Jobs at PACT Nigeria

Location: Gombe, Yola

Job Description

• Pact seeks a Capacity Development Officer for a 3-year Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation capacity development project in Gombe and Adamawa states.
• The project focuses on building the capacity of frontline organizations in maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) for improved service delivery.
• The Capacity Development Officer will be based Gombe state and will work with other capacity development officers of the project.
• S/he will be responsible for ensuring the day to day implementation of capacity development interventions under the design of the program and within the proposed time frame.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA in Education, Sociology, Law, Development, Business/Public Administration or another related field. Additional qualification in Public/community health is an added advantage
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in capacity development of CSOs and/or government
• Extensive knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in developing and managing a budget; experience in developing strategic plans, work plans, fundraising plans; knowledge of sound financial, human resources, and administrative policy and procedure
• Experience in facilitation and training as well as production of training and capacity assessment reports
• Previous working experience in Gombe and Adamawa state as well as willingness to stay and work in the state

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Location: Sokoto

Job Description

• The position is part of Pact Nigeria s team on the USAID Nigeria s funded Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy & Development (LEAD) local governance project, which Pact is implementing in Sokoto as part of a consortium led by RTI.
• The LEAD project focuses on strengthening the capacity of local governments and local organizations (CSOs) by promoting government council effectiveness, strengthening management capacity of service departments, and building a dialogue with state-level actors about legislative changes that provide more citizen access to information and local decision making for improved service delivery.
• The Finance & Administrative Capacity Building Officer will work closely with the technical team on the LEAD project in Sokoto (and sometimes with LEAD objective 3 team in Bauchi) as well as the Pact capacity building, finance and operations teams in Abuja, to organize, design and implement appropriate finance and administrative capacity building interventions for LEAD partner CSOs in Sokoto.
• The officer will be responsible for managing and accounting for any expenses incurred by Pact under the LEAD project in Sokoto.
• The job holder will develop and implement appropriate training interventions in relevant areas such as financial management, human resources management, budgeting etc for partner CScs

Minimum Requirement

• BS in Accounting, Business Management, or other related field and at least 4 years of relevant experience
• Extensive knowledge of Access Excel Quickbooks Microsoft Navision Dynamics Software (Serenics), Word and PowerPoint and other database systems
• Knowledge of internal control systems and financial audits
• Extensive knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in developing and managing a budget experience in developing strategic plans, work plans, fundraising plans; knowledge of sound financial, human resources, and administrative policy and procedure
• Experience in facilitation and traihing as well as production of training and capacity assessment reports
• Previous working experience in Sokoto state and willingness to stay and work in the state