enumerators will be based in Yobe State and will support the Monitoring and Evaluation team in the collection of qualitative data and also ensure accuracy of data collected.
• He/she will support the registration and distribution process for beneficiaries and also support in identifying beneficiaries who do not meet the targeting criteria.

Requirements
The successful candidate will;

• Have a minimum of diploma in any science or social sciences or any other relevant field.
• Be fluent in English and Hausa.
• Possess good interpersonal skills – able to work with diverse stakeholders and partners effectively
• Have basic computer literacy
• Have good capacity to work in a team.
• Be strategic in thinking, planning, reporting and have strong communication skills.
• Have demonstrated experience and knowledge of survey procedures and data quality techniques.
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills including report writing skills.
• Have good understanding and knowledge of the local situation and community dynamics including  cultural, gender and protection issues, including ability to effectively convey information in local languages.
• Have expertise in entering, transcribing, recording, maintaining data/ information in written or electronic forms (previous experience in enumeration preferred).
• Be resident of community area (LGA) of work, networks within community.
• Have previous NGO experience in a similar setting.
• Be proficient with local languages (Hausa, Kanuri and other local languages).

 

Job Title: Community Liaison Manager
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Summary

• The Community Liaison Manager will be based in Maiduguri, Borno State and work under the supervision of the Field Coordinator.
• He/she will promote the engagement between Action Against Hunger Nigeria Mission and actors (communities, local and state government, INGOs, NGOs, community based organisations (CBOs) and other relevant actors).
• He/she will be responsible for promoting the awareness and sensitization of Action Against Hunger activities within the communities to enable the identification and successful implementation of program activities within the communities.
• The Community Liaison Manager will also compile the reports on the information and program testimonials which will be used for advocacy within the local and international level.

Requirements
The successful candidate will:

• Have a minimum of bachelor’s Degree in Sociology or Rural Development and other related field. A masters degree will be an added advantage.
• Have a two to three years relevant project experience working with rural communities.
• Be professional, motivated, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive.
• Be an excellent team player.
• Have previous experience with community liaison management duties and activities.
• Be proficient in Microsoft office skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Be willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Be fluent in English, Hausa and Kanuri.
• Have good written and oral communication skills
• Be committed to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy
• Be an indigene from the North East.

 

Job Title: Driver
Location: Abuja
Job Summary

• The Driver will be based in Abuja and report to the Driver team lead. He/she will transport staff and ensure the safety and security of the mission’s vehicle and staff.
• He/she will ensure proper maintenance of the vehicle and also Inspect and prepare the vehicle for trips.
• The Driver will complete the Fuel Log book accurately on a daily basis with mileage, fuel consumption information and and submit to the capital logistician on a monthly basis.
• The Driver will ensure the complete documentation of all vehicles and prepare departures to the field including deliveries.

Requirements
The Successful Candidate Will Have;

• First School leaving certificate or equivalent.
• A valid and current Nigerian driver’s licence.
• Good reading and writing and communication skills.
• Accurate knowledge of all traffic rules.
• Good Mechanical Background.
• The ability to be flexible and adapt in a changing work environment.
• Good knowledge of security issues.

 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note

• Advert may close before the due date once we have received applications from qualified candidates.
• Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Application Deadline: 28th July, 2017.