Area Manager - Maradi, Niger

About the role

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is recruiting an Area Manager for the Maradi / Tillabéri / Dosso / Tahoua area in Niger. The post leads the area office and supervises several field offices, including Tillabéri, Tahoua and Dosso, and contributes to multi-country coherence through the Multi-Country Management Group. It is a fixed-term contract of 12 months with the possibility of extension.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the Maradi / Tillabéri area office and its potential sub-offices, with close supervision of the Field Manager in Tillabéri
• Ensure staff security, including completing security risk assessments for the area and possible new areas of intervention
• Support needs assessment, ensure projects are implemented according to standards and donor requirements, and make sure data collection systems are in place and data is stored and analysed properly
• Help identify programming gaps, take part in assessments for new areas and support the development of the programme strategy
• Lead on access strategy in hard-to-reach areas, adapting SOPs and procedures with the Country Director and country colleagues
• Liaise with donors on new funding and operational areas, with local authorities, donors and humanitarian actors, and support concept notes, project proposals and budgets for scaling up post-emergency activities
• Represent NRC at area-level coordination platforms and feed into advocacy initiatives
• Recruit qualified staff with the Country Office, lead teams on core values, ensure training, work and development plans and quarterly performance feedback
• Ensure sound financial management, including keeping the Master Budget up to date

Required profile

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience as a Senior Project Manager or field manager in a humanitarian and recovery context
• Previous experience in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the role's responsibilities
• Knowledge of leadership skills and profile
• Fluency in French and written and spoken English

Required skills

• Knowledge of the West African and Niger context
• Experience managing safety and security and in insecure or hard-to-reach locations
• Humanitarian and access negotiation competencies
• Strategic thinking, leadership, performance management and resource management

What we offer

• Duty station in Maradi, Niger
• Fixed-term contract of 12 months with possible extension
• Salary at Grade 10 on NRC's national salary scale