Specific Responsibilities Programmatic and Financial Capacity Strengthening:
Conduct the HOCAI Plus assessment and develop partner specific capacity improvement plans in collaboration with partner organizations
Conduct regular monitoring of activities to ensure appropriate approaches to capacity strengthening are used.
Administers technical approaches specific to each partner’s capacity needs
Conduct monitoring trips to monitor progress of partners’ capacity improvement plans; provide support supervisions as needed.
Support partners to implement, monitor and review capacity improvement plans as needed, and report on progress made in plan implementation.
Prepares and submits monthly and quarterly progress reports
Liaise with partner organizations to gather and develop lessons learned and case studies around institutional capacity strengthening.
Support partners in implementing their respective improvement plans targeted at achieving the predetermined benchmarks for assessment topics where gaps were determined.
Act as a liaison person with programme and other relevant contacts across the CP on administrative issues.
Develop and manage the process of timely programme and other reporting, including following up of internal and external reports and ensuring compliance with reporting guidelines
Provide support to projects
Develop and manage an effective system for administering meetings, workshops and other events
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning:
Develop rigorous, results based and impact focused programmatic monitoring systems based in the HOCAI Sub-recipient programmatic monitoring framework, linked to the Sub-recipient financial monitoring policy.
Document standardized approaches and best practices in local partner capacity strengthening.
Develop and disseminate knowledge assets in support of capacity strengthening, including: guidelines, tools, case studies, and e-learning.
Programmatic and Financial Management:
Develop, manage and implement program work plans in accordance with CRS and donor requirements.
Liaise with country program project managers and multi-country project program managers to ensure the successful and collaborative implementation of project objectives.
Ensure projects are consistently on track to meet quarterly and annual targets.
Ensure accurate and timely reporting of program finances and progress status; review actual financial performance against the budget, and explain variances on a regular basis.
Develop and produce proposals (narrative and budget) for various potential donors to expand the depth of the CS department.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Organizational and/or International Development, or equivalent degree with proven capacity strengthening experience
Five to seven years of progressive responsibility building institutional capacity in relief and development programs in partnership with local organizations, preferably in an international organization
Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through participatory adult training, mentoring, distance education and other formal and non-formal methods. Strong design and facilitation skills.
Strong research, adult learning methodology design and facilitation skills
Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills
Demonstrate high level of initiative, diplomacy and tact
Excellent knowledge of computer software – MS Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel especially)
Must be flexible and be able to work independently and as part of a team.
Fluency in English.
Willingness and ability to travel 50 percent within Nigeria.
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