Job Title: Finance and Budget Specialist
Location: Rivers, Nigeria
Employer: RTI International
RTI International is implementing a five year 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.
Job Description: The SFBS will oversee the technical and management aspect LEAD budget transparency activities and be responsible for implementation, quality control, reporting, and monitoring the component.
Responsibilities:
• Overall responsibility for the design, direction, implementation of the budget transparency components and program activities.
• Coordinate with Senior Specialists in the Local Government Civil Society Strengthening, and Service Improvement components to ensure consistency across the tact components
• Contribute to and assist with LGA assessment activities.
• Design and deliver training to local government officials.
• Provide written and verbal reports on program activities needed.
• Coordinate data collection, information disseminate training and other program activities with Local Government Coordinators and Training Managers.
• Anticipate program needs, making and folio recommendations
• Ensure monitoring is consistent with required results and provide written and verbal feedback to program management staff as needed.
• Attend meetings and represent the project on tact issues to Implementing partners, development part and stakeholder.
Requirements:
• Bachelors' degree and 10 years or MA degree plus 6 experience.
• Degree in Political Science, Public Administration, Municipal Finance, International Relations, Development Studies or related fields.
• Experience in Niger Delta preferred.
• Excellent technical and managerial skills.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Excellent team player who works well independently.
This position is open to residents of Nigeria only.
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