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Technical Assistance for Implementation of EU Support to Federal Governance Reform Programme in Five Federal Agencies, Abuja, Nigeria

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GRM is looking for a Key-Expert - Team Leader & Public Institutions Expert (720 working days in Nigeria)

  1. BACKGROUND

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), in 2008, adopted a National Strategy for Public Service Reform (NSPRP) for implementing Vision 20-2020. This Strategy identifies four core reform challenges, which must be addressed in three phases between 2008 and 2020 in order to achieve the results envisaged in Vision 20-2020. The overall objective of the EU Support to Federal Governance Reform Project (SUFEGOR), which this contract is a part, is to support the implementation of the second phase of NSPRP planned for 2011 – 2015. Specifically, SUFEGOR will support the aspects of the core challenges that concern coordination of the reform process, policy development and civil service administration reform.

While there have been notably successes in the past two years in the implementation of this strategy, the Federal Government of Nigeria still faces several challenges in the implementation of its second phase. This project will complement similar programmes planned by other donors in a division of labour approach, towards assisting government in the implementation of the second phase of the NSPSR.

  1. DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

2.1 Global objective

The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is to contribute to poverty reduction in Nigeria through promotion of public sector policy and efficiency in public service administration in order to enhance service delivery.

2.2 Specific objectives

The purpose of this contract is to strengthen the capacity of five federal agencies in the areas of policy coordination, planning and development, revenue administration, record management, financial management, reporting, performance monitoring and development of statistics.

  1. EXPERT PROFILE

Team Leader & Public Institutions Expert (720 working days in Nigeria)

H/she will have overall responsibility for the smooth running and timely implementation of the technical components of the project; and ensure efficient use of project personnel.

The Expert must have the following qualifications, professional experience and skills:

Qualifications and skills

  • Advanced University Degree (MA/MSc) in Public Administration, Human Resources
  • Management, or a related discipline. First university degree with at least 15 years of experience in relevant public sector management programmes may be considered in lieu of the advanced degree;
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English;
  • Proficiency in basic computer programmes (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet browsing);

General professional experience

  • Minimum 10 years professional experience in the Human Resources Management including
  • implementation of personnel payroll component of Integrated Personnel & Payroll Information System (IPPIS);
  • Minimum 3 years working experience in a developing country outside the country of origin;

Specific professional experience

  • Minimum 5 years relevant working experience in the fields of: capacity and training needs assessment, design and organisation of training courses on public administration and on-the-job training on policy development, planning and implementation;
  • Experience in the development, formulation and implementation of public administration reform policies;
  • Proven capacity to manage project offices and staff, particularly in public sector institutions;
  • Previous e-learning implementation experience;
  • Previous experience of preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of EU/donor
  • funded programmes would be an asset;
  1. LOCATION AND DURATION

The Expert will be located at the Office of Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) in Nigeria and the overall duration of the assignment is 720 working days in Nigeria.

If this position is of interest to you and you believe you are suitably qualified, please submit your cv in EU format to vanessa.garcia@grminternational.com. Applications close on 23th August 2012.

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