Job Title: Chief of Party
Description
  • The purpose of the State-to-State project is to increase the effectiveness, accountability and transparency of selected state and local governments in Nigeria.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership, overall project management, and quality assurance oversight of the project
  • Serve as the main point of contact for USAID/Nigeria, the Government of Nigeria, and other project stakeholders
  • Supervise expatriate and local short-term experts, with an eye to ensuring completion of tasks and successful achievement of objectives
  • Liaise with and advise senior-level partner-country officials and stakeholders

Qualifications


  • Master’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Policy, Law, or related field required
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience leading complex projects with budgets greater than $30 million
  • Experience in public financial management, economic growth initiatives, local governance, policy reform, decentralization, and/or public private dialogue in Nigeria or a similar economic/political environment preferred
  • USAID Chief of Party experience highly preferred
  • Work experience in Nigeria or similar country context required
  • Fluency in English required

Location: Nigeria
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should please email their CV to [email protected], including your name, along with “#16-75A Chief of Party, Nigeria”, in the subject line