CARE AID is an independent humanitarian non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 2019, and officially CAC registered in 2021 in Maiduguri Borno state, Nigeria. Care Aid mission is to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience, promote inclusive and sustainable growth, co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society by investing in people and their potential.
CARE AID is committed to providing humanitarian relief to people in urgent need and protect their dignity while co-creating inclusive longer-term opportunities for sustainable growth through various clusters like; CCCM/Shelter/NFI, Protection, GBV, Livelihood, Wash and peace building.
We are recruiting internally and externally for the position below:
Job Title: Camp Manager
Location: Borno
About the job
- This position falls under the direct supervision of CCCM Program Manager
- The camp manager will play an integral part of the camp management team of ensuring that all inhabitants of the camp are living a safe, secured, and dignified life.
- This will require constant interaction with the camp community, coordination, monitoring and understanding the protection risks and challenges faced in the camp. The camp manager will have the important task of recruiting, coordinating, and enhancing camp committees located in each site that CARE AID works in. Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
Core Functions / Responsibilities
- Implement CCCM activities as requested by the CCCM Program Manager such as but not limited to:
- Responsible for the creation of camp committees (women’s committee and camp leader committee comprised of sector leaders of camp) which included the creation of camp committee ToRs, advertisement to community about the importance and role of camp committees, creation of electoral system of camp committees, monitoring camp committees’ success and leading bi-weekly meetings with committees relaying important findings to stakeholders and the PM
- Assist the PM with capacity building of local authorities, stakeholders, camp residents and host community in camp management activities.
- Responsible for engaging in host community through meetings with community leaders and integrating such individuals into camp-level coordination meetings.
- Liaise with local authorities, camp committees, partners and other stakeholders in ensuring that activities and camp management exercise is aligned with needs in the camp
- Design assessments and surveys used to capture pertinent needs of camp residents
- Communicate with camp community about needs/gaps/constraints in camp
- Implement information sharing campaigns with camp community through installing information, publishing site 3W, referral pathway, camp position adverts, distribution schedules and contact information for key stakeholders
- Assist in creation of reception centre and lead on outreach to IDPs temporarily residing in reception area.
- Ensure timely and adequate registration of IDPs in camp, including identification of persons with specific needs in coordination with protection partners.
- Monitor status of population and highlighting trends with camp management team
- Treat community members in a sensitive and humane manner
- Build and maintain mutually respectful relationships with Camp Management, service providers, local authorities, IDP community members and host community members, to ensure smooth communication, activity implementation, and community outreach.
- Any other tasks as requested by Program Manager.
Essential qualifications and experience:
- Completion of university degree and diploma, M.Sc. is an added advantage
- Minimum 3 years of experience in international and/or local NGO; ideally involved in the direct implementation of field level humanitarian assistance to refugees or IDPs.
- Experience working in a camp setting
- Technical skills such as Microsoft Office/AutoCAD.
- Experience in community services, women empowerment, youth activities, protection, distribution, or registration.
- Experience in working with national partners, local/government authorities, or international organizations.
Essential knowledge and skills:
- Extensive knowledge of Nigerian displacement context.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and team-playing skills.
- Highly flexible, with the ability to use initiative.
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
- Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.
- Understanding of gender, protection, and human rights.
- Commitment to promoting gender equality.
Preferred experience:
- Proficiency in English and local language, both oral and written.
- Managerial experience, including leading/supervising subordinate staff, organizing activities and report writing.
- Experience in training and capacity-building of staff.
- Experience in CCCM, including Introduction to CCCM Training.
- Preferable experience operating in a refugee/IDP camp environment.
- Knowledge of logistics and procurement processes
How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter in one single pdf attachment via email to: [email protected] using the Job Title and Location in the subject line. E.g., “Camp Manager – Borno”.
Application Closing Date: 18th September 2022
Note:
- Applicants are advised that Care Aid does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process. Any request in this direction should be immediately reported as it is contrary to the values and practices of our organization.
- Due to the volume of applications received, Care Aid may not provide feedback to all applicants. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed as received.
- The position is required as soon as possible, Care Aid reserves the right to select a candidate and finalize the recruitment before the closing date, if considered necessary.
