Governance Advisor, Africa, Nigeria, Lagos

Job Reference Number

2185927

Job Type

International Development Assistance/Emerging Markets

Schedule

Contract

Job Location

Africa; Nigeria; Lagos

Job Summary

Exciting opportunity for a Governance Advisor skilled Governance Advisor to manage health and development plans across states in Nigeria.

Job Description

Cardno Emerging Markets USA, Ltd. is seeking a Senior Governance Advisor to design and implement government capacity assessments and lead government capacity and systems strengthening in planning, budgeting, financial management, coordinating and partnering with the private sector.

Specific tasks and responsibilitiesinclude:

• Coordinate all work activity with the IDIQ Country Director, and ensure all deliverables are met in a timely manner
• Support established state-level Health and Development Plans, build capacity, and promote ownership of interventions, systems and results
• Support engagement of States in a partnership to identify priorities, develop comprehensive state budgets for primary health care that prioritize interventions that are feasible for states to finance and state sustainability plan for these interventions
• Establish approaches and relationships to work closely with state and Local Government Area (LGA) officials and levels to ensure transparency and effective engagement in sustainable health programs
• Design and implement government capacity assessments; and develop criteria for monitoring performance improvement
• Develop a protocol for cataloguing lessons learned and best practices

 Position Requirements:

• Master’s degree (MBA, public administration, finance or similar degree) or equivalent
• 10 years of experience providing technical assistance on donor funded projects
• Expertise and demonstrated ability to provide technical assistance to promote country ownership and sustainability to strengthen health systems
• Experience collaborating with and building capacity of sub-national government leadership, communities, and other stakeholders
• Experience in public administration, finance, organizational development and community development
• Experience in staff development modalities, training assessments and developing training manuals
• Knowledge of best practices and lessons learned in local governance and health service delivery
• Demonstrated progressive relevant professional experience working on a project of similar size and complexity
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and supervisory skills

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