Project Officer - Skilling, Inclusion and Safeguarding - National

General Position Summary

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, the Project Officer drives the day-to-day delivery for the Inclusivity Department’s work in Nigeria. Working hand-in-hand with Inclusivity Partners, the Officer makes delivery happen on the ground across the supply-side interventions (outreach and mobilisation, skilling, asset and device financing, and coaching and support), helping move young women, refugees and displaced people, and persons with disabilities into work on digital platforms. He/she is the connection point between Inclusivity Partners and platforms, and ensures that Inclusivity Partners are delivering their activities, and that those activities lead to the desired outcomes. The role also carries a front-line safeguarding responsibility, supporting partners and participants to keep delivery safe, and receiving and referring any concerns through the designated safeguarding line. The role suits someone who is a highly organised, self-propelling doer and is happiest in the field, close to partners and communities, and who thrives in a new and fast-moving program.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Partner Monitoring & Support

Support the onboarding of partners and coordinate their day-to-day delivery, keeping activities on track and solving problems as they arise

Link partners and participants to DAWN platforms, and help move participants from skilling into work on those platforms

Support partners with participant identification, vetting, and onboarding on platforms aimed at continually improving placement and retention to achieve targets

Carry out regular field visits to partners and communities to monitor delivery, verify quality, and fix issues as they arise

Keep delivery data accurate and up to date with partners, and flag issues and risks to the Senior Project Manager

Safeguarding

Implement safeguarding reporting mechanisms in Nigeria, including CARM, channels and cadence

Support Inclusivity Partners to understand and meet safeguarding standards in how they deliver

Support participant sensitization on the right to be free from harassment and exploitation and to report without retaliation

Receive, record and refer safeguarding concerns in a survivor-centred way, escalating through the designated safeguarding focal point in line with Mercy Corps protocol, and keeping records confidential

Other Delivery Support

Provide other delivery and coordination support as priorities emerge in a new and evolving program

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Accountability

Reports Directly To: Senior Project Manager, Digital Livelihoods and Inclusivity (Nigeria)

Works Directly With: DAWN Project Director (Nigeria), Venture Support (Jobtech Alliance), Results Learning & Research Team (Jobtech Alliance), Operations Teams, Human Resources.

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects.

Minimum Qualification and Transferable Skills

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in delivering or coordinating field-based programs, ideally in livelihoods, employment, skilling, or a related area

Proven experience working through and with implementing partners and community organizations to get delivery done

Experience working with one or more of the program’s populations; young women, refugees and displaced people, or persons with disabilities is strongly preferred

Ability to work independently and to build trusted relationships with partners and communities

Willing and able to travel frequently and work in the field, including in locations where amenities or movement may be limited

Awareness of and commitment to safeguarding principles and survivor-centered practice

Sound judgement and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information

Excellent communication skills, and written and spoken fluency in English

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience

Minimum qualifications

BA/BSc/HND

How to apply

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

Results Measurement & Insights Manager - Digital Advancement For Women Now

Project Officer - Skilling, Inclusion and Safeguarding - National

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