Niger State Community and Social Development Agency (NGCSDA) - General Manager, Operations Manager, Manager, M and E

The Niger State Government through the Federal Government sought and obtained financial assistance from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to support the implementation of Community and Social Development Project (CSDP).
The objective of the CSDP is to sustainably increase access of poor people to improved social and natural resource infrastructure services through the provision of grant support to communities.

Niger State Community and Social Development Agency (NGCSDA) now invites application from suitable qualified Candidates from the Public and Private sector for recruitment info the following positions:-

Position: General Manager

Qualifications:

• A university degree in Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Engineering and/or any other relevant degree with at least fifteen years of post qualification experience in the private or public sector, five of which must be at management level, Knowledge of Computer is mandatory.
• A higher degree and experience in the management of rural development projects shall be an added advantage. nigeriajobspace.com

Powers and Duties of the General Manager (GM)
The GM shall.

• be in-charge of general administration of the CSDA;
• be the accounting officer of the SA;
• give approval for proposal of CDPs recommended by the SA management committee;
• authorize expenditure in accordance with the annual budget and work plan of the SA as approved by the BOD;
• represent the SA in all dealings with third parties at the level of the Management;
• conduct dialogue with donors and those capable of providing complimentary technical and administrative skills and financial resources;
• delegate his authority to the staff of the Agency to extent necessary for the efficient performance of the activities of CSDA
• perform such other duties as may be required for the effective functioning of the SA;
• ensure regular reporting and adherence to the SA reporting and relationship with the Project Financial Management Unit (PFMU) of the state.

The GM shall be supported by three Departmental Heads and an Internal Auditor that reports directly to him/her

Position: Operations Manager

Qualification:

• A university degree or HND in Agriculture, Engineering, Extension services, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Project Management and relevant and any other relevant degree with at least twelve years post qualification experience.
• Knowledge of Computer is mandatory. Previous experience in rural development projects or extension services shall be considered as additional advantage. nigeriajobspace-admin.blogspot.com

Duties of Operations Manager
The Operation Manager shall be in-charge of

• supervising and coordinating the overall activities of the operations department
• supervising and processing of applications seeking SA funding and technical/management support
• ensuring conduct of desk and field appraisals and forward reports to the project Management Committee for review based on set criteria;
• provide overall supervision of formulation and implementation processes of CDPs and  micro projects by CPMCs
• ensuring the maintenance  of records on all CDPs and micro projects on a continuous basis; and passing on such information to the M & E department;
• ensure that requisite assistance are rendered to communities as and when required
• liaising  with relevant MDAs to provide technical and back-up support to communities;
• consolidate  annual work  plans  and  budget of the department .             _
• provide quarterly and annual projections for CDP and micro projects implementation.

Position: Manager, M and E

Qualifications

• A university degree or HND in Agriculture, Statistics, Social Sciences, Engineering, Extension Services or Project Management, with at least twelve years post qualification experience.
• Knowledge of Computer is mandatory. Previous experience in project monitoring and evaluation shall be an added advantage. nigeriajobspace.com

Duties of Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) Manager
The M &  E  Manager shall  be  charged with the responsibility of:

• ensuring the maintenance of records of ail types of data and information on SA activities;
• overseeing the monitoring and evaluation department of SA and coordinating the activities of the MIS and M & E units;
• providing guidelines and guidance for the operations of the MIS and
• M & E units for them to meet the expectations of the SA;
• liaising with the LGRC and other Department of SA for M & E purposes and working with the communities to ensure elective participatory monitoring and evaluation of CDPs and micro projects;
• consolidating annual budget and work-plan for the department;
• designing field data collection and collation formats for SA;
• develop Terms of Reference and provide guidance for all M&E studies;
• liaising with the operation and Finance and Administration departments to collect and collate data for tracking key activities of the SA; (budget performance, financial matters like costing/pricing of CSDP activities in the State, operations, etc), and
• providing cumulative records, analysis and statistics of activities over time to guide operations and provide information base for planning and future evaluation.

Method of Application
Interested applicants from private sector or civil service should submit ten (10) copies of hand written application each with comprehensive curriculum on or before 23^rd July, 2012 to:

Board Chairman
Niger State Community and Social Development Agency,
Abdullahi Kure House, No. A6, Muazu Muhammed Road,
Minna, Niger State.

Applicants are to clearly mark on the envelop “Expression of Interest for __________ Position”. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.