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Borno Maiduguri |
Posted 5 years ago |
Job Title: Accountability Coordinator
Job ID: 190003WB
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Post Type: National
Child Safeguarding
- Level 3- The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.
Role Purpose
- The Accountability and learning Coordinator is primary responsible for Learning and Accountability Mechanisms in all projects under the response.
- S/he will lead output monitoring and quality monitoring of the projects.
- S/he is responsible for coordinating and providing technical assistance to the SCI project teams in the areas of monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning.
- S/he will provide technical support at the field level in order to ensure quality implementation of the interventions.
- This person is responsible for synchronizing the MEAL plan between Projects of SCI Response program in line with SCiBD plan and response strategy. S/he is responsible for supporting development and implementation of MEAL plan for ongoing and new projects.
- S/he will support capacity development of SC & partner staff in field of MEAL.
- S/he will document lessons learnt, best practice and organize learning event.
- The contract length for this position is 8 months.
Key Areas of Accountability
Developing/strengthening accountability system:
- Undertake responsibility for the roll-out of the Accountability system in SCI’s programmes and partners
- Ensure that area operations and project staff understand the various steps and tools for the Accountability system and that this is used consistently across projects / areas
- Lead in Accountability tools development and record keeping systems for CfMs, in collaboration with the MEAL and the programme team
- Coordinate and participate with AAP-CWC WG to ensure that summary of complaints and feedback are shared and referred to
- Document lessons learnt across all awards/sectors
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 EA 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 and data management systems
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
Skills & Experience
- Minimum 3 years post NYSC experience in M&E positions and/or program experience in field data collection in emergencies
- Detailed knowledge on Accountability and Participation systems/frameworks
- Experience in establishing complaints and feedback mechanisms including child friendly mechanisms
- Experience in at least one of the following sectors: Nutrition, Child Protection, Education and WaSH.
- Good understanding of routine data quality checks/validation
- Have experience and/or knowledge about working with children on research issues and is aware of the local legal and child protection systems.
- Experience in survey and qualitative interviewing, including supervising field data collection teams and writing research reports/case studies
- Proficiency in mobile data collection tools design and deployment
- Fluency in Hausa language
- Advance knowledge Microsoft Office Suite, especially MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to assess problems and recommend solutions
- Experience in participating on Working groups or Cluster meetings
Desirable:
- Experience of working in a post conflict environment/refugee/IDP situation
- Project management experience
- Working knowledge of Kanuri language
- Ability to work as part of a team, Flexibility, adaptability, and patience
- Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines.
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Job Features
Job Category | Accounting / Audit / Finance |
Deadline | 6th November, 2019. |