Oyo State Government has established Community and Social
Development Agency (CSDA) which would be responsible for
implementing 2 years additional financing to implement micro
projects at grassroots level
The main objective of the Oyo State CSDA is to support
empowerment of communities and Local Government Authorities
(LGAs) for sustainability increase access of poor people to
improved social and natural resources, infrastructure services
Through the provision of grant support to beneficiaries for
identifying, prioritizing, implementing and maintaining of
community-driven micro- projects in an approved Community
Development Plan (COP)
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates
from the State Civil Service or Private sector to fill the
position below:
Job Title: General Manager
Job Location: Oyo
Roles and Responsibilities
- Shall be in charge of general administration of the State
Agency;
- Manage State Agency personnel;
- Be the accounting officer of the SA;
- Give approval for proposal of COPS recommended by the SA
management committee:
- Authorize expenditure in accordance the annual budget and
work programme 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 the
extent necessary for the efficient performance of the
activities of CSDP;
- Perform such other duties as may be required for the
effective functioning of the SA.
- Ensure regular reporting and adherence to the SA reporting
relationship with the Project Financial Management Unit (PFMU)
of the State.
Qualification and Experience
- A University degree in Social Sciences, Natural Sciences,
Engineering and/or any other relevant degree with at least
fifteen years post-qualification experience in the private or
public sector, five of which must be at management level.
- A higher degree and experience in the management of rural
development projects shall be an added advantage.
Job Title: Manager, Finance & Experience
Job Location: Oyo
Roles and Responsibilities
- Processing and paying all bills, salaries(etc) pertaining
to the smooth running of the SA;
- Ensuring efficient running of the office and the
maintenance of all office facilities;
- Maintaining schedule of personnel, welfare and other
personnel functions;
- Ensuring the proper recordin9 of financial transactions of
the Agency;
- Generating adequate, reliable and timely financial reports
for the GM and other departments
- Preparing annual budgets and work plans for the SA:
- Processing and managing all fund disbursements as well as
ensuring proper documentation to facilitate the release of
funds from funding agencies to Communities;
- Liaising with banks, tax authorities, and other regulatory
agencies on behalf of the SA;
- Preparing monthly and quarterly reports on financial
progress of micro-projects and COPs;
- Preparing quarterly Financial Management Reports (FMRs)
- Assisting the GM in the day-to-day running of the SA;
- Reviewing financial transactions of communities in line
with General Guidelines issued by the SA, FPSU and Funding
Agencies, and making reports to the GM; and
- Offering training and capacity building in the areas of
financial management record keeping and other related matters
to the Community.
Qualifications
- A University degree or membership of professional
association such as ACA ACCA or their equivalents or Higher
National Diploma in Accounting or Banking and Finance with at
least twelve years post qualification experience.
Job Title: Manager, Monitoring and
Evaluation
Job Location: Oyo
Roles and Responsibilities
- Ensuring the maintenance of records of all 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
Sk
- Liaising with the LGRC and other Departments of the SA for
M&E purposes and working with the communities to ensure
effective 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
the SA;
- Develop Terms of Reference and provide guidance for all
M&E studies;
- Liaising with the Operations and Finance and Administration
departments to collect and collate data for tracking of key
activities of the SA (budget performance, finance matters like
cost/pricing of CSDP activities in the State, operations, etc)
and
- Providing cumulative records, analysis and statistics of
activities overtime to guide operations and provide information
base for planning and future evaluation.
Qualifications
- A University degree 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.
Job Title: Project Officer (Management
Information System) MIS
Job Location: Oyo
Roles and Responsibilities
- Design and prepare CSDP Management Information System
operational manual,
- Assess the information needs for the various components of
the SA
- Review alongside other project staff the data collection
forms at the different stages of the micro-projects cycle;
- Prepare technical specification for the procurement of
necessary MIS hardware and software applications;
- Monitor the operation of the MIS;
- Upgrade hardware and software;
- Ensure MIS hard and software maintenance;
- Establish the working schedule and the MIS design:
- Develop reports or formats using existing MIS data;
- Develop and prepare the required documents using a friendly
report generator;
- Any other duty as may be assigned by the M&E Manager.
Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering;
Information Management, Computer Science; Engineering and
related fields.
- Five years post qualification experience, two of which must
have been in the design, development and implementation of
Databases and client Server Software applications.
- Knowledge and experience with development tools client side
rapid applications development and experience using friendly
report generator would be an advantage.
Job Title: Secretary to the General Manager
Job Location: Oyo
Roles and Responsibilities
- Supporting the General Manager as a Personal
Assistant/Confidential Secretary,
- Providing secretarial assistance eg prepare all letters,
memoranda and any requisite document for the GM,
- Organizing itineraries, meetings and related schedules,
- Maintaining adequate filling system for all mails and
correspondence of the GM,
- Assist the General Manager in covering Board Meetings.
Qualifications
- A degree/HND in Secretarial Administration, Computer skills
presentations, internet and Microsoft Office Packages.
- She/he must have at least 7 years secretarial experience.
How To Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should send ten copies of
written applications with CV duly signed and sealed to:
The Office of Head of Services,
Secretariat,
Room 37,
Ibadan,
Oyo State.
Due Date: 22 June, 2015