Program Coordinator with Multisectoral Field Leadership

Location:

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Posted:

March 11, 2026

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EMMANUEL JOHN

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Experienced humanitarian programme management professional with over 9 years of progressive experience leading multi-sectoral humanitarian programmes in Nigeria and Yemen. Proven expertise in programme design, implementation, coordination, budget management, and team leadership across sectors including Health, Nutrition, WASH, Protection, GBV, Child Protection, and Emergency Response.

Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale donor-funded projects (USAID-BHA, OFDA, and others) while ensuring compliance with donor regulations, quality standards, and organizational procedures. Skilled in strategic planning, stakeholder coordination, capacity building, and monitoring & evaluation, with a strong track record of delivering results in complex, conflict-affected environments.

A proactive and solutions-oriented leader committed to accountability, quality programming, and continuous professional development, with the ability to build strong teams and foster partnerships to improve humanitarian outcomes for vulnerable populations.

EDUCATION

MSc. Disaster Risk Management

University of Maiduguri – Borno State, Nigeria

2019 – 2022

BSc. Economics

Adamawa State University – Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria

2006 – 2010

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Programme Manager – Multisector

INTERSOS – Yemen Mission

March 2023 – Present

• Managed a multi-sector humanitarian program portfolio worth over $5M across multiple operational areas, supervising 5 Project Managers and ensuring timely delivery of lifesaving interventions to over 100,000 vulnerable beneficiaries.

• Led the implementation of multi-sector humanitarian programs (e.g., health, nutrition, protection, or emergency response) in complex crisis settings, ensuring projects were delivered on time, within budget, and in line with donor requirements.

• Supervised and mentored multiple Project Managers, strengthening their capacity in project planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting to improve program performance.

• Managed the full project cycle (assessment, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation), ensuring programs achieved their intended results and met humanitarian standards.

• Oversaw multiple donor-funded projects, ensuring compliance with donor regulations (e.g., DG ECHO, UN agencies, BHA, OCHA) and timely submission of high-quality reports.

• Supervised project budgets, burn rate monitoring, and financial planning, ensuring effective utilization of funds and timely budget revisions when required.

• Led the preparation and submission of monthly, interim, and final donor reports, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance with donor reporting standards.

• Worked closely with MEAL teams to track project indicators and monitor progress, ensuring programs were evidence-based and results-oriented.

• Contributed to the development of successful funding proposals, helping secure funding from institutional donors to expand humanitarian programs.

• Coordinated closely with logistics, finance, and procurement teams to ensure timely procurement of essential supplies including drugs, medical equipment, and program materials.

• Conducted regular field visits and program reviews, providing technical guidance and support to project teams to ensure quality program delivery.

Deputy Programme Manager

INTERSOS – Nigeria Mission

May 2022 – March 2023

• Supported the implementation of a USAID-BHA funded multisector humanitarian project across Borno State, coordinating Health, Nutrition, WASH, and Protection interventions that improved access to essential services for over 50,000 internally displaced persons and vulnerable households

• Successfully supported the planning and implementation of integrated humanitarian programs (Health, Nutrition, WASH, and Protection) in conflict-affected communities, ensuring services were delivered on time and according to donor guidelines.

• Led the preparation and consolidation of detailed project workplans, ensuring program activities were aligned with approved proposals, timelines, and operational priorities.

• Monitored program implementation using effective monitoring systems, ensuring activities were delivered on time, within scope, and according to quality standards.

• Led monthly financial forecasting and expenditure planning, ensuring alignment between program activities and approved budgets.

• Analyzed monthly budget vs. actual expenditures, identifying variances and recommending corrective actions to maintain financial efficiency and donor compliance.

• Facilitated coordination among Health, Nutrition, WASH, and Protection teams, ensuring integrated programming and synergy across sectors to maximize impact for vulnerable populations.

• Worked closely with logistics and finance teams to ensure timely procurement and supply of program materials and commodities necessary for project implementation.

• Collaborated with the MEAL team to track indicators, conduct assessments, and analyze program performance, ensuring evidence-based decision-making.

• Conducted regular field visits to project sites, assessing program quality, identifying implementation challenges, and supporting teams with technical guidance and solutions.

• Led the development and compilation of donor reports, case studies, and impact stories, ensuring compliance with USAID-BHA reporting standards and timelines.

National Project Manager

INTERSOS – Nigeria Mission (Borno, Adamawa, Zamfara)

May 2022 – March 2023

Budget: £1.5 Million Staff Managed: 13

• Managed humanitarian project activities across multiple LGAs in Borno State, supervising 10+ staff and ensuring timely delivery of services to over 15,000 vulnerable beneficiaries while maintaining full compliance with INTERSOS and donor standards.

• Coordinated the planning and implementation of humanitarian projects across multiple locations in Borno State, ensuring activities were delivered on time and in line with project strategy, donor guidelines, and organizational policies.

• Prepared and regularly updated detailed project workplans, ensuring effective tracking of activities and timely achievement of project objectives.

• Supervised Project Officers and Reception Center Supervisors, providing mentoring, coaching, and performance management to strengthen staff capacity and improve program delivery.

• Supported data collection, analysis, and monitoring of project indicators, ensuring programs were implemented according to targets and evidence-based decision-making.

• Led the preparation and consolidation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly narrative reports, ensuring compliance with internal reporting standards and donor requirements.

• Maintained strong working relationships with consortium partners such as Solidarités International and other humanitarian actors, improving coordination and program effectiveness.

• Contributed to the development of concept notes, project proposals, and intervention strategies, ensuring programs were designed based on community needs and contextual realities.

• Worked closely with the logistics department to develop procurement plans and coordinate supply needs, ensuring timely delivery of materials required for project implementation.

• Reviewed and verified financial documents including invoices, receipts, and attendance records, ensuring proper documentation and timely processing of payments.

• Conducted regular field visits and program review meetings, identifying operational risks, monitoring progress, and implementing corrective actions to improve project outcomes.

Project Coordinator (Child Protection, FSL, WASH & Nutrition)

Save the Children International – Nigeria

September 2021 – May 2022

Budget: £1.5 Million Staff Managed: 29 + Implementing Partner

• Successfully coordinated the implementation of multi-sector humanitarian projects across multiple LGAs in Borno State, ensuring timely delivery of activities and reaching over 30,000 vulnerable children and households affected by conflict.

• Oversaw project budgets exceeding $1.5M, monitored Budget vs Actual (BvA) reports, and ensured 100% compliance with donor financial regulations, minimizing budget variances and improving financial accountability.

• Developed and implemented comprehensive project workplans, procurement plans, and implementation strategies, ensuring project activities were delivered on schedule and aligned with donor logframe indicators.

• Managed and mentored 20+ project staff including sector focal points and field officers, strengthening staff performance, improving accountability, and promoting a high-performing team environment.

• Produced timely and high-quality donor narrative and financial reports, ensuring full compliance with internal and external reporting standards and strengthening donor confidence.

• Represented the organization in inter-agency coordination forums, government meetings, and humanitarian clusters, improving collaboration with NGOs, UN agencies, and local authorities to strengthen child-focused responses.

• Conducted rapid needs assessments and community consultations in emergency-affected areas, identifying priority needs and contributing to evidence-based project design and proposal development.

• Coordinated logistics and procurement processes aligned with project procurement plans, ensuring timely availability of supplies and resources required for effective project implementation.

• Supported project teams to collect, analyze and utilize program data, improving monitoring against logframes and strengthening accountability to beneficiaries and donors.

• Ensured strict adherence to child safeguarding policies, promoting safe programming practices and strengthening awareness among staff and partners on child protection and safeguarding principles.

Program Manager – GBV

International Medical Corps (IMC)

January 2021 – September 2021

Budget: £1.5 Million

• Led the implementation of comprehensive GBV response and prevention programs in conflict-affected communities, ensuring survivor-centered services including case management, psychosocial support, and safe referrals for vulnerable women and girls.

• Developed and operationalized multi-sector referral pathways connecting health facilities, legal aid, psychosocial services, and protection actors, ensuring survivors had access to timely and confidential support.

• Designed and delivered technical trainings on GBV case management, survivor-centered approaches, and international GBV minimum standards to staff, community volunteers, and partner organizations to strengthen GBV response systems.

• Successfully supervised and mentored GBV Community Assistants, Case Worker Supervisors, and Women & Girls Safe Space (WGSS) staff, strengthening staff capacity, improving service quality, and ensuring adherence to program standards.

• Engaged and built strong working relationships with Ministry of Women Affairs, law enforcement agencies, and other government stakeholders to promote coordinated responses to gender-based violence.

• Prepared and implemented detailed program workplans aligned with donor requirements, ensuring timely delivery of GBV activities and achievement of project objectives.

• Coordinated community-based prevention campaigns and behavior change communication activities, engaging religious leaders, traditional leaders, and youth groups to challenge harmful gender norms.

• Monitored program budgets and expenditures in collaboration with program coordinators, ensuring compliance with donor regulations and effective use of resources.

• Supported staff to collect, analyze, and report GBV program data, contributing to evidence-based programming and timely donor reporting.

• Represented the organization in GBV coordination forums and inter-agency meetings, strengthening collaboration among humanitarian actors and improving service delivery for survivors.

Project Team Leader – COVID-19 Response

Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Budget: $4.5 Million

• Successfully supported the planning and implementation of COVID-19 response activities, ensuring effective delivery of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and psychosocial support (PSS) interventions in affected communities.

• Prepared detailed project work plans and implementation schedules, ensuring timely delivery of activities and alignment with donor requirements and project objectives.

• Supported field teams to build strong community engagement networks, improving awareness and community participation in COVID-19 prevention and response initiatives.

• Provided technical supervision and mentoring to IPC and PSS field staff, strengthening their capacity to implement COVID-19 prevention activities and provide community-based psychosocial support.

• Worked closely with MEAL teams to conduct needs assessments, monitoring visits, and post-distribution monitoring, using findings to improve project implementation and service delivery.

• Coordinated with WASH, Shelter, Protection, and Health teams, ensuring integration of IPC activities across sectors and improving the overall effectiveness of the response.

• Actively participated in IPC and public health coordination meetings, representing the organization and contributing to coordinated humanitarian response efforts.

• Initiated and tracked procurement and distribution of PPEs, hygiene materials, and project supplies, ensuring timely availability of resources for frontline staff and community interventions.

• Maintained accurate project records and supported the preparation of donor reports, ensuring compliance with project documentation and reporting standards.

• Carried out regular field visits to project sites, providing technical support to field teams and ensuring quality implementation of IPC and psychosocial support activities.

Program Manager – GBV

International Medical Corps (IMC)

January 2019 – July 2020

Budget: £1.5 Million

• Led the implementation of survivor-centered GBV programming across conflict-affected communities in Borno State, ensuring confidential case management and psychosocial support services for over 2,000 women and girls.

• Developed and operationalized a GBV referral network linking 25+ service providers including health facilities, legal aid organizations, protection partners, and psychosocial service providers to ensure timely survivor support.

• Designed and facilitated technical training for over 120 frontline staff, community volunteers, and government actors on GBV case management, survivor-centered approaches, and international GBV minimum standards.

• Coordinated community awareness campaigns reaching more than 15,000 community members, engaging religious leaders, traditional leaders, and youth groups to challenge harmful gender norms and promote prevention of violence against women and girls.

• Strengthened collaboration with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Ministry of Health, and judicial actors, contributing to improved coordination on GBV service provision and policy implementation at state and local levels.

• Developed and implemented detailed annual work plans and operational strategies, ensuring 100% timely delivery of project activities in line with donor and organizational standards.

• Managed a GBV project budget of over $1.5 million, ensuring compliance with donor regulations, accurate expenditure tracking, and efficient resource allocation.

• Strengthened program monitoring systems and supported teams in collecting and analyzing GBV program data, contributing to high-quality donor reporting and evidence-based program adjustments.

• Collaborated with Health, Nutrition, and WASH sectors to integrate GBV risk mitigation into humanitarian services, improving protection outcomes for vulnerable populations.

• Supervised and mentored 25 GBV staff and community volunteers, strengthening team performance, improving technical capacity, and ensuring consistent adherence to GBV best practices.

Community Engagement Officer

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

November 2016 – January 2019

• Successfully designed and implemented a 2.5-year community engagement strategy, ensuring meaningful participation of IDPs and host communities in decision-making processes for urban resilience planning.

• Facilitated regular community dialogue forums and participatory planning sessions, enabling residents to identify priority risks (flooding, fire outbreaks, conflict, disease) and propose locally driven solutions.

• Developed and operationalized community feedback and accountability mechanisms, allowing residents to safely raise concerns, provide input, and monitor project progress.

• Supported comprehensive mapping of urban risks and vulnerabilities in targeted neighborhoods, including displacement pressures, environmental hazards, and service gaps.

• Promoted social cohesion initiatives and inclusive community activities that strengthened relationships between IDPs and host communities and supported sustainable local integration.

• Strengthened collaboration between community leaders, municipal authorities, humanitarian partners, and private sector actors, ensuring coordinated implementation of resilience-building interventions.

• Represented the project in inter-agency coordination meetings, community forums, and government engagements, advocating for community priorities and urban resilience initiatives.

• Provided technical oversight and coordination support to consortium partners (ACTED and IMPACT) to ensure alignment of activities with the area-based project strategy.

• Supported the capacity strengthening of community committees and local leaders to participate in risk management, disaster preparedness, and community-led development initiatives.

• Developed strong monitoring and reporting systems for community engagement activities, ensuring lessons learned and community feedback informed program adjustments and improved project outcomes.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Humanitarian Programme Management

• Multi-sector Project Implementation

• Budget & Grant Management

• Team Leadership & Capacity Building

• Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL)

• Donor Compliance & Reporting

• Stakeholder & Cluster Coordination

• Security & Context Analysis

• Community Engagement & Protection Programming

• Strategic Planning & Proposal Development

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES