Local Governance Coordinators (LG) at Mobilising for Development (M4D)

Job Description
Reporting to the State Programme Manager land bated in Kano), the LGC will provide the key interface and support for the programme at local level. Working across the three focal Local Governments, the role will assist in:

• Supporting the State Programme Manager (SPM) to deliver all the programmes outputs towards accomplishing the programme’s outcome in all the 5 focal LGA is the state
• Strengthening communities, CBOs and excluded groups to engage with service providers and policy makers for improved service delivery and accountability
• Supporting local policymakers and service providers to enhance their capacity to deliver services effectively and be more accountable to citizens
• Supporting the SPM in engaging with other initiatives in the state - such as the DEID funded State Level Programmes (SLPs) and other appropriate state Government initiatives.
• Supervising, supporting and mentoring community Development and Outreach Officers (CDOOs) based in each focal local government area-experience of managing others is required.
• Working with programme’s crosscutters in delivering the programme’s outputs towards achieve the programme’s mission in the focal LGAs and in the state
• Providing technical support to partner CBOs and LGAs in qualifying for M4D grants and effectively and efficiently implementing the grants awards
• Contributing to periodic programmes quarterly, annual and end-of programme reports,
• Performing any other function as maybe assigned by his/her SPM

Requirements

• The candidate will have a strong grasp of development processes, research and data gathering competencies as well as a good Understanding of inequality and social exclusion as well as an ability to contribute to monitoring and evaluation.
• The successful applicants will be educated to degree level in a relevant discipline and have at least three years post- graduation experience.
• The candidate should have strong networking skills, very good report-writing skills, and excellent written and spoken English skills and be very proficient in Hausa language as well.
• S/her will demonstrate a good understanding of local governance and working at the total Government level. Based in Kano, the roles will travel frequently to the LGAs, especially the focal WAs and also outside the state as necessary.