Humanitarian Response Programme Officer

ABOUT CBM INTERNATIONAL

CBM is an international Christian development organization, committed to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in the poorest communities of the world. Based on its Christian values and over 100 years of professional expertise, CBM addresses poverty as a cause and a consequence of disability, and works in partnership to create an inclusive society for all. CBM’s work is founded on the core values of Christianity, internationalism, professionalism, stewardship, honest communication, and inclusion inherited from our founder, Pastor Ernst Jakob Christoffel.

Main Tasks

• Detailed programme planning with implementing partners and other key stakeholders
• Strong advocacy and collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including the government
• Provide technical and capacity-building support to partners in ensuring effective, timely, and accountable programming
• Conduct regular visits to project sites to monitor the implementation of activities, gather feedback from stakeholders, and submit detailed reports about the findings
• Facilitate joint meetings and activities among partners
• Review monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports of partners
• Monitoring and knowledge management
• Monitor plan design and implementation
• Support routine data collection and validation
• Provide support for analysis of routine service performance data and assist in following up on the implementation of recommendations
• Support the archiving of lessons learned, success stories, and best practices
• Support to conduct quarterly data quality assessments
• Development of detailed multi-year plans
• Deliverables and milestones planning
• Breakdown of complex activities into tasks
• Updates on risk assessment and risk management
• Regular updating of all plans
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Actively contribute to concept papers, proposal writing, and partner identification
• Make recommendations and corrective measures
• Scheduling of evaluation, including ToR’s development, consultant selection, evaluation coordination, and integration/use of recommendations in decision-making
• Contribute to the development of program tools and knowledge products
• Maintenance of project database for easier reference and reporting
• Documentation of lessons learned and good practices

Requirements;

• University Degree/ HND in Psychology, Law, Sociology, Development, or other related Social Sciences field; Master’s Degree will be an added advantage;
• Minimum of three (3) years of specific professional experience working in complex and challenging field operational contexts;
• Prior experience with international development organizations, particularly with transition programming, and/or programs that have both national and community-level engagement;
• Fluency in oral and written communication skills; particularly in the English language is a must
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment while juggling and coordinating multiple/conflicting priorities and deadlines.
• Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint) and good report writing skills.
• Ability to integrate into a multicultural environment
• Must be proactive, seeking to do things differently, and to solve problems effectively and efficiently.
• Ability and willingness to learn.
• Able to work independently, and as a member of a team.
• Reflects CBM values in daily work.