VACANCIES AT GRM NIGERIA

PROJECT EMPLOYMENT POSITION: STATE PROGRAMME MANAGERS X 2 PROJECT: THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND VOICE INITIATIVE (SAVI) LOCATION: KANO AND ENUGU APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 12.00PM 3RD OF OCTOBER 2008 ADVERTISED BY: GRM INTERNATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM RESPONSIBILITIES • DEVELOP A CLEAR VISION FOR SAVI IN THE STATE, AND DOCUMENT THIS IN A STRATEGY DOCUMENT AND SAVI STATE LOG-FRAME, COHERENT WITH PROGRAMME LOG-FRAME • DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH DFID & SENIOR OFFICERS AND WITH OTHER DFID PROGRAMME MANAGERS IN THE STATE • LEAD THE STATE SAVI TEAM TO UNDERTAKE CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS IN THE STATE, IN COLLABORATION WITH PROGRAMME PARTNERS • MAKE AND BUILD STRATEGIC RELATIONS WITH KEY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS (CSOS), STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY AND THE MEDIA • COORDINATE WITH OTHER DONOR PROGRAMMES IN THE STATE TO ACHIEVE AGREED COMMON OUTCOMES. • KEEP AN OVERSIGHT OF THE DELIVERY OF ADVOCACY PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GRANT FUNDED PROJECTS • HAVE FULL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE DELIVERY AND MONITORING OF THE SAVI PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES FOR THE STATE, ASSOCIATED KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF LESSONS LEARNT, MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • RECOGNISED POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATION IN A RELEVANT DISCIPLINE • 10 YEARS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING WORK WITH CSO, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATIONS (CBOS), COALITIONS AND NETWORKS AND THEIR INTERFACE WITH GOVERNMENT MDAS. • A TEAM PLAYER WHO IS ABLE TO COORDINATE VARIOUS STREAMS OF WORK TO ACHIEVE AGREED GOALS. • SKILLED IN REPORT WRITING , GOOD WRITTEN AND ORAL ENGLISH, AS WELL AS FLUENCY IN THE DOMINANT LOCAL LANGUAGE (FOR THE RELEVANT STATE), FACILITATION, COMMUNICATION AND PRESENTATION SKILLS • HAVE EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC SPEAKING AND CAN FACILITATE FORUMS • COMPUTER LITERATE, CONVERSANT WITH MS EXCEL, WORD , POWER-POINT AND THE INTERNET • VALID NIGERIAN DRIVING LICENSE. ALL CVS MUST BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS: savi@grminternational.com POSITION: PROGRAMME FINANCE MANAGER PROJECT: THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND VOICE INITIATIVE (SAVI) LOCATION: ABUJA APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 12.00PM 3RD OF OCTOBER 2008 ADVERTISED BY: GRM INTERNATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM RESPONSIBILITIES • ESTABLISH AND INSTALL PROGRAMME-WIDE SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BASED ON THE PROGRAMME MANUAL, AND CONFORMS TO THE FUNDING CLIENT'S REQUIREMENTS. • TRAIN AND MENTOR BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL STAFF ON USE OF THE ADOPTED FINANCIAL SYSTEM • OVERSEE ALL PROGRAMME FINANCIAL ISSUES INCLUDING FUNDS DISBURSEMENT, TRANSFER REQUESTS AND ACQUITTAL, AS WELL AS TIMELY AGGREGATION AND ACQUITTAL OF STATE-LEVEL IMPREST ACCOUNTS • INPUT INTO REGULAR FINANCIAL RISK ASSESSMENTS – ESPECIALLY OF LIABILITIES, AS PART OF REGULAR MONTHLY PROGRAMME RISK ASSESSMENT • COORDINATE THE WORK OF UNDERTAKING THE PROGRAMME'S ANNUAL AUDIT (INTERNAL / EXTERNAL) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • RECOGNISED POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATION IN A RELEVANT DISCIPLINE AND MEMBERSHIP OF A NATIONALLY RECOGNISED ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL BODY, • 10 YEARS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING SOME TIME WORKING WITH DONOR ORGANISATIONS AS WELL AS CSO AND CBOS • A TEAM PLAYER WHO IS ABLE TO COORDINATE VARIOUS STREAMS OF WORK TO ACHIEVE AGREED PROGRAMME GOALS. • SKILLED IN FINANCIAL REPORT WRITING , GOOD WRITTEN AND ORAL ENGLISH, • COMPUTER LITERATE, CONVERSANT WITH MS EXCEL, WORD , POWER-POINT AND THE INTERNET ALL CVS MUST BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS: savi@grminternational.com POSITION: STATE PROGRAMME OFFICERS X 4 PROJECT: THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND VOICE INITIATIVE (SAVI) LOCATION: LAGOS, ENUGU, KANO/JIGAWA, KADUNA APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 12.00PM 3RD OF OCTOBER 2008 ADVERTISED BY: GRM INTERNATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM RESPONSIBILITIES • UNDERTAKE CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS IN THE STATE, IN COLLABORATION WITH SAVI PARTNERS • MAKE AND BUILD RELATIONS WITH KEY CSOS, STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, THE MEDIA AND OTHER DONOR PROGRAMMES IN THE STATE. • IDENTIFY CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS IN CSOS, HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY AND MEDIA ORGANISATIONS IN THE STATE. COORDINATE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THESE PARTNERS THROUGH SERVICE PROVIDERS AS REQUIRED • MANAGE DELIVERY OF ADVOCACY PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GRANT FUNDED PROJECTS, AND MENTOR CSO LEADERS ON PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, COALITION BUILDING & ADVOCACY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • RECOGNISED POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATION IN A RELEVANT DISCIPLINE • 10 YEARS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING WORK WITH CSO, CBOS, COALITIONS AND NETWORKS AND THEIR INTERFACE WITH GOVERNMENT MDAS. • A TEAM PLAYER WHO IS ABLE TO COORDINATE VARIOUS STREAMS OF WORK TO ACHIEVE AGREED GOALS. • SKILLED IN REPORT WRITING , GOOD WRITTEN AND ORAL ENGLISH, AS WELL AS FLUENCY IN THE DOMINANT LOCAL LANGUAGE (FOR THE RELEVANT STATE), FACILITATION, COMMUNICATION AND PRESENTATION SKILLS • COMPUTER LITERATE, CONVERSANT WITH MS EXCEL, WORD , POWER-POINT AND THE INTERNET • VALID NIGERIAN DRIVING LICENSE. ALL CVS MUST BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS: savi@grminternational.com POSITION: MONITORING, LEARNING & COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER PROJECT: THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND VOICE INITIATIVE (SAVI) LOCATION: ABUJA APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 12.00PM 3RD OF OCTOBER 2008 ADVERTISED BY: GRM INTERNATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM RESPONSIBILITIES: • FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (KM) AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) SYSTEMS, GUIDED BY THE KM & M&E ADVISER, • MAINTAINING LOCAL CONTENT OF SAVI WEBSITE AND SAVI INTRANET • DEVELOP AND TRAIN STAFF IN USE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (KM) TOOLS • ENGAGE WITH OTHER STATE LEVEL PROGRAMME KM SPECIALISTS TO ENSURE COHERENT APPROACH • FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE OVERALL COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA STRATEGY, INCLUDING MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCTION OF PROGRAMME COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS • DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA SPECIALISTS AND PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND NGO ORGANISATIONS • AMALGAMATION OF QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTING FROM STATE PROGRAMMES (LINK TO FINANCIAL RETURNS) • SUPPORT PROGRAMME MANAGER IN PROGRAMME REPORTING TO DFID AND M&E AGENCY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • DEMONSTRATE IN DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA STRATEGIES, INCLUDING ITS DESIGN AND SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION. • MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A LARGE ORGANISATION IN A MULTI DISCIPLINARY TEAM, WHERE CROSS-LEARNING WAS A KEY COMPONENT OF THE FULFILLING MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES • 1ST DEGREE SUPPORTED BY A POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATION IN MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND / OR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ALL CVS MUST BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS: savi@grminternational.com