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• Job Type: Full Time
• Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
• Experience: 2 years
• Location: Abia
• Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit  , Project Management 

Overview of position    

• This TOR is being advertised for talent pool buildig purposes only, this is not a live role.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted & advance to the next stage of the selection process as & when this TOR goes live.

Role objectives    

• The Field Monitoring Officer reports to the Chief of Field Office with a primary focus on high frequency field-based monitoring of the evolving humanitarian situation & emergency response. This includes ensuring that the response meets quality standards & is appropriate to the needs in affected communities. The Field Monitoring Officer is expected to provide substantive feedback based on their on the ground verification, which will help inform our clents decision making as well as supporting resource mobilization & external reporting on progress. Also, responsible for data collection from partners at field level, submission verified data to CO M&E section, support post distribution monitoring reports, work closely with program officers to ensure feedback mechanism is in place.
• Our client works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Spread across 190 countries & territories, they work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

Key accountabilities & duties & tasks:

Situation monitoring:

• Identify & report key emerging issues & trends from field visits, with a focus on issues affecting the humanitarian situation of children & women.
• Monitor & report on the unmet needs of women & children in the affected areas.
• Support the CO in collecting & interpreting early warning data effectively to guide the adjustment of programs & operational approaches when & as country contexts deteriorate.
• Provide technical support for rapid assessments (inter agency or independently) to be carried out within the first 48 – 72 hours of significant changes in the humanitarian context.
• Participate substantively in the sub national assessment working group in the east, including to align situation monitoring efforts with other operational agencies within the area of responsibility.

Program performance monitoring:

• Plan & undertake high frequency visits to monitor the progress of our clients programming, including the performance of implementing partners & supporting end user supply monitoring, as a complement to third party monitoring.
• Identify delays, bottlenecks, unmet needs & undelivered supplies.
• Ensure a regular feedback loop, so findings & recommendations from field visits are looped back into programming.
• Keep track of follow up actions.
• Systematically collect beneficiary feedback on our clients services & supplies, including appropriateness & satisfaction & loop this feedback into programming.
• Continuously strengthen information management systems:
• Provide technical support to program & emergency colleagues to collect, manage & analyze data on the field office response, including data from government & implementing partners.
• Support the innovation, piloting, use & scale up of tools for the collection, analysis & visualization of data to support management, decision making & program accountability & improvement, including mapping & other online, offline, interactive & / or static tools (PowerBi, Kobo, ArcGIS, etc.).
• Capacity building of field office colleagues.
• Support the adoption and adaptation of country & regional office monitoring & information management tools for use in the field office including training colleagues, where required.
• Provide feedback to country & regional office from a field perspective to improve the relevance & appropriateness of monitoring & information management tools.
• Provide technical support to field office colleagues & local partners on the use of information systems & tools.

Key end results expected:

• Timely monitoring & measurement of changes in the situation of children & families, with particular focus on conflict affected & newly liberated areas, as well as areas with high levels of displacement.
• Field office performance is systematically monitored, analyzed & information made available to management, emergency & program teams.
• Information management systems are adopted & adapted to the needs of the field office & new & innovative strategies introduced to better understand, analyze & visualize results for internal & external use.
• The monitoring & information management capacities of field office staff & national partners are strengthened, enabling them to increasingly engage in & lead monitoring processes.

Project reporting    

• The Field Monitoring Officer reports to the Chief of Field Office.

Key competencies    

• Bachelors degree in social sciences, development planning, planning, evaluation, survey implementation, advanced statistical research.
• Professional work experience in program development & implementation including monitoring & evaluation activities.
• Two years of relevant professional field work experience.
• At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming, including preparedness planning.
• Active involvement in a humanitarian crisis response program preferred.
• Fluency in English & any local languages is required.
• Competencies required for this post are:
• Demonstrates self awareness & ethical awareness.
• Works collaboratively with others.
• Builds & maintains partnerships.
• Innovates & embraces change.
• Thinks & acts strategically.
• Drive to achieve impactful results.
• Manages ambiguity & complexity

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Job Description

CONTEXTUAL BACKGROUND  

The International Rescue Committee (IRC), founded in 1933, helps people whose lives and livelihoods have been shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and regain control of their future. The IRC works across the arc of crisis, from the acute onset of an emergency to long-term programming across five key outcome areas—safety, health, education, economic wellbeing, and empowerment – supporting affected communities in building resilience. We have worked in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH), State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) in conflict affected Northeast Nigeria since 2015, and currently support more than half a million people with access to health services across 49 primary health care centers, five hospitals and 26 mobile health clinics.

“Partnering for Resilience to Emergencies through Transformation of SRHR (PRET-SRHR)” is a West Africa regional initiative aiming to strengthen sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.  Over three years, the program will strengthen the capacity of sub-national health systems to deliver rights based SRHR services that are resilient to crises, transform harmful gender norms and improve regional commitment to SRHR in humanitarian and fragile settings.  The focus countries for this program are Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. 

Job Overview/Summary: 

• Based in Monguno the Medical Doctor will support the implementation of the “Partnering for Resilience to Emergencies through Transformation of SRHR (PRET-SRHR)” project in Monguno and Konduga. The Medical Doctor is the clinical supervisor and will oversee the delivery of right-based quality SRHR services to women and girls integrated with women protection and empowerments (WPE) and transforming harmful gender norms in the affected communities and at the supported health facilities including IRC’s comprehensive women centers (CWCs). 
• S/he will provide direct service delivery (50% of time), provide mentorship and technical support to RH officer, midwives and clinical support ensuring a high quality SRHR services (30% of time), and support project management, procurements, supplies and health facilities administration (20% of time). 
• The Medical Doctor reports to the Reproductive Health Manager and is responsible for the quality of reproductive health services in the health facilities and communities of intervention.

Specific Responsibilities: 

Service delivery and Quality of care management:  

• Apply medical knowledge and skills to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment according to national guidelines and protocols, and ensure patient follow-up as needed.
• Ensure the implementation of minimum initial service package (MISP) for SRHR in Monguno and Konduga.
• Provide consultations for antenatal and postnatal care. Identifying and managing pregnant women at risk while referring as appropriate.
• Supervise intra-partum care and assist the midwives during childbirth as needed.
• Manage common complications in pregnancy, delivery, and post-partum phases, and refer cases requiring comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care.
• Provide counselling on family planning and provide FP commodities according to the client’s informed choice.
• Provide counselling and clinical care for sexual assault survivors and refer for psycho-social care.
• Provide post-abortion care according to MoH/International protocol, including counselling for FP.
• Provide counselling and treatment of patients with STI, including partner treatment.
• Maintain infection prevention and control within and around the facility.
• Ensure all facilities adhere to instrument processing and sterilization protocols.
• Ensure all RH services are in line with national/adopted protocols and RH policies and guidelines are well understood by midwives and other support staff in the facilities.
• Conduct period facility readiness assessment and follow up on service point improvement action plan.
• Promote social behavioural change and transform harmful gender norms by providing health and SRHR messages in the communities, in collaboration with community volunteers.

Project Management and Reporting:

• The Medical Doctor shall be responsible for the supervision and day-to-day management of health activities including support to primary health care facilities, General Hospital Monguno, IRC CWC, and mobile health services in the IDP camp and harder to reach areas.
• Contribute to the PRET SRHR work plan and midterm evaluations, ensure project activities are implemented according to the work plan and within the allocated budgets.
• Management of day-to-day activities of staff and project implementation in accordance to project proposal.
• Ensure SRHR basic protocols and other IEC materials are well displayed in the supported health facilities/CWCs and outreach sites.
• Establish effective referral mechanism between the supported health facilities and higher levels of care (secondary and tertiary). 
• Identify the need for referral to secondary care and prepare the patient for referral including referral notes, pre-referral treatment and arrangement of transport.
• Monitor the medical stock/non- medical consumables stock at the facility level and assist in timely requisition of new supplies from the warehouse.
• Works closely and coordinates with IRC supply chain to ensure procurements are initiated and delivered in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with the State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Local PHC department and other actors in the area and maintain good relations with them.
• In coordination with the RH Manager, identify opportunities to strengthen the SRHR program. 
• S/he will oversee the stock management of medicines, medical supplies, medical equipment and prepare timely requisitions for replenishment based on consumption records. 
• S/he will collect weekly morbidity reports and monitor disease trends in order to preposition adequate supplies as may be required. 
• Participate in outbreak response and control coordination when applicable and carry out community-based public health interventions during communicable disease outbreaks.
• Collaborate with other relevant sectors such as Women Protection & Empowerment, Child Protection, Nutrition and Environmental Health and Governance sectors to ensure holistic service package is available in response to the needs.
• Responsible for validation of program data and timely submission to M&E on weekly basis (number/ gender/ age segregated).
• Work with M&E team to analyze data on a weekly/monthly basis, feed information back to the program, and adapts strategies accordingly.
• Provide weekly/monthly activity reports to the supervisor.
• Supports the RH manager/M&E officer in monitoring and following up on specific RH indicators.

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:

• Provide technical support and guidance for management of complications in pregnancy, assisted and complicated deliveries, and complications in the post-natal period.
• Provide on-the-job coaching (supportive supervision) to RH officer, midwives and clinic support staff. 
• Support RH Manager to define staff training needs and implement them according to project objectives.
• Conduct quarterly clinical skills’ assessment for midwives and follow up on areas that need improvement.
• Organize and facilitate formal and informal training for SRHR staff.
• Participate in and support midwives, community mobilizers and community volunteers in activities that aim to transform harmful gender norms and increase women’s SRHR awareness and service utilization.
• Monitor staff daily attendance at duty posts and ensure time sheets are correctly filled and submitted monthly.
• Responsible for management of leave days in a way that ensures staff are available to cover duties, also supervises the development of monthly work roster.
• Manage staff performance according to their job description, provide written feedback in a timely manner and conduct performance management evaluation.
• Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures and communicate through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.

Coordination & Representation

• Attend all relevant meetings in relation to the SRHR program as may be required and feed in the IRC priorities during meetings.
• Facilitate field visits for internal and external stakeholders, when required.

Key Working Relationships: 

• Position Reports to: Reproductive Health Manager 
• Position directly Supervises: Midwife Supervisors/RH Officers 
• Other Internal and/or external contacts: Health program staff and managers, and ALL other IRC sectors
• External: Other partner NGO’s, MoH, SPHCDA, LGA PHC department

Qualifications

Education:

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution, with strong public Health background (MPH or certification in reproductive health is an added advantage.)
• Must possess VALID practicing license by Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years post-Internship clinical experience in SRHR and MISP.
• Experience in supervising health staff at the primary health care level. 
• Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.  
• Able to work in a location with basic living conditions and with limited communication options.
• Experienced in report writing (highly recommended)
• Experience in training, capacity development, and on the job coaching on relevant SRHR topics; FP, PAC, CCSAS, BEmONC, ANC/PNC and safe delivery.
• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, (especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive
• Ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels. 

• Standard of Professional Conduct: IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct.  These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality.  In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.
• Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of IRC Persons in any work setting.
• Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.
• Employment Gaps: We welcome applicants with varied career paths and recognize that a gap in employment does not define a candidate’s potential. We value transferrable skills and are committed to investing in the growth and development of our team members. We encourage applicants to highlight any relevant skills or experiences they have acquired, even if they were not gained in a traditional work setting.
• Compensation and Benefits: IRC strives to provide externally competitive and internally equitable Compensation and Benefits programs that attracts, motivates, and retains employees that deliver strong performance whiledemonstrating the IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, ethnicity or tribe, gender, age, religion, caste, sexual orientation, differently abled, geographic origin, marital status, veteran status and cultural background (or any other characteristic protected by law). We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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• Job Type: Full Time
• Qualification: BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
• Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit  , Project Management 

Responsibilities

• Within delegated authority, the Representative is responsible for effectively implementing UNODC programmes and activities in Nigeria in support of Member States capacity to effectively deal with crime, drugs and terrorism.  
• The incumbent will be responsible and accountable for the efficient management of all human, financial and physical resources allocated to the programmes and the office, as well as for ensuring outputs of a high quality standard.    
• The incumbent is also a member of the relevant United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in the region, under the strategic guidance and coordination of the United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC), and member of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) Regional Team wherever applicable.
• As a member of the relevant UNCT, and/or of the UNDG Regional Team, the incumbent leads UNODC’s engagement in UN common country and regional planning, programming, funding, monitoring and evaluation activities and to actively contribute to the establishment of the Country Analysis and United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (CA and UNSDCF) and the joint implementation activities, within the Delivering as One (DaO) approach, especially under the 2030 Agenda, wherever relevant.  
• The incumbent is accountable for keeping the Resident Coordinator, the UNCT, and the UNDG Regional Team appraised of UNODC programme implementation and resources mobilized for programmes/activities, undertaken in the context of the UNSDCF (those led by UNODC).
• The incumbent will be part of the Mutual Accountability Framework for the UNRC.
•  As member of the local Security Management Team (SMT) the incumbent supports and advises the local Designated Official (DO) in all security management related matters and is responsible for the implementation of local security management decisions and appropriate security and safety measures and arrangements for all UNODC eligible staff, personnel, eligible family members as well as for UNODC premises and operations in the country, in coordination with the local UNDSS security officials and with advice from the UNODC Field Security Adviser at Headquarters Vienna, as appropriate.  

 In particular, the incumbent will perform the following specific duties:  

Advocacy

• Provide advice to Governments in the assigned country on the development of regional and national long term capacity-building in drug control and crime prevention, in order to promote adherence to and ensure consistency with the terms of the United Nations conventions, drug control treaties, the Conventions against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and Corruption (UNCAC) and the international instruments to counter terrorism, as well as with the goals and objectives of the 20th Special Session of the General Assembly.  
• Represent UNODC’s position and interests in the assigned country in several fora, and promote solid partnerships with government authorities, institutions, civil society, regional and international aid agencies, financial institutions, parliamentarians and the media.  
• Advise and assist the Governments in the assessment of planning, design and management of response policy measures, in particular developing and proposing national as well as regional cooperation strategies.  
• Promote a better understanding of the importance of drug and crime related matters, encourage increased priority attention to all aspects of prevention and combatting drugs, crime, corruption and terrorism, and advocate the inclusion of these issues in government planning documents as well as in relevant programmes of other bilateral, multilateral and non-governmental organizations.
• Advise UNODC, UN DCO and UN DPPA senior management on national, regional and continental dynamics and possible policy and operational responses related to political developments, policy shifts, trends and emerging issues pertaining to UNODC’s mandates or resulting from the UN Development System Reform and 2030 Agenda based on close interaction with other UNODC Field Offices, and HQs divisions.
• Ensure the effective communication of UNODC’s work and its impact in the country and region.  
• Programme development & Resource Mobilization • Contribute towards UN-wide strategic planning and cooperation in the field, in particular with the UN Development Coordination Office (UN DCO) and the UN Development Group (UNDG). Ensure that drugs/crime related issues are embedded in key UN programmatic instruments such as the Common Country Analysis and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF).
• Formulate programmes of technical assistance for the country, in order to ensure effective technical cooperation facilitated by improved planning.  
• Explore opportunities to grow the Country Office programme portfolio (and respective components) in line with UNODC strategy and governments requests, increase programme of work, develop proposals and oversee their implementation.
• Support the DO senior management, in the development of new partnerships for field-based services to Member States and the joint resource mobilization for new activities.
• Ensure that a resource mobilization strategy remains in place that promotes long-term involvement and financial and in-kind support and resources by governments, international, public and private sector donors to the work of UNODC for the core infrastructure and technical assistance programme of UNODC in the country. Engage in joint resource mobilization efforts with the UNCT and in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Framework (UNDSDF) budget. • Maintain regular consultations with counterparts and ensure that donor funding agreements are honoured in a timely manner.  

Programme implementation

• Manage, monitor and evaluate the overall progress of ongoing activities in the country through all available platforms of intervention and coordination, internally as well as externally, in order to ensure the effective project/progamme delivery and use of funds as well as consistency, substantively, technically and financially with the stated objectives.  
•  In the project cycle management, approve directly project documents in conformity with respective UNODC Management Instructions (MI), intervene when difficulties arise, take remedial actions as required and identify appropriate solutions.  
• Manage corresponding budget and programme resources.
•  Lead the Country Office’s work in relation to Enterprise Risk Management.
• Ensure integrity and timely substantive and financial reporting.
• Lead team members’ efforts to collect and analyze data and provide insight to identify trends or patterns for data driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensure that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.
• Ensure integration of human rights and gender system-wide policies in planning and delivery of assistance. • Keep UNODC headquarters informed of the progress being made.  

Office management

• In accordance with established policies and delegated authority, manage the financial, human and physical resources assigned to the UNODC Country Office in Nigeria under the incumbent’s supervision, ensuring appropriate coverage, guidance and supervision of staff and efficient and effective use of such resources; . •
• Manage, lead, guide and mentor staff under her/his responsibility. This includes promoting their professional development and creating an inclusive and diverse work environment which fosters civility and respect among colleagues and upholding zero tolerance to harassment, including sexual harassment/exploitation,  discrimination and abuse of authority.
• As member of the local Security Management Team (SMT), and as outlined in the “Handbook for United Nations Designated Officials for Security”, support and advise the local Designated Official in all security management related matters. The UNODC Representative is accountable to the Secretary General through the UNODC Executive Director.
• Be responsible for the implementation of local security management decisions taken by the Designated Official and SMT and appropriate security and safety measures and arrangements for UNODC staff, personnel, eligible family members, as well as for all UNODC premises and operations in the region, in coordination with the local UNDSS security officials, and with advice from the UNODC Focal Point for Field Security at Headquarters Vienna, as appropriate.
• Perform other work-related duties as may be required.

Education

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics, law, public administration, political or social sciences, international relations or similar field of study related to the UNODC mandates is required.
• A first-level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degre

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