Area Programme Manager Northeast Nigeria Maiduguri at Norwegian Refugee Council

About The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Since 2015, NRC Nigeria has been working to help displacement-affected communities meet their basic needs, improve their livelihoods, access essential services, and enhance their resilience to future shocks through our six core competencies: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter, Education, Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA), Livelihoods and Food Security (LFS), Camp Management, and Protection. NRC provides immediate assistance during the onset of emergencies through the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM). In 2021, NRC reached out to over 269,000 people with assistance.

Your Job Description at The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

• Ensure full compliance with NRC’s policies, handbooks, procedures, SOPs, and operational guidelines at all levels of programme implementation.
• Line management of CC Project Managers/Coordinators, Area Emergency Response Project Manager, and Area M&E Coordinator.
• Lead the development of Area Office programme strategies and Core Competency–specific approaches. Initiate and contribute to the design of context-relevant projects and interventions.
• Lead effective grant management and full project cycle management (PCM) in line with NRC’s PCM framework and donor requirements.
• Responsible for actively promoting, supporting, and driving integrated (multi-sector) programmes, cross-sectoral exchange of lessons learned, and adherence to relevant quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with donor standards and oversee effective grant management and regular, timely, and high-quality reporting to donors of the Area program within the Country Office grants management structure and PCM flowchart.
• Ensure compliance with contractual commitments and extract and implement critical learnings from project implementation.
• Ensure the development and implementation of a capacity-building plan for all area programme staff.
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, and explore and assess new and better ways to assist.
• Ensure the Area Office implementation is following the SIP (Safe Inclusive Programming) minimum standards in alignment with the SIP Action Plan.

The Job Requirements at The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

• Postgraduate qualification in a humanitarian-relevant discipline.
• At least 4 years in a management position in a humanitarian and/or recovery context.
• Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of Project Cycle Management and team leadership skills/profile, including own.
• Fluency in English is essential, both written and verbal.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office, including strong Word, Excel, and Outlook skills.