Preparedness Capacity Development & Engagement Officer at ACTED

ACTED has been committed since 1993, to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential. ACTED, headquartered in Paris, France is present in four continents and our teams intervene in 37 countries towards 14 million people, responding to emergency situations, supporting rehabilitation projects and accompanying the dynamics of development. Over 5,000 staff are dedicated to implementing and developing our projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Preparedness Capacity Development & Engagement Officer

Location: Borno

About AGORA

AGORA is a joint initiative of ACTED and IMPACT Initiatives, founded in 2016. AGORA promotes efficient, inclusive and integrated local planning, aid response and service delivery in contexts of crisis through applying settlement-based processes and tools. AGORA enables more efficient and tailored aid responses to support the recovery and stabilization of crisis-affected communities, contributing to meet their humanitarian needs, whilst promoting the re-establishment of local services and supporting local governance actors.
AGORA promotes multi-sectoral, settlement-based aid planning and implementation, structured around partnerships between local, national and international stakeholders. AGORA’s core activities include area-based needs and capacity assessments, evidence-based local planning, as well as support to area-based coordination mechanisms institutional cooperation and tailor-made capacity strengthening for local institutional actors.
The project Response to Resilience is being performed by a consortium of IRC, ACTED, and IMPACT. Based on the information delivered by IMPACT, ACTED and IRC will design their project activities. Those activities involve Community forums on the neighbourhood level & city level, capacity development for decision-makers & first responders, and resilience plans for the three targeted neighbourhoods.
In the framework of the project, IMPACT, through its initiative AGORA, will realize an area-based assessment in 3 target neighbourhoods in Maiduguri. Household quantitative surveys with residents (hosts communities and IDPs), focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) with service providers will be conducted during the assessment.
In light of the displacement in the north-eastern part of Nigeria, ACTED has set up an office in Maiduguri to respond to humanitarian needs. AGORA a joint initiative of ACTED and IMPACT Initiatives is, therefore, looking for an Outreach Assistant AGORA to support its mission in Maiduguri.

Functions:

Under the supervision of the Project Manager and supported by the Program Officer, the Preparedness Capacity Development & Engagement Officer will organize and plan capacity development activities and simulation exercises for local stakeholders on the traditional, state and local government levels.
Support facilitation & planning of capacity development activities
Together with the program officer and the project manager, develop training for disaster preparedness and response
Support the development of strong partnerships with Nigerian capacity development institutes (for instance UNIMAID)
Support the project officer and manager, in the standardization of training material
Supported by the senior liaison officers, keep good relationships with local authorities and other beneficiaries of the capacity development activities.
Book venues and set-up the working environment for successful capacity developments and trainings
Support the facilitation of disaster simulation exercises for local emergency responders
Support the program officer and the project manager in developing disaster simulation exercises in collaboration with local emergency responders
Together with the Senior liaison officer maintain good relations with the required disaster responders
Plan, organize and support the procurement of necessary equipment for the exercises
Support the design and implementation of resilience plans for three neighborhoods in the city of Maiduguri
Support the consortium in developing resilience plans for three neighborhoods in the city of Maiduguri
Support the consortium in the implementation of selected activities outlined in the neighborhood resilience plans
Support in other program activities
If necessary, support the project manager and the project officer in other program activities.

Requirements

Essential:

High School Diploma / National Diploma or Degree in Disaster Risk Management, Engineering Subjects, or Social Sciences
A local resident of Borno State, preferred resident of MMC or Jere LGA
Excellent knowledge about the urban context of the city of Maiduguri
Previous working experience with emergency responders (SEMA, NEMA, Fire Fighters, Ambulance Services)
Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with staff, beneficiaries, duty bearers and other stakeholders.
Excellent communication skills
Fluency written and spoken fluency in English and Hausa at must; additional fluency in Kanuri preferred
Excellent interpersonal and team-playing skills.

Desirable:

Experiences in developing training for local stakeholders
Excellent time management skills
Work experience as an emergency responder (SEMA, NEMA, Fire Fighters or Ambulance Services) is a very strong asset.
Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility
Prior experience working in various different communities in MMC & Jere LGA
Ability to work independently
Understanding of gender, protection and human rights.
Commitment to promoting gender equality.

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