EnCompass (Senior) Learning And Institutional Capacity Advisor Jobs in Nigeria

EnCompass (Senior) Learning And Institutional Capacity Advisor Jobs in Nigeria


Job Description

  • EnCompass seeks a (Senior) Learning and Institutional Capacity Advisor for an anticipated five-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) support activity in Nigeria.

  • This anticipated 5 year Activity will provide USAID/Nigeria with a central platform for the procurement of support services that will strengthen, support, and facilitate USAID’s capacity for utilizing MEL approaches that will improve development outcomes and strengthen the capacity of USAID/Nigeria’s strategic partners.

  • The Activity will also provide support to USAID/Nigeria and implementing partners on performance monitoring, data verification, evaluations, organizational learning and capacity building, and knowledge management.

  • The (Senior) Learning and Institutional Capacity Advisor will manage and lead the design and implementation of a portfolio of activities intended to advance the capacity USAID Mission staff, local MEL specialists, civil society, and governmental staff as appropriate/requested.

  • S/he will work closely with project team members and relevant governmental stakeholders in partner countries to assess capacity, using participatory frameworks and approaches, and develop plans to sustainably enhance monitoring and evaluation capacities.

  • The position will be full-time and be based in Abuja with travel throughout the country.

    Position Duties and Responsibilities

  • The (Senior) Learning and Institutional Capacity Advisor will work to establish, build and maintain collaborative relationships with leading government and regional institutions, engaging them as partners and co-creators of capacity strengthening initiatives toward national and subnational entities.

  • S/he will also look to identify and build relationships with local organizations in partner countries, and short-term technical assistance that can be engaged to deliver training and learning activities for the project.

  • S/he may be called upon to design training materials, deliver training, facilitate learning and communities of practice, develop learning agendas, design and maintain evaluation activities to determine effectiveness of capacity strengthening activities, and coordinate with project and partner support staff for training deliveries.

  • S/he will be committed to use participatory and strengths-based learning design and delivery approaches, as well as blended learning and evidence-based learning theory in all activities.

    Position Requirements

    Qualifications

  • Masters’ degree in international development, organizational development, social science, or a related field preferred

  • No less than five (5) years of demonstrated experience in capacity strengthening
    and training for strengthen skill sets, preferably in the field of monitoring and evaluation.
  • Experience should include experience designing curricula and materials for face-to-face and virtual training delivery, as well as facilitation of institutional strengthening processes.

    Experience and Skills

  • Experience building monitoring, evaluation and learning capacities of relevant stakeholders including implementers, funders, and government staff preferred

  • Demonstrated experience applying a variety of participatory and strengths-based learning design and delivery approaches, blended learning and evidence-based learning theory
    Familiarity with e-learning tools, virtual Instructor-Led Trainings (vILT) on
    AdobeConnect, and other online instructional products highly desirable

  • Experience building evaluative and learning capacities of USAID staff, implementing partners, and government counterparts highly preferred

  • Experience managing complex relationships with a variety of stakeholders

  • Strong familiarity with USAID’s Evaluation Policy and CLA practices preferred

  • Understanding of knowledge management as it relates to USAID programs an asset

  • Ability to work with host-country governments at different levels

  • Strong communication, supervision, and management skills required

  • Working knowledge of and experience with USG-funded program management, policies, regulations and procedures

  • Previous work experience in Nigeria required

  • Familiarity with USAID/Nigeria Mission is preferred

  • Superior skills in written and verbal English required

  • Proficiency in local language(s) greatly preferred

  • Nigerian citizens are strongly encouraged to apply

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; EnCompass (Senior) Learning And Institutional Capacity Advisor Jobs in Nigeria

    Find Latest Jobs in Nigeria Today - Recruitment in Nigeria Job - Nigerian Jobs - in Nigeria - Job Vacancies in Nigeria

    Search our career portal & find the latest Nigerian job positions,career opportunities & jobs in Nigeria.

    Jobs in Nigeria - banking jobs in Nigeria, IT jobs in Nigeria,accounting jobs in Nigeria, NGO jobsin Nigeria, business administration in Nigeria, ICT jobs in Nigeria, UN jobs in Nigeria,procurement jobs in Nigeria, education jobs in Nigeria, hospital jobs in Nigeria, human resources jobs in Nigeria, engineering jobs in Nigeria, teaching jobs in Nigeria, and other careers in Nigeria.

    Oil and Gas job vacancies in Nigeria, MTN jobs in Nigeria, job vacancies in Nigeria for fresh graduates.

    Federal government jobs in Nigeria, job vacancies in Nigeria Federal Civil Service.

    Find your dream job from 1000s of vacancies in Nigeria posted and updated daily - click here!

  • Click here to post comments

    Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to NGO Jobs in Africa.