Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance(ICLA) Programme Development Manager Nigeria Maiduguri

The ICLA Programme Development Manager in Nigeria leads the design, development, and implementation of ICLA projects, providing technical leadership and ensuring high-quality, context-responsive programming. The role involves managing partnerships, capacity strengthening, and ensuring compliance with NRC policies to improve protection outcomes for displaced and conflict-affected populations.

Responsibilities

• Development of ICLA strategy, technical SOPs/guidelines and Macro LFAs.
• Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, CC tools, handbooks and guidelines.
• Responsible for developing and managing funding proposals, project budgets, and donor reports.
• Overall management of project staff.
• Coordinate and manage ICLA project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements.
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills.
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities and stakeholders and represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters/working groups.
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees, deportees, refugees or migrants in line with the advocacy strategy.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience from a senior-level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Technical protection expertise.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about one's leadership skills/profile.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal, is required.
• Relevant completed university degree (Social Sciences, Anthropology, Geography, Law, Development Studies, etc); Master’s degree or higher is an advantage.
• Professional experience in legal protection programming.
• Experience working with a population with different types of vulnerability.
• Experience in budget management.
• Experience with technical report writing.
• Willingness to travel in areas where NRC has a presence and to spend the night in the field.

Skills

• Project Implementation
• Humanitarian Programming
• Technical Protection Experience
• Legal Protection Programming
• Budget Management
• Technical Report Preparation
• Program Design
• Program Development
• Program Implementation
• Partnership Management
• Capacity Strengthening
• Compliance Management
• Protection Programming
• Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
• Field Travel

Languages

English