Project Coordinator

Company Overview
Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organisation committed to ending world hunger. For almost 45 years, across countries, we have been working to fight undernutrition and support communities affected by crisis across the globe.

We carry out innovative, lifesaving programs in Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Food Security and Livelihoods and Social Protection.

Action Against Hunger began operations in Nigeria in 2010 in response to the high rate of chronic malnutrition in Northern Nigeria, focusing on integrated programming. Action Against Hunger currently implements multi-sectorial humanitarian and development interventions in Northeast and Northwest Nigeria, funded by AFD, EU/ECHO, French Government, GAC, GFFO, SIDA, US Government, and WAM Foundation.

Action Against Hunger is currently looking to fill the role of Project Coordinator who will be responsible for supporting Action Against Hunger programming in coordinating the implementation and ensuring the representation of the FIFSAN  project in Yobe and Borno State Nigeria.

Position Details
Reporting to: Deputy Country Director Programmes
Proposed start date: September 2025
Work location: Borno and Yobe State

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with MEAL department for timely monitoring, evaluation and lesson learning activities;
• Monitor budget utilization of the project partners ensuring that all potential underspend/overspend are highlighted and addressed appropriately in the remaining period;
• Ensure timely coordination with all concerned Program Managers, Field Coordinators to ensure that activities are completed in line with the target and budget spend efficiently;
• Ensure project data management and reporting: ensuring development of a data collection and entry plan complete with tools and timeline that is integrated, ensuring quality production of respective reports;
• Alert and follow up with concerned Progam Managers and Field Coordinators to ensure that the target is achieved, procurement is completed and any pending activities completed in the remaining implementation  period;
• Coordinate with Program Managers and Field Coordinators as well as Advocacy department for capturing success stories and human stories;
• Ensure the project is implemented to meet donor expectations in terms of timely and quality results and budget, including strategies for phase out and sustainability. Ensure coordination between program and operations leads. Ensure ACF program quality standards are adhered to per Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) policy and procedures;
• Ensure project monitoring the implementation of the project activities, its evaluation and its internal and external accountability - by putting in place the necessary mechanisms for project planning and management (meetings, tools, etc.);
• Feedback of information, bottlenecks and issues in the area of intervention are addressed timely;
• Timely consolidation, review and validation of internal (quantitative/narrative) and donor reports, as well as monthly narrative and QAPR;
• The consideration of cross-cutting themes, particularly gender, throughout the process of project implementation;
• Ensure the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation framework: monitoring of activities (collection, centralization, feedback and verification of data), measurement of results (baseline surveys) and impacts, iterative evaluations, etc.;
• More specifically, the implementation and budgetary monitoring of activities under its direct responsibility;
• The technical compliance of the project with the international technical rules, guidelines and standards defined jointly by the country office;
• Encourage the overall quality of project implementation in order to maximize impact;
• Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle;
• Timely reporting any major difficulties encountered in implementing the recommendations and / or the necessary adaptation measures;
• Ensuring, with the support of relevant staff and partners, that functional and accessible complaints and response mechanisms are in place and that feedback and complaints are well received and addressed;
• Ensure compliance with FIFSAN rules and regulations, particularly with respect to financial and grant management;
• Ensure project staff received the necessary support for the effective implementation of the project;
• Participate in the recruitment and integration of project staff;
• Manage staff under direct supervision to create an enabling environment for the effective implementation of project activities;
• Ensure operational supervision of the project's senior staff and contribute to their evaluation and action plan - in consultation with the implementing organizations;
• Contribute to the overall design of a capacity building plan for the staff involved in the project in consultation with the implementing organizations;
• The efficient composition of the Human Resources of the project implementation unit.

Position Requirements:

• MA Degree in related humanitarian studies or Social Science;
• Level of completed higher education (Postgraduate or above) in Project Management Development (a priority), Advocacy or Humanitarian Studies, International Relations or Political Science;
• Professional experience of 5 years in coordinating humanitarian or development activities in a complex environment;
• Experience in coordinating a development project;
• Professional experience in supervision of technical teams and management and in a consortium will be given positive consideration;
• Fluent English speaker;
• Experience in Borno/Yobe State will be given positive.

Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes diversity and inclusion.

The deadline for this position is Friday, 29th August 2025 at 5:00PM.

Action Against Hunger does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing).

Action Against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

Action Against Hunger provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, background, and other checks, and will be expected to adhere to organizational standards and principles.

Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.

Women at Action Against Hunger are entitled to benefits such as maternity leave, compassionate leave for a hospitalized child and creche facilities for babies and toddlers.

All candidates MUST ensure they answer all the questions asked for this application. Failure to do so means candidates will not be considered for the process.