OFFICE FOR TRANSFORMATION, STRATEGY AND DELIVERY (OTSD) RECRUITMENT DECEMBER 2011

OFFICE FOR TRANSFORMATION, STRATEGY & DELIVERY (OTSD) is an office recently developed in partnership with one of the leading development partners in the country with the aim of re-shaping how government functions, re-engineering its processes and systems in order to ensure implementation of government’s developmental programmes in a more effective and efficient manner.  The office has four key of focus; innovation. Change management, service delivery and tracking implementation of government’s agenda across the MDAs. OTSD therefore, seeks to employ the right candidates to fill the following vacant position for a 2 years renewal contract.
 
Job Title: Co-ordinator (Public Policy & Strategy)
Vacancy Qualification/Role:
Masters in relevant field. (PhD is an advantage)
Minimum of 10 years of experience as a policy analysts and strategist at a senior level

Work collaboratively with leading thinkers within the state, Nigeria and more widely particularly on development and transformation.
Design and deploy instruments to measure impact of the Government’s developmental Agenda.
Analytical and creative thinker
Support the Head of Office’s mandate to ensure the delivery of the Government’s Agenda by the MDAs
Create strategic plans and communicate them through the Head of Office to a wide variety of constituency groups.

Job Title: CHANGE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Vacancy Qualification/Role:
M.Sc. degree in a relevant discipline (PhD degree will be a plus) and a minimum of 10 years relevant work experience
Create and deploy mechanisms for MDAs to manage transition and adopt new ways of working.
Work with technical specialist and media to get the message across
Knowledge and track record in implementing large scale organization change Knowledge of change management principle and methodologies.
Design and change strategies and programmes that others can understand and implement
Monitor the Civil Service Transformation Strategy implementation across the State.


Job Title: CO-ORDINATOR (Delivery)
Vacancy Qualification/Role:
M.Sc. degree in Administration or any related field (PhD is an advantage) and professional certificate in Project Management.
Proficiency with current project management software and with project proficiency management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifestyle.
Oversees the monitoring of the Civil Service Transformation Strategy (CSTS)
Support quarterly evaluation of the State’s Agenda and prepares progress reports.
Support the Head of OTSD in realizing the strategic plan for the transformation of the State.
Take the primary responsibility for the design of programmes and projects in support of implementing public services transformation particularly Service Charter Agreement.
Responsible for the tracking of the implementation of the implementation of  the administration’s Agenda and identify remedial action required to accelerate and re-direct implementation where necessary.
Work with other team workers  to assess performance.
Minimum of 10 years experience with service improvement and re-engineering of business processes for optimum performance in well-known reputable organization.

General Requirements
In additional to the above, all intending applicants are expected to be very proficient in the use of computers; have a good communication skills both written and oral and a good interpersonal skills. A team player. Ability to work under pressure and can work on own initiative with minimal supervision.

How to apply
Applicant letters and CV’s should be emailed to [email protected]. Application letter must not exceed two pages (A4).

Application deadline: 4pm, 22^nd December, 2011

Successful candidates will be contacted on the 31st of December, 2011