Nuru International is a social venture committed to ending extreme poverty in remote, rural areas by offering locally-led training in agriculture, household savings, healthcare, and education.<\/p>\n
Nuru focuses on cultivating service-minded leaders and equipping people with tools and knowledge to lead their communities out of extreme poverty. Using local income-generating activities, Nuru sustains its work and funds program scaling into neighboring districts \u2013 thereby multiplying impact.<\/p>\n
We are recruiting to fill the position below:<\/p>\n
Job Title:\u00a0Monitoring & Evaluation Program Specialist \u201cFragile states are lagging behind in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Without urgent action they will be home to more than half of the world\u2019s poor after 2018. Declining foreign aid and other external resources are not enough to drive development and stability in these countries.\u201d \u2013 OECD, Fragile States 2014 Domestic Revenue Mobilisation in Fragile States<\/p>\n Thus Nuru\u2019s next project site is launching in 2018 in a fragile region in Nigeria. Our goal is to take a \u201cboots on the ground\u201d approach and hire a highly skilled team to launch this project with an established exit strategy in mind. Nuru\u2019s model depends on the organization\u2019s ability to identify, train and collaborate with highly capable local leaders to develop and implement sustainable poverty solutions.<\/p>\n The initial Nuru Nigeria project will be located in a semi-permissive environment with a fluid security situation. For this reason, the first Field Team will consist of several members with prior military service, ideally from a Special Operations Forces background with combat experience. All team members will be expected to use sound judgement to make critical decisions in complex and uncertain conditions. Candidates must be able to effectively navigate the spectrum of tactical, operational, and strategic environments.<\/p>\n Specific Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n Support the local M&E team on:<\/p>\n Required Skills & Attributes<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nLocation<\/strong>: Adamawa
\nTerm:<\/strong> 2 year contract in a field intensive role
\nReports to:<\/strong> Team Leader
\nStart Date:<\/strong> Q1 2018
\nNigeria Project Overview<\/strong>
\nNuru is focused on ending extreme poverty in remote, rural areas and knows that a unique solution is needed for highly fragile states:<\/p>\n\n
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