RTI International Jobs in Nigeria, November 25th 2016

RTI International is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 4000 provides research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 75 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international
development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory testing and chemical analysis.

RTI International is implementing a USAID funded Leadership, Advocacy, Empowerment, and Development (LEAD) project in Nigeria, a project aimed at improving governance and service delivery at the local government level. This project ends in September 2017. The position is open to residents of Nigeria only.

RTI International is recruiting to fill the vacant job positions below:


Job Title: State Manager
Job ID: 17625
Locations: Sokoto, Bauchi

• The MEL Director reports to the Chief of Party and will be responsible for leading and managing the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) activities for the project.
• S/he will establish systems for gathering, reporting and analyzing performance data for impact and sustainability of project implementation.
• Candidate should possess strong management, administrative and communication skills (including report writing).

• Lead Project’s M&E, knowledge management and capacity building objectives. This includes the design and implementation of a robust results, PMEP, and knowledge management framework to aggregate and disseminate useful and actionable information based on sound evidence generated from activities.
• Coordinates and manages all monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tasks and deliverables for the project. Establish systems for gathering, reporting and analyzing performance data for impact and sustainability of project implementation. Coordinate and manage all MEL tasks and deliverables for the project and ensure that all required reports and documentation for the project’s internal management systems and for external reporting are produced according to USAID/Nigeria guidelines.
• Oversees data collection processes and data quality; develops documentation of best practices; and facilitating the use of data to drive program design and decision making.
• Facilitate learning from M&E findings with implementation teams and other relevant stakeholders. This could include building the capacity of the implementation partners to respond to evaluation findings where appropriate.
• Provide technical assistance to state, LGA and CSO partners as required on monitoring evaluation systems capacity building and assessments
• Synthesize and analyze lessons to determine policy implications, distil and articulate best fit innovations for dissemination with community of practice
• Facilitate incorporation of research design and methodologies in the application of learning to project design and management.
• Directly supervise and mentor project M&E/knowledge management staff. Build internal project staff capacity to implement MEL strategy.

•  A minimum of a Master’s degree in Social Science, International Development, or a relevant field, with 12 years of experience in international development program design and implementation. 6 years’ experience in program monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in knowledge management and communications, particularly for research.
• Demonstrated understanding with knowledge management programs, facilitating communities of practice and social networking, and knowledge of USAID’s Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation (CLA) approach preferred.
• Skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods, data collection and analysis, and establishing M&E systems. Demonstrated ability to lead baseline data collection and analyses.
• Knowledge of and experience with M&E frameworks, and reporting systems. Experience with USAID programming highly preferred.
• Verbal and written fluency in the English language along with strong communications, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated team player with effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills; able to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to resolve sensitive and complicated work issues with senior high-level country counterparts, donor representative and senior-level staff.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and other MS Office software; data analysis software (such as SPSS or Stata);
• Ability and willingness to live in Nigeria and travel frequently within Northern Nigeria.

• The Finance and Grants Director will report to the Chief of Party and provide oversight for all financial and grant-making aspects of the project.
• Candidate should possess strong management, administrative and communication skills (including report writing).

• Oversee the finance and administration functions for this large, complex project and ensures compliance with RTI and USAID procedures;
• Manage finance, grants, and information technology (IT) support to the project, requesting direction from RTI headquarters business partners as needed;
• Work closely with COP, technical staff, pertinent RTI regional and home office staff and appropriate USAID staff when necessary to ensure project resources are effectively and efficiently budgeted, analyzed, disbursed, monitored and reported in achieving project objectives and results;
• When necessary, work closely with key RTI staff, government and non-government officials, contractors and USAID staff to ensure full compliance with local laws (e.g., with respect to taxes, pension, shipping, customs, registration) while integrating with RTI systems and procedures;
• Provide training and guidance to state finance officers and sub-grantees on managing project expenses to annual work plan and contract budgets;
• Oversee preparation and submission of monthly financial statements (including expenses, receivable and payables);
• Ensure timely submission of expense reports, bank reconciliations and wire transfer requests to corporate headquarters in the US;
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual expenditures and prepare pipeline estimates for the project;
• Prepare biweekly cash requirements, monitoring cash flow and reconciles cash accounts in order to maintain appropriate cash balances;
• Manage and monitor performance of office petty cash system;
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Directly supervise and mentor project staff.

• Advanced Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or other relevant field, or equivalent experience and certifications and a minimum of 12 years’ experience in administrative and financial management of complex, development assistance programs;
• Prior experience overseeing finance for a USAID-funded project of a similar size and complexity.
• Previous experience with USAID-funded programs, and fluency with USAID policies and procedures related to financial management, financial reporting, and grant making.
• Excellent track record of good interpersonal, supervision, leadership and managerial skills;
• Results-oriented and team player and ability to follow guidelines and controls required of the position;
• Advanced budgeting, financial analysis, and MS Excel skills required.
• Experience with grants management, preferably small and in-kind grants, highly desired.
• Proficiency with accounting software (Quickbooks preferred), Word, PowerPoint and Access.
• Verbal and written fluency in the English language along with strong communications, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated team player with effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills; able to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to resolve sensitive and complicated work issues with senior high-level country counterparts, donor representative and senior-level staff.
• Ability and willingness to live in Nigeria and travel frequently within Northern Nigeria.