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Ref Id: SENIO01960
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-Time

Project Summary

• This position is for an upcoming education project in Nigeria, which seeks to improve student access to school and literacy outcomes in a language they use and understand in Grades 1-3 in select areas of Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.

Position Summary

• The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Advisor establishes and manages the overall activity system to track progress towards meeting contract results, indicators and targets.

Reporting and Supervision:

• The Senior M&E Advisor reports to the Deputy Chief of Party and will directly supervise project staff.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure that performance monitoring, action research, and evaluations are consistent with program results and track activity progress towards achieving targets and results;
• Ensure that the methodologies proposed by the contractor to measure the program impact on access, retention, reading and learning outcomes, school safety, community engagement, gender, disability-inclusive, and conflict sensitive measures, are being consistently and systematically tracked and reported;
• Manage and coordinate program effectiveness evaluation, including quality implementation of early grade reading assessment; and
• Manage and coordinate field-based monitoring and evaluation specialists, and any other staff responsible to performance monitoring, oversight, and data collection and reporting.

Required Skills and Experience

• Master's Degree or higher in Education, Research Methods or another relevant Social Science is required. Training in qualitative and quantitative analysis is required;
• At least eight (8) years of experience with design and M&E for programs in the education sector required; West Africa, Nigeria experience preferred;
• Demonstrated success and experience in monitoring results and indicators of education access and quality, learning outcomes, and community engagement required;
• Prior experience organizing, implementing and reporting on early grade reading assessments of oral reading fluency required;
• Prior experience with monitoring and reporting requirements for USAID programs highly desired;
• Demonstrated excellence in communications and interpersonal skills;
• Professional proficiency and fluency in written and spoken English; and
• Fluency in relevant languages of instruction (Hausa, Igbo, or Yoruba) highly desired.

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Ref No: CHIEF01963
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-Time

Project Summary

• This position is for an upcoming education project in Nigeria, which seeks to improve student access to school and literacy outcomes in a language they use and understand in Grades 1-3 in select areas of Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.

Position Summary

• The Chief of Party is responsible for the overall planning, implementation and management of the project as well as the achievement of the goals and objectives of the project in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Reporting & Supervision:

• The Chief of Party reports to the Project Director based in Headquarters and supervises project staff.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical and administrative leadership and expertise for the activity and serves as the primary liaison with USAID on management and technical matters;
• Effectively manage and implement the activity per USAID rules and regulations;
• Lead and coordinate among USAID and ministry institutions and departments as well as other key stakeholders, including USAID implementing partners;
• Supervise activity implementation and ensure the activity meets stated goals and reporting requirements, including n-time submission of all due deliverables to USAID, in compliance with Creative policies and USAID rules and regulations;
• Develop and execute work plans and reports;
• Assure quality of activities, interventions and deliverables, and monitoring and evaluation systems; and
• Hire and manage program staff for effective delivery of program interventions

Required Skills and Experience

• Master's Degree or higher in education Planning, Public Policy, Management and Administration, Social Science or related and relevant field. A focus on education policy change implementation, program/project management, curriculum, bilingual education or early grade literacy is preferred;
• At least 10 years of experience in relevant management, supervisory and technical experience working with programs that are of a similar scope and scale to this project is required. (Of these at least 10 of these years must be in a management/leadership position);
• At least 10 years’ experience in the education sector in Sub-Saharan Africa is desired, preferably with experience in Western sub-Saharan Africa, preferably with USAID funding;
• Demonstrated experience improving evidence-based education programming, capacity building and professional development, including rural, multilingual, and underserved populations;
• Ample experience in project design, policy dialogue, strategic planning and implementation, education reform and national-level quality improvement and classroom reforms is required;
• Prior experience in policy advocacy, monitoring and oversight, capacity development in education sector, and experience in awarding and managing grants to local organizations to promote education-related goals is preferred;
• Political savvy and experience interacting effectively with numerous ministry institutions and senior-level national and subnational-level government officials;
• Demonstrated ability to work in complex, politically charged environments, work across different cultures, and manage diverse teams to deliver impact within agreed timelines; and
• Fluent English; strong oral and written communication skills.

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Requisition Number: SENIO01961
Location: Abuja
Job Category: Manager

Project Summary
This position is for an upcoming education project in Nigeria, which seeks to improve student access to school and literacy outcomes in a language they use and understand in Grades 1-3 in select areas of Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.

Position Summary

• The Senior Learning Advisor provides technical support and guidance to the project’s work in improving the literacy outcomes of students in Grades 1-3.
• The Senior Learning Advisor’s work will be primarily concentrated in the areas of design of quality learning approaches, language-appropriate materials development, and professional development of teachers.

Reporting & Supervision:

• The Senior Learning Advisor reports to the Deputy Chief of Party. The Senior Learning Advisor will directly supervise project staff.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure that children in activity-supported schools and communities achieve improved literacy outcomes;
• Provide technical leadership to the project team, USAID, and other stakeholders on high-quality and developmentally appropriate learning interventions;
• Supervise and provide quality assurance to the production of activity-supported materials, trainings, coaching, and student assessments;
• Provide leadership in organizing curation and authoring of materials that are leveled and differentiated to meet learning needs;
• Ensure that activities and approaches across geographic areas are complementary and equitable, including underserved populations and those in need of inclusive education;
• Liaise with government representatives and technicians on technical matters; and
• Manage, lead, and mentor technical staff.

Required Skills and Experience

• Master’s Degree or higher in education, preferably with a speciality in early grade literacy;
• At least eight (8) years of experience in instructional development and support to education programs;
• At least four (4) years of experience improving educational quality in developing countries;West Africa, specifically Nigeria experience preferred;
• Demonstrated experience improving evidence-based education programming including rural, multilingual, and underserved populations;
• Prior experience with the development and implementation of evidence-based education materials, and preferably materials in local languages, training programs, classroom monitoring protocols, and tests and assessments, including Early Grade Reading Assessment;
• Prior experience with supporting civil society-based monitoring of reading outcomes highly desired;
• Professional proficiency and fluency in written and spoken English; and
• Fluency in relevant languages of instruction (Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba) highly desired.

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Job ID: SENIO01964
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Level: Manager
Job type: Full-Time

Project Summary

• This position is for an upcoming education project in Nigeria, which seeks to improve student access to school and literacy outcomes in a language they use and understand in Grades 1-3 in select areas of Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.

Position Summary

• The Senior Finance Director will be based in Abuja, Nigeria. S/he will provide overall financial management and oversight for the project and will work closely with the Chief of Party (COP).
• This position will also be a liaison with the Home Office to ensure full compliance with regulations and policies with regard to implementation of effective internal controls.

Reporting & Supervision:

• The Senior Finance Director will report to the COP.

Primary Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain financial management and accounting control systems for program expenditures;
• Ensure that the project meets all donor contractual requirements and complies with donor policies and regulations;
• Receive and account for all funds for the project (performing weekly and monthly cash checks).
• Liaise between Creative Associates' field and headquarters offices;
• Participate in ongoing analysis, forecasting and review of project expenses;
• Participate in budget planning and realignments as required;
• Track the transfer of funds between headquarters and the field office, and manage accounting and finance records of in-country expenses, including developing spreadsheet programs for tracking and monitoring all financial project activities, and maintaining spreadsheets with current project expense data;
• Provide Project Director/HQ updates on the status of fund requests and work with Finance and Contracts (F&C) in Washington, DC to ensure the timely transfer of funds;
• Submit wire transfer requests for field offices to F&C for processing;
• Process check requests and wire transfer requests for payments to vendors in compliance with contract requirements;
• Review and process invoices and in-field fee payments in accordance with Creative accounting procedures and contract policies;
• Work closely with field-based subcontractors to ensure budgets, projections, and invoices are completed according to Creative/USAID policies and procedures;
• Manage personnel and payroll office staff and procedures;
• Maintain project financial and contractual files;
• Develop financial procedures manual;
• Provide financial management and systems training for project staff;
• Maintain a database of accounting documents, in both electronic and hard copy;
• Consolidate accounting data into a monthly return to be forwarded to Headquarters in paper and electronic copies;
• Prepare the requisite financial documents and vouchers;
• Draft quarterly and annual financial reports on financial status of project expenses and budget information and forward to F&C for review and approval by the Controller;
• Coordinate with USAID regarding the management of U.S. dollars and local currencies;
• Ensure monthly field expense reports;
• Travel to field offices when necessary; and
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• M.S. degree in Accounting or Financial Management desired;
• At least eight (8) years of experience in financial management of development activities with increasing levels of responsibility;
• Experience in financial management on USAID-funded projects is required;
• Public or private sector management, financial analysis, cost accounting and relevant experience preferably in developing countries;
• Membership in a professional body such as those for Certified Public Accountants preferred;
• Experience working in Africa preferred; and
• The candidate must be professionally.