Principal Manager, Corporate Planning Strategy at Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)

Job Description

• Receive, document and coordinate plans and propositions for actions and tasks to be undertaken by Divisions and Units of the Commission 
• Harmonize, synthesize and follow-up on the implementation of Action Plans and Strategic Plan of the Commission 
• Track performance of tasks and timelines. 
• Report and flag challenges/impediments, arising from outcome of reviews and analysis of performance tracking 
• Provide scenarios and options to aid decision making. 
• Review external and internal documents and make recommendations as appropriate. 
• Articulate policy propositions and positions of the Commission, based on its mandate, mission and vision. 
• Propose and conduct Knowledge Management functions to enhance manpower and corporate productivity. 
• Review work-plans with a view to advise and recommend short-, medium- and long-term implementation strategies 
• Interface with institutional, governmental, non-governmental stakeholders and partners on matters brought to the attention of the Commission and engage stakeholders as required. 
• Work with both internal and external stakeholders to gather/collect data for review and analysis 
• Understand stakeholders’ data and the relationship between data components 
• Analyse data with a view to recommend improvements in operations within the organization and in the power sector 
• Identify and understand problems through forecasting, gap analysis, quantitative reporting, research, and statistical analysis 
• Write reports, white papers, and other published documents.

Minimum Qualifications / Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in any Social Sciences, Business Administration, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, information Science or Communication Sciences.
• First Degree (2.1) or Master's in Project Management;
• PMP certification would be an added advantage.  
• Team player, ability to work under Pressure, Self-Starter, able to work with minimum supervision and Excellent audience-facing, writing and verbal communication skills. 
• Working experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and general Microsoft Office, MS 365.  

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 15 years experience in a senior applied Project Management position, or data management/analytics environment; experience in IT, economics, business/systems analysis, familiarity with PMBOK.