Project Officer - Supervisions at the Borno State Government Community Agency (World Bank Assisted Project)

The Government of The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received a credit/loan from World Bank/International Development Association (IDA) towards the Community and Social Development Project (CSDP). The Project Development objective is to increase access of poor people to social and natural resources infrastructure service in a sustainable manner

This will be achieve through the provision of grant support to beneficiary communities based on their identified, prioritized micro projects in the Community Development Plans (CDPs) which are to be implemented, maintained and utilized by them using Community Driven Development (ODD) approach.

In this regard, the Borno State Community and Social Development Agency, invites application from suitably qualified candidates from public and private sectors for recruitment into the position below:

Job Title: Project Officer - Supervision

Location: Borno

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of operations officer
• Regular and timely liason with other project officer for deployment of operations officers for field level activities
• Assist in the provision of technical advice on all engineering works eg construction/rehabilitation of infrastructure, erosion control bands, feeder road construction etc.
• In close liason with relevant state ministries, departments agency(ies) ensure the adoption of state approved standard technical designs for social infrastructure
• Ensure compliance with state level technical specification/standards for all social infrastructure.
• Prepare budget and work plan for supervision of CDPs and micro projects contained therein.
• Provide guidance to operations officer designed to undertake supervision.
• Regularly submit month;y supervision reports to the managers operations and M&E
• Provide specific reports on supervision as may be requested by any of the managers and the general manager
• Assist in organizing training for line ministries, LGA, LGRC and operations officers in social infrastructure operations and maintenance
• Liase with the relevant state agency for certification for all social infrastructure at completion
• Directly responsible to the operations manager
• Any other duty(ies) assigned bt the Manager, Operations.

Qualifications

• At least a degree in Engineering, Architecture, Social and Natural Sciences, with at least, five (5) years experience in design and/or supervision of social infrastructure construction.
• Computer literacy is essential and experience in implementing Community level infrastructure is an added advantage.

Conditions of Service
The appointment is for the period of the life of the project with six month probation period. However, Civil servants found suitable will be engaged as seconded officer and will continue to enjoy salary from their employers with additional incentives from the project.

Remuneration
The remuneration is attractive and in commensurate with the mode of entry and in accordance with the CSDP Staff Regulation and conditions of service.

Application Closing Date
1st July, 2016.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
The Office of the Honourable Commissioner,
Ministry of Inter-Governmental Affairs and Special Duties,
Musa Usman Secretariat,
Maiduguri,
Borno State.