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Position Description
The Project Officer will be a key member of the Accountability Lab Nigeria team, working to ensure that the Lab’s growing portfolio of projects are managed effectively, efficiently and transparently. The Project Officer will first and foremost lead the Lab’s efforts to deliver on projects against agreed deliverables and timelines, and support design, planning and reporting against grants. The Project Officer will also liaise with other key team members to ensure harmonization across the various grant and project-related elements of the Lab’s work including finances, monitoring, evaluation and learning and strategy. The Lab is a learning organization and it is also expected that the Project Officer will understand and appreciate how to support the Lab to include learning and adaptation into everything it does.
The Project Officer will be a key point of contact for the Lab with donors and partners on issues related to project delivery and will report to the Lab’s Country Director in Abuja who has overall responsibility for internal systems and project implementation.
This role will be based in Lagos and specifically oversee the launch and scale of one of the Lab’s newest initiatives – a nation-wide music competition to support young musicians speaking out for better governance, accountability and anti-corruption.
Responsibilities
Project Management
Reporting
Learning
Success Factors:
Above all, this position requires a superb understanding of program design, management, implementation and reporting. It requires excellent management skills, attention to detail, inter-personal and organizational skills. Accountability Lab Nigeria has the potential to grow very quickly and the successful candidate will need to have the energy, vision and knowledge of the program implementation field to help us deliver on commitments and to improve what we do. The successful candidate will also need to be able to work within a dynamic and culturally diverse team, embodying the organization’s commitment to accountability, transparency and equity. We seek a demonstrated record of assuming significant professional responsibility and delivering on programmatic goals with integrity and humility.
Qualifications:
Duration: Three-month trial period as part of a one-year contract with the possibility for renewal
Reports to: Accountability Lab’s Country Director
Compensation: We are a small organization with a limited budget, but we are committed to paying a competitive rate commensurate with skills and experience. The salary for this position will be N220,000 a month. Additional benefits include: health insurance and travel and communications stipend.
Application Instructions: if interested, please send a resume, cover letter, and contact information for 3 references to apply@accountabilitylab.org. Please specify the title of the position you are applying to in the subject line of the email.
Deadline: close of business on December 10th, 2018. The interview process will include several rounds of interviews and a written test. The position will begin January 5th 2019.
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