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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: EORE Training Specialist
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Contract
Vacancy iD: VAC-6584
Overview of Position
Northeast Nigeria is facing a problem of weapons & explosive hazard contamination as a result of protracted conflict. The presence of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) & landmines of an improvised nature, poses a serious threat to civilians as well as to UN & humanitarian personnel operating in the north east of the country.
Our client was deployed to Nigeria in April 2017 to conduct an explosive threat scoping mission to Nigeria which resulted in the recommendation of the establishment of a humanitarian mine action coordination & support capacity in Maiduguri & immediate provision as appropriate, technical response to the explosive contamination impacting the humanitarian crisis in the north east.
In addition, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) for Division 7 of the Nigerian Army made a request through the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator in December 2017, to have our clients presence in the northeast. The GOC highlighted the negative implications of the explosive threat including IED & Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) on IDP return, livelihoods & return to normalcy in northeast of Nigeria. In 2018 our client established a permanent presence to implement a mine action program in Nigeria to:
- Improve the protection of civilians & facilitate humanitarian assistance.
- Enhance national capacity to mitigate explosive threats & enable compliance with international treaty obligations.
- Reduce the explosive threat to UN personnel & humanitarian workers.
According to the 2020 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), 8.7 million people including 1.7 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) & 1.2 people returnees are in need of humanitarian assistance in Borno, Adamawa & Yobe (BAY) States in north east Nigeria due to the ongoing crisis. Given the widespread explosive ordnance contamination & prevalent use of IEDs by non state armed groups, the 2021 NHO identifies 1.5 million people in need of mine action in north east Nigeria. There were 259 explosive incidents in 2020 & another 216 incidents took place from January to June 2021. From 2016 till June 2021, 1,247 people were killed & 2,048 injured, out of which 748 civilians were killed & 1297 civilians were injured.
The 2021 NHO indicates 75% of incidents involving UXO could have been prevented by Non Technical Surveys (NTS) to identify & mark suspected contaminated areas & release safe land & road & Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) to deliver life saving knowledge & foster safe behaviour. The need for EORE remains high particularly in Borno with 1.16 million people in need but also in Adamawa & Yobe where more than 200,000 & 176,000 people respectively need EORE.
Our clients Nigeria program takes a strategic, multiyear comprehensive approach for protection of civilians & humanitarian actors through humanitarian mine action in northeast Nigeria, supported by multi-donor contributions. This approach encompasses a range of responses, including EORE, Conflict Prevention & Preparedness (CPP), Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) & emergency medical response training for the national military & police forces, information management, explosive hazard mapping & NTS with coordination as key cross-cutting enabling factors. Under Japanese funding, our client is starting to implement a 1 year project aiming at protecting civilians & humanitarian actors in northeast Nigeria from the threat of explosive ordnance & supporting the advancement of two outcomes:
- National & local entities mitigate the explosive threat in northeast, Nigeria.
- The immediate threat posed by explosive ordnance to civilians & humanitarian and development actors is mitigated.
Outputs & activities to achieve those outcomes will be:
- NTS, EORE, CPP & EOA to enhance safety & resilience of the at risk population.
- VA activities to enhance inclusive healthcare for the victims of EO incidents including persons with disabilities.
- Support to the establishment of NMAC for sustainability & national ownership in humanitarian mine action.
Specific outputs for the contracted staff will be:
- Expand & increase the sustainable capacity of EORE Facilitators in north eastern Nigeria within selected services of the National Authorities (NA’s) & Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s).
Role Objectives
The EORE Training Specialists (2 to be selected for this assignment) will have the responsibility of delivering the training to Facilitators / Officers, specifically they will have the following duties:
- Support our client in identifying participants for the EORE Training of Trainers (TOT) course & in the organisation of the training courses.
- Deliver of EORE TOT in accordance with the provided TMP the following personnel across Borno, Adamawa, Yobe (BAY) States:
- Ministry or Rehabilitation, Reconstruction & Resettlement (MRRR): 10 pax.
- National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA): 10 pax.
- State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA): 10 pax.
- Nigerian Security Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC): 10 pax.
- Civil Society Organizations (CSO): 40 pax.
- Explain & distribute EORE materials kits to newly trained EORE National Trainers.
- Evaluate / Quality assure course delivery by visiting locations where trainers deliver EORE Facilitator training, observe the delivery of training & provide feedback on results to our client.
Expected Output:
- 80 personnel of National & State Authorities & CSO’s trained as EORE Trainers able to train other members of their organization as EORE Facilitators (by mid March).
- Our clients RE Information Education & Information (IEC) materials, provided by our client, distributed to trainees (by mid March).
- Provision of feedback reports / QA evaluations of training delivered by EORE Trainers as monitored by the EORE Training Specialist / EORE Training Specialist Assistant.
Key Competencies:
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in EORE activities (required).
- A minimum 1-year experience in developing & managing delivery of training courses in EORE (required).
- 1 year previous experience working in remote / hardship locations, similar to north eastern Nigeria (recommended).
- The Trainer will need to be experienced in delivering training courses in EORE (mine action pillar).
- Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline.
- Relevant experience of minimum 1 year in developing & managing delivery of Training Management Packages (TMP) in EORE, TOT or in capacity building of national staff.
- Relevant experience of delivering training course to EORE Facilitators for a minimum of 2 years.
- Minimum of 2 year/s of demonstrable relevant Training experience (essential).
- Minimum of 2 year/s of demonstrable relevant Mine Risk Education (MRE) experience (essential).
- Minimum of 2 year/s of demonstrable relevant Mine Action experience (essential).
- Minimum of 2 year/s of experience in Africa (desirable).
- Recommended to have one (1) year previous experience working in remote / hardship locations, similar to northeastern Nigeria.
- Must be fluent in English.
Project Reporting:
- 1 progress report due after 1 month of starting activities (our client to provide template).
- The EORE Trainer will update our clients staff on progress on a weekly basis.
- EORE Trainer will quality control the evaluation feedback, developed by the Assistant Trainer, to be sent to to our client.
Team Management:
- The person will work in collaboration with another EORE Trainer & with 2 Assistant Trainers, to support the elaboration, organisation & delivery of EORE TOTs.
- The person will work also in strict collaboration with our clients EORE Associates & EORE Specialist.
- The person will need to collaborate & train local personnel of other organisations & national authorities, as selected.
Application Closing Date
15th February, 2022.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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