Chief of Party – Building Sustainable Livelihoods Project in Nigeria at Nuru Nigeria

Nuru Nigeria is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief of Party for the Building Sustainable Livelihoods Project in Nigeria

Location: Adamawa
Employment Type: Full-time

 About  Nuru Nigeria: Nuru Nigeria is a local NGO with affiliates in the US, Kenya and Ethiopia, and is starting up operations in Nigeria. The mission is to end extreme poverty in remote rural communities. Nuru’s first involvement in Nigeria was established in 2017 and began work in 2018 in Adamawa State, Nigeria with the creation of Nuru Nigeria. The long-term goal of Nuru Nigeria is the establishment of a locally led, self-sustainable, Nigerian NGO which will continue to work with local rural communities indefinitely.

Job Requirements

• Master’s Degree or MBA in International Development, Agriculture, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of professional working experience leading complex USAID funded programs.
• Demonstrated experience working and/or collaborating with government ministries and other development partners in multi-sectoral programming.
• Substantial institutional and staff expertise in implementing complex capacity-building programs in resource-constrained environments and conflict fragile environments

Job Requirements:
Competencies:

• Superior leadership, management and communication skills to lead a multi-faceted USAID-funded project. This includes professional experience interacting with US Government agencies and other relevant stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience working effectively in teams and cross-cultural settings.
• Excellent time management and personal organization skills.
• Ability to respond rapidly to shifting implementation scenarios.
• Capacity to direct multiple long and short-term activities simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Ability to oversee monitoring and evaluation plans to determine activity results and monitor impact.
• Knowledge of USAID regulations, policies, strategies, and program priorities.

 How to Submit Your Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Non-discriminatory Employment Clause

• Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity, colour, gender, religion, socio-economic status, age, disability or health status.
• The management of Nuru Nigeria reserves the right to verify all of the applicant’s information and conduct background checks on shortlisted candidates including reaching out to his/her previous employer.

Note: Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 Application Closing Date
6th January, 2023.