Overview of position

Working under the overall supervision of the DDRR Project Officer & under the direct supervision of the ICRS Project Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the planning, implementation & monitoring of socio economic counselling & assistance to ICRS beneficiaries. The ICRS project activities will be directly supervised by the ICRS Officer as the individual case management component of the DDRR program in Nigeria.

Role objectives

• Assist in the planning, counselling, implementation & monitoring of the ICRS socio economic activities, including ICRS beneficiary profiling survey & data entry.

• Conduct service providers mapping & identify local partners for possible cooperation in assisting the target population & referral for socio economic opportunities.

• Assist working with ICRS Field Support Staff in the implementation & documentation of socio economic assistance activities, success stories, lessons learnt, impact & monitor closely each activity draft weekly & monthly plans & reports as well as draft adhoc activity reports when requested.

• Facilitate collation of beneficiary mentoring & monitoring reports & conduct data entry on database on weekly & monthly basis.

• Undertake regular field visits to support the implementation of socio economic activities & ensure immediate response to challenges faced by beneficiaries in the field when possible.

• Assist the program to ensure effective, efficient & flexible implementation of approved ICRS projects / grants.

• Closely monitor each activity & report any challenges or delays to ICRS Officer in timely manner.

• Maintain friendly, open & professional communications with local counterparts, beneficiaries, contractors, suppliers, other agencies & organizations as well as local & national authorities.

• Perform any other duties assigned by the ICRS Project Officer or the Unit Supervisor.

Project reporting

• This role will be working under the overall supervision of the DDRR Project Officer & under the direct supervision of the ICRS Project Officer.

Key competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics or other relevant social sciences or an equivalent combination of education & training.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in income generating / livelihood projects, business development, community economic development, conflict resolution, community participation & / or psychosocial projects, ideally in the humanitarian sector.

• Previous work experience with an international organization will be considered an asset.

• Computer literacy, analytical & interpersonal skills are required.

• Ability to work with minimum supervision.

• Ability to travel extensively & work long hours.

• A drive for results & ability to handle multiple tasks.

• Fluency in English & locally spoken languages.

• Experience in ICRS activities.

• Keeps strict confidentiality when required.

• Accepts & gives constructive criticism.

• Meets deadline, cost & quality requirements for outputs.

• Identifies the immediate & peripheral partners of own work.

• Establishes & maintains effective working relationships with partners.

• Identifies & monitors changes in the needs of partners, including donors, governments, vendors & program beneficiaries.

• Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area.

• Clearly communicates & listens to feedback on, changing priorities & procedures.

• Listens effectively & communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience.

• Articulates vision to motivate colleagues & follows through with commitments.

• Sets clear & achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self & others.

• Identifies issues, opportunities & risks central to responsibilities.

• Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts.

• Actively contributes to an effective, collegial & agreeable team environment.

• Works effectively with local authorities, stakeholders, beneficiaries & the broader community to advance our clients objectives.

• Effectively applies knowledge of DDRR issues within organizational context.

• Delivers on set objectives according to strict deadlines.

• Has knowledge of administrative & procedural aspects of reintegration & reconciliation.

• Understands procurement principles, processes & standards.

Team management

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.

How to apply

Candidates interested in applying for this role need to register on the CTG website as a candidate and apply using this link:

https://app.tayohr.io/jobs/detail/vac-34720-icrs-socio-economic-counselling-assistant-33439