Job title: Field Coordinator – Benue – Nigeria
Company: Terre des Hommes
Job description: Position Start Date: 01.10.2025.Type of contract: CDMDuration: 5 monthsLocation: Makurdi, Benue State, NigeriaStatus: UnaccompaniedTerre des hommes does not set closing date for this position. Recruitment is on-going until the position is filledTdh: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:Nigeria is a multicultural country with great disparities between the southern regions of the country, which had experienced and still experiences growth and development and the northern regions, seriously affected after 13 years of violent insurgency, leading to massive humanitarian needs for millions of people and provoking terrible socio-economic inequalities in the region for an important part of the population. In the northeast, especially in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY states), the conflict stemming from the insurgency of non-state armed groups (NSAGs) in continues as intensely as ever. The attacks and insecurity have displaced millions of people, devastated agricultural production and other livelihoods, cut off essential services, and caused a crisis of protection. In 2022, some 8.4 million people of the BAY states will need humanitarian aid. Of these, 2.2 million are internally displaced; 1.5 million are returnees who lack essential services and livelihoods; and 3.9 million are members of communities affected by their hosting of IDPs. About 730 000 people are located in areas inaccessible to international humanitarian actors. Although some retain or have developed a degree of coping mechanisms, most rely at least in part on humanitarian aid.Tdh has first been established in Abeokuta, in 2008, and implemented development programmes, such as Migration programs. Activities in the South of Nigeria have been closed in 2019. In order to respond to the Lake Chad Basin Crisis, Tdh has established a country office since mid-2017, in Maiduguri, Borno State. Tdh contributes to the crisis’ response by providing child protection services, education in emergencies, wash and nutrition assistance to most vulnerable children and their families.Moreover, in the line of its expertise and programing positioning at the worldwide level, Tdh also analyzes the situation, as well as the potential response to the crisis on a mid-term basis, regarding the early recovery and nexus approach. Indeed, given its core competencies in term of deployment of a response for primary needs, implementation of development projects, support to the public services and community/social approach of the beneficiaries, Tdh thinks that the organization could have an added value on all the dynamics/programs related to the stabilization or the structuration in other regions of Nigeria.In terms of Responsibilities:Under the Country representative supervision, the Field Coordinator ensures the supervision of operations at the level of the area he/she is responsible for.
- He/she is responsible for staff management, finance and logistics, implementation of activities, programme development and reporting, and security.
- He/She sees to the proper implementation of operations in compliance with the Strategic Planning (SP) of the delegation’s operations in adherence to the general reference framework and the program approach.
- He/She works in direct collaboration with the Delegation personnel and interface directly with the Country Representative, as appropriate for programme strategy, reporting and administration.
- He/She ensures the implementation of the projects and monitor the progress according to pre-established indicators. He/She notifies the Country Representative if there is a need to implement corrective measures.
- He/She supervises all staff assigned to his geographical area.
- He/She feels accountable to the beneficiaries, collaborators and donors.
- In coordination with the Country Representative He/She is responsible for the safety of Tdh teams under their responsibility and oversee the security rules and the area’s contingency plans.
- He/She ensures that their teams and partners have been instructed in the security policies and the general code of conduct and always conform to them.
- Through delegation from the Country Representative, He/She contributes to managing and assuming ultimate responsibility for all the mission’s risks and aspects of access.
The full job description will be shared with the candidates selected to start the recruitment process.Conditions offered:
- Swiss contract
- Gross monthly salary between 5000 CHF and 5800 x13,36 months
- Insurances: sickness, accident, repatriation
- Annual leaves: 25 days/year
- Transport: Flights to duty station and back
Education :Professional certifications in project management, logistics, or humanitarian operations are an assetStrong knowledge of humanitarian principles, donor regulations, and compliance standardProfile:A minimum of 5 years in similar positions or in senior management experience in an NGO environmentExperience directing and implementing protection programs, especially for GBV survivors and childrenRobust experience in program cycle management including in emergenciesSubstantial experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and managing grants from major institutional donorsExperience working with government agenciesStrong experience in managing volatile security contextsFamiliarity with supply chain management and administrative procedures in INGO settingLanguagesEnglish Essential – Hausa, Tiv, and French are considered assetsIT KnowledgeMastery of the usual toolsTdh 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.Are you interested to join our committed team to face this challenge?
Expected salary:
Location: Maiduguri, Borno State
Job date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:02:48 GMT