United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP is recruiting for the following position(s) in Nigeria:
Job Title: Review Team Leader / Senior Electoral Expert
Job ID: 24122
Location: Abuja, NIGERIA
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Design a rigorous review methodology in line with the Terms of reference for the review, in particular ensuring inclusiveness, with the participation of DGD key stakeholders and DGD donors, and comprehensiveness. For this purpose, prepare a work plan, organise a division of labour commensurate with the skills profiles of the individual team members, prepare a preliminary findings report for initial validation, deliver a high quality substantial review report.
• Assess the overall project performance in terms of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of the support provided to recipient institutions and organizations. This substantive review of DGD will be based on the conduct and outcome of the 2011 general elections, achievements made by the project from its inception to the end of the phase 1 work plan, effectiveness of the management and implementation systems.
• Suggest measures to address actual and potential shortcomings, identify new risks and associated risk mitigation strategies.
• Propose recommendations to refocus programme activities, outputs and expected outcomes in the light of evolving political and institutional conditions, especially considering the outcome of the 2011 general elections. The review report should be comprehensive enough to consider the options for substantially reconfiguring DGD, and how an enlarged financial envelope might be used if additional ODA becomes available for the period 2012-2015.
Education:
• Master's Degree or equivalent in Development, Public Administration, Political Science, Social Science, Law or a related field.
Experience:
• Minimum of 10 years work experience with at least 4/5 years experience conducting international development evaluations and reviews.
• Broad knowledge of technical assistance to elections and democratic governance, with at least 5 years experience of capacity development in electoral management bodies.
• Demonstrated strong understanding of international electoral standards and principles; good knowledge of electoral law preferred.
• Demonstrated strong knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation methods for development projects; knowledge of UNDP's results-based management orientation and practices.
• Demonstrable knowledge of key gender and governance issues in Nigeria and/or sub-Saharan Africa.
• Familiarity with project implementation in complex multi donor-funded arrangements.
• Prior experience from Sub-Saharan Africa preferred. Prior experience of working in Nigeria will be an added advantage.
Language:
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
Application Deadline: 08 July 2011.
For more information and application: UNDP Jobs (http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=24122)
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