Vacancy at Adam Smith International for a State Coordinator

Employment Nigeria 30-Sep-2017 JIGAWA , Administrative

Adam Smith International has a strong corporate presence globally, with 146 current projects across 49 countries and over 1,000 staff and associates. Headquartered in London, our regional headquarters are based in Africa (Nairobi, Abuja, and Pretoria), Asia Pacific (Sydney) and South Asia (Delhi), with numerous registered offices across Africa and Asia.

POSITION : State Coordinator

PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

Mafita is a 6-year DFID-funded programme working in Nigeria’s northern states, with a vision to empower marginalised youths and women through the provision of increased economic opportunities and social inclusion.
Mafita partners with public and private stakeholders to improve access to relevant and quality training, mentorship, work experience, business development, and financial services for marginalised youths and women. The programme will also support local market systems to enable the absorption of MAFITA’s target beneficiaries into sustainable income-generating activities.

Responsibilities

The Jigawa Sate Coordinator is responsible for managing and providing strategic direction for all stakeholder engagements, research and interventions in Jigawa Sate.
Support the research team to manage research and design during pilot interventions
Work with the MRM team to assess the impact, demand and feasibility of the pilot interventions
Continually manage, monitor and evaluate Jigawa interventions, taking actions to correct course as necessary, and ensure the production of project completion reports that well-inform decisions about future interventions
Identify, develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders in government, private sector, academia and in civil society in order to promote Mafita and its approach both in-state and in other states, as opportunities arise
Working with the intervention managers (TVET and COSDEC) to ensure successful execution of pilots at Zaria and Site 2 (TBC)
Any other tasks as assigned by the Team Leader

Candidate Profile

The candidate should bring a commitment to the programme’s overall aims of providing sustainable livelihood opportunities to marginalized young people across our core states of operation.
The preferred candidate will bring a strong work ethic to a lively and dedicated team of professionals.

Duration

This is a full-time position, commencing as soon as possible with 160 days of input until 31st March 2018. The candidate will be based in the Jigawa office with some travel in and around focal states of Kano, Kaduna and Katsina.

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