FHI 360 Recruitment – FHI 360 is a global development organization with a rigorous, evidence-based approach to human development. Our professional staff includes experts in health, nutrition, education, economic development, civil society, environment and research.
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ABOUT COMPANY – FHI 360 Recruitment
FHI 360 operates from 60 offices with 4,400 staff in the U.S. and around the world. Our commitment to partnerships at every level and our multidisciplinary approach enable us to have a lasting impact on the individuals, communities and countries we serve – improving lives for millions.
FHI 360 Recruitment.
We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the following positions below:
1. Job Title: Output Lead 1 – DFID PLANE
Requisition: 2019202069
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job type: Full time
Job Descriptions
- Under the supervision of the Deputy Team Lead, the Output 1 Lead will provide technical leadership of materials development, trainings and continuous professional development of primary school teachers/Integrated Qur’anic School (IQS) Facilitators.
- H/She will provide expertise in instruction, assessment, research, coaching, training and materials development.
Essential Job Functions, Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate the assessment and revision of existing relevant material, review and the development and production of new instructional materials to improve pupils’ foundational skills, including but not limited to: effective teacher training modules, assessment, monitoring, supplementary materials, mentoring/coaching guide and Community of Practice Guide.
- Develops tools for the design and implementation of program activities for improved learning outcomes in schools.
- Model lessons that utilize best teaching practices and instruction in improving pupils’ foundational skills and learning outcomes.
- Coordinate and/or facilitate curriculum enrichment efforts.
- Assist in development and implementation of standards, indicators of success, and benchmarks.
- Reporting on Programme activities and best practices in reading instruction.
- May serve as a resource on administrative and operational issues.
- Work closely with State Team Leads, Community Mobilization and Gender Coordinator and other technical staff in the implementation of all teacher professional development workshops, Community of Practice meetings and training of trainers (ToT).
- Maintains a constructive dialogue and technical exchange with field counterparts and other technical staff.
- Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with relevant government agencies and other partners.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of reading & literacy programs in Nigeria.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding formative learning processes.
- Proficient writing and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain good working relationship with staff and other partners.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially in terms of reporting.
- Relevant computer software and internet skills (at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office and Excel).
- Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English and Hausa language.
- Ability to travel in Nigeria minimum of 50%.
Minimum requirement standards:
- Advanced degree in Education with a concentration in early grade reading, literacy, language acquisition and non-formal education or related field.
- At least 5 to 7 years’ experience in education reform with a focus on primary education sector work in language acquisition and/or child literacy or reading especially in Hausa Language. certification as reading/literacy specialist preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work with government, partners and/or local government structures and school settings
- Proven expertise in mother tongue (L1), early grade reading instruction and/or assessment and reading material development, preferably in Hausa Language.
- Significant experience in developing and producing of supplementary reading materials, workbooks, trainers’ and teachers’ guides and instructional materials to improve early grades reading
- Has ability to coordinate reading interventions, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of activities
- Strong leadership qualities and facilitation skills, experience in working with teachers to improve practice
- Demonstrable knowledge of research-based best practices in content-area reading skills and strategies and literacy instruction
- Experience/preparation in modeling teaching, observing teachers, and providing non-judgmental feedback.
Remuneration
The following is a summary of fringe benefits provided by FHI 360 to eligible employees:
Core benefits:
- Comprehensive medical plans (PPOs)
- Dental insurance
- Vision coverage
- Group life and AD&D insurance
- Health savings account
- Long-term disability
- Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Dependent life insurance
- Business travel insurance
- Supplemental personal accident insurance
- Supplemental disability
- Life insurance
- Paid vacation, sick and parental leave
- 403 (b) retirement plan
- Pension plan
Other benefits (will vary depending on work location):
- Public transportation program
- On-site fitness center
- Local credit union membership
- Health and wellness program
- Employee assistance program
- Qualified tuition programs (529 plans)
- Bicycle subsidy
- Legal assistance plan
- Pet insurance.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply – FHI 360 Recruitment
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
2. Job Title: State Technical Advisor for Teaching and Learning
Requisition: 2019202040
Locations: Kano and Kaduna, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Job Description
- The State Technical Advisor for Teaching and Learning heads the strategic team that directs the Output 1 and related monitoring of PLANE in the assigned State. H/She is responsible for overseeing strategic and day-to-day implementation of activities in the State.
- The STL will provide supervision and guidance to the state team and other shared services personnel. H/She is responsible for the state educational program planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the activities implemented by FHI 360 and its partners in the assigned States.
- H/She will work closely with the Project Lead to ensure implementation is closely aligned with the overall project objectives. H/She will also be accountable for judicious use of all resources entrusted with FHI 360 in the assigned State.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support state level development of implementation strategies, work plans, and coordinate the day-to-day management of technical staff and program implementation and coordination with the other outputs.
- Work with the state implementation team and technical specialists in relevant departments to establish effective program planning, implementation and monitoring in the state, LGEAs and schools.
- Provide overall supervision for all state output 1 and monitoring office staff and ensure compliance with technical, programmatic, contractual and financial requirements set by FHI 360 and its donors.
- Responsible for the overall management and coordination of FHI 360 activities at the state, LGEA and school levels.
- Serve as the point of contact of FHI 360 with state government officials and coordinate and collaborate with all public sector and NGO partners in the state.
- Coordinate the implementation of all teacher professional development workshops, Community of Practice meeting and implementation of all Master trainers’ workshops.
- Liaise with government agencies and schools to maximize opportunity for enabling policy, sustainability and ownership for the PLANE intervention in the state.
- Ensure planned program activities in the state are from the work plans, within budget and are properly documented.
- Ensure the state coordination of weekly, quarterly and annual program updates, reports and success stories.
- Promote a team approach and a learning culture in the state program support team to ensure responsive and quality support to delivery programs.
- Ensure consistent implementation of the project with adherence to donor policies and procedures across all operational support services.
- Provide on-going problem-solving guidance for program staff on issues related to operational functions.
- Ensure close collaboration with other relevant IPs in the State Represent the Project in meetings and events.
- Ensure that all FHI 360 assets and other resources are effectively managed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Advanced degree in Education or its recognized equivalent with 6 – 9 years of relevant experience with international development programs. Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is required. At least 5-8 years’ experience in education reform with a focus on primary education sector work in teacher education.
- Demonstrated ability to work with government, partners and/or local government structures and schools’ settings. Proven expertise in mother tongue (L1), early grade reading instruction and/or assessment and reading material development, preferably in Hausa Language.
- Has ability to coordinate reading interventions, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of activities
- Strong leadership qualities and facilitation skills, experience in working with teachers to improve practice
- Experience in project reporting
- Has ability to coordinate teacher training interventions, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of activities.
- Proficient writing and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Extensive knowledge of education and development programming in a developing country.
- Proven ability to coordinate a development project.
- Working knowledge of major donor policies as well as international not-for- profit organizations.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding literacy and educational programs implementation.
- Excellent community mobilization, advocacy and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to organize systems to monitor administrative and implementation results.
- Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills with ability to work as a team member.
- Ability to plan and prioritize own work under tight deadlines, as well as to work on own initiative and as a member of a team.
- Relevant computer software and internet skills (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office).
- Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English. The ability to speak Hausa Language is an added advantage.
- Ability to travel a minimum of 25%.
Remuneration
The following is a summary of fringe benefits provided by FHI 360 to eligible employees:
Core benefits:
- Comprehensive medical plans (PPOs)
- Dental insurance
- Vision coverage
- Group life and AD&D insurance
- Health savings account
- Long-term disability
- Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Dependent life insurance
- Business travel insurance
- Supplemental personal accident insurance
- Supplemental disability
- Life insurance
- Paid vacation, sick and parental leave
- 403 (b) retirement plan
- Pension plan
Other benefits (will vary depending on work location):
- Public transportation program
- On-site fitness center
- Local credit union membership
- Health and wellness program
- Employee assistance program
- Qualified tuition programs (529 plans)
- Bicycle subsidy
- Legal assistance plan
- Pet insurance.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply – FHI 360 Recruitment
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
3. Job Title: Response Coordinator
Requisition: 2019202079
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job type: Full-time
Job Summary – FHI 360 Recruitment
- Leads the organization’s humanitarian response activities at the field level, providing leadership to ensure rapid, scale-able and high-quality response.
- Serves as the lead senior representative in the field. Primary responsibilities are to manage and support all activities for potential sites.
- Manages all project related activities while ensuring internationally accepted practices of care and treatment are followed.
- Northeast Nigeria is facing a protracted humanitarian crisis with a vast number of Internally Displaced Persons in need of emergency assistance. FHI 360 has been operating in Nigeria for over 30 years and in 2017, began providing support to IDPs across the northeast, based from Maiduguri, Borno state.
- The integrated program provides life-saving and sustaining activities under health, nutrition, WASH and protection. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of: Response Coordinator.
Accountabilities:
- Oversee on-site humanitarian response including management of programs, personnel, logistics, security, fundraising, external representation and transition planning.
- Manage and mentor field staff including technical leads, HR, logistics, grants and administration, finance, monitoring and evaluation, and others at the field level to create a strong foundation for emergency programming.
- Lead, oversee and coordinate field assessments of emergency needs and develop a response strategy in collaboration with host country government, the UN system, other humanitarian organizations and the Crisis Response Team (CRT), as well as Regional and Country management teams as appropriate.
- Design, develop, resource (people and funds) and implement emergency response programs that meet the near and longer-term program objectives needs of an affected community.
- Oversee quality and consistency of programs through on-site monitoring to ensure and enhance program effectiveness and quality.
- Advocate with and/or advise peer agencies, local governments, donors and other stakeholders to influence responses to promote delivery of inclusive and high-quality humanitarian services.
- Oversee and ensure compliance with FHI 360 policy, procedures and practices throughout the program; recommend country or emergency specific policy/procedures as required.
- Coordinate with country office (if applicable) and Headquarters (HQ) to troubleshoot any issues; make recommendations for corrective actions
- Provides technical support and manages protection support activities for three project sites.
- Provides technical guidance in the development and dissemination of tools, protocols and interventions for protection support.
- Provides technical guidance and capacity strengthening for field project site Protection Officers, caseworkers, and community volunteers.
- Conducts analysis of program implementation to identify areas for improvement and propose appropriate technical strategy and guidelines.
- Provides leadership and team building.
Job Requirements
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Economics, Education, Environment, Health, Human Development, Information Science, International Development, Social Sciences or Related Field.
- Master or other advanced degree preferred.
- Certification and/or Degree in logistics and/or supply-chain management preferred.
- Certification in project management preferred.
Experience:
- Typically requires 5-8 leading complex on-site emergency response projects and/or programs.
- Experience establishing startup operations/projects in new countries preferred.
- Proficiency with database management software and on-line search tools required.
- Has sensitivity to cultural diversity and understanding of the political, contextual, and ethical issues in assigned areas.
- Articulate and professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive fashion with clients and staff.
- Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private company of progressive program management experience in humanitarian assistance or related industry experience in a relevant technical area.
Applied Knowledge & Skills:
- Diverse geographical work experience required.
- Demonstrated ability to influence peer agencies, local government and community leaders to work effectively towards a common and agreed upon result.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and implement best practices and processes affecting multiple technical specialties to achieve rapid, consistent and high-quality outcomes.
- Experience developing, resourcing and leading large budget, complex projects spanning multiple technical specialties.
- Multi-lingual skills advantageous – with priority placed on French and Arabic.
- Experience implementing programs for the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and State/PRM required.
- Knowledge and application of Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), Sphere standards and Red Cross/NGO Code of Conduct.
- Has sensitivity to cultural diversity and understanding of the political, contextual, and ethical issues in assigned areas.
- Articulate and professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive fashion with clients and staff.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English.
Problem Solving & Impact:
- Works on problems of diverse scope that require analysis or interpretation of various factors.
- Exercises judgment within selecting methods and techniques to determine appropriate action.
- Builds productive working relationships with internal and external staff.
- Decision may affect a work unit or area within a department.
Supervision Given/Received:
- Sets goals and budgets for projects and leads in achieving project goals
- Leads coordination of resources for ongoing projects across functional areas and addresses/resolves project issues
- May provide guidance to other lower level personnel.
- Typically reports to an Associate Director or Director.
Typical Physical Demands:
- Typical office environment.
- Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
- Ability to lift 5 – 50 lbs.
Technology to be Used:
- Personal Computer, Microsoft Office 365 (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail), office telephone, cell phone and printer/copier.
Travel Requirements:
- Greater than 25%
Remuneration
The following is a summary of fringe benefits provided by FHI 360 to eligible employees:
Core benefits:
- Comprehensive medical plans (PPOs)
- Dental insurance
- Vision coverage
- Group life and AD&D insurance
- Health savings account
- Long-term disability
- Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Dependent life insurance
- Business travel insurance
- Supplemental personal accident insurance
- Supplemental disability
- Life insurance
- Paid vacation, sick and parental leave
- 403 (b) retirement plan
- Pension plan
Other benefits (will vary depending on work location):
- Public transportation program
- On-site fitness center
- Local credit union membership
- Health and wellness program
- Employee assistance program
- Qualified tuition programs (529 plans)
- Bicycle subsidy
- Legal assistance plan
- Pet insurance.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply – FHI 360 Recruitment
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
4. Job Title: Director, Finance and Operations
Locations: Lagos, Bauchi
Position Summary
- The Director of Finance and Operations will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial management, including financial systems implementation, budgeting, expenditure tracking, and financial reporting and accounting.
Responsibilities
- Develops program budgets with teams and monitors budget pipelines;
- Provides timely and accurate financial reports to FHI 360 and USAID as required;
- Reviews and approves recommendations for financial planning and control, providing relevant fiscal information to senior management team;
- Manages internal and external financial audits of the program;
- Ensures continual review of internal and strategic controls, communications, risk assessments and maintenance of documentation;
- Supports subcontractors as needed to ensure sound financial management and operations;
- Ensures that sub-contracts, sub-grants and local consultancy documents and procedures are completed in a timely and correct manner and comply with FHI 360 and USAID policies and regulations; and
- Provides overall financial and administrative coordination and support to ensure an effective and efficient operating platform for the project.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration or Accounting or related discipline. Seven years experience with similar responsibilities.. Five years of experience with US government projects.
- Knowledge of and compliance to Federal Acquisition Regulations;
- Strong financial and operational management experience, and with proven financial management skills;
- Prior USAID contract experience; and
- Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language.
Remuneration
The following is a summary of fringe benefits provided by FHI 360 to eligible employees:
Core benefits:
- Comprehensive medical plans (PPOs)
- Dental insurance
- Vision coverage
- Group life and AD&D insurance
- Health savings account
- Long-term disability
- Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Dependent life insurance
- Business travel insurance
- Supplemental personal accident insurance
- Supplemental disability
- Life insurance
- Paid vacation, sick and parental leave
- 403 (b) retirement plan
- Pension plan
Other benefits (will vary depending on work location):
- Public transportation program
- On-site fitness center
- Local credit union membership
- Health and wellness program
- Employee assistance program
- Qualified tuition programs (529 plans)
- Bicycle subsidy
- Legal assistance plan
- Pet insurance.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply – FHI 360 Recruitment
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time. FHI 360 Recruitment
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