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Job Description
The Community Initiatives to Promote Peace (CIPP) Activity is a 60-month Cooperative Agreement with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and aims to strengthen skills and relationships that will empower communities to prevent and/or respond to violence and violent extremism and foster enabling environments for peace through policy advocacy, media outreach, and linkages to development programs.
Responsibilities
- Support technical aspects of the peacebuilding and conflict management program by assisting with the development of activities concept notes, budget and agendas, and curricula as appropriate.
- Facilitate and co-facilitate community meetings, events, and training as required.
- Ensure implementation of activities is on time, target, budget and right quality.
- Liaise with CIPP partner organizations and potential resource persons as needed.
- Support the Program Manager in overseeing the performance of program implementation by partners and conduct frequent field visits to program sites.
- Build strong relationships with key actors such as government MDAs, I/NGOs, CSOs, the private sector and the communities at large.
- In collaboration with the MEL team, coordinate the implementation of relevant surveys, needs assessments, data and information collection for ongoing monitoring.
- Develop activity work plans and manage day-to-day activity implementation in the state.
- Ensure that program implementation is responsive to community needs, meets targets, and is carried out in line with best practices.
- Establish and maintain effective program reporting, monitoring and evaluation systems (to track, analyze and report on results) for both internal and external use.
- Integrate community approaches, protection mainstreaming, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
- Ensure effective community engagement to create enabling environment and ownership.
- Submit weekly program updates including success stories to supervisor.
- Update Program Issue Log, Risk Register and Incident Tracker as appropriate.
- Ensure program filing system is in place, adheres to internal and donor regulations and filing is regularly maintained.
- Adhere to all MC policies related to security, operations and transport/ logistics information related to programming.
- Undertake all the required training by Mercy Corps, and other professional advancement courses.
- Undertakes other assigned responsibilities that support all CIPP’s teams.
Qualification
- BA/B.Sc Degree and above in Social Sciences such as Peace and Conflict Management, International Law, or related fields.
- 4 years and above relevant experience in implementing multifaceted conflict management and peacebuilding interventions in conflict and transitional contexts.
- Experience working with local and state government authorities, I/NGOs, traditional leadership, and community groups.
- Demonstrated and progressive ability for creative and flexible program design and implementation.
- Ability to effectively represent Mercy Corps to key stakeholders.
- Effective oral, and written communication and reporting skills in English language.
- Medium to high level of communication and facilitation skills in Hausa language (and other appropriate local dialects) will be an added advantage.
- Ability to work respectfully and effectively with socially, ethnically, and religiously diverse teams and groups in sensitive environments.
- Possess internationally recognized professional certifications in project or program management, or a commitment to obtain the qualification in the early months of work.
- Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines, and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
- Experience managing community-based peacebuilding and conflict management interventions.
- Strong training and capacity-building experience.
- Demonstrated understanding of the conflict dynamics in Northcentral Nigeria.
Location: Markurdi Benue, Nigeria.
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