HERWA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
| Position | As respectively indicated below in the call |
| REPORTING TO | Executive Director |
| Job Reference | HERWA-REO/NEN/CFA/2025/001 |
| Department | Health |
| Location | Borno State |
| Number of persons | As indicated for the respective positions |
| Contract type | Senior , intermediate and Junior Levels |
| Project duration | Four years |
| Contract duration | One year, renewable annually |
| Date launched | 04th May,2025 |
| Application Deadline | 31st May,2025 |
| Start date | June,2025 |
Background
Herwa Community Development Initiative (Herwa CDI) is a Non-Governmental Organization with head office in Maiduguri Borno State. It was registered as an Incorporated Trustees by the Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria on 7th January 2008 to assist vulnerable women, children and Youth who live in hard-to-reach conflict affected parts of Northeast Nigeria. Herwa CDI is a grassroots organization that believes in community-based approaches and its strength lies in community Knowledge, collaboration and deep understanding of what works well in all beneficiary communities. We have strong understanding of the development challenges of our beneficiary communities. This helps to access vital information and local strategies which are jointly developed with the stakeholders of our project communities to design lasting /sustainable solutions to their challenges. Our core intervention areas include Health, Education, Livelihoods, Waste Management and Peace Building.
Due to the challenges imposed by the 15 year long Boko Haram insurgency in especially the BAY States, Herwa CDI, has in particular intervened to improve the Health status of vulnerable women and girls, with support from Partners to promote equitable Health care delivery especially at the PHC level since 2008.
Herwa CDI with support from Reach Out Cameroon (ROC) and with funding from TAKEDA Pharmaceutical Company Limited will for four years be implementing the project, “Increasing access to quality sexual and reproductive health including menstrual hygiene and psychosocial support services for extremely hard-to-reach and conflict-affected communities in Cameroon, Nigeria, and DR Congo.” The project goal is to provide quality SRHR services including family planning, ANC, delivery, menstrual hygiene, and psychosocial services in conflict-affected communities.
Reach Out Cameroon shall lead two other CSOs namely Herwa Community Development Initiative and FOPAC SK to implement the project in the Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon,
Northeast Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo respectively to implement the project.
To effectively implement the Project in Northeast Nigeria, Herwa CDI shall require the services of the following Human Resources:
Regional Coordinator
Community SRHR and Gender Engagement Coordinator
Field Supervisors
Project Accountant
M&E Officer
Driver
Human Resource Officer
Safety Officer
Administrative Assistant
Qualifications and Experience of the Regional Coordinator
The Regional Coordinator shall coordinate project activities in line with the Vision and Mission of Herwa Community Development Initiative.
The ideal candidate must have a first degree in a health-related field
A master’s degree in public health is an added advantage
He or She must also possess at least 3 years’ post qualification experience.
He or she should have a minimum of 4 years of project coordination/management and implementation in the Northeast Region of Nigeria.
He or she shall have proven experience in building and maintaining institutional linkages, and excellent participatory and partnerships skills.
He or she must have excellent writing skills in addition to the ability to speak in English, Kanuri and Hausa Languages.
Experience working in Northeast Nigeria’s health Sector shall be an added advantage. The position shall report to the Executive Director.
Roles and Responsibilities
The successful candidate shall carryout the following roles:
Produce regular, complete and timely reports on project activities.
Facilitate the establishment and implementation of standards of accountability, effectiveness, and efficiency in the achievement of project goals, objectives and Indicators
Conduct supervision visits in collaboration with other partners and ensure timely reports are done on project activities in the assigned region.
Advocacy
Research and develop advocacy tools for use during advocacy initiatives in the project locations
Lead advocacy initiatives to regional, State, Local Government and Community Stakeholders
Project Coordination.
Organise regular coordination meeting with project staff and community Stakeholders.
Participate in the Health sector coordination meetings to publicize the project’s activities.
Support the project’s field supervisors to collect data on timely bases and enter them at the regional level.
Strengthen linkages with existing and potential district and community institutions for the delivery of project results.
Community SRHR and Gender Engagement officer.
Qualification and experience required.
The ideal candidate for this position shall possess a minimum of a bachelor’s degree or higher in public Health or related field. He or She must have at least 5 years of experience developing and providing technical and operational support on community based Sexual Reproductive Health, Gender Based Violence and mental Health and gender engagement projects. He or She should possess strong relationship-building and networking skills, and ability to effectively build internal and external relationships. Other desired attributes include experience in coaching and supervising community health Workers, or other health personnel, The candidate should demonstrate experience in gender and communication engagement, problem solving skills, proficiency in the use of standard Microsoft office package with demonstrable in expertise in using Ms Word, Excel, Power Point, Social Media applications, and internet explorer. He or She must demonstrate ability to work under pressure to meet project reporting datelines and possess full proficiency in English (written and spoken) as well as in Kanuri and or Hausa. Previous working experience and working in the Northeast Region Nigeria shall be an added advantage. Qualified female candidates are strongly advised to apply.
Community Sexual Reproductive Health Rights
The successful candidate shall serve as the subject matter specialist within Health facilities for community engagement and other community groups and stakeholders.
She shall provide technical assistance to develop and implement health communication strategies to achievement project goal and objectives
She shall participate in detailed health-related strategy write-ups, work-plans, and deliver monthly reports
She shall assist in design, pretesting, review, approval and production of planned project SRHR materials in collaboration with all stakeholders.
Gender Engagement Officer
She shall provide technical expertise and support on gender integration and GBV prevention in community activities by community stakeholders.
She shall assist in the design and implementation of Health Promotion and SBC packages that are age specific and gender inclusive.
She shall assist in the design of project’s communication content and ensure that this is realised through leveraging community perceptions, attitudes and practices.
Field Supervisors
Qualifications and Experience
The desired candidate shall hold a bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years’ experience in a health-related field. Possession of master’s degree in public health or a related advanced degree in Health shall be an advantage. The successful candidate should have worked with CHWs.
Roles and responsibilities
The successful candidate (s) shall oversee the production and dissemination of health promotion SBC packages at health area, health district and regional levels.
Monitor and strengthen the drug supply chain of partner health facilities ensuring proper management of the provided stock of SHRH commodities.
Document and disseminate project best practices between Herwa Community Development Initiative, partner health facilities and community structures to promote quality and learning within project communities.
He or she shall support the Regional Coordinator in ensuring that project data are collected and timely entered at the regional level using the appropriate software.
He /She shall ensure that supervision of community-led activities and timely reports are done.
He /She produce regular, complete and timely reports on project activities and submit to the regional coordinator.
He /She shall prioritize tasks and assignments, introduce contingencies, and make the best use of other skills to face the pressure created by demanding and stringent deadlines.
He /She shall facilitate advocacy activities in the assigned project health facilities and communities to ensure stakeholder buy-in project sustainability.
He /She shall ensure that project activities are contextualized to the needs and priorities of different communities.
Project Accountant
Qualification and Experience
The ideal candidate must have a degree in Accounting and Finance. Additionally, He or She must have at least three years of post-qualification experience working in the development sector. The role requires proficiency in Ms Word, accounting software and fluency in English Language. Ability to speak French and membership of professional accounting bodies shall be an added advantage. The role also requires good interpersonal relations, in-depth knowledge of internal auditing procedures and good communication skills. In addition, He/she must bring about change / innovation be proactive and
have results-based Management, planning negotiation skills,
Terms of Reference
This position reports to the Executive Director
The Successful Candidate Shall Plan all project financial activities.
Process and maintain adequate financial Record like vouchers, and journals in a timely manner n accordance with financial procedure manual.
He or she shall verify all documents attached to payment/journal package before review and sending for approval.
He or she shall encode accrual accounting entries in according to the accrual accounting plan of action.
He or She shall receive, and reviews all community monthly and quarterly financial reports on time.
In collaboration with the regional teams, He / She shall organize and execute quarterly financial evaluation and supervision missions.
He or She shall record and ensure proper filing of all project financial documents from the project activities (purchased order, payment requests, etc).
He or She shall liaise with the regional coordinators to prepare the monthly and bi-weekly cash forecast.
He or She shall file all disbursement vouchers/journal vouchers systematically not later than the set dates.
All justification documents submitted to him/her for review at least 3 days after each mission
He or She shall prepare cash situation weekly for review
He or She shall participate in the year-end process by providing all requested financial documents.
He or She shall provide support budget management: preparation, review, and amendment.
He or She shall prepare project financial reports on a timely basis in line with the donor regulations.
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Qualification and Experience Required
The applicant for this position must have a bachelor’s degree in public Health, Biostatistics, or equivalent monitoring and Evaluation certifications with at least 4 years’ experience in the development sector’s Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, GBV, Health System Drug Management, Mental Health, and other primary Healthcare projects.
The ideal person must be comfortable with applying data Analytic tools and writing analytical quality reports, have knowledge nd use of visualization tools such as Epi tools, kobo collect,, qualitative and quantitative research methods and comfortable in the use of MEL tools and techniques the application
of computer software (MS EXCEL, SPSS, GIS, data visualization software) He or She must demonstrate a good command of English Language and be able to work under pressure, be able to multitask and work in a Multi-National Environment.
Roles and responsibilities
Setting up the M and Plan, Coordination of the M and E Plan
He or She shall be responsible for producing the M and E plan for the project.
He or She shall assist in the operationalization of the M&E plan and the approved results tracker for the project.
He or She shall provide a firsthand technical Assistance to the project
He or She shall assist in the development and/or finalization of the project Work Plan and keep it updated in accordance with project activities and timeframes as relevant.
He or She shall assist in the tracking, monitoring or revision of the project approved results tracker.
Implementation of the M and E.
Plan and Assist in the development of the overall framework, for project M&E, undertake mid-term project review, impact assessment, final evaluation, develop project Performance Monitoring Plan with relevant data collection systems.
Support in the development and review of tracking/reporting tools for all project activities.
Review the quality of existing data in the project subject areas, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide good baseline statistics for impact evaluation.
Develop baseline data for each project component and all project indicators.
Develop all standard operating procedures for all approved activities in the project.
Develop a standardized reporting template capturing all indicators for key implementing actors.
Support effective supervision at all levels through the development and provision of supervision grids and all necessary tools for an effective supervision.
Develop a plan for project-related capacity-building on M&E and for any computer-based support that may be required.
Organize and undertake training with collaborating partners on M&E as required.
Human Resource Officer
Qualification and Experience
This role requires the candidate to have bachelor’s degree in human resource management, law or any related field. possession of a master’s degree will be an advantage. The successful candidate shall have 3 years’ experience in a similar role in the development sector. Additionally, He /She must have mastery of administrative correspondence, computer literacy, ability to use general office equipment such as photocopiers, printers, scanners etc. The successful candidate must be fluent in English Language.
Roles and Responsibilities
The successful candidate shall oversee the hiring process, including job postings, screening resumes, conducting interviews, and selecting candidates as the need arises.
He or she shall address workplace issues, handle grievances, and ensure positive work environment.
He or she shall have at least four year of cognate experience in the development sector.
He or she shall organize employee training programs to enhance skills and career growth, manage payroll, employee benefits, and ensure competitive salary structures.
He or she shall ensure adherence to labour laws, organizational policies, and workplace safety regulations.
And maintain accurate employee records, contracts,
Any other duties delegated by and documentation among others
Terms of Reference
Assist the country coordinator with secretarial duties in the administration and management of the project.
Receive, organize and disseminate incoming and outgoing correspondences.
Schedule and monitor project meetings. He or She shall provide Administrative Support to the project team, including scheduling meetings coordinating travel arrangements, and preparing reports.
Draft, proofread, and manage internal and external communication, including emails, manage social media handles, memos, and official letters.
Ensure timely and accurate dissemination of project-related information.
Other roles as may be delegated by the project Management
Maintain an organized filing system for both physical and digital documents.
Ensure proper documentation and archiving of project records, reports, and correspondence.
Assist in organizing project meetings, workshops, and conferences, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and following up on action items.
Ensure adherence to organizational policies and procedures.
Any other function as may be delegated by the Project Team.
Administrative Assistant
Qualification and Experience
The ideal candidate should possess a minimum of Bachelor’s Communication, Human Resource Management, Law, or a related field; a master’s degree will be an added advantage.
At least 4 years of experience in a similar administrative role within the NGO sector.
Good knowledge of French
He or she shall assist in the development and updating of policies
Strong proficiency in administrative correspondence.
Competence in using general office equipment such as laptop, photocopiers, printers, and
scanners.
Excellent time management, planning, and organizational skills.
Safety Officer
This role requires holder of a minimum of bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, Environmental Science, Risk Management, or a related field.
A master’s degree or relevant certifications will be an added advantage.
The ideal candidate should possess at least 3 years of experience as a safety officer or similar role, preferably within the NGO sector or in humanitarian projects. He /she should also have a demonstrated experience in conducting risk assessments, safety audits, and emergency response planning, strong understanding of health and safety regulations, procedures, and industry standards, and experience in creating and delivering safety training programs for staff and field teams. Additionally, the candidate should have competence in using safety-related software and tools for tracking and reporting. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is a must while fluency in written and spoken English are ideal. The candidate should possess the skill to liaise effectively with staff, local partners, and external stakeholders to promote safety and address safety concerns, have high ethical standards and a commitment to promoting a culture of safety, be proactive, adaptable, and able to work independently and as part of a team in high-pressure environments. A candidate who is an indigene or has studied in most of the project communities shall have an added advantage.
Terms of Reference
The successful candidate shall play the following responsibilities:
Conduct regular risk assessments to identify safety hazards and ensure mitigation strategies are in place.
Develop and implement safety policies and procedures in line with national and international safety standards.
Monitor the safety conditions at project sites and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
Perform regular safety inspections to identify areas for improvement.
Provide safety training to staff and field teams, ensuring they are informed on emergency protocols and safety measures.
Promote a safety culture within the project team and ensure staff understand their roles in maintaining safety standards.
Develop and maintain emergency response plans for the project, including evacuation procedures, first aid, and crisis management.
Ensure that all staff are trained on emergency response procedures, and conduct regular drills to test readiness
Oversee the reporting and investigation of safety incidents or accidents, ensuring that they are documented and analysed for future prevention.
Implement corrective actions based on incident reports and follow up to ensure resolutions are effective.
Ensure the TAKEDA project complies with local, national, and international safety regulations and standards.
Liaise with local authorities and regulatory bodies to stay up-to-date on safety requirements.
Ensure that appropriate safety equipment, such as personal protective equipment (PPE), first aid kits, and safety signage, is available and properly maintained.
Oversee the distribution of safety equipment to staff and field teams.
Maintain accurate records of safety audits, incidents, training, and safety equipment inventory.
Provide regular safety reports to senior management and donors as required.
Work closely with project managers, local partners, and stakeholders to integrate safety measures into all project activities.
Continuously assess and improve safety processes and practices within the project, ensuring that safety standards are maintained and adapted as necessary.
Keep abreast of the organization’s best practices and safety innovations to improve project safety protocols.
Perform any other safety-related duties as assigned by the project management team.
Project Driver
Qualification and Experience
The applicant to this role should possess at least GCE O’level.
He/she should have National Certificate of Education and at least 3 years driving experience. A valid driver’s license and experience in the Humanitarian Sector shall be an advantage. Must have a valid certificate of fitness
Roles and responsibilities
The successful candidate shall transport project staff and goods as required in strict compliance with Herwa Community Development Initiative’s travel and vehicle maintenance as well as fleet management policy.
He shall refuel vehicle using an approved fuel voucher and timely record this on the vehicle log sheet.
He shall park vehicle safely at the designated place at the end of each working day not later than 6 pm.
He shall ensure vehicle movement log book is filled timely and regularly.
He shall report immediately to the Executive Director all accidents or issues involving project vehicles.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Composition of application file
An application letter
A letter of motivation not more than 02 pages with 1.5 spacing and a font size of 12
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Two references from previous employment
Credentials
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their handwritten applications and resumes to herwacdi@yahoo.com or deposit an enclosed application at Plot Number 356, Pompomari Bye pass, Opposite Blue Gate International School, Maiduguri.
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Kindly note that the positions are contingent upon the receipt of funding from the funder, TAKEDA Pharmaceuticals.