Programme Officer Job at Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme

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Job Title: Programme Officer

Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Organisation: Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme (NSRP)

Recruiter: GRID Consulting Limited

To support implementation of a specified project or number of projects, ensuring project management and financial management meets client, corporate and programme quality standards.

Specific duties & responsibilities:

•   Responsibility for the implementation of an agreed portfolio of projects within NSRP, ensuring documentation and processes are consistent with client, corporate and programme standards

•   Responsibility for compliance with corporate systems

•   Procurement and management of internal and external resources for specific activities in consultation with Procurement Officer/ Resources Officer (Abuja based)

•   Risk management (identification, reporting and management) of designated area of work ensuring risks are identified and reported in a timely manner to the satisfaction of the Regional Coordinator / Operations Manager

•   Designing of activity plans and schedules ensuring project activities are delivered on time, to quality and cost targets and client satisfaction

•   Identify and implement improvements to project delivery

•   To support financial and technical reporting to internal/external clients and customers, ensuring reporting standards are in accordance with client and corporate standards

•   To lead on project monitoring and evaluation activities in the state/region in conjunction with the M and E adviser based in Abuja

•   Managing project-level finances using programme systems for an agreed portfolio of NRSP projects, ensuring client, corporate and programme standards are met

Qualified candidates should possess the following:

•   Masters degree or equivalent or appropriate experience.

•   Clear ability to identify, design, plan, manage and evaluate projects from initiation to completion and to achieve the stated outputs and results and keep to budget, timescale and client satisfaction.

•   Experience of costing and managing project budgets and using corporate financial management systems and controls.

Application Hints:

Please quote the job title in the subject line.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 11th January 2013.

Interviews will commence within three weeks of closing date.

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