UNDP Nigeria Job Vacancies: Project Director

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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: Project Director
Job ID: 24163
Location: Abuja, NIGERIA

Duties and Responsibilities:
•   Strategic advice on highly sensitive political issues to top level policy- and decision-makers, based on careful analysis and research;
•   Development of a wide range of productive professional relationships, ranging from technical to policy levels, across a broad spectrum of stakeholders;
•   Leadership in designing and managing relevant, feasible and monitorable large-scale capacity development programmes with demonstrable results;
•   Strategic advice and direct input to facilitate successful project inception;
•   Effective and professional managerial and technical leadership as well as oversight for project implementation;
•   Coordination and provision of  professional inputs of the highest quality across the entire project cycle;
•   Implementation of performance measurement and monitoring systems subject to quality assurance by government and donors;
•   Convening of and timely and efficient support for coordination mechanisms related to the project (Steering Committee) and potentially others bringing together with additional donors and partners.

Education:
•   Advanced university degree (Masters or Phd) related to democratic governance and development, such as political science, economics and other social sciences.

Experience:
•   Progressively responsible work experience of at least 12 years in democratic governance, including electoral issues, dealing with: policy dialogue and  advisory work; leadership and management of research and analysis; design and execution of capacity development programmes; project management, including the leadership of multi-disciplinary expert teams, preferably funded by development partners (UN or other); and promotion of  stakeholder/community awareness of and participation in democratic governance;
•   An excellent understanding of the social, economic, political and historical trends underpinning African and, ideally, Nigerian governance and electoral processes;
•   Skills in training, process facilitation, strategic planning, and partnership-building;
•   Advanced analytical skills, sound judgment, resourcefulness, ability to take initiative, capacity to work in a self-directed manner and in a multi-cultural environment, and ability to create a team-based work environment;
•   Ability to prepare high quality policy briefs, analytical reports, and technical research reflecting global good practice in democratic governance;
•   Excellent communication skills and fluency in English;
•   Excellent PC user skills: word processing, spreadsheets, databases and web-based research.  Applied knowledge of statistical packages such as SAS and SPSS will be an advantage.;
•   Ability to travel within Nigeria and overseas.

Language Requirements:
•   Strong skills in written communications in English particularly in preparing issue-based papers or reports.  Excellent spoken English is also required.

Interested Candidates should apply online through the website by clicking on the Apply now button. The system will prompt you to upload a CV on the next page.

Please note that instead of a CV you're required to download the UNDP Personnel History Form (P11) from the following link:

UNDP Personnel History Form (P11)

Complete and upload it when prompted.

Applications without a fully completed P.11 form will not be considered.

Only applicants that are shortlisted will be contacted.

The system will only allow for one attachment.

Application Deadline: 12 July 2011.

For more information and application: UNDP Jobs

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