Job Title: Project Manager – Recovery and peace building of the conflict-affected communities in North-East Nigeria Project (JSB)
Job ID: 28331
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Grade: P4
Vacancy Type: FTA International
Contract Duration: 1 Year with possibility for extension
Background
- The Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East Nigeria and the neighboring countries has left over 7.1 million people in need of supports, including 1.8 million people internally displaced (IDP) in the three most heavily affected States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. In addition, 226,000 Nigerians refugees remain in the neighboring Cameroon, Niger and Chad1. Now in its tenth year, the crisis remains one of the most severe in the world, and the total numbers of people in need, IDPs and refugees are not significantly reduced over the past several years.
- LGAs in the Northern and Eastern parts of Borno State continue to experience many terrorism incidents, with many residents displaced. For instance, a total of 14,587 displaced persons arrived in Monguno LGA in eastern Borno within the period from November 2018 to March 2019 because of the deterioration of security of the neighboring Kukawa LGA2. However, LGAs in Adamawa, Yobe and the southern and western parts of Borno are experiencing the early stage of stability. In these areas, Security Forces and vigilante largely take control of the security situation, although sporadic bombings and attacks in limited scale still occur. After the elections and the consequent inauguration of new Governors in Adamawa and Borno, public expectation for improvement of general situation in the region is very high. People have been returning to those communities in the early stage of stability. For instance, across the four LGAs of Hong, Michika, Mubi-North and Mubi-South in Adamawa State, the total number of returnees has risen to 511,830, which is much larger than 45,435 IDP in the area3. The IDPs in those communities are mostly from the other LGAs that are still unstable. These IDPs have been staying in the host communities for a prolonged period, and many of them want to immigrate to the area permanently. Furthermore, these communities will soon become the destination of return of refugees from the neighboring countries.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Master’s Degree Public / Business Administration, Development Studies, Public Policy, Economics and other related social science fields.
Experience:
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- At least 7 years’ professional experience in project management, with at least 5 years focus on early recovery and peacebuilding programming including the preparation and submission of timely donor reports;
- Experience of managing development projects in post-conflict situations in the areas of governance, economic empowerment, early recovery and peacebuilding;
- Proven understanding of governance, peacebuilding and community economic recovery issues in post conflict;
- Proven experience in partnership building, networking and resource mobilization;
- Substantial previous experience in project management and working with senior government officials;
- Knowledge of UNDP programme and operation management procedures and policies;
- Proven strong analytical ability and written and oral communication skills;
- Computer skills and strong knowledge of various software including Excel, PowerPoint and Word;
- Experience from previous UN assignments in a post-conflict environment and work in a Country Office and/or Sub-Office would be an asset.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
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Job Features
Deadline | 4th February, 2020; (Midnight New York, USA) |