Job Description
Apply for the Capacity Building Officer role at 3iS in Abuja, Nigeria. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead and support training initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and institutional strengthening activities focused on disaster preparedness and information management. The role is open to Nigerian residents who are passionate about humanitarian action, capacity development, and strengthening national systems for data-driven decision-making.
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Capacity Building Officer – 3iS, Abuja, Nigeria
Publish Date: 22 August 2025
Application Deadline: 05 September 2025
Organization Overview
3iS (Information Systems International) is a non-profit organization specializing in the delivery of high-quality information management (IM) services to humanitarian and development partners worldwide. The organization works at the intersection of data, technology, and humanitarian response to ensure that reliable, timely, and actionable information is available to decision-makers.
Through its work, 3iS supports national governments, UN agencies, NGOs, and local partners to improve how data is collected, analyzed, visualized, and used. A key pillar of 3iS’s mission is capacity building, ensuring that local authorities and national institutions are not only supported during emergencies but are also empowered to manage their own information systems independently in the long term. In Nigeria, 3iS plays a critical role in strengthening disaster preparedness and response systems by building sustainable IM capacity at national and sub-national levels.
Position Overview
The Capacity Building Officer will play a central role in implementing 3iS’s Disaster Preparedness Information Management Capacity Building Strategy in Nigeria. The position focuses on strengthening the technical and institutional capacities of humanitarian actors and government institutions to manage disaster-related data effectively.
Based in Abuja, the officer will work closely with key stakeholders at national and state levels, including government agencies, humanitarian organizations, and civil society partners. The role combines stakeholder engagement, training design and facilitation, needs assessments, monitoring and reporting, and continuous learning to ensure that capacity-building initiatives are practical, relevant, and impactful. The successful candidate will contribute to building resilient systems that enhance preparedness, coordination, and evidence-based decision-making across Nigeria.
Key Responsibilities
1. Stakeholder Engagement & Needs Assessment
- Conduct comprehensive stakeholder mapping to identify and engage key national and state-level actors, including NEMA, SEMA, the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), and humanitarian partners.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders to promote collaboration and ownership of capacity-building initiatives.
- Support the design and implementation of needs assessments using Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), surveys, and participatory approaches to identify information management gaps and priorities.
- Contribute to assessments conducted in Sokoto, Kebbi, Benue, Bayelsa, and at the national program level.
- Analyze assessment findings and translate them into clear recommendations that inform training plans, curricula, and institutional strengthening activities.
2. Training & Workshop Coordination
- Develop, adapt, and regularly update training curricula and learning materials, including manuals, presentations, exercises, and reference documents.
- Coordinate all logistical aspects of training workshops, both in-person and virtual, across Abuja, the Northwest, South-South, and North-Central regions.
- Facilitate training sessions, workshops, and peer-to-peer learning events, ensuring active participation and practical learning outcomes.
- Support and deliver Train-the-Trainer (ToT) programs to ensure sustainability and knowledge transfer within partner institutions.
3. Institutional Strengthening
- Support the development and delivery of structured courses, including the use of online learning platforms such as Moodle.
- Assist with learning management system administration, including course uploads, participant enrollment, and performance tracking.
- Establish and maintain feedback mechanisms, post-training evaluations, and follow-up processes to assess learning outcomes and institutional impact.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of capacity-building approaches based on feedback and lessons learned.
4. Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
- Maintain and regularly update a Capacity Building database, dashboards, and Indicator Tracking Tables (ITT) to monitor progress against objectives.
- Document training activities, lessons learned, best practices, and success stories in clear and timely reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Design and disseminate end-of-activity surveys and compile results to assess effectiveness and inform future programming.
- Support evidence-based reporting to demonstrate the impact of capacity-building interventions.
5. General Duties
- Perform any additional duties related to capacity building and information management as assigned by the Capacity Building Manager.
- Contribute to a collaborative team environment and uphold 3iS’s values and operational standards.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Master’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Humanitarian Affairs, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or a related field.
Experience
- Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in information management capacity building, training coordination, or humanitarian project support.
- Demonstrated familiarity with IM systems, disaster preparedness frameworks, and data collection and analysis methodologies.
- Experience working with tools such as QGIS and other data management or visualization platforms is highly desirable.
Skills
- Strong organizational and logistical coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously.
- Proficiency in data collection, analysis, and visualization tools, including Excel, KOBO, Power BI, Tableau, Google Looker Studio, and QGIS.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for effective stakeholder engagement, reporting, and training facilitation.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and collaborate effectively within diverse and multicultural teams.
Accountability
All personnel are expected to uphold international standards of accountability to affected populations. This includes actively involving communities in project design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, and ensuring that activities are inclusive, transparent, and responsive to local needs.
Job Details
- Job Title: Capacity Building Officer
- Location: Abuja, Nigeria
- Contract Type: National Employee
- Start Date: September 2025
- Duration: 23 months
- Salary: NGN 3,000,000 – 3,185,000 (Gross per month)
Note: This position is only open to Nigerian residents (nationals or holders of a valid residency permit). It is not an expatriate role.
Guiding Principles
3iS is committed to respecting local culture and ensuring a safe, inclusive, and ethical working environment. The organization enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy toward sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, human trafficking, or child abuse. 3iS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Reference checks may be conducted regarding any prior violations of ethical or safeguarding standardsApply by Filling a form on website:https://3is.org/jobs/cbonigeria/ before 05 September 2025