Position Start Date: 01.03.2025.

Type of contract: CDM

Duration: 24 months

Location: Maiduguri and Abuja, Nigeria

Status: Unaccompanied

Terre des hommes does not set closing date for this position. Recruitment is on-going until the position is filled

Tdh:

Terre des hommes (Tdh), founded in 1960, is an independent, neutral and impartial Swiss organization committed to bringing meaningful and lasting change to the lives of children and youth, especially to those most exposed to risks. To make a difference, we focus on the areas of maternal and child health, children and youth migration, and access to justice.

Context:

Tdh has been present in Nigeria since 2008 and opened its base in Maiduguri in 2017. It operates in four regions of the country (Borno, Benue, Ondo and Cross River), in the fields of health, WASH, migration and child protection. Its approach is to work closely with the authorities and communities. In this respect, Tdh enjoys wide recognition and credibility among communities, state authorities and donors (DDC, ECHO, OCHA, IOM, DRA and Barry Callebaut).

Tdh operates in regions where insecurity is present, taking the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of its teams. We are therefore looking for someone who is able to travel in these regions and who will ensure that his or her teams respect the security measures put in place by the organisation.

In terms of Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of the Deputy to the Operations Manager, he/she ensures the proper functioning of operations at the national level; as such he/she represents the Foundation in Nigeria
• He/She directs and supervises all activities connected to the Tdh projects in Nigeria in line with the SP (Strategic Plan), roadmap and strategic orientations.
• He/She represents Tdh (including legally) and promotes the entirety of its remit in Nigeria.
• He/She demonstrates ethical and exemplary leadership in order to maintain the Foundation’s good reputation and leads all the delegation’s collaborators in a shared vision in compliance with the Foundation’s strategic orientations. In collaboration with the programs and expertise, he/she develops the Strategic Plan of the Delegation’s operations in compliance with the general reference framework.
• He/She develops and guarantees the implementation of the Delegation’s Annual Operational Plans (AOPs) in compliance with the Strategic Plan and internal processes (budgetary management, HR and logistics management, quality and accountability).
• He/She guarantees the implementation of an operational risk-management system for the Delegation.
• He/She supervises and supports all staff attached to the Delegation.
• He/She ensures the Delegation’s internal and external communications.
• He/She feels accountable to the beneficiaries, collaborators and donors.
• He/She makes sure that his/her teams and partners have learned the security policies and the general code of conduct and comply with them at all times.
• He/She is responsible for the security of the Tdh teams under his/her responsibility and is in charge of the security rules and the contingency plans of Nigeria mission.

He/She manages and assumes ultimate responsibility for the risks and access aspects of the mission.

The full job description will be shared with the candidates selected to start the recruitment process.

Conditions offered:

• Swiss contract
• Gross monthly salary between 5500 CHF and 6500 CHF x13,36 months
• Insurances: sickness, accident, repatriation
• Annual leaves: 25 days/year
• Transport: Flights to duty station and back

Education :

Master in relevant field or training / experience considered as equivalent

Profile:

• At least 5 years previous experience of seniority in an NGO at a management position in the field (expatriation) and in a similar context.
• Successful track record of developing strategies in humanitarian context (if also in development context will be a plus).
• Successful track record of securing high levels of funding from institutional donors (USAID including BHA, DFID, AFD, CDCS, ECHO, DEVCO/INTPA, UN, etc.).
• Extensive project management experience (management, budgeting, grants management, planning, staff development and training skills) in emergency and or development context.
• Successful track record in drafting project proposals.
• Management experience (including management of expatriate teams) and strong team leadership qualities.
• Knowledge on Child protection.
• Ability to work well and punctually under pressure.
• A commitment to excellence, attention to detail.

Languages

English and local languages, French is an asset

IT Knowledge

Mastery of the usual tools

Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies:

• Fully complies with Tdh’s Global Code of Conduct and systematically reports any breach to the Code through the whistleblowing procedure, raises awareness within the Foundation on abuse and violence and the rights deriving therefrom, respecting the rights and dignity of children, members of the communities and our own Staff
• Commits to respecting Risk Management Policies including: Safeguarding Policies (Child Safeguarding Policy, Policy on the Protection against Sexual Exploitation and the Directive on Staff Misconduct at the Workplace), Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption and Prevention of the Financing of Criminal Activities Policies
• Commits 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 intervene in.

We offer an exciting and varied work, useful and meaningful, in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children.