Job Title: LGA Coordinator
Locations: Adamawa, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Gombe, Sokoto
Start Date: January 2020 – August 2025
Background
The purpose of the five-year (2020-2025) “State Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness” (“State2State”) Activity is to increase the accountability, transparency and effectiveness of selected state and local governments (LGAs) in Nigeria. This will be achieved by: strengthening governance systems (with a focus on public financial management [PFM] and procurement, as well as monitoring and evaluation) related to the delivery of services in key sectors (basic education, primary health care, and water, sanitation and hygiene [WASH]); increasing government responsiveness to citizen needs and priorities; and improving government and civil society capacity to manage conflict (through work on prevention, mitigation and reconciliation with the same sectoral partners, not stand-alone assistance to the police or judiciary).
State2State will achieve this purpose by facilitating the strengthening of subnational governance systems in a sustainable manner, supporting the efforts of local reformers and building on locally-derived solutions including, to the extent possible, reforms already working in other parts of Nigeria.
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Position Objectives:
- The LGA Coordinators will support the implementation of all aspects of State2State at the LGA Level.
- They will individually provide support to their respective LGA Managers activities and ensure relevant LGA interventions within the state.
Responsibilities
- The LGA Coordinators will work with partner LGAs using our State-LGA Interface Assessment Tool to identify formal and informal relationships governing subnational governance – and help select LGAs, considering those with the strongest IGR performance potential and the capacity for sustained service improvements.
- The LGA Coordinators will apply the Local Government Performance Index (LGPI) as a baseline for LGA capacity and to identify State2State interventions; support in strengthening LGA budgeting and planning procedures and procurement processes w
Minimum Requirements
- A relevant degree or HND in Social Sciences, Development Studies, etc.
- At least five (5) years of demonstrated experience in local government work in the successful implementation of international development activities, with preference given to governance activities under a USG instrument, related to technical area of the position.
- An ability to manage relationships and a sound understanding of institutional change in complex environments;
- Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences including LGA staff, and community leaders;
- An excellent understanding of financial and technical delivery, monitoring and evaluation of program impact and reporting against results;
- Demonstrates excellent project management skills to agreed timescales (timelines, targets, donor requirements)
- A broad range of experience including logistics, training and capacity building ability
- An understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunity service delivery.
- Flexible, ability to work both as an individual and as a team member and under stress in what can be a harsh environment
- Good planning, organizational and negotiation skills
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- A logical approach to solving problems
- Basic computer skills particularly Microsoft Office
- Fluency in English, Hausa and / or other local languages is required
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] Please list the title of the position and location you are applying for in the subject line of your email.
Note: Women, people with disabilities and young people are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: December 4, 2020
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