General Manager at the Niger State Agency for Community and Social Development Project (NGCSDA) - World Bank Assisted

Niger State is implementing the World Bank Assisted Community and Social Development Project (CSDP). The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access by poor people to social and natural resource infrastructure services in a sustainable manner throughout Nigeria. The Niger State through the Federal Government sought and obtained additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to support the implementation of Community and Social Development Project (CSDP).

In order to ensure effective implementation, the Niger State Community and Social Development Agency (NGCSDA) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates from the Public and Private sector for recruitment into the position below:

Job Title: General Manager 

Location: Niger

Duties

• Be the chief executive of the Agency and shall be responsible for carrying out the day to day activities of the Agency.
• Be in-charge of general administration of the community and Social Development Project (CSDP).
• Manage State Agency personnel:
• Be the accounting officer of the State Agency,
• Give approval for proposal of CDPs recommended by the State Agency management committee:
• Authorize expenditure in accordance with the annual budget and work Programme of the SA as approved by Board of the Agency:
• Represent the Agency in all its dealings with third parties at the level of the Management:
• Conduct dialogue with donors and those capable of providing complimentary technical and administrative skills and financial resources.
• Delegate his authority to the staff of the Agency to the extent necessary for the efficient performance of the activities of CSDP.
• Perform such other duties as may be required for the effective functioning of the State Agency.
• Ensure regular reporting arid adherence to the SA reporting relationship with the Project Financial Management Unit (PFMU) of the state, Federal Programmes Support Unit (FPSU), Federal Ministry of Finance and the World Bank.

Qualifications

• A university degree in Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Engineering, and/or any other relevant degree with at least fifteen years post-qualification experience in the private and public sector, five of which must be at management level.
• A higher degree and experience in the management of rural development projects shall be an additional advantage.
• Applicant must be computer literate.

Application Closing Date
31st May, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit ten (10) copies of hand written Application each with comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and credentials, addressed and delivered to:
Board Chairman,
Niger State Community and Social Development Agency,
Abdullahi Kure House,
No. A 6 Muazu Muhammed Road,
Minna,
Niger State.

Note

• Applicants are to clearly mark on the corner of the envelope EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR General Manager.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted,