Save the Children Nigeria Recruitment: Apply for the Save the Children Nigeria Recruitment 2023 that is currently open. View the nine job descriptions, requirements, and application instructions. Both recent graduates and seasoned job searchers are needed by Save the Children Nigeria to fill the open positions in their company.
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Save the Children Nigeria Recruitment
Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.
We are recruiting to fill the following positions below ( Apply Now)
1.) Procurement Assistant (Buying)
Location: Abuja
Skills & Experience
Administrative & General Skills:
- Level of Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or Business Administration or Economics.
- Professional certification in Procurement an added advantage.
- Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level – Excellent.
- Language Requirements – English – Excellent.
- Level of IT literacy Required – (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email system, Internet browsing) excellent.
Experience Expectations:
- Minimum of 2 years of prior work experience in a similar role in an NGO or private commercial sector.
- Practical experience in use of a reputable Procurement Management Software or ERP system.
- Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in.
- Great interpersonal and communication skills including negotiation and relationship building.
- High level of integrity/confidentiality and ability to work as part of a professional team.
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- High level of computer literacy. Especially excellent MS Excel/Word skills.
- Good oral and written communication skills; Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Commitment to Save the Children’s values.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice):
Accountability:
- Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility.
- High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations.
- Holds self and others accountable.
Ambition:
- Creating best-in-class function.
- Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively.
Collaboration:
- Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Designing more effective admin systems.
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
Application Closing Date
21st Nov, 2023 (09:11 AM).
2.) Head of Business Development
Location: Abuja
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Understands and respects the need for procedures, policies and planning for safety and security management in delivering humanitarian assistance
- Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
- Creates a managerial environment across the team to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development and encourage their team to do the same
- Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a country-wide scale
Collaboration:
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
- Displays consistent excellent judgment.
Qualifications and Experience and Attributes
Essential:
- Master’s Degree in Social Sciences and any of the development sectors.
- 6-8 years of experience in international development, including at least 5 years of experience in successful proposal development for institutional and corporate donors, including pre-solicitation preparation. Experience with USAID and DFID solicitations is required; substantive relevant experience in proposal development for other multilateral or bilateral donors may be considered within the years of experience sought.
- Experience training staff and creating training modules and materials.
- Experience managing a small team.
- Master’s degree in international development or related field.
- Preference for a candidate with overseas field experience.
- Must be willing to travel to state offices up to 20%.
- Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to effectively communicate with and coordinate activities of multiple partners, including field-based staff.
- Excellent technical skills in writing, editing, formatting, research, negotiation, and verbal communications, and attention to detail required.
Application Closing Date
26th Nov, 2023 (09:48 AM).
3.) Finance Officer- Accounts Payable
Location: Abuja
Qualification
Mandatory:
- Degree in Accountancy
- Minimum 3 years experience and preferably with some experience in a complex organization
- People management skills
Desirable:
- Professional accountancy qualifications
Experience and Skills
Mandatory
- Proficient in computer skills with an excellent working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases.
- Ability to prioritize own workload, work independently, be proactive and innovative, and work to deadlines.
- Thorough understanding of the financial system, accounting rules and audit guidelines, and how it interacts with other operational systems to maximize its information-generating capabilities and accountability.
- Good interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations.
- Ability to handle a large volume of work systematically, effectively, and accurately.
- Ability to take ownership of all responsibilities and honor commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within the prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules.
- An understanding of Nigeria local tax laws and other compliance regulations
- Ability to navigate new technologies easily
Application Closing Date
25th Nov, 2023 (11:22 AM).
4.) Finance Analyst
Location: Abuja
Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
- First Degree or its equivalent in Accounting / Finance.
- Professional qualification in accounting or significant progress towards qualification (ACCA, ICAN, ANAN, CFA, etc) added advantage.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of Agresso finance system or any other automated financial system.
- Good written & oral English proficiency.
- Excellent MS Office and power point presentation.
Experience and Skills
Essential:
- Experience of working in a multi-currency environment.
- Experience working with Agresso, SAP etc.
- Knowledge of donor financial reporting & budgeting for institutional and private donors like USAID, FCDO, GAC, ECHO, EU, UN Agencies.
- Ability to work quickly and accurately and pay attention to detail especially under pressure.
- Excellent MS Excel and analytical skills, ability to work with large amounts of data.
- Good organisation and administration skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to plan and prioritise own work to meet deadlines.
- An energetic, flexible and proactive approach with the ability to work both independently and co-operatively within a team setting and maintain good working relationships.
- A proactive approach to resolving any issues that may arise, by assessing their impact and identifying those that need to be escalated.
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of Agresso finance system or any other automated financial system
- Good written & oral English proficiency
- Excellent MS Office and power point presentation
Application Closing Date
25th Nov, 2023 (11:22 AM).
5.) Awards Coordinator
Location: Abuja
Skills & Experience
Essential:
- University Degree in International Development, Business Administration or Finance
- Highly developed interpersonal and English communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
- Experience managing grants, contracts & sub agreements with knowledge of major funders’ guidelines (e.g. USAID, ECHO, FCDO, CIDA, SIDA etc.)
- Relevant experience managing donor funded projects with International NGO’s particularly those addressing human/children’s rights and those applying partnership approaches
- Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities. Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must
- Ability to proactively identify issues and problem solving skills to address these
- Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
- Excellent time management and planning capacity
Desirable:
- Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
Equal Opportunitie :
- The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
- We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
- The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety:
- The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Application Closing Date
22nd Nov, 2023 (11:22 AM).
6.) Finance Assistant
Location: Cross River
Skills & Experience
Essential:
- An HND / B.Sc in Accounting.
- 2 years to work under pressure and sometimes shift between work time
- Ability experience in INGO or/and 1 year audit or accountancy work experience
- Attention to Detail
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Ability to work within a multicultural and multi-religious settings
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
- high level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
- holds self and others accountable
Ambition:
- sets ambitious and challenging goals for himself and the team, takes responsibility for his own personal development and encourages team members to do the same
- widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- future-orientated, thinks pro-actively
Collaboration:
- working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
- excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
- approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- designing more effective admin systems
- willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
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Application Closing Date
22nd Nov, 2023.
7.) Procurement Officer – Sourcing
Location: Abuja
Qualifications
- BA / B.Sc in Management; Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
- Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS UK) or equivalent experience will be an advantage.
- Master’s Degree in the above fields is an added advantage.
Experience and Skills:
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience working in procurement, preferably in an NGO/and/or development program, with in-depth experience in managing procurement processes.
- Strong knowledge and experience in implementing procurement processes, driving contract compliance and embedding buying best practice.
- Excellent supplier management skills and a strong ability to hold suppliers accountable to deliver on their responsibilities.
- Knowledge of NGO/Donor policies and their compliance requirements in respect of Procurement and wider supply chain activity
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks with competing priorities and simultaneously stick to deadlines, whilst maintaining relationships with suppliers and customers.
- Excellent reporting skills, particularly the ability to quickly develop clear and concise delivery tracking, scheduling or pricing, donor, monthly KPI reports
- Willingness to undertake field travel as required and work in difficult environments according to travel environments.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; fluency in spoken and written English;
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
- Desirable: Procurement system experience
Working Conditions
- Ability and willingness to travel to projects and stay in basic conditions when necessary.
Application Closing Date
20th Dec, 2023.
8.) Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) Advisor
Location: Abuja
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Economics, International Development, Public Administration, Agriculture and Food Security, or equivalent experience.
- Certified CaLP trainer (preferable).
Experience and Skills:
- At least 6 years experience of working with international agencies in Cash & Voucher Assistance in emergency and development settings, for a broad range of institutional donors and sectors (beyond Food Security & Livelihoods)
- Previous humanitarian response experience
- Understanding of the Cash & Voucher Assistance landscape in Nigeria
- Experience with various cash and voucher assistance delivery mechanisms including digital, mobile, card, bank, paper voucher, and cash in envelopes.
- Management experience of operational aspects of cash and voucher interventions
- Experience in the introduction of internal controls systems to support cash and vouchers delivery in the areas of financial management, logistics, security and programme delivery
- Demonstrable understanding of M&E, beneficiary accountability, and learning
- Experience in the application of methodologies to calculate cash / voucher amounts for sectoral outcomes, as well as for multipurpose cash transfers; experience in conducting feasibility and risk analysis for cash & voucher assistance
- Familiar with the Sphere Standards (Handbook released in 2018)
- Track record in successful business development/fundraising, especially with bi-lateral donors.
- Demonstrated program design, monitoring and evaluation skills, including designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale.
- Experience of strategy development and planning
- Experience of context, capacity and policy analysis, and influencing and advocacy at regional/international level in order to hold duty bearers to account to realise children’s rights
- Skilled at networking, representation and partnership development in order promote learning, strengthen civil society and mobilise resources
- Able to generate and use data and evidence to innovate, deliver, learn and share what works and what doesn’t work for children
- Experience of promoting quality and impact through at least one cross-cutting area: gender equality and inclusion, adaptive and safer programming; child rights; disability; migration and displacement
- Experience of supporting humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery
- Significant experience in training, capacity building, and mentoring
- Fluent in English and high level of English writing skills.
Key Competencies
Technical Competencies:
- Leads operational feasibility and other assessments to inform cash & voucher assistance go/no-go decisions
- Champions preparedness and capacity building for CVA programming across sectors
- Trains and advises others on Standard Operating Procedures and best practices related to the set-up and implementation of cash & voucher assistance
- Works with thematic experts on the design of sector-specific (e.g. WASH, Nutrition, Health, Education, Child Protection, and FSL) and cross-sectoral programmes using cash & voucher assistance and a market lens including MEAL frameworks to measure impact on desired child outcomes.
- Promotes location and use of early warning information to plan for and trigger early CVA and market-based action; Aligns humanitarian CVA programmes design with existing social protection programmes and initiatives.
- Champions the use of market-based programming approach also to inform the choice of response options and programme design.
Generic Competencies:
- Being the Voice of Children: Promotes evidence-based policy and public engagement that includes the voices of children and their communities
- Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Displays a commitment to ensuring everything we do considers the most deprived and marginalised children
- Building & Strengthening Partnerships: Promotes working with diverse partners as critical to delivery
- Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers
Equal Opportunities
- The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
- We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
- The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety
- The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
9.) Administration Officer
Location: Abuja
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Administration / Finance / Social Sciences
- Member of a professional body is an advantage.
Experience & Skills:
- Minimum of (5) five years’ relevant administrative experience, preferably with an international organization.
- Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Must demonstrate a good understanding of contemporary management best practices.
- Must have proven experience in facility management.
- Excellent people skills.
- Demonstrate a high level of initiative, diplomacy, and tact.
- Experience using analytical tools for data management is essential to this role.
- Excellent knowledge of computer software – MS Excel skills will be prioritized.
- Must be flexible and be able to work independently and as part of a team.
Behaviours (Our Values in Practice):
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
- Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
- Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
Additional Job Responsibilities:
- The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities:
- The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
- We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
- The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety:
- The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Application Closing Date
3rd Dec, 2023 (04:37 PM).
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