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Job Identification: 104847

The Opportunity 

• Abt seeks a qualified Finance and Administration (F&A) Director to support an anticipated USAID-funded Nigeria Feed the Future (FTF) activity to catalyze private sector investment in the agriculture sector as part of USAID’s Global Food Security Strategy.
• The Activity will apply market systems development approach to increase productivity of focus commodities, increase access to markets, increase income and livelihoods opportunities for farmers, increase access to affordable and nutritious foods for vulnerable communities, and facilitate private investment in the agriculture sector. 
• The Activity will apply a value chain development approach to value chains identified by USAID. 
• The F&A Director will report to the Chief of Party (COP) and oversee the compliance in finance and administration of project activities. 
• This position will be full-time, based in Abuja, Nigeria, and is contingent upon award.

Core Responsibilities 

• Ensure that project budget projections, expenditure, tracking, and reporting are in accordance with Abt and USAID project requirements, procedures, and practices for compliance and audits.
• Develop and manage project banking procedures and transactions.
• Oversee the development of financial reporting and tracking, administrative and operations management systems and processes required to support project implementation, ensuring compliance with USAID and Abt policies and regulations.
• Oversee the administration of grants 
• Manage the provision of operational support to project activities, ensuring that project senior management and program staff have the support required to implement planned activities.
• Provide ongoing financial administration to the project including approvals of purchase requisitions, local consultant agreements, and vendor invoices.
• Oversee procurement efforts for the project including selection and negotiation with vendors, and management of subcontractors on the project in compliance with USAID and Abt Associates procurement regulations.
• Supervise institutional subcontracts with assistance from the home office project team.
• Guide the administrative team on aspects of project annual work planning, and ensure that quality operational plans, budgets, and reports are submitted as per contract agreements.
• Oversee all human resources management functions – recruitment, hiring, transition and termination; benefits administration; performance appraisal and ongoing performance management; leave tracking; rewards and recognition; disciplinary processes – in collaboration with the home office-based project team and Abt’s human resources department.
• Supervise all financial, administrative, and operational project support staff.
• Provide training to staff on project procedures and build skill-levels of project staff in the area of finance, administration, and project management.
• Contribute financial reports to monthly and quarterly reporting processes, to enable the COP to provide regular status and progress reports to USAID and Abt Associates.
• In collaboration with the COP, coordinate with the home-based project management team to assure that all managerial and administrative matters are communicated, and actions comply with the provisions of the Contract and with USAID.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Management, or other relevant field required; Master’s preferred. 
• At least 10 (with a Master’s degree) or 12 years (with a Bachelor’s degree) of professional work experience in the financial and administrative management of large complex development projects required
• At least 4 years of experience overseeing and managing F&A for USAID-funded programs in Nigeria
• Supervisory and/or management work experience including: (1) direct supervision of professional and support staff; (2) quality evaluation of staff performance and deliverables; (3) contract management (required); and (4) ability to lead complex programs and motivate multidisciplinary, multicultural teams
• Experience managing financial transactions on USAID-funded programs required
• Previous experience administering USAID grants under contracts required 
• Knowledge of USAID regulations and procedures required 
• Excellent financial management skills and knowledge of management tools and computer applications
• Ability to set priorities and multi-task
• Strong analytical and computer skills, with emphasis on budgeting and financial analysis
• Written and oral presentation skills in English.

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Job Identification: 104848

The Opportunity

• Abt seeks a qualified Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation, and Learning (MEAL) Director to support an anticipated USAID-funded Nigeria Feed the Future (FTF) activity to catalyze private sector investment in the agriculture sector as part of USAID’s Global Food Security Strategy.
• The Activity will apply market systems development approach to increase productivity of focus commodities, increase access to markets, increase income and livelihoods opportunities for farmers, increase access to affordable and nutritious foods for vulnerable communities, and facilitate private investment in the agriculture sector. 
• The Activity will apply a value chain development approach to value chains identified by USAID. 
• The MEAL Director, you will be responsible for the design, implementation and regular updating of the Activity Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Plan (MELP).
• You will lead the process to effectively use data for programming decisions, facilitating continuous implementation learning and adapting, working with team members to ensure the project achieves its performance targets, and overseeing any operational research, studies or assessments. 
• The position will be based Abuja, Nigeria and is contingent upon project award to Abt Associates.

Core Responsibilities 

• Develop and finalize a comprehensive MELP for the life of the project, in collaboration with the project senior leadership, USAID/Nigeria, Abt’s project management officer, and relevant Ukrainian stakeholders.
• Oversee the day-to-day implementation and management of MELP for the project at the central and sub-national levels, including customization, roll out and management of a cloud-based M&E system.
• Collaborate with sector stakeholders and activity partners and beneficiaries to regularly collect quality indicator data, relevant statistics and other technical information to inform project progress towards broad goals and targeted results. 
• Develop, operationalize and oversee MELP components including indicator reference sheets, standard data collection tools and processes, data management approaches, data quality assurance (DQA) protocols, and data analysis plans, and train appropriate program staff in their use.
• Directly supervise and manage the performance of all project-based M&E staff.
• Lead programming and budgeting for activity learning activities, events and products and guide related communications to diverse stakeholders and partners, within and outside Ukraine. 
• Support programmatic decision-making at all levels through data analysis, reporting and communication of program learnings across multiple locations. 
• Collaborate with the Chief of Party to ensure timely preparation and submission of all program deliverables, including work plans and progress reports.
• Liaise with other Abt MEAL Directors and managers on related agriculture and economic growth programs. 

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Science, Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Agriculture, Economics, International Relations or another relevant field.
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant professional experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning on large, complex development projects; experience with USAID-funded activities preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in supporting project baseline and endline data collection and analysis.
• Demonstrated experience managing the day-to-day aspects of rigorous M&E data collection, analysis and quality control for agriculture-related projects that measure productivity, sales and investment. 
• Experience developing and managing learning and adaptation activities, including formulation and regular updating of MELPs. 
• Strong interpersonal skills, initiative, good judgment, demonstrated team leadership, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent report writing, analytical, and communication skills, including oral presentation skills, in English.
• Extensive experience in knowledge management and dissemination of project results to diverse audiences. 
• Advanced computer literacy in basic office applications and preference for experience using communications software.