Mobilising for theMillennium Development Goals (M4M) – Nigeria
Aurecon IDA (formerly IDSS) is one of Australia’s best known international development consulting companies. Our guiding principles, goal and purpose have been shaped by over twenty five years of experience and learning. We celebrate cultural diversity and the creative power of local expertise. In all our work we promote a people-centred approach. We are committed to equitable and accountable relationships between governments and communities.
Aurecon is a global engineering, management and specialist technical consultancy to government and private sector clients. With around 7,000 staff and over 80 offices worldwide, Aurecon has a presence in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Southeast Asia, China, and the Middle East.
We are seeking expressions of interests from short and long term consultants for an imminent tender to manage and support a donor-funded governance program in 3 northern Nigerian states (Kano State, Kaduna State and Jigawa State). If you have skills and experience at senior level in any of the following areas, we would like to hear from you. National candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Donor-funded complex program management at senior strategic level
• Large program operations
• Monitoring and Evaluation including research and surveys
• Gender empowerment with emphasis on ‘safe space’ platforms
• Community engagement
• Capacity building and training for government and CSOs
• Government engagement and relationship building
• Communication and knowledge management
• Agricultural issues in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Local and national Nigerian business environments or economics
We also would like to hear specifically from national candidates with proven experience in finance and administrative management. Candidates must have a good working knowledge of English and experience in the following would also be desirable:
1. Working in northern Nigeria and/or other similar or West African countries,
2. Understanding the social context of communities living in these states
3. Working in large donor funded projects
All candidates must have a good understanding of participatory approaches and gender issues.
Please register your interest by Clicking here to Apply for Job by 5pm (Nigeria time) on the 27th of November 2011.
Click here for the Application Form
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For more details visit www.idss.com.au or www.aurecongroup.com.au
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