OUR COMPANY:
ARK Group is a stabilisation and development company committed to empowering local communities and beneficiaries in conflict, post-conflict, and fragile areas through the provision of evidence-based programmatic interventions, policy recommendations, research and capacity-building. Working with and through local communities, we seek to understand and then mitigate the negative effects of conflict and instability, enhancing social cohesion and resilience whist promoting human security, development and economic opportunity with a focus on the following UN Sustainable Development Goals Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Gender Equality and Partnerships for the Goals.
ARK’s approach combines mixed-methods research with strong, consistent engagement with local communities and stakeholders to bridge the gap between the aspirations of local communities and the priorities of governmental and multilateral actors, thus informing the design and implementation of relevant interventions. Utilising innovative quantitative and qualitative methodologies to generate data, we deliver, monitor, evaluate and learn from our programming.
ARK believes in enabling local communities to realise their aspirations and potential through the participatory design of projects and programmes that address the drivers and causes of conflict and instability. We are responsive and accountable to the communities we work in because so many of our staff and partners are from those communities.
We value inclusive, academically-rigorous, ethically-driven research and participatory design. We are innovators and incubators, finding and nurturing solutions in cooperation with our partners, whilst seeking to bridge the gap between our donors and the communities they wish to support. To the traditional project management disciplines of Economy, Effectiveness Efficiency and Equity, we add Empathy.
With over twenty nationalities in the company, we embrace diversity, nurture opportunity and leverage the youthful enthusiasm of our staff, whilst drawing on the experience and expertise of our more senior staff. We believe in hard work, delivering results that everyone can be proud of, and caring for each other. Our staff are our biggest asset and their welfare is our first priority.
ARK is looking to hire an In-country Project Officer who will work in a full-time capacity from September/October 2021 until March 2022.
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The In-country Project Officer will have experience of institutional capacity building in partnership with government departments or international organisations.
The successful candidate would work on a strategic communications project that seeks to address the challenges posed by trafficking in Nigeria through support of Nigerian agencies and organisations, acting as liaison officer between ARK’s project team and the relevant agencies. The successful candidate would be responsible for day-to-day stakeholder management, implementation of local activities, monitoring and reporting on the project’s overall performance.
The successful candidate would report to the London-based Project Manager and work closely with other members of the project team such as the Head of Communications, Head of Research and other subject matter experts who will travel to Abuja on a regular basis to deliver project activities in support of ARK’s projects.
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Requirements
Essential