NDI Resident Director Job Vacancy in Abuja, Nigeria

expatriate staff. S/he will be NDI’s
principal liaison with Nigerian political and civil society organizations, the
Government of Nigeria, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),
and other members of the donor community.. The Resident Director will report to
the Institute’s DC-based Regional Director for Central and West Africa and is
expected to closely coordinate with the Washington-based staff.

• Oversee the implementation of
  NDI’s programs in Nigeria
• Lead and manage national and
  expatriate staff on a daily basis

• Strengthen the capacity of NDI
  staff to develop and implement program activities in accordance with
  program objectives and work plans
• Coordinate, with NDI/Washington,
  timetables and staff assignments for developing proposals, budgets, work
  plans, and reports and ensure documents reflect NDI priorities, strategy,
  needs and objectives
• Represent NDI to Nigerian
  government officials, election authorities, elected officials, political
  parties, the US Embassy, USAID, DFID, other donors, and local and
  international non-governmental organizations

• Develop and maintaining office and
  personnel management systems
• Ensure adherence to both NDI and
  donor financial regulations and the respect of procedures that guarantee
  the integrity of all financial transactions
• Manage the in-country program
  budget and ensure the submission to NDI’s Washington office of accurate
  monthly financial reconciliation statements
• Supervise the writing and timely
  submission of monthly program activity reports, monitoring and evaluation
  data, periodic updates on political developments and other program related
  materials

• Coordinate Abuja-based staff and
  office security with NDI head office in Washington, D.C

• Bachelor’s degree in preferably in
  international development, political science or management; graduate
  degree preferred.
• Solid democracy and governance
  background with a minimum of fourteen (14) years of experience in
  senior-level program management, including office operations and the
  management of fiscal and human resources
• Comparative experience working in
  multi-cultural settings, and a demonstrated ability to thrive in a
  challenging environment
• Substantive senior-level political
  experience, such as working for a legislature, executive branch, or
  political party
• Demonstrated ability to conduct
  excellent political analysis
• Experience implementing or
  overseeing political development programs, preferably in Africa
• Familiarity with Nigerian politics
• Proven ability to manage
  multi-million dollar budgets and to effectively lead and manage
  multi-national staff of more than 25 people
• Effective interpersonal,
  communication, and networking skills, and a demonstrated ability to build
  and maintain professional relationships
• Demonstrated problem solving
  skills
• Strong oral and written
  communication skills in English
• Familiarity with USAID and DFID
  funding mechanisms
• Knowledge of PC-based word
  processing and spreadsheets (Microsoft Suite), e-mail and internet
  technology