Pact Nigeria, located in Abuja, is the Nigerian Country office of Pact, which is
an independent International non-profit Organization headquartered in
Washington, DC, USA. Pact's vision is "a world where those who are poor and
marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership
over their future", Its mission is to "enable systemic solutions that allow
those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and
take part in the benefits that nature provides, Pact accomplishes this by
strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and
transforming markets into a force for development. "
JOB TITLE: CAPACITY
BUILDING PROGRAM OFFICER DESCRIPTION Pact Nigeria seeks for a highly experienced
and qualified candidate to fill the above mentioned position within the shortest
possible time. The position is part of Pact Nigeria's team on the USAID
Nigeria's funded Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy & Development (LEAD)
local governance project, which Pact is implementing in Bauchi as part of a
consortium led by RTL. The LEAD project focuses on strengthening the capacity of
local governments and local organizations (CSOs) by promoting government council
effectiveness, strengthening management capacity of service departments, and
building a dialogue with state-level actors about legislative changes that
provide more citizen access to information and local decision making
for-improved service delivery, Pact is responsible for the increased capacity of
local organizations (CSOs), which is objective 3 of LEAD project The Capacity
Building Officer will work closely with a team of technical" staff On the
program in Bauchi, Pact trainers in both Abuja, Sokoto as well as operations
staff in Abuja to organize, design and implement trainings and mentoring on
behalf of the project.
RESPONSIBILITIES The Capacity Building Officer will be
responsible for ensuring the day to day implementation of capacity development
interventions that will take place under the design of the program and within
the proposed main frame. The job holder will support partner organizations in
the development of their own capacity development interventions including
training by ensuring quality control and providing training of trainers support.
The job holder will be involved in the capacity assessment of partner
organization, develop and implement capacity development plan including training
interventions in relevant technical areas such as networking, budget advocacy,
communications, strategic, planning, program management and fundraising. The
Officer reports to the Pact/LEAD Bauchi Senior Civil Society Specialist.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS: BA in Education, Sociology, Law, Development, Business/Public
Administration or another related field Minimum of 4 years of experience in
capacity development of CSOs and/or government Extensive knowledge of Excel,
Word, and PowerPoint. Proficiency in developing and managing a budget;
experience in developing strategic plans, work plans, fundraising plans:
knowledge of sound financial, human resources, and administrative policy and
procedure Experience in facilitation and training
TO APPLY Interested and
qualified candidates should submit their resume/CV and cover letter on their
suitability to pactnigeriainfo@pactworld.org. The deadline for submission is
close of business on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. All CV's/resume/applications
MUST be in either word format or PDF. Applicants must indicate the position
applying for on the subject of the mail. Note that short-listed candidates will
be contacted. Salary will be based on experience DUE DATE: December 4, 2012.