Project Manager – RESILAC 2

OVERVIEW

CARE Nigeria is recruiting a Project Manager to provide technical and strategic leadership for the RESILAC 2 project in Borno State, with expansion into Yobe State. RESILAC promotes resilience through social and inclusive economic recovery across the Lake Chad region.

POSITION DETAILS

Employment type: Contract – Full-time

Grade: G

Job status: Nationals only

Number of positions: One

Duty station: Maiduguri, Borno State

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide managerial oversight and technical guidance to the RESILAC 2 project team.
• Lead climate-change, livelihood, resilience, vocational-skills, natural-resource-management, social-cohesion and economic-empowerment interventions.
• Identify technical-assistance needs and strengthen the capacity of project staff.
• Support detailed implementation plans and ensure programme approaches meet CARE quality standards.
• Coordinate with the Country Consortium Lead, sector leads and consortium partners.
• Represent the project in relevant coordination forums and engage government, private-sector and civil-society stakeholders.
• Monitor project resources, donor compliance, technical quality, workplans and implementation progress.
• Facilitate regular project review meetings with government, communities and staff.
• Prepare weekly updates and monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual and end-of-project reports.
• Supervise direct reports and ensure timely performance reviews.
• Document learning, support operational research and contribute to baseline, endline, territorial and market assessments.
• Contribute to CARE Nigeria's resource-mobilisation activities.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Advanced university degree in Climate Change, Agribusiness, Development or a related Social Science.
• At least eight years of relevant work experience with an international NGO.
• Minimum of four years of management experience.
• Experience managing partner organisations.
• Experience in multisectoral resilience-building programmes is desirable.
• Knowledge of Hausa and Kanuri is an advantage.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Application deadline: 31 August 2026.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Qualified women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The selected candidate must comply with CARE's safeguarding policies and undergo reference and screening checks.

Qualified applicants should review the complete job description and submit their applications through the official recruitment platform.

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