Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children's rights and equality for girls. We support children's rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years and are now active in more than 70 countries, driving changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. Plan International is registered in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs Commission.
Deadline for application submission: 13th May 2023.
Location: Damaturu
ROLE PURPOSE
The purpose of this role is to ensure the effective and timely implementation and coordination of a multi-year Education in Emergency project funded by USAID and implemented by IRC led consortium with Plan International Nigeria in Borno and Yobe state respectively. Responsible for overseeing the day to day running of the Yobe office including overseeing of the activity implementation in line with the project documents. The Yobe Program Manager will be based in IRC’s office in Yobe.
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
Communicates within Plan International Nigeria, IRC Nigeria, development partners and related government institutions in two States Borno and Yobe. The Project Manager will be responsible and ultimately accountable for the project’s strategic direction, planning, quality programming and implementation, financial management, team leadership, stakeholder and partner relationships, and donor deliverables.
The project manager will implement education activities and also document lessons learnt, support assessments and monitoring and evaluation of the Education in Emergencies components of Plan International's emergency response. He/she is responsible for assessment, response analysis, capacity building. The post holder will also contribute towards the capacity building of EiE staff and Plan Internationals implementing partners.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential