DFID SPARC

THE STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR ACCOUNTABILITY RESPONSIVENESS AND CAPABILITY (SPARC) IS A MAJOR PROGRAMME FUNDED BY UK GOVERNMENT’S DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGED BY HTSPE LTD ASSISTING THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO BUILD ON GOVERNANCE REFORMS ALREADY UNDER WAY IN FIVE STATES (ENUGU, JIGAWA, KADUNA, KANO AND LAGOS) AND AT FEDERAL LEVEL. THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 2008 AND WILL RUN FOR SIX YEARS.

WE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR A NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION MANAGER TO JOIN THE SPARC TEAM, A NEW SENIOR POSITION BASED IN ABUJA. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE ASSISTING THE NATIONAL FINANCE AND ADMIN MANAGER AND SUPPORTING THE FIVE STATE FINANCE AND ADMIN MANAGERS IN

i) HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
ii) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
iii) LOGISTICS AND
iv) SECURITY OF THE WHOLE PROGRAMME.

THE POSITION MIGHT REQUIRE SOME TRAVEL IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED STATES.

THE JOB REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
• UNIVERSITY DEGREE, PREFERABLY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OR OTHER RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND COMBINED WITH RELEVANT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
• MINIMUM 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN ADMIN/HR/LOGISTICS FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, OF WHICH MIN 2 YEARS AT SUPERVISORY GRADE
• CONVERSANT WITH LOCAL LABOUR LEGISLATIONS
• PROACTIVE APPROACH AND THE ABILITY TO THINK “OUTSIDE THE BOX” WHEN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES; INDEPENDENT, SELF-DRIVEN AND ABLE TO HANDLE MULTI-TASKS WITH DETAIL-MINDED
• TEAM PLAYER WHO REQUIRES MINIMUM SUPERVISION; ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH STAFF OF ALL LEVELS AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS; STRONG ANALYTICAL AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS
• POLITICAL, LEGAL AND CULTURAL AWARENESS FROM WORKING EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA
• PROVEN SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN REPORT WRITING
• GOOD COMMAND OF WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ENGLISH
• COMPUTER LITERATE

IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE BOTH THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO ENHANCE OUR CURRENT OFFERING PLEASE EMAIL/SEND YOUR CV ALONG WITH A BRIEF OUTLINE OF KEY POINTS FOR OUR CONSIDERATION TO: hr@sparc-nigeria.com BY 15TH NOVEMBER 2009 QUOTING REF: APPLICATION FOR NAM.

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD IN DECEMBER 2009. ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON SPARC CAN BE FOUND ON SPARC AT www.sparc-nigeria.com AND ON HTSPE AT www.htspe.com