Graduate Operation Officer at the Zamfara State Agency for Community and Social Development Project (ZACSDP) - World Bank Assisted

Zamfara State is implementing the World Bank Assisted Community and Social Development Project Additional Financing (CSDP-AF). The project’s Development Objective (PDO) is “to sustainably increase access of poor people, and particularly internally displaced people in the North east of Nigeria, to improved social services in a sustainable manner throughout Nigeria .“

In the light of the above and in pursuance of the project objective, vacancy is hereby advertised for the position below:

Job Title: Operation Officer

Location: Zamfara

Responsibilities

• Sensitize and mobilize communities on CSDP project objectives and activities as well as issues related to HIV/AIDS,
• Facilitate communities to undertake needs assessment and prioritization that are socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable;
• Facilitate communities in the formulation of COP in line with (b)above;
• Build capacity of the CPMCs and LGRC Desk Officers, as appropriate, through providing training in requisite areas e.g Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRAs), record and bookkeeping, project management, main-streaming gender, environmental and natural resources issues etc, as identified by Project officer-IEC and Training
• Supervise the implementation of the CDPs to ensure quality assurance;
• Ensure timely replenishment of accounts of the CPMCs;
• Collect, collate and forward to the M&E Department, information/data on micro projects activities in communities;
• Submission of monthly, quarterly and annual departmental reports to M&E Department on schedule, through the Manager, Operations;
• Set monthly and quarterly performance targets based on the work plan;
• Submit regular reports to the project officer or relevant section for whose activity they are deployed at any point in time.
• Responsible to the Project officer, Supervision

Qualification and Experience

• A first degree or HND in Engineering, Social Sciences, Biological and Natural Sciences, Business Administration, Accountancy or related field, with at least 1 year post qualification experience in any area.
• Computer literacy and willingness to learn and work extra hours and on weekends is a must.
• Applicants are not expected to be more than 35 years as at the time of recruitment and not above Grade level 09 if recruited from the civil service.

Application Closing Date
14th September, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send 10 copies of their CV's enclosed in an envelope and addressed to:
The General Manager,
Zamfara State Agency for Community and Social Development Project (ZACSDP),
No. 4 Old Rawayya Road,
Opposit City King Hotel,
By Pass Gusau,
Zamfara State.

Note: Candidates should state clearly the position applied for on the envelope.