Nigeria: Director, Program Performance and Monitoring

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Director, Program Performance and Monitoring
Abuja, Nigeria
To apply, please submit cover letter, resume and salary requirements by mail, fax or email to:
Director, Program Performance and Monitoring/NIGERIA Search
Global Rights: Partners for Justice
1200 18th Street NW, Suite 602
Washington, DC 20036
Fax: (202) 822-4606
Email: [email protected]
The deadline for applications is August 19, 2005
No calls please.
Global Rights is a non-profit, human rights advocacy organization that partners with in-country activists to challenge injustice and amplify new voices within the global human rights discourse. With offices in 10 countries around the world, we help local activists create just societies through proven strategies for effecting change.SPAN>
Our program in Nigeria: Since opening a Nigeria office in 2000, Global Rights has worked with a range of civil society and NGO partners to advocate for rights-based legislative and policy reforms in Nigeria’s democratic transition. This has included: developing effective methodologies for policy and legislative advocacy; focusing on transparency and accountability as human rights concerns; and improving the constitutional and electoral framework for deepening democracy. Global Rights’ program has supported Nigerian CSO advocates to secure passage of a Freedom of Information Act, ensure increased women’s representation and access to political office, strengthen Nigeria’s anti-corruption framework, and adopt the outcomes of a participatory constitutional review process. Funded by several development cooperation and foundation donors, the program is implemented by a diverse team of professionals based in our Abuja office. We work with a broad spectrum of stakeholders (including national NGO partners, civil society coalitions, and strategic alliances with key public institutions), providing technical support, limited sub-granting assistance, and capacity development for Nigerian organizations.
Job Description: A member of the in-country management staff, the Director of Program Performance and Monitoring will take lead responsibility in the areas of financial, grant, human resources, and administrative management of Global Rights’ Nigeria operations. This new position responds to organizational growth (in terms of human and material resources, & program volume) and is intended to provide the Nigeria office with a senior-level grants, program, and financial manager capable of ensuring compliance with best practices and institutional policies in these areas. Specific duties will include: (i) grant management: keeping abreast of, and managing Global Rights/Nigeria’s grant-based obligations to donor agencies, (ii) human resources management: ensuring that systems for staff recruitment, retention, compensation, and evaluation/appraisal comply with best practices, institutional policies, and relevant Nigerian laws/regulations; (iii) financial planning and management: leading participatory development of annual and periodic budgets, development of grant-proposal budgets, regular (monthly) planning of field office expenditure, and supervision of financial integrity and institutional policy compliance in all sub-granting operations by Global Rights/Nigeria to in-country NGOs; (iv) institutional policy compliance: ensuring compliance with all relevant institutional policies (such as human resources, procurement/assets, security); (v) compliance with donor policies/commitments: ensuring that Nigeria program is on track with commitments to donor agencies, and (vi) program monitoring and evaluation: ensuring with substantial support from the Nigeria technical staff that the program is performing optimally to achieve established results/targets, and monitor progress on performance indicators.
They shall work in close collaboration with and report primarily to the Nigeria Country Director (based in Abuja). They shall in the above-mentioned areas of responsibility also have a direct and concurrent line of reporting to Global Rights’ Program/Operations and Finance departments in our Washington D.C. head offices.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will bring: (i) 5+ years experience as a projects or grants manager within a development, social justice, or other non-profit organization in a developing country, preferably in Africa; (ii) demonstrable capacity in effectively providing administrative, human resource, and programmatic management, (iii) thorough familiarity with grant rules, regulations and requirements common to programs funded by development cooperation agencies & foundations (such CIDA, USAID, DFID), and (iv) proven abilities in program DME (design, monitoring, and evaluation), including familiarity with best practices in use in the NGO sector to plan, monitor, and measure impact of programs. This position requires the ability to grasp the nature of Global Rights’ substantive work in Nigeria (which is implemented by the Nigeria program team, headed by the Country Director), and ensure that a management environment is in place that ensures compliance with donor commitments, financial management standards, and institutional policies. The ability to work with a diverse team, to manage pressure effectively, and strong organizational skills are all essential. Applicants should be willing to relocate immediately to Abuja, Nigeria, and would be offered a 12-month contract, with the possibility of a renewal. Global Rights actively encourages African candidates to apply for this position.
Salary: Commensurate with experience.