Operations Officer at Bayelsa State Community and Social Development Agency

The Bayelsa State Government has established an Agency, Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), which would in the first instance be responsible for implementing a 5 years World Bank Assisted Project, Community and Social Development Project (CSDP).

CSDP overall goal is to improve access to services for human development. To achieve this goal, the project aims to support empowerment of communities and Local Government Authorities (LGAs) to sustainably increase access of poor people to improved social and natural resources infrastructure.

The Bayelsa State Community and Social Development Agency invites applications from suitably qualified candidates from both the public and private sector to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Operations Officer

Location: Bayelsa State

Duties
The Operations Officer shall be charged with the responsibility of:

• Sensitising and mobilizing communities on CSDP project objectives and activities as well as issues related to HIV/AIDS;
• Facilitating communities to undertake needs assessment and prioritization that are socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable;
• Facilitating communities in the formulation of CDP in line with (b) above; and
• Any other duty assigned.

Qualification

• A first degree or HND in Engineering, Social Sciences, Biological and Natural Sciences, Business Administration, Accountancy or related field, with at least three (3) years post qualification experience.
• Computer literacy and willingness to learn and work extra hours and on week-ends is a must.
• Applicants are not expected to be more than 35 years as at the time of recruitment and not above Grade level 9 if recruited from the civil service.

Application Closing Date
6th November, 2014

Method of Application
Interested applicants should submit ten copies of signed and sealed application with curriculum vitae to:

Oboro, Oyintonyo Eve
General Manager,
Community and Social Development Project, (CSDP)
14, Green Villa Road,
Yenagoa,
Bayelsa State.