USAID Job in Abuja for a CSO Strengthening Advisor
Nigeria SACE is a five-year program funded by the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID); through a contract with Chemonics
International. It aims to strengthen civil society to
influence the
development and implementation of key democratic reforms at the
national, state, and local levels in Nigeria. SACE will support CSOs'
increased capacity to engage and influence public institutions on key
issues using the innovative STAR Methodology as well as their ability to
strengthen public awareness and support for reform. SACE explicitly
aims to engage marginalized populations, such as women, youth, and
people with disabilities. The project works with sixteen core partners
and over 200 cluster members and collaborators.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: CSO Strengthening Advisor
Ref No: ISA 01
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description
- The project now seeks to hire a CSO Institutional Strengthening
Advisor to strengthen the work using the STAR Methodology to build the
capacities of partners.
- S/he will be responsible for working with Root Change to refine
and devise training in support of the elements related to the STAR Suite
as well as supporting other training and capacity building activities
for CSO coalitions, networks and BMOs, working with the Capacity
Building and Partnerships Advisor.
- Working with the project's key technical partner, Root Change,
and the existing project team the post-holder will be responsible for
overseeing technical application ofthe range of tools in the STAR
methodology, providing 'deep' coaching and strategic and technical
analysis of the results of the STAR.
- This is a full time post based in Abuja.
Requirements
- The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in a relevant
field such as social sciences, law or development studies and preferably
have a relevant post-graduate qualification.
- Sound IT skills with an ability to develop graphical information
to aid understanding and interpretation. S/he must have excellent
communication skills, including interpersonal and in written and oral
English.
- The project will provide training on the STAR Methodology.
- S/he must have at least seven (7) years of demonstrated
experience in the successful implementation of organizational and
institutional capacity building in the context of development projects
and of working with civil society organizations and networks,
coalitions, alliances and/or clusters on governance issues.
- The candidate will have a sound understanding of Gender and
Social Inclusion as well as prior training, facilitation and, ideally,
coaching and mentoring skills. With strong analytical skills, s/he will
have the ability to understand and interpret data using sound
methodological approaches and manipulation of statistical data.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications letter/CV's to:
[email protected]
(put Ref No ISA 01 in the Subject box of the e-mail). Applications
should comprise a cover letter, a two-page capacity statement,
addressing the key skills identified and curriculum vitae.
Note:
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- The project is keen to encourage applications from women, people with disability and young people.
- Only shortlisted applicants will communicated with.
Application Deadline 11th December, 2015.