Our Vision: an inclusive world in which all people with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential.
Our Mission: fighting to end the cycle of poverty and disability.
Our Values:
• We champion inclusion
• We strive for justice
• We pursue excellence
• We embrace partnership
• We live with integrity
While the world has been making progress in tackling poverty, people with disabilities are being left behind. CBM Global works alongside people with disabilities in the world’s poorest places to fight poverty and exclusion and transform lives. Driven by Christian values, we seek out and work with the most marginalized in society, irrespective of race, gender, or religion, recognizing the equal worth of every individual.
Drawing on over 100 years of experience and world-leading expertise in disability-inclusive community development and humanitarian action, inclusive eye health, and community mental health, CBM Global works with partners to break the cycle of poverty and disability and build inclusive communities. Our programmes across Africa, Asia, and Latin America are developed and delivered with local partner organizations to ensure long-term transformation and accountability in the communities we serve. We’re deeply committed to the principle of “nothing about us without us”, and we, therefore, work closely with and support organizations of people with disabilities.
CBM Global is made up of CBM Australia, CBM Ireland, CBM Kenya, CBM New Zealand, CBM Switzerland, and CBM UK with programmes worldwide and Country Offices in the Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Nepal, Indonesia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Madagascar, and Bolivia. CBM Global works in over 20 countries, maximizing our impact through long-term, authentic partnerships and a coordinated mix of inclusive community-based programmes, local to global advocacy, and delivering inclusion advice to other organizations.
We draw on learning and evidence from our community work to inform our advocacy hand-in-hand with the Disability Movement at local, national, and international levels, including with the UN, to achieve systemic change for people with disabilities. We advise governments, UN bodies, and other organizations on how to ensure inclusion in their own organizations, policies, and programmes to further amplify our impact.
The Role
Executive Assistant To The Country Director, Nigeria
Fixed term contract for 5 months/Full-Time.
Reports to:
CBM Global Country Director Nigeria
Job Overview
The Executive Assistant provides continuous assistance to the Country Director in general administrative and programmatic support to the Country Office. In doing so, the Executive Assistant works closely with the Country Director on central and strategic responsibilities which include but are not limited to supporting the CD to ensure the effective delivery of the organization’s mission and vision.
Based: We welcome applications from those with the right to work in Nigeria. The role will be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
Hours: Full-time.
Salary range: Competitive. We offer a local contract.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Coordinate and follow up on correspondence between the Country Director and external or internal parties
- Management of the Country Director‘s agenda
- Assist the Country Director in preparing documents, presentations, and Communications.
- Organize events and business travel for the Country’s Office
- Take minutes and follow up on action items after Country Director’s meetings.
- Create and maintain an efficient filing system.
- Prepare research briefs under the direction of the CD.
- Attend outside events with the CD as may be required.
- Responsible for required office supplies.
- Assist with the country office recruitment process.
- Maintenance of the Nigeria country page on our intranet
- Responsible for the allocation of vehicles and the vehicle maintenance
- Management of the country office by ensuring that the office is well maintained i.e., clean offices, well-maintained office stocks
- Work very closely with the Programme unit to provide support to the CD on all programmatic-related activities that may require the direct attention of the Country Director.
Human Resource Duties
- Assist with the country office recruitment process by contacting identified candidates and preparing them for interviews.
- Stay current with all regulations, practices, labour and tax laws, reporting requirements, and industry trends, and provide a regular update to the Country Director on emerging issues.
- Support the creation and updating of the HR country manual.
- Produce and submit reports on general HR activity to the Country Director.
Additional Responsibilities
In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, the incumbent will perform ad hoc activities which are either by their nature related to her normal duties or evolve from operational requirements as may be assigned by the Country Director.
Also required to:
- The job incumbent must not use or exploit any Confidential Information in any way except for the Purpose.
- The job incumbent must not disclose or make available the Confidential Information in whole or in part to any third party, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement; and
- The job incumbent applies the same security measures and degree of care to the Confidential Information as applies to its own confidential information, which the job incumbent warrants as providing adequate protection from unauthorized disclosure, copying, or use.
Key outcomes expected from this role
- Emails and calls are handled in a timely and professional manner.
- Country Director’s Agenda is managed in an efficient way.
- Documents, presentations, and minute-taking are presented with high-quality standards.
- Office files kept up to date, complete, and auditable.
- Country Director’s Action Log is managed effectively.
- Administrative and programmatic support is rendered adequately and at the relevant time.
Person Specification
All of the following requirements are essential, unless marked with a * when they are desirable, and will be assessed from a combination of information provided from the application form and interview process.
CBM welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience of disability.
Safeguarding Responsibilities.
Focus on self-awareness and behavior regulation, observing and reporting others’ behavior, and training.
Knowledge
Understands the incident management framework and their first responder role in recording, responding, and reporting incidents.
Understands the survivor-centered approach and how to apply it when receiving a complaint or responding to an incident. Knows local support services available in the community or region, and how to engage them.
Skills
Able to listen and accurately document reported concerns and complaints. Able to respect the confidentiality of safeguarding allegations. Able to appropriately apply the survivor-centered approach.
Behaviors
Treats the survivor and others involved in an incident with dignity and respect.
Be assertive in implementing the initial incident response protocols by gaining the trust and cooperation of the parties involved.
Experience/Qualification.
- Degree. in a relevant field
- 2-3 years of relevant field experience is required.
Language:
Fluency in written and spoken English is required; proficiency in written and spoken other Nigerian native languages is a plus.
Required Skills/Competencies/Personal Qualities:
- Excellent communication (written and oral) skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
- Strong conceptual and analytical skills
- Excellent organization and problem-solving skills
- Ability to multitask.
- Great attention to detail
- Must be creative within the scope of the work and very resourceful in problem-solving
- Must understand CBM Global’s vision and work.
- Must demonstrate her/his commitment to social change and disability concerns.
- Must be a deeply trustworthy person — an ability to deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information is absolutely integral to this role.
- Must be service-oriented and flexible.
- Must be detail-oriented and able to manage multiple high-priority tasks at once
- Must be a team player with a high level of commitment.
- Must maintain cooperative working relationships and interact with others in a helpful, courteous, and friendly manner.
- Must demonstrate sensitivity to, and respect for, a diverse population and be able to work with persons of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds across all areas of the world.
Employee Benefits
We offer a flexible and working-from-home culture.
As part of our commitment to inclusion, CBM Global aims to encourage applications from people with disabilities and those with health conditions. We have a comprehensive equality and diversity policy.
Useful Information
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Shortlisting and Interviews
CBM Global is an equal opportunities employer, committed to ensuring all applications are treated fairly.
All applications are subject to our shortlisting process; if you are shortlisted we will contact you and invite you to attend an online interview. You will also be advised at this point if there will be any skills tasks to complete as part of the recruitment process.
Diversity Policy Statement
Everyone has the right to be treated with consideration and respect. CBM Global is committed to achieving a truly inclusive environment for all, by developing better working relationships that release the full potential, creativity, and productivity of each individual.
CBM Global aims to ensure that all staff, volunteers, donors, partners, contractors, and the general public are treated fairly. This will be regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, race (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, or national origin), disability, medical status, age, religion or belief, political opinion, social or economic status, or ex-offender status.
Employment Checks
CBM Global is committed to the safety and best interest of all children and vulnerable adults accessing CBM Global-supported services and programmes. Relevant background checks including working with children, police, and reference checks will be completed prior to the preferred candidate’s employment being confirmed.
All applicants must have the right to work in the relevant country. All offers of employment are made subject to the following criteria: Proof of eligibility and satisfactory employment screening, and three references satisfactory to CBM Global.
How to apply
More information about CBM Global Disability Inclusion can be found by visiting the CBM Global website: www.cbm-global.org
Closing date: Tuesday, 08th of August 2023
Please:
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
- Prepare your CV in English please, as you will need to upload it into our ATS system.
- Download and complete the Application Form in English please, as you will need to upload it into our ATS system.
- No email applications will be considered. If you have any problems with the system, please redirect them to our email address [email protected] with the following format: Family Name First Name: Executive Assistant (Maternity Cover), Nigeria.
We also welcome informal inquiries, which should also be sent to the above email address.
