Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we collaborate to put bold solutions into action – helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within, now and for the future. In Nigeria, Mercy Corps operates in over 13 states focusing on key thematic areas of humanitarian response, conflict mitigation and adolescent girls’ empowerment.

Project Description

Mercy Corps Nigeria’s humanitarian program aims to provide assistance to populations affected by the crisis in Northeast Nigeria.

With funding from humanitarian donors including OFDA, FFP, EU tryst Fund and ECHO, the humanitarian programs engage in several interventions including but not limited to food assistance, logistics and relief commodities, protection, livelihoods, WASH and capacity building of humanitarian response actors. Mercy Corps plans to scale up and expand its humanitarian response in Northeast Nigeria to reach more beneficiaries with additional and varied assistance in a wider geographic area.

Mercy Corps plans to implement a program in 3 states “ISING” or Investing in the safety and integrity of Nigerian girls targeting adolescent girls and boys affected by the conflict in the Northeast.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Program Coordinator, the Intern will be responsible for the day to day support to the department specifically:

Work with the program assistant’s in collecting and compiling all the I-SING documents such as weekly VSLA meeting data, beneficiary lists ensuring they are filed both ins hard and soft copy.

Under supervision raise PR’s for hotel bookings for any trainings and workshops

Track all the items that shall be purchased for the use of livelihood activities such as training material, and refreshments

Support in conducting spot checks for adolescents undergoing vocational skills training, whilst collecting data on attendance

Support the protection officer in conducting learning session community sensitization in identified communities With the support of the assistant’s, track I-SING costs and take the department’s inventory and make request in time

Support the M&E officer in data cleaning as requested

Support program team in consolidating program files in preparation for close out

Support program team to monitor grant utilization for adolescents in the location

Qualifications
Ideal candidates should possess the following qualifications:

BA/S in relevant field preferred

Good organization skills.

Ability to work under pressure

Good oral and written skills and computer skills

Strong computer skills on MS office programs

Fluency in English

Apply here if you are qualified