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North East Regional Initiative (NERI) is an International Development Organization
(Position based in Abuja, with frequent travel)
Position Summary:The Lake Chad Basin (LCB) Regional Program Officer (RPO) will serve as the program focal point in Nigeria for coordination, implementation and reporting to advance OTI’s Lake Chad Basin (LCB) regional strategy. The RPO will report to the Deputy Chief of Party and serve as the Nigeria program’s primary advisor on OTI’s regional approach. To do so, the RPO will liaise with RPOs and program staff from OTI’s other LCB programs, the OTI LCB Regional Advisor based in Accra, and staff from OTI’s regional Learning Analysis and Reporting Program (LARP). S/he will serve as a member of and advise the Nigeria program’s Senior Management Team (SMT) on regional political, legal and economic developments, and developments in the regional agenda that affect the Nigeria program’s strategic focal states/regions. The RPO will provide strategic guidance on how to continuously adapt the program to ensure that it remains coordinated and relevant, effective, and immediately takes advantage of windows of programming opportunities as they arise within the context of OTI’s regional strategy.
The RPO will work to goals and targets of the Nigeria Program, set in coordination with the OTI LCB Regional Advisor (LCB RA) to achieve regional approach and work plan objectives. The RPO will coordinate with both the Nigeria Monitoring & Evaluation and Program teams, and the OTI LCB RA and LARP staff to ensure that lessons learned are captured and incorporated region-wide. The position will be based in Abuja with travel to Northeastern Nigeria and occasionally to Ghana and to other OTI programs in the region. The OTI Regional approach is a newly established framework that will be adapted as determined needed to improve its effectiveness. Therefore, the nature and responsibilities of the position are expected to evolve.
Reporting & Supervision: The Regional Program Officer reports to the Nigeria Deputy Chief of Party. S/he will coordinate LCB regional-level work under the Nigeria Program DCoP’s guidance, specifically on reporting and M&E, research and analysis and coordinating approaches, activities and sharing lessons learned across OTI LCB programs. The RPO will work in coordination with the OTI LCB RA, LARP staff and other OTI program RPOs, and with the Nigeria Program and M&E teams.
Primary Responsibilities:
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Required Skills & Qualifications:
[1] Originally, bi-weekly LCB reports are expected. However, the frequency may be adjusted at a later date.
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