JOB TITLE: Deputy Chief of Party
JOB LOCATION: Yola, Adamawa
JOB DETAILS:
- The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will assist the CoP for the day-to-day technical and operational aspects of the project in Adamawa and Gombe states.
- The DCOP will represent the project to its various stakeholders in the absence of the Chief of Party.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide technical guidance and direction to ensure that the SENSE Project is technically sound, evidence-based and responsive to the needs of the Adamawa and Gombe States and the USAID.
- Direct project implementation through providing oversight to Technical Advisors/Specialists, State-level Officers, and partners.
- Lead in the planning and implementation of all teacher training activities
- Supervise all community engagement activities
- Ensure accurate data is reported by M&E team
- Draft quarterly report with inputs from result area leads
- Support the annual planning and implementation of all project activities in all the Project States.
- Facilitates communications among all project stakeholders.
- Any other duties as may be assigned by the CoP.
Position Requirements
- Master’s degree in education, arts, Mathematics/Statistics or relevant social sciences, Ph.D. is a plus.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in design and management of reading/literacy programs.
- Demonstrated experience and expertise in conducting trainings, preferably in the context of teacher trainings in literacy and numeracy.
- Demonstrated experience and expertise in the development of teaching and learning materials on a donor funded project, preferably in literacy and numeracy materials.
- Familiarity with the Nigerian state education system structure, including the LGEAs and school level management.
- Not less than 5 years’ progressive professional experience in the area of education system strengthening, especially in terms of capacity building of state, LGEAs and school level education personnel.
- Strong understanding of the education context as well as experiences in trainings in North East Nigeria is highly desirable
- Strong communications skills, including capacity to produce polished reports and PPT presentations
- Good working ICT Skills.
Description of Benefits
- Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience and job classification as per AIDIs – AUN salary scale.
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Note
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- This position is a national position and is open to indigenous and/or legal residents of Nigeria.
- AUN is an equal opportunity employer and strives to provide a culturally diverse workforce; we do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race creed, colour, nationality, origin, age, sex, religion and marital status.
Deadline: April 25, 2021
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Job Category | Grants / Scholarships |