Manager, Private Sector Development Team - Nigeria at Adam Smith International

Managers play a fundamental role in our operating model, managing the technical and financial performance of projects, as well as leading business development. The Manager will be resident in Nigeria.  Specific responsibilities include:

• Support technical and project management teams in the planning, budgeting, and resourcing of interventions;
• Scrutinise intervention strategies and plans as part of the intervention approval process, to ensure that all programme activities will deliver results and value for money;
• Work with the Project Director to create a high-performing programme, including effective human resource management and organisational development;
• Monitor whether programme interventions are on-track to deliver results; flag any issues to the Project Director;
• Ensure that cross-cutting issues such as gender and political economy are effectively mainstreamed into the programme;
• Provide technical and strategic inputs, as required;
• Ensure that project processes and procedures are fit-for-purpose and are effectively implemented;
• Provide financial oversight of interventions including maintenance of a resource burn-rate, an accurate financial forecast and provision of other management reports;
• Support implementation of interventions including financial management, recruitment, duty of care, and contracting;
• Liaise the programme client; support quarterly and annual reporting.

About you

An Adam Smith International Manager should have the ability to build effective relationships with clients from a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds, and to work effectively in politically sensitive and challenging environments. He/she should relish managing teams, should be innovative, energetic, positive, and genuinely committed to achieving lasting change in their work.
We are looking for a Manager who combines the management skills of a professional consultant and the drive of an emerging market entrepreneur, with a healthy appetite for challenges and a desire to travel.

Adam Smith International seeks the following skills and experience:

• A postgraduate degree in economics, political science, international development, business management, or other relevant field from a top-tier university;
• A minimum of 3/5 years work experience in market development, consulting or a relevant industry experience;
• A demonstrated interest in economic development, particularly in developing countries;
• Demonstrated experience of using initiative, client-orientation, risk taking, and working in complex and time-pressured contexts;
• Willingness to travel and to be relocated in Nigeria;
• Outstanding written and spoken English;
• Enthusiasm, flexibility and a strong attention to detail;
• Excellent communication, inter-personal, and team-working skills;
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Visio;
• You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this position.

What We Offer You

We offer you a dynamic and friendly team environment and the opportunity to work on a highly successful portfolio of programmes. We have a strong commitment to our people and strive to live by our principles:
• Take responsibility (Accountability). We are individually and collectively accountable for what we do.
• Always find a way (Resourcefulness). We think innovatively to reach a solution.
• Promote Quality (Excellence). We maintain and promote professional standards in everything we do.
• Commit to the Outcome (Achievement). We take pride in delivering our best to achieve results.

We’ve built a culture to reflect our principles, full of likeminded professionals who are smart, passionate and great at what they do. We offer a highly competitive compensation package and excellent benefits.

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