Reform Facilitator at Grid Consulting

Job Summary & Responsibilities

• The Reform Facilitator will be responsible for facilitating improved governance, resource management and service delivery within Kaduna state.
• S/he will also be responsible for maintaining strategic relationships with government counterparts including Federal, State and Local Government, Civil society and other reform programmes and development partners.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic recommendation for state reform activities and effective management of specific technical targets and objectives within the state;
• Facilitate reform outreach programs and support cross learning by developing learning programs/ platforms in conjunction with the central knowledge management unit;
• Oversee result tracking of state activities and will implement work plans and budgets;
• Use a flexible responsive and adaptive approach to facilitate governance reforms while liaising with other Reform Facilitators on short term advisory support;
• Undertaking monitoring of implementation and overseeing result tracking for state activities;
• Prepare periodic reports on progress and implementation of all project activities as well as working with central Knowledge Management Unit to document key findings and lessons learnt on various interventions by the programme;

Qualifications

• Interested candidates should have a degree in Economics, Public Administration, Social Sciences or related fields.
• S/he must have a minimum of 5years' experience working in the public sector, on governance reform, engaging with stakeholders and should demonstrate a strong track record of delivering results on multi-dimensional Governance programs.
• The ideal candidate should also have an excellent understanding of financial and technical delivery, monitoring and evaluation of governance reform impact and reporting against results;
• S/he should also have experience advising successful reform interventions, display excellent communication skills and ability to develop high quality written materials.
• The ideal candidate must also be proficient in the use of Microsoft office packages, especially MS Excel and other relevant database tools.
• Familiarity with work location is essential to the delivery of this programme.

Terms and Conditions of Employment

• The roles is based in Kaduna State with frequent travels to other ARC Reform Offices.
• The programme offers very competitive salary packages; however, local terms and conditions apply.