Capital Projects Expert - 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.

What You'll Do
You will be responsible for the delivery, management, and quality assurance of technical assistance related to the Government of Nigeria’s work to develop and institutionalise a standard approach to assessing projects for inclusion in the capital budget:

• You will guide specific areas of the programme based on expertise (e.g., capital budget, governance, investment, etc.).
• You will be responsible for providing technical assistance and guidance in running a full portfolio optimisation process for capital budget consideration, including support and guidance in business case verification process, business case optimisation and portfolio optimisation (ranking of projects).
• You will help develop/fine-tune templates and operational manuals on how to identify, prioritise and rank proposed capital projects.
• You will provide training and capability building for Government officials to institutionalise the knowledge.
• You will help codify projects in uniform templates to increase the integrity of and adherence to the federal budget processes.
• You will be responsible for ensuring an effective monitoring and evaluation system for within your areas of specialisation with a strong learning component.

Qualifications

• University degree in social sciences, politics, engineering, development studies, energy, environmental management and conservation.
• Experience in leading and executing capital optimisation projects in Nigeria, West Africa, or other developing countries.
• Proven track record of advising public and private stakeholders on portfolio optimization processes
• Expertise in developing capital project optimization tools and models, including project screening and prioritisation decision support models.
• Deep expertise/specialisation in one of the following topics: implementing technical assistance programmes for investment decisions, governance, finance, and infrastructure.
• Clear understanding of tools and methods required for assessing investment needs and identifying bottlenecks to economic growth, quality assurance, planning, implementation, and M&E for large scale interventions
• Clear understanding of gender and vulnerable population issues related to power investment in Nigeria
• Demonstrated experience undertaking high-risk projects considered environmentally and socially sensitive.