Exciting Job Opportunity: EiE Project Manager (ECHO)
Terre des hommes Nigeria is delighted to announce a job vacancy for the position of EiE Project Manager for our European Commission Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) Funded Project. We invite qualified and passionate internal candidates to apply and be part of our impactful team. If you have the skills and experience needed for this role, we encourage you to submit your application. Join us in making a difference in the lives of children and communities in need.
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria with constant travels to Bama and Ngala.
Job Field: Education in Emergencies Project Management
Duration of Contract: July 2025 to June 2027
Advert Closing Date: 2nd July 2025
General objective
The Education in Emergencies Project Manager (EiE PM) is a key member of the Nigeria Education in Emergencies Program funded by ECHO. The primary goal of this role is to ensure effective delivery, contribute to building capacities and work closely with a wide range of government, cluster and community-level stakeholders at state and LGA levels.
Job Description
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Programme, the Project Manager shall perform the following tasks and responsibilities
- Oversee the implementation and supervision of education activities and staff within designated projects in Bama and Ngala LGAs in Borno State, Nigeria.
- Contribute to the development of the CP and Education program strategy for the teams in Bama and Ngala LGAs.
- Work in close collaboration and coordination with relevant government ministries and agencies at state and local government levels, community leaders (Bulamas and Lawans), International and local NGOs, and related UN cluster systems, to ensure that Tdh’s Education activities complement and adds value to other initiatives.
- Contribute to education needs assessments, project design, implementation, recruitment, and procurement, liaising and linking with other sectors as needed.
- Support the monitoring & evaluation of EiE activities for designated projects in collaboration with the MEAL team.
- Work with all relevant authorities at the state, LGA, and community level (civil, religious, police, and all other services) to enhance project implementation, acceptance, and ownership to improve the condition and protection of children in line with Tdh Nigeria’s country strategy.
Tdh expects its employees’ professional conduct to reflect proper behaviour and respect local culture and traditions. In his/her daily conduct, the EiE PM shall work continuously to morally protect and defend the name, values as well as the interest of Terre des hommes, in all circumstances. The incumbent commits to carrying out planned activities and engagements without regard to political, racial, or religious affiliation or profit, in line with the mission and values of Tdh as an apolitical, neutral, and not-for-profit organization. He/she commits to observing discretion regarding any information or matter related to the activities and functioning of Tdh and its beneficiaries. The PM will ensure that all data protection and CFRM functions comply with project cycle management standards.
Main Responsibilities:
Line Management
- Ensures the project team has a clear understanding of Tdh mandate and projects through an initial induction meeting followed by a regular weekly and ad-hoc get-together with relevant staff; to this PM must organize Mission Preparedness Training for all teams.
- Leads and manages staff, encouraging effective teamwork and providing supervision and guidance, including regular and constructive feedback.
- Report incidents and difficulties encountered with any staff members to the Country Representative
- Organizes and leads weekly team meetings and provides weekly program updates.
Project Management:
- Implement and monitor education projects in target areas, by project objectives, activities, targets and budgets.
- Ensures that activities are appropriately monitored and evaluated and propose adjustments to project or program strategies, in consultation with the Head of Program and Head of Delegation.
- Contributes to initial and periodic assessments of the Education project activities and impact, through field visits and staff meetings.
- Contributes to the contextualization of EiE technical tools and materials
- Budget holder responsibilities – Forecasts and follow up on expenditures related to EiE projects and participate in budget revision sessions.
- Develop M&E plans, and contribute to the design and development of relevant data collection tools to ensure effective implementation and monitoring at the field level;
- Collects data and information to report on project indicators and ensure that assigned projects are on track, making necessary adjustments where needed;
- Contributes to proposal development in close collaboration with the Head of Programme and Admin & Finance Coordinator.
- Prepares timely procurement requests in line with project needs and budgets.
- Identify logistic and admin support needs related to assigned projects and communicate these to the relevant support departments
- Prepares and regularly updates the project management tool PFU for designated projects.
Project Strategy and Planning
- Under the supervision of Head of Programme, participate in designing strategies and objectives for improved support to beneficiaries and contribute actively to its monitoring, evaluation and revision.
- Participate in Education assessments and contribute to other assessments, design and implementation, if required.
- Participate in Tdh Nigeria strategy review, if requested.
Capacity building
- Ensure quality intervention through initial and refresher training on child protection in emergencies, psychosocial support, case management and EiE to project staff and community volunteers. Ensure continuous coaching and mentoring of staff for ongoing projects.
- As per project objectives, design and deliver capacity building plan, training and workshops to target beneficiaries, including CP and non-CP actors, local partners and government institutions
Coordination
- Work in close collaboration and consultation with the Head of Programme and Head of Delegation as required.
- Coordinate with, and strengthen local partner’s response to ensure quality project implementation.
- Work in close collaboration and consultation with available government structures, non-government actors, the UN cluster system and community representatives.
- Coordinate with other departments (programme and support) as per needs.
- Represent Tdh in relevant forums and meetings at community, LGA, state, and if required at the national level
- Develop a network within implementing communities to facilitate project acceptance and stakeholder contribution and ownership.
- Participate in EiE working groups in his/her area of intervention and other relevant working groups and task forces as directed by the line manager.
Reporting
- Provide minutes of meetings to Head of programme, Head of Delegation and MEAL manager.
- Ensures monthly data analysis reports on EiE activities are submitted.
- Prepares periodic project narrative reports on assigned grants.
- Work closely with the MEAL manager on various reports to the government
- Contribute to mission monthly sitrep
Security
- Compliance with Tdh Security Regulations.
- Report any security/safety incident and/or risk to the Security Team or focal point.
- Regularly update staff under his/her supervision, on security rules defined by the Country Security team/Representative.
Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies:
- Fully comply with Tdh’s Global Code of Conduct and systematically report any breach of the code through the whistle-blowing framework: raise awareness within the Foundation on abuse and violence and rights deriving therefrom, respecting the rights and dignity of children, members of communities where Tdh operates and our Staff.
- Commit to respecting Tdh’s risk-management policies including the Safeguarding Policies (Child Safeguarding Policy, the Policy on Protection against Sexual Exploitation and the Directive on Staff Misconduct at the Workplace), the Safety and Security Policy, Anti-Fraud/Corruption policies and those related to the prevention of the financing of criminal activities.
- Commit to reducing the risk of abuse and harm by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we work.
Others
- Undertake all other duties that may be determined by Head of Programme that are compatible with the job.
- Maintain and ensure a culture of strict confidentiality regarding Tdh activities, beneficiaries, staff-related issues and those with third parties.
Qualification & Experience:
Required:
- University Degree or equivalent in Social Studies, Education, Psychology or any other related discipline or substantial fieldwork experience (6 years) in implementing Education in Emergencies projects.
- A minimum of 3 years of working experience implementing Child Protection or Education in Emergencies projects within an international organization system is mandatory.
- Demonstrated skills in the project cycle as well as proposal development.
- Demonstrated project/people management experience within a large team.
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Computer Literate with minimum skills in Word, Excel and Internet applications.
Desirable:
Knowledge of the NE context and local languages is a distinct advantage
Organized, meticulous and tactful. Communicates well and can work under pressure to meet tight deadlines. Proactive, autonomous, rigorous, analytical, and willing and motivated to work within an international and multi-cultural setting.
Method of Application: Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the link below:
https://forms.gle/v6q1LXx5rFuriUS17
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