Local Government Area (LGA) Manager at DAI

Position Objectives:

The LGA Manager in Bauchi State will oversee and implements all aspects of State2State at the LGA Level. They will individually provide support to their respective State led activities and ensure relevant LGA interventions within the state.

Responsibilities:

The LGA Manager will be responsible to provide strategic leadership for the LGA level engagement activities and, effective management of reform support with local government representatives and community level stakeholders.

LGA Manager will be responsible for: delivering support for improved governance and service delivery within the local government; maintaining strategic relationships with government counterparts and other relevant stakeholders, including local government, civil society and development partners; taking overall responsibility for operation and technical delivery of LGA activities whilst ensuring governance improvements are owned and delivered by the state governments under their own agenda; engaging local partners in setting sector and budget priorities and strengthening LGA budgeting and planning procedures while adapting existing citizen guides to the budget and co-create CSO grants to raise budget literacy;

applying a Do No Harm approach, work with local partners to mitigate the potential for conflict by using grants to forge partnerships between state and LGA institutions and CSOs to support participatory mechanisms for dialogue on budget priorities; provide training and mentoring to LGA finance and administration staff on developing systems for more rigorous controls on LGA expenditures; focus on tracking improvements at the state and LGA levels in all areas of governance including auditing, budgeting and planning, and procurement processes as well as the ability to address conflict; provide M&E support at both the state and LGA levels including establishing KPIs that flow down to the LGA level on health, education, and WASH facilities.

Reporting: The LGA Manager will report to the State Team Lead Bauchi State and will coordinate closely with the MEL Director on M&E matters, and other Specialists in the team.

Line Management: The LGA Manager will supervise the LGA Coordinators.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or HND in a relevant field such as social sciences, law, development studies, or relevant field required. Master’s degree is preferable. However, four (4) additional years of relevant international development experience can be substituted for the bachelor’s degree
• At least nine (9) years of demonstrated experience in the successful implementation of international development activities or relevant technical activities, with preference given to democracy and governance activities under a USG instrument, related to technical area of the position.
• Experience of leading successful reform interventions and evidence of good working relations with relevant local, ward, and state-level governments and other key stakeholders.
• An ability to manage relationships and a sound understanding of institutional change in complex environments.
• An excellent understanding of financial and technical delivery, monitoring and evaluation of program impact and reporting against results.
• Prior experience in overseeing the awarding and managing grants to local organizations to promote democracy and governance goals preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Local Language.

Applications from women, people with disability and young people who meet the above qualifications are encouraged.