Head of Support Nigeria - Abuja

Job summary

The Head of Support role is a Country Management Group position that oversees all the support functions, logistics, human resources, finances and ICT within the mission.

The role is key to ensuring NRC's programmes and partners are receiving the support needed to implement assistance of high quality and help more, better.

Responsibilities

• Line management for support managers of Finance, HR, Admin and Logistics and ICT
• Member of the Country Management Group (CMG)
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and handbooks and donor/auditor requirements
• Facilitate the support function`s strategic input to the development of the Country Strategy and Plan of Action
• Accountable to ensure quality support to project implementation
• Facilitate the establishment and monitoring of master support budget, country level budgets and the Budget Programme Overview (BPO), including assessment and monitoring of costs and resource allocation
• Responsible for the strategic development of country structures, related technical systems, human resource capacity and allocation
• Accountable for the development of new and updated country specific technical SOPs, guidelines and tools related to programme support.
• Collaborates with and supports the Risk and Compliance Manager in the resolution of fraud and corruption investigations and complaints.
• Provide input on operational support in proposal development, coordinate and align operational support with programme plans

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience from a senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Expertise in allocation of resources and costs
• Documented results related to the position's responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English-both written and verbal

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