Area Support Manager at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Full Time

Job Title: Area Support Manager

Job Identification: 13326
Location: Yola, Adamawa
Job Category: Coordination
Job Schedule: Full time

Responsibilities
What you will do:

• The Area Support Manager will work in the different areas of Finance, Logistics, HR and ICT.
• Line management for support staff such as Finance, HR & Admin, Logistics and ICT
• Member of the Area Management Team (AMT)
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and handbooks and donor/auditor requirements
• Provide input on operational support to the Area Plan of Action and coordinate and align active support with Programme plans at Area level.
• Responsible for ensuring quality support to project implementation.
• Facilitate Area Support Budget, area level budgets, including support costs.
• Responsible for developing regular reports on the Area level to the Country Office and AM
• Responsible for implementation of new country-specific technical SOPs, guidelines, and tools in Area (HR, Logistic/ICT and Finance)
• Facilitate training for programme staff on finance, logistics and HR procedures.
• Responsible for technical capacity building of support staff (HR, Logistic/ICT and Finance)
• In addition to this, the new Area Support Manager will also work on Compliance, Resource Management, establishing systems and procedures and support the Emergency Response.

Qualifications
What you will bring:

• Minimum of four years in a middle management position in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Experience in Finance or Logistics managerial position required.
• Solid knowledge of HR, finance, and logistics routines in a humanitarian context
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Experience in remote management
• Knowledge of the Nigeria Emergency Response crisis an asset
• Experience of partnership an asset
• Previous NRC experience in a similar role an asset

Behavioural competencies:

• Managing performance and development
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing resources to optimize results.
• Initiating action and change.

Application Closing Date
3rd January, 2024.