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Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN) recruitment, October 2014
The Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN)
is a six-year UK government funded programme designed to provide
strategic technical assistance to support education reform at Federal
level in up to 7 Lead States.
We are currently recruiting to fill the vacant position:
Job Title: Finance Officer
Job Ref: 16644BR
Location: Kaduna
Job Profile
The Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN) is a
six-year UK government funded programme designed to provide strategic
technical assistance to support education reform at Federal level. A
principal objective of the programme is to strengthen the ability of
target States to plan and implement strategies for transforming the
delivery of education services, to improve education management and
funding mechanisms and thus to have a sustainable impact on teaching
and learning in schools.
The Finance Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day management
of finances within Abuja as applicable, in accordance with Cambridge
Education’ systems and procedures and consistent with the client’s
requirements.
Job Description
- Work in accordance with the project accounting handbook to administer programme funds at Abuja level;
- In consultation with the National Programme Manager and the
Deputy Finance Manager, produce regular rolling quarterly and monthly
forecasts and submit monthly site returns to the Deputy Finance Manager
in Abuja to feed into the monthly reconciliation and invoicing
processes;
- Maintain up-to-date project accounts on the system to ensure
that timely, accurate and appropriate information is available to the
programme management team;
- Liaise with administrative and technical teams to ensure
accurate forecasting and prompt disbursal and reconciliation of
expenditure;
- Supervise preparation of all payment vouchers, journal vouchers
and cheques and ensure the timely settlement of all undisputed
sub-contractor invoices;
- Support the disbursement of fund for workshop and related activities, and the reconciliation of such disbursement
- Monitor expenditure and advise the National Programme Manager
and Deputy Programme Finance Manager of potential issues with regards
to forecasting, disbursement or accounting;
- Maintain a petty cash register and supervise the imprest accounts for Abuja based staff;
- Establish good and considerate working relationships with all
staff within the programme, demonstrating respect for their own roles
and responsibilities.
Candidate Specification
Essential competencies/skills
- Excellent financial management/ accountancy skills;
- Good IT skills and confidence/proficiency in all Microsoft packages, and the ability to master CE in-house
- Financial management system, FiFi;
- Attention to detail and accuracy;
- Ability to think ahead and produce accurate;
- Willingness to be flexible and respond in a timely manner to support colleagues in Abuja head office and
- State Offices when the need requires;
- May undertake periodic travel to State Offices for financial team meetings.
Required academic/professional qualifications, training and experience
- Educated to degree standard or equivalent
- Relevant professional qualification (ICAN or ACCA, CIM, etc.)
- Previous experience working in a large donor funded programme
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
How To Apply
Interested qualified candidate should
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Finance Officer
Job Ref: 16645BR
Location: Abuja
Job Profile
The Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN) is a
six-year UK government funded programme designed to provide strategic
technical assistance to
support education reform at Federal level. A
principal
objective of the programme is to strengthen the ability of target
States to plan and implement strategies for transforming the delivery
of education services, to improve education management and funding
mechanisms and thus to have a sustainable impact on teaching and
learning in schools.
The Finance Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day management
of finances within Abuja as applicable, in accordance with Cambridge
Education’ systems and procedures and consistent with the client's
requirements.
Job Description
- Work in accordance with the project accounting handbook to administer programme funds at Abuja level;
- In consultation with the National Programme Manager and the
Deputy Finance Manager, produce regular rolling quarterly and monthly
forecasts and submit monthly site returns to the Deputy Finance Manager
in Abuja to feed into the monthly reconciliation and invoicing
processes;
- Maintain up-to-date project accounts on the system to ensure
that timely, accurate and appropriate information is available to the
programme management team;
- Liaise with administrative and technical teams to ensure
accurate forecasting and prompt disbursal and reconciliation of
expenditure;
- Supervise preparation of all payment vouchers, journal vouchers
and cheques and ensure the timely settlement of all undisputed
sub-contractor invoices;
- Support the disbursement of fund for workshop and related activities, and the reconciliation of such disbursement
- Monitor expenditure and advise the National Programme Manager
and Deputy Programme Finance Manager of potential issues with regards
to forecasting, disbursement or accounting;
- Maintain a petty cash register and supervise the imprest accounts for Abuja based staff;
- Establish good and considerate working relationships with all
staff within the programme, demonstrating respect for their own roles
and responsibilities.
Candidate Specification
Essential competencies/skills
- Excellent financial management/ accountancy skills;
- Good IT skills and confidence/proficiency in all Microsoft packages, and the ability to master CE in-house
- Financial management system, FiFi;
- Attention to detail and accuracy;
- Ability to think ahead and produce accurate;
- Willingness to be flexible and respond in a timely manner to support colleagues in Abuja head office and
- State Offices when the need requires;
- May undertake periodic travel to State Offices for financial team meetings.
Required academic/professional qualifications, training and experience
- Educated to degree standard or equivalent
- Relevant professional qualification (ICAN or ACCA, CIM, etc.)
- Previous experience working in a large donor funded programme
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
How To Apply
Interested qualified candidate should
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Finance Officer
Job Ref: 16914BR
Location: Kano
Job Profile
The Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN) is a six-year
UK government funded programme designed to provide strategic technical
assistance to support education reform at Federal level. A principal
objective of the programme is to strengthen the ability of target States
to plan and implement strategies for transforming the delivery of
education services, to improve education management and funding
mechanisms and thus to have a sustainable impact on teaching and
learning in schools.
The Finance Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day management of
finances within Abuja as applicable, in accordance with Cambridge
Education’ systems and procedures and consistent with the client’s
requirements.
Job Description
- Work in accordance with the project accounting handbook to administer programme funds at Abuja level;
- In consultation with the National Programme Manager and the
Deputy Finance Manager, produce regular rolling quarterly and monthly
forecasts and submit monthly site returns to the Deputy Finance Manager
in Abuja to feed into the monthly reconciliation and invoicing
processes;
- Maintain up-to-date project accounts on the system to ensure
that timely, accurate and appropriate information is available to the
programme management team;
- Liaise with administrative and technical teams to ensure
accurate forecasting and prompt disbursal and reconciliation of
expenditure;
- Supervise preparation of all payment vouchers, journal vouchers
and cheques and ensure the timely settlement of all undisputed
sub-contractor invoices;
- Support the disbursement of fund for workshop and related activities, and the reconciliation of such disbursement
- Monitor expenditure and advise the National Programme Manager
and Deputy Programme Finance Manager of potential issues with regards to
forecasting, disbursement or accounting;
- Maintain a petty cash register and supervise the imprest accounts for Abuja based staff;
- Establish good and considerate working relationships with all
staff within the programme, demonstrating respect for their own roles
and responsibilities.
Candidate Specification
Essential competencies/skills
- Excellent financial management/ accountancy skills;
- Good IT skills and confidence/proficiency in all Microsoft packages, and the ability to master CE in-house
- Financial management system, FiFi;
- Attention to detail and accuracy;
- Ability to think ahead and produce accurate;
- Willingness to be flexible and respond in a timely manner to support colleagues in Abuja head office and
- State Offices when the need requires;
- May undertake periodic travel to State Offices for financial team meetings.
Required academic/professional qualifications, training and experience
- Educated to degree standard or equivalent
- Relevant professional qualification (ICAN or ACCA, CIM, etc.)
- Previous experience working in a large donor funded programme
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
How To Apply
Interested qualified candidate should
Click here to apply online
Job Position: Access and Equity Specialist
Job Ref: 16164BR
Location: Kano
Job Profile
The Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN) is a six year
DFID programme of education development assistance and is a part of a
suite of programmes aimed at improvements in governance and the delivery
of
basic services.
ESSPIN’s aim is to have a sustainable impact upon the way in which
government in Nigeria delivers education services and is directed at
enabling institutions to bring about systemic change in the education
system, leveraging Nigerian resources in support of State and Federal
Education Sector Plans and building capacity for sustainability.
It is currently operating in six States (Kano, Kaduna, Kwara, Enugu, Jigawa and Lagos) and at the Federal level.
The Specialist will work with state partners and to the State Team
Leader and with the other Specialists to document and disseminate
examples of good practice and will contribute to the monitoring and
evaluation of the programme at the state level. The Specialist will
develop and contribute to the lesson learning process at the state
level, recording successes and obstacles in processes undertaken,
developing and contributing to opportunities for reflection and seeking
opportunities for dissemination as appropriate.
Job Description
The State-based Access and Equity Specialist will
- On a quarterly basis, review and agree with the State Team
Leader and the Lead Specialist in Community Engagement and Learner
Participation objectives and targets as well as budgets for activities
related to Access and Equity/ School Community Interaction in the State
- Draw up quarterly work plans to be agreed with the State Team
Leader and the Lead Specialists in Community Engagement and Learner
Participation
- Provide direct specialist inputs as per agreed work plans,
interacting with government and other stakeholders as necessary, and
overseeing the work of organisations contracted at the state level as
appropriate in collaboration with state partners
- Provide briefing and guidance on State-specific conditions and issues to visiting short-term consultants
- On a regular basis, work with Social Mobilization Department of
SUBEB to support SBMC development in the state and ensure timely report
of outcomes
- Participate in regular specialist team meetings for the Community Engagement and Learner Participation.
- Submit monthly reports to the State Team Leader and the Lead Specialist in Community Engagement and Learner Participation.
- These reports will focus on progress, issues and next steps in
accordance with the guidelines set out in the ESSPIN consultant
management handbook.
- Assist the State Team Leader and Lead Specialist in Community
Engagement and Learner Participation in compiling quarterly and annual
reports for Clients
- Quarterly objectives and work plans agreed with the State Team
Leader and the Lead Specialists in Community Engagement and Learner
Participation
- Monthly reports and budget forecast
- Quarterly SMO
- and CSO reports
- Contributions to quarterly external reports to clients
Candidate Specification
Qualifications/experience
- A minimum of a degree-level qualification in a relevant area and
experience of working in education, community development or social
sector reform in Nigeria
- Extensive experience of working with communities and CSOs
- Experience of providing professional inputs in development assistance programmes
- Experience of working with Nigerian government and civil society groups
- Practical knowledge of educational development issues in Nigeria.
- Knowledge of current international literature on Social Development and Community sensitisation and mobilisation
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation and of qualitative research methodology
- Knowledge of Nigerian Government structures and systems particularly Kano state context
- Knowledge of the capacity constraints that may hamper effective and efficient action
- Ability to manage change through other people
- Ability to provide constructive guidance and feedback to other professionals
- Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively as a member of a team
- Ability to manage multiple work schedules and achieve set targets
How To Apply
Interested qualified candidate should
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Access and Equity Specialist - Jigawa
Job Ref: 16642BR
Location: Jigawa
Job Profile
The Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN) is a six-year
UK government funded programme designed to provide strategic technical
assistance to support education reform at Federal level. A
principal
objective of the programme is to strengthen the ability of target
States to plan and implement strategies for transforming the delivery of
education services, to improve education management and funding
mechanisms and thus to have a sustainable impact on teaching and
learning in schools.
The Advisor will have responsibility for activities in the State
relating to gender and equity, out of school children and social
exclusion as well as community interaction activities relating to voice
and accountability. These will include Strategic coordination and
promoting participation of girls and women safe spaces within school
governance reflecting women and girls concerns,coordinate the design,
implementation, monitoring and scaling up in collaboration with state
agencies the
Girls Education
Project . Manage linkages within other aspects of the school
improvement programme whilst mainstreaming and reporting on gender and
inclusion at state level.
The Gender and Inclusion Specialist will be responsible for engaging and
forging links with state agencies, Ministries and departments as well
as CSOs partners and developing their capacity for social inclusion,
voice and accountability.
Job Description
- On a quarterly basis, review and agree with the State Team Leader, the Lead Specialists
- and Task Leaders in Community Engagement and Learner
Particpation objectives and targets for activities related to IQTE,
Gender, girls education and women and girls safe spaces in the State.
- Draw up quarterly work plans to be agreed with the State Team Leader, Task Specialists
- for CSO coordination and Gender and Inclusion with over all
coordination from Lead Specialists in Community Engagement and Learner
Participation
- Provide direct specialist inputs as per agreed work plans,
interacting with government parastatals and agencies and other
stakeholders as necessary to achieve set targets.
- Provide technical direction in integrating Gender and Inclusion
practices into state, school and community levels plans in collaboration
with the different outputs specialists.
- Provide technical support in the implementation, budgeting, monitoring and reporting on key aspect of the IQTE
- Provide technical guidance and coordinate monitoring of set results/targets and
- report accordingly
- Work with the School Community Interaction specialist in supporting
- and providing technical guidance to social mobilization
department in state roll out of SBMCs, development of women, girls safe
spaces and Girls education project
- Support, provide briefing and guidance on State�specific conditions and issues to visiting short�term consultants.
- Participate in regular (monthly) specialist team meetings for the Community Engagement and
- Learner Participation component of the programme.
- Submit monthly reports to the State Team Leader and the Lead
Specialist in consultations with Task Specialists. These reports will
focus on progress, issues and next steps in accordance with the state
guidelines and output targets/milestones.
- Contribute in compiling quarterly and annual reports as directed
by the State Team Leader and Lead Specialist in Community Engagement
and Learner Participation for clients .
Extent of authority
The State�based Gender and Inclusion Specialist will report to the
State Team Leader, but will take professional direction and guidance
from the Lead Specialist in Community Engagement and Learner
Participation and Gender and Inclusion Task specialist..
Special relationships and contacts
Establish and maintain good working relationships with the State based
technical and administrative teams as well as engage fully with State
parastatal and LGA officials and other stakeholders.
Candidate Specification
Essential competencies/skills
- Practical knowledge of educational development issues in Nigeria.
- Knowledge of current international literature on Social Development and Community sensitisation and mobilisation.
- Knowledge on gender, IQTE and social development issues
- Knowledge about Monitoring and evaluation
- Knowledge of Nigerian Government structures and systems.
- Knowledge of the capacity constraints that may hamper effective and efficient action.
- Ability to manage change through other people.
- Possession of inter�personal skills and the ability to deploy them as and when necessary.
- Ability to provide constructive guidance and feedback to other professionals.
- Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively as a member of a team.
Required academic/professional qualifications, training and experience
- A minimum of a degree-level qualification in a relevant area and
extensive experience of working in education, community development or
social sector reform in Nigeria.
- Extensive experience of working with communities and CSOs.
- Experience of providing professional inputs in development assistance programmes.
- Experience of working with Nigerian government and civil society groups.
- Ability to communicate in Hausa and work in communities
How To Apply
Interested qualified candidate should
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Administrator
Job Ref: 16643BR
Location: Enugu
Job Profile
The Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN) is a six-year
UK government funded programme designed to provide strategic technical
assistance to
support education
reform at Federal level in up to 7 Lead States. The ESSPIN State
Administrator will be responsible for managing the operations functions
in the state which includes all administrative, logistical, facilities
and procurement needs of the states. The administrator will also be
responsible for providing support to the State Team Leader and both
short and long term technical specialists working in the State.
Job Description
- Responsible for overseeing all the administrative, logistics, and facilities needs of the ESSPIN programme in the State;
- Provide administrative and logistical support to the State Team Leader and all technical specialists working in the state;
- Establish retainership agreements with contractors for the
maintenance of the office and all other assets and estates in the State;
- Establish a communications network with key stakeholders within the state and with colleagues in Abuja;
- Ensure all office records are filled accordingly. This includes
ensuring the maintenance of an up to date asset register for the States;
- Facilitate development of a list of preferred providers of
accommodation and training facilities across the State with cost
guidelines;
- Ensure the smooth running of the state offices by ensuring
adequate supply of office equipment and strict compliance with health
and safety regulations;
- Ensure that the ESSPIN State office meets all the pre-set Mott
MacDonald QES requirements under the direction of the ESSPIN Operations
Manager in Abuja
- Support the State Team Leader and/or the State Technical Specialists in preparing budgets for training events and workshops;
- Support the Finance Officer by providing relevant financial information to inform the production cash flow forecasts etc.
- Ensure effective coordination of staff in the state and proper
delivery of duties; establish good and considerate working relationships
within the organisation, demonstrating respect for their own roles and
responsibilities.
- Monitor and record all maintenance work carried out in the office, assets and estates within the state.
- Line-manage Administrative Assistant, Office Assistant and
drivers. Responsible for their performance reviews as well as personal
and professional development.
- Work with the ESSPIN HR unit in coordinating all human resource
needs of the staff at state level. Ensuring proper feedback to HR and
also meeting all pre-set deadlines.
- Work closely with all immediate colleagues and Government staff
within the State Office to provide a high quality service to internal
and external customers;
- Ensure the maintenance of a healthy and productive work environment within the ESSPIN State offices.
Essential competencies/skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Proven people management and communication skills
- Good IT skills and confidence/proficiency in all Microsoft packages
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work under pressure and solve problems whilst retaining the support of colleagues and technical specialists alike
- Pro-active approach to dealing with technical specialists’ logistical and training needs
- An interest in the technical work taking place under the programme.
- Willingness to be flexible and prepared to contribute to the company in other duties as required.
Required academic/professional qualifications, training and experience
- Minimum of first degree or equivalent in relevant area
- Relevant professional qualification in administration/office skills/ICT
- Previous experience in providing administrative support to a programme team
- Previous experience of working within a multi-national team highly desirable.
How To Apply
Interested qualified candidate should
Click here to apply online
