Programme Officer (SPAC-West Africa) at ActionAid (AA)

Programme Officer (SPAC-West Africa) at ActionAid (AA)

ActionAid (AA)

ActionAid (AA) Nigeria is an affiliate of ActionAid International, which is a global alliance of organizations working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. As a large and visible development organization, we work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and America. Our expertise lies in community-led approaches to development and working through partnerships with the poor and other grass root organizations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Programme Officer, Strategic Partnerships for Agroecology and Climate Justice in West Africa (SPAC-West Africa), Nigeria project

Location: Abuja
Grade: 6
Responsible to: Programme Advisor, Food and Agriculture

Overall Purpose

  • The post holder will provide administrative and programme support on the Strategic Partnerships for Agroecology and Climate Justice in West Africa (SPAC-West Africa), Nigeria project.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Administrative support:

  • Documentation and filing of the SPAC-West Africa, Nigeria reports.
  • Support in the tracking, documenting and maintaining files on key issues in the news that are of interest toSPAC-West Africa, Nigeria project in collaboration with project team
  • Support in the development of project success stories
  • Support in the process of fund advancement and retirement forSPAC-West Africa, Nigeriaactivities
  • Support in the procurement processes of services and goods including development of service providers and consultants Terms of Reference and contracts

Programme:

  • Support in data collection on the SPAC-West Africa, Nigeria project from the field; collation and documentation of data for the overall AAN Food and Agriculture indicators
  • Support the operationalisation of management information systems for capturing and managing data including baseline and coverage information, emanating from project work in the communities, states and national.
  • Support documentation and information sharing of theSPAC-West Africa, Nigeria project activities.
  • Liaise with AAN Food and Agriculture team and other AAN units in ensuring the SPAC-West Africa, Nigeria project and core Food and Agriculture programmes are effectively mainstreamed.
  • Support the SPAC-West Africa, Nigeria Project annual planning and budgeting process
  • Any other tasks assigned by line manager.

Key Relationships

  • Internal Relationships: Entire AAN team
  • External Relationships: SPAC-West Africa, Nigeria ProjectPartners, and Networks

Persons Specifications
Educational Qualification:

  • First Degree in Social Sciences or Arts / Humanities

Experience:
Essential:

  • At least three years post NYSC experience in programme administration and agriculture
  • Experience in community mobilization
  • Excellent working knowledge of Excel, Word & Outlook (MS Office in general)

Desirable:

  • Experience in Agroecology, Food and Agriculture and climate change

Skill Abilities:

  • Excellent report writing and analytical skills.
  • Fluency in spoken and written English language.
  • Highly numerate
  • Excellent planning and prioritization skills
  • Multi-tasking skills
  • Excellent (proven) interpersonal skills
  • Negotiation skills
  • Personal Qualities
  • Creative and takes initiative.
  • Team player
  • Able to work effectively in a diverse team environment
  • Willing to work additional hours at crucial times.
  • Self-motivated person able to work without close supervision.
  • Effectively promote AAN’s mission values, and objectives

Application Closing Date

6th March, 2023.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Form in an MS Word attachment format to: [email protected] using ” Programme Officer, Strategic Partnerships for Agroecology and Climate Justice in West Africa (SPAC-West Africa), Nigeria – Abuja” as the subject of the mail.

Click here to download Application Form (MS Word)

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Note

  • Only electronically submitted forms will be considered.
  • Submitted or Scanned CVs will be disregarded.
  • ActionAid offers competitive terms of employment.
  • Applications from women and candidates from the Northeast and Northwest are particularly encouraged.
  • While we respect all applicants, interview dates will be communicated only to shortlisted candidates.