Enugu State Ministry of Rural Development recruitment, February 2018

The Enugu State Government is implementing a World Bank Assisted Additional Financing of Community and Social Development Project (CSDP). The Project has the objective to increase access by the poor to improved social and natural resources infrastructure service in a sustainable manner throughout Nigeria. This will be achieved through the provision of grant support to benefiting communities for implementation of community-driven micro-projects under approved Community Development Plans (CDPs) and Group Development Plans (GDP). To fill the position created as a result of change of service and retirement of officers, the following positions below are declared vacant and hereby invites application from suitably qualified candidate:     Job Title: Secretary to GM Location: Enugu Roles and Responsibilities

• Supporting the General Manager as a Personnel Assistant/Confidential Secretary,
• Providing secretarial assistance e.g. prepare all letters, memoranda and any requisite document for the GM,
• Organizing itineraries, meetings and related schedules,
• Maintaining adequate filing system for all mails and correspondence of the GM,
• Assist the General Manager in covering Board meetings.

• A degree/HND in Secretarial Administration,
• Computer skills presentation, internet and Microsoft Office packages.
• She/he must have at least 7 years secretarial experience.

• Assisting in preparing budget and work plan for the SA;
• Assisting to maintain the AS assets Database;
• Assisting to prepare monthly/quarterly reports in accordance with accounting reporting requirements
• Managing and controlling inventory and stores of the Agency

• A university degree/HND in Accounting, Banking and Finance and/or their equivalents with at least five (5) years post-qualification experience. Membership of Professional Association such as ICAN, ACA, ACCA,
• ANAN and knowledge of computer based accounting packages and experience in donor-funded or rural development project audit will be an added advantage

• Design and prepare CSDP Management Information System operational manual and 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 and ensure MIS hard and software maintenance;
• Establish the working schedule and MIS data;
• Develop reports or formats using existing MIS data and prepare the required documents using a friendly report generator;
• Any other duty as may be assigned by the M&E Manager.

• A university degree or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic engineering; Information Management, Computer Science, Engineering and related fields.
• Five (5) 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.

• 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 and Provide guidelines and guidance for the operations of the MIS and M & E units for them to meet the expectations of the SA.
• 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 COPs I GDP5 and micro-projects;
• Consolidating annual budget and work-plan for the department, designing field data collection and collation formats for the SA, developing Terms of Reference and providing 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, financial matters like costing/pricing of CSDP activities in the State, Operations, etc
• Providing cumulative records, analysis and statistics of activities over time to guide operations and provide information base for planning and future evaluation.

• A University degree in Agriculture, Statistics, Social Sciences, Engineering, Extension Services or Project Management, with at least twelve (12) years post qualification experience.
• Knowledge of Computer is mandatory.
• Previous experience in project monitoring and evaluation shall be an added advantage.

• Supervising and coordinating the overall activities of the operation Department as well as processing of applications seeking Agency funding.
• Providing overall supervision of formulation and implementation processes of CDP5 /GDPs of micro projects by CPMC/GPMC and ensuring the maintenance of records on all COPs / GOPs of micro- projects on continuous basis and passing on such information to M&E department,
• Liaising with relevant MDAs to provide technical and back-up support to communities,
• Consolidate annual work plans and budget of the Department as well as provision of quarterly and annual projections for CDPs/GDPs and micro-projects implementation.

• A university Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Agriculture, Engineering, Extension Services, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Project Management and any other relevant Degree, with at least twelve (12) years post qualification experience.
• Previous experience in rural development projects or extension services shall be considered as additional advantage. Applicants must be computer literate.