Nigeria Coordinator at Montrose

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Support the identification of key stakeholders in Nigeria
• Develop and maintain linkages with key stakeholders on request from the USEDATA Regional Director
• Consult with identified stakeholders within civil society, government, and extractive industry on how to source data in-country
• Support the establishment of the National Steering Group (NSG) for the Nigeria data pilot
• Support the collection of in-country data as identified and prioritised by the technical team
• Provide inputs and gather information in-country including key issues, political and environmental considerations and stakeholder issues
• Support the USEDATA Regional Director on the technical design of the Nigeria data pilot, based on contextual mapping and country requirements
• Support the identification, planning and implementation of the Nigeria data pilot activities
• Compile country-level information for inputs to project reports and other documents
• Support the drafting of inputs for country-level project reporting
• Monitor, evaluate and report on the progress and outputs of the Nigeria data pilot as per the results framework
• Represent Montrose within the country as appropriate
• Any other duties that arise for which engagement is appropriate

Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of five years’ experience in Nigeria related to the extractive industries sector
• Deep contextual knowledge and understanding of Nigeria
• Extensive knowledge and background of Nigeria’s extractive industries sector
• Experience engaging with private, public and civil society sectors in Nigeria and able to move between players, building trust and common goals
• Sufficient understanding of open data
• Track record of working in a team and ability to work remotely
• Extensive experience in research and data collection
• Excellent experience with stakeholder engagement, preferably in Nigeria
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of DFID and other large donors
• Proficient computer skills, in particular Microsoft applications