Budget Team Lead at Palladium Group

Project Overview and Role

• The purpose of the State-to-State (State2State) contract is to increase the effectiveness, accountability and transparency of selected state and local governments (LGAs) in Nigeria.
• This will be achieved by strengthening systems to improve the delivery of services in key sectors (basic education, primary health care, and water, sanitation and hygiene - WASH); increasing the efficiency of key governance operations (with a focus on public financial management [PFM] and procurement, as well as monitoring and evaluation); increasing government's responsiveness to citizen needs and priorities; and improving government and civil society capacity to manage conflict.

Responsibilities

• Oversee specialist budget planning and administration staff across States, including providing mentoring and training as necessary
• Assess capacity of key Nigerian government institutions and stakeholders in budget planning and administration at State and LGA level
• Design and tailor technical assistance interventions in conjunction with capacity needs
• Ensure quality and consistency of technical delivery and support to State and LGA level government counterparts
• Directly provide technical assistance in budget planning and administration, budget transparency and procurement reform to officials at the State and LGA levels
• Coordinate international and domestic STTA providing support to implement workplan activities
• With MEL Director, continuously monitor and report on technical assistance, success and program learning

Requirements

• 5 or more years of experience with issues of budget planning and administration in Nigeria, ideally working directly in a budget office or similar government role;
• Extensive technical expertise as well as management experience in the areas of budget planning and administration, budget transparency and procurement reform
• Thorough familiarity in designing and providing training to State and LGA government officials;
• Deep knowledge of capacity challenges, needs and opportunities in budget planning and administration
• Experience working with international donor agencies, with a strong preference for experience with USAID in Nigeria and in the particular State.