Recruitment at Bauchi State Community and Social Development Agency

Bauchi State Government - Bauchi State Community and Social Development Agency is responsible for the implementation of the Community and Social Development Project (CSDP). The objective of the agency is to increase access by the poor people, and particularly displaced and the vulnerable people, to improved social and natural resources infrastructure services in a sustainable manner.

The Agency invites applications from suitably qualified candidates from civil service and others to fill the positions below:

Job Title: Operation Officer

Location: Bauchi
Slots: 2

Responsibilities
The Responsibilities of the Officer includes:

• Sensitize and mobilize community on CSDP objectives and activities as well as issues related to COD and Vulnerable groups.
• Facilitate communities to undertake needs assessment and prioritization that are socially inducive and environmentally sustainable;
• Facilitate communities in the formulation of CDP/GDP in line with guidelines.
• Build capacity of the CPMCs and LGRC Desk Officers, as appropriate, through providing training in requisite areas e.g. Participatory Rural Appraisals (PRAs), record and book keeping, project management, mainstreaming gender, environment and natural resources issues etc.

Qualifications and Experience

• A First Degree or HND in Engineering, Social Sciences, Biological and Natural Sciences, Business Administration, Accountancy or related field, with at least 1 year post qualification experience in any area.
• Computer literacy and willingness to learn and work extra hours and on weekends is a must.
• Applicant is not expected to be more than 35 years as at the time of recruitment and not above GL 09

Job Title: Project Officer - Supervision (POS)

Location: Bauchi

Responsibilities
The Responsibilities of the Officer includes:

• Responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of operations officers.
• Ensure compliance with state level technical specification/standards for all social infrastructure.
• Prepare budget and work plan for supervision of CDPs and micro-projects contained therein.
• Regularly submit monthly supervision reports to the managers Operations and M&E.
• Provide specific reports on supervision as may be requested by any of the Managers and the General Manager.
• Assist in organizing training for line ministries, LGA, LGRC and Operations Officers in social infrastructure operations/maintenance and liaise with the relevant state agency for certification for all social infrastructures at completion.

Qualification and Experience

• At least a degree in engineering, architecture, social and natural sciences with at least, five (5) years post qualification experience in design and/or supervision of social infrastructure construction.
• Computer literacy is essential and experience in implementing community level infrastructure CDD related areas, especially rural appraisals is an added advantage.

Job Title: Project Officer, Information, Education & Communication (POIEC)

Location: Bauchi

Responsibilities
The Responsibilities of the Officer includes:

• Supervise and carry out promotions and outreach programme to create awareness of SA activities.
• Facilitate the carrying Out of advocacy for the CSDP at the state level through Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns;
• Ensure linkage with relevant ministries/agencies on integrating collective action and mobilization of resources, for sectoral development plans;
• Undertake regular skill gap analysis of line ministries, LGRC and CPMC members and identity requisite training to address them.
• Supervise, in liaison with relevant SA staff and line ministries staff all training delivery to CPMC5 and LGRCs;
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the General Manager.

Qualification and Experience

• At least a First Degree in Social Sciences, Natural Resources Sciences, Rural Environmental Development, Agricultural Extension. Computer literacy is compulsory and experience in community level facilitation and mobilization is an added advantage.
• With at least 5 years post qualification experience part of which must relate to training, social analysis and in COD related areas, especially rural appraisals

Job Title: Operations Manager

Location: Bauchi

Responsibilities
The Responsibilities of the Officer includes:

• Supervising and coordinating the overall activities of the operations department
• Supervising the processing of applications seeking SA funding and technical/management support;
• Ensuring conduct of desk and field appraisals and forward reports to the Project Management Committee for review based on set criteria;
• Provide overall supervision of formulation and implementation processes of COPS and micro projects by CPMC5;
• Ensuring the maintenance of records on all CDP5 and micro-projects on a continuous basis; and passing on such information to the Monitoring & Evaluation department.

Qualifications and Experience

• A university degree in Agriculture, Engineering, Extension Services, Social sciences, Natural sciences, Project Management and any other relevant degree, with at least twelve years post qualification experience. He must have-at least two years experiences in CDD projects.
• Previous experience in rural development projects or extension services shall be considered as additional advantage.

Job Title: Driver

Location: Bauchi

Responsibilities

• Regular Cleaning and Maintenance of the Agency's vehicle
• Practice safe driving habits.
• Accurately follow all States and National Safety regulation standard.

Qualifications and Experiences

• A Driving Certificate or Trade Test from a recognized Works Training School. Experience and knowledge of Traffic laws and regulations and rural routes will be an added advantage.
• A valid Driven License.

Remuneration
The advertised posts attract remuneration commensurate with the mode of entry and in accordance with agreed terms.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are to submit 9 copies of Application with comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and Photocopies of credentials to:
The General Manager,
Bauchi State Community and Social Development Agency,
No. 4b Yandoka Road, Bauchi,
Bauchi State

Application Deadline  6th January, 2021.