A notable Business Membership Organisation with affiliations in 50 countries and offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, is currently seeking to employ suitably qualified candidate to fill the position of:
Job Title: Head of Research and Policy
Locations: Lagos, Rivers States and Abuja
Position Summary
- The Head of Research and Policy Advocacy is responsible for managing and directing policy and data driven analytical work focusing on major public policy issues. These include:
- Budget Finance, Security, Inflation, Economy, Technology, Sustainability, Law Reform, Energy, and Power, Workplace disputes, People Development, Directors and Boards, Corporate Governance , Trade and Investment, Transport and Logistics, Tourism and Hospitality, Health and Social Security, Human Capital Development, Operations and Infrastructure, Education and Vocational Training, Government Policy and Legislation, Agriculture and Agro-Allied Industries, Business Development and Strategy.
Major Duties of the Job Holder
- Implement strategic direction as defined by the Board
- Developing and managing the policy and research agenda of the organisation. Oversee writing and editing of the annual reports to the Annual General Meeting.
- Ensure the publication and regular updates of the loD Nigeria Directors Handbook
- Liaise with all loD Nigeria Policy Committees
- For multiple projects, provide guidance and oversight for the planning, design, development and implementation of quantitative or quality research projects on various topics;
- Direct project teams that are responsible for the project planning for internal and extramural policy analysis and research
- Coordinate and communicate responsibilities to team members, as appropriate;
- Evaluate policies and programmes, conduct literature reviews and develop options
- Manage professional development activities for Research and Policy staff
- Provide oversight to ensure the integrity of the databases and accuracy of statistical reports and data summaries, including graphic and tables that portray data, for use in policy analyses, research papers, briefings, and reports;
- Review and prepare analyses of proposed regulations, write issue briefs, and contribute to the preparation of IoD Nigeria submission to Government National Assembly and key regulatory agencies.
- Progressively senior experience with and demonstrated skills in managing projects, staff and organizational teams
- Expert research, problem solving, and analytic skills, Including the ability to analyze and understand sodo-economic policy trends from the perspectives of multiple stakeholders.
- Exceptional writing and editing skills, Including experience in developing both short issue briefs and memos and longer reports, as well as the ability to explain complicated policy concepts and quantitative results in a concise manner
- Excellent oral communication and presentation skills;
- Ability to lead and work in teams with a positive, professional, and solution-oriented attitude;
- Experience in managing complex projects and meeting deadlines;
- Advanced Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills; and
- Experience with creating, organizing, analyzing and managing large data sets and using statistical software (e.g. SAS, Stata, SPSS (preferred).
Education and Work Experience
- Postgraduate Degree (preferred) or other graduate Degree in Social Sciences, Public Policy Research, Public Administration, Statistics; Economics or other related fields.
Application Closing Date
3rd September, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application to:
[email protected]