NDLink Project Manager

Job Location – Port Harcourt
NDLink is an online information and communications platform for development actors working in the Niger Delta. It will play a critical role in allowing organizations to build partnerships, expand capacity, and coordinate with one another to achieve sustainable development in the Niger Delta region.
The NDLink Project Manager will be responsible for the overall direction and implementation of NDLink.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Research and keep current on development trends and issues in the Niger Delta
• Plan and execute the implementation of a strategy to position NDLink as an efficient central system to manage and distribute information on Niger Delta development to relevant audiences
• Lead NDLink’s transition towards being a financially self-sustainable membership-based platform
• Oversee a marketing and communications plan to highlight the initiative as a model globally for other local development issues
• Promote proactive and cooperative relationships among development organizations by working collaboratively with potential partners and other stakeholders
• Bring innovative approaches to NDLink to continuously improve the platform’s ability to deliver efficiently.
• Oversee all daily operations of NDLink platform
• Lead, support and evaluate the ND Link team
• Create, track and manage NDLink project budget
• Convert information from NDLink to actionable knowledge through regular reviews and analysis
• Provide project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends

Educational Qualification
A bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Business Administration or any relevant field. A Master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage

Knowledge, skills and experience
• Good knowledge and practical experience of business development approaches with an in-depth understanding of business operations.
• Strong knowledge of Project Management processes and tools
• Demonstrated ability to establish and manage effective relationship and partnerships with key stakeholders, both online and offline
• Experience working with diverse team including web developers, journalists and graphic artists
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent decision making and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to self-motivate and motivate others is strongly desirable
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• 12 – 14 years experience relevant experience, at least 7 of which must be in management position
• Demonstrate openness to change and ability to manage complexities
• Willingness to travel regularly to states within the Niger Delta region
• Good contextual knowledge of local issues, community priorities as well as social and cultural constraints and realities
• Good knowledge of social media
• Understanding of online marketing techniques
• Experience in project start-up activities

NDLink Content Coordinator
Job Location – Port Harcourt
The Content Coordinator will grow an online community of members and subscribers by gathering and producing up-to-date and high-quality content. He/she will need to have an understanding of the target audience and its information needs to accomplish the following;
Duties and responsibilities
• Gather, research, write, review, edit, and organize web content
• Develop and maintain relationships with primary sources, content partners, and member organizations
• Foster a sense of community around NDLink by monitoring key online conversations to identify trends, write and post information items to influence trends
• Contribute to the development and implementation of online marketing and outreach strategies, including a social media strategy
• Monitor benchmarks for measuring the portal’s impact and report progress to PIND and other stakeholders
• Ensure an appropriate level of integration between NDLink, PIND and P4P website
• Support content management for PIND’s website
• Develop appropriate processes to enable the capture, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information/knowledge between NDLink and PIND’s internal Knowledge Management System

Educational Qualification
A good degree in Humanities, Social Sciences, Business Administration or any relevant field.

Knowledge, skills and experience
• Excellent written communication skills including exceptional demonstrated ability to write engaging communications for a broad online audience
• Ability to work in a fast paced, responsive, “live” environment
• Demonstrated strong research and database management skills
• Ability to summarize complex information clearly and concisely
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks within tight deadlines
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated excellent attention to detail and accuracy focus
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and strong customer service ethics
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated positive, solutions focused and creative working style
• Demonstrated good judgement and ability to operate within an internal approval process
• Experience working in the digital industry, understanding of Content Management Systems (CMS), email, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
• Effective influencing skills, including the demonstrated ability to build positive relationships internally and externally
• Familiarity with development issues in the Niger Delta region

Network Coordinator
Job Location – Port Harcourt
Responsibilities
• Support, implement and maintain Partners for Peace network
• Ensure that membership represents a broad range of stakeholder groups
• Gather incident reports from diverse reliable sources to be included in web map
• Establish mechanism for environmental scanning on threat and report accordingly.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly report from data and information gathered, and forecast targets for key indicators of change.
• Liaise and collaborate with different stakeholders
• Conduct Participatory stakeholder evaluation.
• Build social infrastructure for people to easily link and join the network.
• Ensure the governance of the network is highly democratic and representative of diverse groups.
• Ensure a wide demographic range of members use the website and digital media.
• Ensure established networks are producing newsletters and social media content.
• Ensure the network established are meeting regularly and conducting peace building activities.
• Set up and strengthen P4P networks in the Nine Niger Delta States

Educational Qualification

A bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or any relevant field. A Master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage

Knowledge, skill and experience
• Ability to exercise a high degree of initiative, judgment and a bridge builder.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with communities, network members and the general public.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience of involving the community and other stakeholders in service design and delivery
• Consensus-builder, while still results-oriented and commitment focused
• Good knowledge of information technology and ability to use social media for effective communication.
• 3-5 years progressive experience working in community based organizations.
• Experience with peace building organizations is an added advantage.
• Highly motivated, responsible, self-directed, resourceful and flexible
• Ability to produce good reports is essential

Program Coordinator – Value Chain Appropriate Technology (AT) Support
Job Location: Warri

The Program Coordinator – Value Chain Appropriate Technology Support will endeavour to improve the overall impact of - AT activities within the Niger Delta and will:
• Work with the Program Manager to develop strategies and plans
• Work with the Market Development Officers and their teams to identify opportunities to use appropriate technologies
• Undertake research on appropriate technology options
• Source and when necessary assist in developing appropriate technologies for use in the value chains in the Niger Delta
• Assist in development of appropriate technologies, providing mentorship and coaching as needed
• Develop training programs to build capacity, and share knowledge about appropriate technologies
• Provide technical advice and input to individuals and organizations to build their technical capacity
• Evaluate, manage, and document grant applications for AT projects including monitoring and evaluation
• Ensure compliance with appropriate local and international standards
• Network with agencies, government departments, NGOs, CBOs, etc. working in the economic development and appropriate technology sectors
• And other related functions as requested by management
Educational Qualification
A bachelor’s degree in Agric Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or in a Development related field. A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.

Knowledge, skills and experience
• Minimum of 10 years working experience on Appropriate Technology related projects for socio-economic development programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in program development.
• A demonstrated passion for and knowledge about machines and other types of technology.
• Understanding of agricultural value chains, especially cassava, aquaculture, and palm oil.
• Appreciation of market development approach and intervention monitoring.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• A strong work ethic with high energy
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and adaptable to change.
• Confident, professional, enthusiastic and ethical individual
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills

Security Officer
Job Location – Port-Harcourt
Responsibilities
 Manage operational risk management activities and assessment
 Identify protection goals, objectives and metrics consistent with PIND’s strategic plan
 Provide safety and security advice to PIND’s management, Security Manager, staff and consultants
 Implement PIND’s framework on safety and security of staff.
 Situation monitoring and preparation of risk assessment, preparation and maintaining of standard operation procedures, preparation and maintaining of contingency plans
 Crisis management support to the foundation
 Implement incident reporting and alert system
 Implement and maintain PIND’s field office travel management system
 Implement site security assessments
 Environmental scanning on threat, determine level of risk and apply security phases.
 Work with consultants as appropriate for independent security measures
 Liaise and collaborate with different official and informal national authorities as well as national and international risk management entities.
 Any other related duty as assigned by the Security Manager
Educational qualification
A bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or any relevant field. A Masters degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.

Knowledge, skills & experience
 Comprehensive knowledge of institutional security programs including planning, implementation and control.
 Comprehensive knowledge of general law enforcement methods and procedures dealing with individuals and groups.
 Must be an intelligent, articulate and persuasive leader who is able to communicate security-related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff.
 Ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgment and act quickly and responsibly in an emergency situation.
 Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, other agency personnel, law enforcement agencies, and the general public.
 Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
 Consensus-builder, while still results-oriented and commitment focused
 Experience with risk analysis and contingency planning
 Must have a solid understanding of information technology and information security.
 Excellent working relationship with security agencies and law enforcement agencies in the Niger Delta and Port Harcourt in particular
 6 – 8 years progressive experience working in security department
 Work experience within any of the security agencies (military, police, SSS) will be an added advantage

Peace-building Program Officer
Job Location – Abuja
The position holder must have an aptitude for peace building programs, conflict analysis, understanding the causes of violence while identifying and promoting ways towards peace. S/he will be required to have a good knowledge of how to mainstream peace-building into a range of PIND’s programs and projects. S/he will have a talent for communication and relationship-building at the community level.

Key Responsibilities
 Coordinate PIND’s support for peace-building programs
 Design and develop integrated peace-building program for Niger Delta in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
 Lead in designing and implementation of peace-building approaches and activities for PIND that will create sustenance of peace and economic development in vulnerable and conflict-impacted areas.
 Develop Community Peace Initiatives in Niger Delta Communities.
 Liaise with local authorities, NGOs, CBOs, Government agencies to improve understanding of conflict resolution mechanisms and peace building initiatives
 Liaise with a diverse range of organizations including bilateral and multi-lateral aid agencies, peace building programs and organizations
 Mainstream peace-building as a cross-cutting theme across all PIND programs and projects.
 Identify new peace-building program opportunities for vulnerable communities through effective partnership with NGO’s, CBOs and other partners.
 Monitor performance of peace-building program implementers
 Collect, consolidate and report data associated with peace-building program activities

Educational qualification
A good first degree in a related field of study. A postgraduate degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage

Knowledge, skills & experience
• 8 - 10 years relevant experience, at least 5 years must be in similar position
• Experience working on peace-building or security sector reform in a conflict-affected environment
• Experience working in peace and economic reintegration programs
• Training in conflict mediation/arbitration, non-violence principles or conflict resolution techniques
• Experience working in the Niger Delta
• Strong network of contacts amongst donors and NGOs

Method of Application
Application and CV’s with the job title clearly indicated as the subject of the mail should be sent to; pind@rhizomeng.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applicants from any of the 9 states in the Niger Delta will be given a priority over other applicants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, August 16th, 2013

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