Consultant Job at ActionAid Nigeria

ActionAid (AA) Nigeria is an affiliate of ActionAid International, which is a global alliance of organisations working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. As a large and visible development organisation, we work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and America. Our expertise lies in community-led approaches to development and working through partnerships with the poor and other grass root organisations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Consultancy: Baseline Assessment of the Local Rights Programme (LRP)

Job Locations: Niger, Jigawa, Enugu and Taraba
Job Type: Contract.

Summary

• ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) is seeking to conduct a baseline assessment for its Local Rights Programme in four (4) states in Nigeria – Niger, Jigawa, Enugu and Taraba States.
• The objective of the baseline assessment is to gather relevant baseline data on key program indicators and to analyse the communities’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices on local rights.
• AA Nigeria is an affiliate of ActionAid International, which is a global alliance of organisations working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. One of the largest and most visible development organisations, we work in 45 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas and our expertise lies in community-led approaches to development, working through partnerships with poor people and their organisations.   

Education

• Master's Degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Economics, Development Studies or related field.

Competencies
Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling ActionAid’s values and ethical standards.
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of ActionAid.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

• Communication, interpersonal and professional skills required for collaboration with Government agencies as well as various stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize work and produce the required outputs in the given timeline.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent drafting and analytical skills.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Must be result-oriented, a team player, exhibiting high levels of enthusiasm, tact, diplomacy and integrity.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply by sending a CV detailing competency alongside an Expression of Interest detailing how they plan to deliver on the job. Applications must be submitted electronically in one Ms Word file to: procurement.nigeria@actionaid.org using "Baseline of Local Rights Programme in Niger, Jigawa, Enugu and Taraba States" as the subject of the email.

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Note

• Failure to adhere to instructions on submissions could invalidate your application.
• Only the successful applicant will be contacted.