Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) is a registered local NGO with its head office in
Abuja FCT. (WEWE) is soliciting for individuals to fill job vacancies for a 5-year USAID funded project called "Local Partners for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (LOPIN)" Project for Anambra, Imo, Akwa-Ibom and Rivers States.
WEWE is earnestly looking for individuals who are highly skilled, intelligent, hardworking and exceptional in their field. WEWE is currently soliciting for individuals who have God’s calling on their lives to help widows and orphans, individuals who have a passion for vulnerable children and who are ready to join the WEWE family to help WEWE/USAID achieve its project vision ‘To make Anambra, Imo, Akwa-Ibom and Rivers State the best place to live in Nigeria for over 340,000 vulnerable children and 68,000 vulnerable households.
We are recruiting to fill the following positions:
Data Entry Officer (6 positions)
LocationAkwa Ibom, Anambra, Rivers
Qualifications and Skills
A university degree and HND in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or Physics or Pure Sciences
Strong research and evaluation skills
Strong computer skills especially with MS Excel and the use of MS Excel to do data analysis
Very strong report writing skills.
Improvement Officer/Vulnerable Children (VC) Officer - 6 positions
LocationAkwa Ibom, Rivers
Qualifications and skills
A minimum of a university degree or HND in Social Science, Social Work, Community Development Home Economics, Nutrition, Mass Communication or any relevant course
Minimum of two year in OVC programing or other thematic areas
Strong Communication Skills
Extremely strong computer skills
Strong editing Skill
Very strong report writing skills
Fluency in both written and oral English required
Ability to speak the local language of the region is desirable.
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officer - 6 positions
LocationAkwa Ibom, Rivers
Qualifications and skills
A minimum of a university degree or a HND in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or Physics or Pure Sciences.
Minimum of two years’ experience in Monitoring and Evaluation
Research and evaluation skills such as data analysis.
Strong computer skills (should know how to use MS Excel to make graphs)
Very strong report writing skills
Fluency in both written and oral English
Ability to speak the local language of the region is desirable.
Security Guards - 2 positions
LocationAkwa Ibom, Rivers
Qualifications and Skills
A minimum of a School Leaving Certificate or membership of community vigilante
Improvement Manager - 6 positions
LocationAkwa Ibom, Rivers
Qualifications and skills
A minimum of a university degree or an HND in a relevant courses is mandatory
A minimum of 2 years’ experience in community development work
Experience in orphans and vulnerable children programs is desirable
Experience in managing and supervising staff (Accountant, Improvement officer & M&E officer) - it is important that the Improvement Manager be mature, experienced and knows how to coordinate staff, delegate duties and provide leadership in the absence of the Executive Director.
Extremely strong computer skills (Excellent use of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word)
Strong analytical skills
Very strong report writing skills ( The Improvement Manager will be responsible for writing the first draft of all monthly, quarterly and training reports to WEWE LOPIN, so it is absolutely imperative to for the program manager to have strong writing skills and computer skills, a novice in computer use of Microsoft word and Power Point is highly discouraged).
Fluency in both written and oral English required.
Ability to speak the local language of the region is desirable.
A post graduate degree will be an added advantage.
Cleaner / Office Assistant - 8 positions
LocationAkwa Ibom, Rivers
Qualifications and skills
A minimum of 2 years in cleaning and minor office maintenance experience
Minimum of WAEC/SSCE certificate
Computer Literate
Finance Officer - 4 positions
LocationRivers
Qualifications and skills
A minimum of HND or B.Sc. in Accounting with a second class upper division is preferred
A minimum of (5) year experience in Accounting
Ability to use Quick book accounting software
Experience working on USAID/PEPFAR funded vulnerable children programs
Ability to develop budgets for USAID funded projects
Grant Officer
LocationAbuja
Qualifications and skills
A minimum of B.Sc. or its equivalent with a second class upper division in Accounting.
Membership of ACCA or ICAN will be an added advantage
A minimum of (3) years’ working experience in Accounting an at least four years’ experience in managing sub-grants for local organizations.
Experience working on USAID/PEPFAR funded vulnerable children programs.
OVC Improvement Volunteer
LocationAbuja, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Imo, Rivers
Job Description
Are you an unemployed graduate?
Are you are currently working in a different sector and you are interested in working in the development sector, on a USAID funded project, specifically focused on orphans and vulnerable children?
Are you Intelligent and have high grade point average, second class upper or first class from a polytechnic/College/University?
Are you highly skilled, talented, naturally gifted, very hardworking, upwardly mobile and upcoming, yet humble and God fearing?
Are you ranking top of your field and have won ‘significant prizes’, such as merit awards, employee of the year in your current or previous organization and have significantly contributed to your organization’s successful performance with documented evidence to prove this? (Applicants should list their awards and prizes in their CV for easy of references).
Were you the best student in your class or NYSC with evidence to prove this? Evidence such as a certificate and corresponding professional referees who can confirm this.
If your answer is yes to any of the aforementioned questions, WEWE strongly encourages you to apply for the volunteer position in Abuja, Awka, Anambra State, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom and Imo State.
Qualifications and skills
A minimum of a university degree in any Science or Social Science course
Strong research and evaluation skills
Extremely strong computer skills
Strong analytical skill
Very strong report writing skills
Fluency in both written and oral English required and ability to speak the local language of the region is desirable.
Gender Officer
LocationAbuja
Qualifications and skills
A minimum of a university degree in any Science or Social Science course
Ability to design programs to ensure gender mainstreaming
An understanding of gender norms among children is desirable
Knowledge of USAID recent gender strategy is required
Experienced in conducting gender audits and assessments
Extremely strong computer skills
Strong analytical skill
Very strong report writing skills
Fluency in both written and oral English is required
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their comprehensive CV and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MS word document) explaining suitability for the job to: lopin2vacancies@weweng.org Please indicate the title of the post applied for in the subject line of the email.
Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Deadline: 29 October, 2015