North East Advisor - Nigeria Infrastructure Programme at McKinsey & Company

Who You'll Work With:

• You will work on our Nigeria Infrastructure Programme and will be based in Lagos.
• Building on the success of the two earlier phases, the programme will provide high quality embedded and short-term expertise to Nigerian government and regulatory counterparts to support improved delivery of infrastructure services.
• We will only contact eligible candidates for interview. No phone calls please. McKinsey is an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities
What You'll Do:

• You will oversee programme's work and build relationships in Northern Nigeria with a particular focus on the North East, and Borno and Yobe States.
• You will work on a range of programmes and policy issues and will support the implementation and monitoring of key programmes, working closely with programme leaders.
• You will be responsible for providing strategic advice on applying the programme approach in a conflict setting and how to address challenges that can arise.
• You will provide support to the technical teams working in Northern states in identifying, determining feasibility and implementing programmes.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding and experience of how to work in North East Nigeria, including a good understanding of the political economy across governments and the security situation
• Management experience of large, multi-stakeholder projects preferably with donor agencies
• Experience managing programmes in a conflict setting, working closely with relevant stakeholders on addressing challenges and introducing required changes.