State Reform Facilitator - PLANE - Kaduna at DAI

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Reform Facilitator (RF) will provide strategic leadership for the state-level engagement activities and effective management of reform research, design, implementation and monitoring for evidence-based policy approaches to education within state governments. In addition, he/she will;

• Maintaining   strategic   relationships   with   state   government   counterparts   and   other   relevant stakeholders, including, civil society, other reform programmes and development partners;
• Taking overall responsibility for the operation and delivery of state activities;
• Managing work planning and budgeting of state activities;
• Ensuring  efficient  and  effective  use  of  resources  while  achieving the best  value  for  money  in  the commissioning of activities;
• Facilitating and delivering governance reform activities whilst ensuring governance reforms are owned and delivered by the state government under their own agenda;
• Using a rapidly learning, flexible, responsive and adaptive approach to facilitating state governance reform.
• Facilitating possible issue-based approaches to resolving specific service delivery problems with a connection to governance as models for governance reform and improved service delivery.
• Facilitating  a  reform  outreach,  knowledge  management,  and  knowledge  market  approach  to supporting governance reform within Nigeria;
• Working with the knowledge management unit and ensuring cross-learning within the states, through the identification of existing networks, and the development of new peer learning platforms and locally developed tools
• Implementing work plans and budgets;
• Coordinating reform advisors, reform facilitators and short-term advisory support;
• Reporting to and liaising with to senior management serving as the primary focal point for state work.
• Contribute to engagement with stakeholders, as appropriate.
• Use evidence on private schools relating to regulation and accountability, Public-private partnership and financial inclusion to engage state government on non-state reforms.
• To identify areas for potential engagement in business environment reforms in the non-state school’s sub-sector
• Develop an activity plan and results chain for each intervention and review such documents on a periodic (at least quarterly) basis.
• Provide a written progress report to the State Team  Leader monthly and contribute to the quarterly programme reports to FCDO.
• Conduct  Public Private Dialogue with policymakers to address reform on low-cost private schools and Tsangaya schools serving low-income households, and address core needs of schools.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS 

• 4 – 6 years of experience in policy development and a strong track record of delivering results on complex multi-component programmes;
• A minimum of a university degree
• Experience in leading successful reform interventions and evidence of good working relations with relevant Federal government agencies;
• An ability to manage relationships and a sound understanding of institutional change in complex environments;
• Extensive experience in Nigeria specifically working at the State level;
• Cultural sensitivity and a good understanding of the education challenges of Nigeria and its dynamics;
• Experience in management of diverse teams and effective performance management;
• An excellent understanding of financial and technical delivery, monitoring and evaluation of programme impact and reporting against results;
• Excellent communication skills and ability to develop high-quality written materials.
• Experience working in Nigeria specifically in Northern Nigeria
• Previous experience of conducting and commissioning research
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
• 5 years of experience of managing change in the public sector and a strong track record of delivering results on.