The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission is a development coordination and management institution, set up as a strategic and action-oriented response to the desire and determination of the South Western States of Nigeria to create regional competitive advantage. The DAWN Commission is focused on fostering inclusive and aggressive economic growth that leverages the socio-economic potential of the Southwest region comprising Lagos, Oyo, Ogun Osun Ekiti, and Ondo.
The DAWN Commission is the strategic driver that has been set up to orchestrate and foster regional cooperation and integration as a catalyst for achieving sustainable and accelerated development of Western Nigeria.
In order to successfully design, develop, deploy and execute the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, the Commission is seeking to hire world class talent and professionals with the competence and capacity to make the goals and strategic objective of The DAWN to become a reality through the following vacant roles
Job Title: Advisor, Enterprise Competitiveness & Innovations
Ref No: DAC/AECI/13
Responsibilities;
- Seek and promote best-in-class innovation, initiatives and methodology in different areas of development focus for mainstreaming, applicability and adapatbility in the Southwest Region
- Leverage data and information to identify world class initiatives that will promote the development of the Southwest Region
- Promote investments in renewable projects and activities that improves access to modern services for social and productive uses
- Provide strategic direction in the major functions of the operations and market it to key stakeholders, financiers and target audiences
- Midwife entrepreneurship and partnership initiatives and programmes with relevant agents of development within the Country and across the world
Requirements:
- The ideal candidate for this role is required to have extensive experience in the development community, both at the conceptual and practical levels
- Access into the world of strategic development innovations and initiatives, including the capacity for creating the methodology for adoption and applicability
- Demonstrated ability to gather information and data from different sources and creatively come up with transformational initiatives
- Minimum of Eight (8) years’ experience in similar role from an organization involved in societal transformational initiatives, managing business innovation and SME development
- Experience in project management
- Must be creative and analytical
- Excellent communication skills (oral & written)
Application Closing Date
7th May, 2013
Method of Application
Qualified and interested applicants should please log on to
http://jobs.wfmcentre.com/dawn/ to apply for only one role. Multiple applications will be disqualified