Duties and Accountabilities
The specific duties and responsibilities of the ETC-FM will be agreed with the RFMM.  The ETC-FM will work under the close supervision of a Senior FMS and will contribute to the following tasks:

•    Assessing the adequacy of the Borrower’s project financial management systems and their ability to manage and monitor World Bank financed projects. This includes budgeting, policies and procedures, internal controls, accounting, financial reporting and auditing;
•    Assisting the Borrower and the World Bank Task Team members on financial management requirements, including monitoring and reporting issues;
•    Carrying out supervision work to ensure that projects financial management systems are functioning appropriately, including the periodic review of project financial management reports for financial performance;
•    Assessing the selection and engagement of auditors, ensuring their suitability including their independence, and competence to perform; and ensuring that the borrower provides auditors with all the relevant information (including Terms of Reference and the Bank’s own requirements) necessary to carry out their engagement;
•    Reviewing interim financial reports and audited project/entity financial statements, monitoring borrower compliance with financial covenants including audit compliance, ensuring adequate communication with borrowers in respect of audits and enters data on auditing and accountability issues in the Audit Reports Compliance System; and
•    Other activities, as agreed with the RFMM.

Selection Criteria
The candidates should have a Bachelors degree in accounting, business, finance, economics, or related subject, a professional accountancy qualification (ACA or equivalent) and at least 5 years audit experience.  Public sector experience would be an advantage. In addition, the candidate should have the following qualifications:

•    Knowledge of the application of accounting, auditing and financial reporting systems and software packages;
•    Ability to review, analyze and evaluate financial statements and audit reports in diverse sectors and circumstances;
•    Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards, International Public Sector Accounting Standards and International Standards on Auditing;
•    Experience with internal control systems and procedures (including familiarity with COSO), with the ability to assess such systems and recommend remedial action where necessary
•    Proven analytical and problem-solving skills and a proven ability to apply these in gathering, recording and summarizing financial and other operational data;
•    Experience in auditing and knowledge of what to do with respect to qualified audit reports and matters arising from management letters;
•    Capacity to function as a member of a diverse, multi-disciplinary team in a matrix and decentralized environment;
•    Ability to work flexibly on a range of assignments, adjust to and prioritize a variety of complex evolving tasks and under pressure to meet deadlines;
•    Effective interpersonal skills to work with colleagues, clients and donor counterparts;
•    Recognized as a results-oriented team player who is adaptable to changing business needs, takes initiative, can work independently and is capable of contributing to a diverse set of activities; and
•    Ability to communicate effectively, in writing and orally, in English.
•    Willingness to travel frequently

Job #

102053

Closing Date

10-Nov-2010

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Government, and other agencies in implementing World Bank-financed programs by providing critical procurement advice and support. The incumbent will respond to the increasing demand to provide procurement support to World Bank operations in Nigeria and other countries as required from time to time.

The World Bank requires the services of a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, to be based in Abuja.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will work closely with the country teams to strengthen results management, under the management of the AFTRL Sector Manager and guidance of the AFCS2 Country Director.

Specifically, He/She would report jointly to the AFTRL Lead M&E Specialist and HD Sector Leathe in the Bank’s matrix environment. He/She would spend 70% of time on Humane Development projects in the portfolio and 30% on other sectors

Key responsibilities include:

Providing advisory support in all aspects of monitoring and evaluation for operations, including developing results frameworks, designing monitoring and evaluation systems for Bank-supported operations, supervising the implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems, and providing guidance on retrofitting ISRs and monitoring and evaluation frameworks for projects under implementation to capture Bank wide core indicators;

* Providing advisory support to develop results matrix and monitoring and evaluation system for CAS and related CAS products;
* Strengthening country teams’ capacity to improve monitoring and evaluation systems, impact evaluations, and statistical systems, through design and delivery of learning activities and knowledge sharing tools;
* Contributing to the design and implementation of the Bank wide and Africa Regional results monitoring and measurement platforms that integrate reporting on country, sector and global program results, in collaboration with other Bank units;
* Supporting capacity building of national systems and institutions for effective monitoring and evaluation the national Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) and national development strategies;
* Working with other development partners and civil society to harmonize country monitoring systems and strengthen country monitoring and evaluation capacity to meet PRS monitoring and reporting requirements.

The specific duties will include, but not necessarily be limited to:

* An advanced degree in public health, economics, statistic, social sciences, or related subject area, and at least five years of relevant experience in development work, including design and implementation of public sector results management and monitoring and evaluation;
* Demonstrated knowledge of the Bank’s Results Agenda, the systems and processes that support its implementation (including the new Bank-wide Results Monitoring and Measurement Platform), and the international efforts by Borrowers and Donors to promote the monitoring and management for development results;
* Relevant experience in Bank operations, including provision of operational support for results management in projects and country assistance strategies, in at least one region and one sector, and strong knowledge of World Bank’s operations and business processes;
* Superior organizational and logistical skills; capacity to work simultaneously and effectively on a variety of tasks;
* Excellent writing, oral and presentation skills.
* Behavioral competencies that facilitate dialogue with country partners and country teams, including listening skills, effective teamwork, knowledge sharing, training and capacity development skills, and ability to adapt advice to the local institutional realities.

Deadline is 4th November 2009

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Job # 091710
Job Title Team Assistant
Job Family Administration
Location Abuja, Nigeria
Appointment Local Hire
Closing Date 09-Oct-2009
Language Requirements English [Essential]
Appointment Type See Job Description Below
Background / General description
Background / General description
The successful candidate will provide administrative and operational support to all teams working on his/her unit’s portfolio. The job implies frequent interaction with other VP Units, IFC, MIGA and other institutional units, staff in other locations (locally and internationally), Government officials, consultants and external organizations.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 1 year renewable term appointment

These will include, but are not limited to:
Duties and Accountabilities

• Keeping abreast of the Organization’s directives on and ensuring effective processing of all project documents.
• Using desktop processing skills to produce complex texts, reports, figures, graphs, etc., according to Bank format and distribution.
• Collecting and inputting data provided by Task Team Leaders into the central database, including processing new project status reports.
• Tracking and reporting on appropriate aspects of the Team’s operational activities.
• Drafting standard letters, memos, faxes, etc. conforming to the Organization’s regional standards, using proper grammar, punctuation and style.
• Drafting minutes of meetings.
• Performing Analytical tasks as may be requested by the Team Leader from time to time.
• Providing assistance in editing large documents.
• Maintaining up-to-date divisional project files (both paper and electronic).
• Answering internal and external queries on the assigned portfolio or, as necessary, taking accurate and comprehensive telephone messages, and routing them to appropriate persons to handle.
• Assisting in preparation and logistical planning for various events, e.g. conferences, workshops, negotiations, board presentation and signing, etc.
• Maintaining current distribution lists, phone/address lists of project/product contacts, and distributes documents for the team.
• Serving as a back-up to other staff and Task Team Assistants on project and administrative tasks.

Selection Criteria
Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to interact tactfully with people of all levels.
• Demonstrable team spirit and strong desire to actively contribute to a team’s objectives.
• Willingness to extend his/her working hours to meet deadlines and at short notice.
• Ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams within a matrix management environment.
• Ability to work independently and produce excellent results under pressure.
• Excellent word and data processing skills (Word, Excel, Lotus Notes, etc.)
• Ability to pass relevant Bank Group tests in place at time of recruitment (e.g. English language, computer applications, etc.).
• Minimum of two years cognate experience.
• HND or First Degree obtained at not less than Lower credit or Second Class (Lower) grades, respectively.
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The selected candidate will be employed under

local employment terms and will report to both the Country Director and the Sector Manager.

The candidate will participate in the Bank’s transport sector network and operations but might also need to work in other countries of the sub-region.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year renewable term appointment.

Duties and Accountabilities

The selected candidate will participate in the preparation, appraisal, negotiation and supervision of transport sector projects (including roads, railways, port, and air transport), and maintain an active sector dialogue and contact with Government, the private sector, development partners, the media and other stakeholders.

S/he will be expected to contribute to analytical and advisory work and to participate in policy dialogue with the government related to transport sector policy and strategies.

The specific duties will include, but not necessarily be limited to:

* Participate in project preparation, appraisal, negotiations, implementation and evaluation, including operational missions in the field, with particular focus on:
* Program and project preparation. Helping identify development objectives, review and analyze proposals from Government to meet these objectives, gather supporting data and information to support the proposals and provide specific inputs into project appraisal document.
* Program and project implementation. Regular monitoring of costs and quality of work, identify and assist in resolution of issues to ensure results on the ground.
* S/he will participate in project supervision missions and take a key role in all or part of the implementation review activities.
* Multi-sector country team activities. Portfolio review, formulation of country assistance strategy, analytical and advisory services, review of poverty reduction strategies and cross-support to other sectors in the design, implementation, and supervision of civil works and related project components.
* S/he will provide cross-support to other sector units in the design, implementation, and supervision of civil works and related project components.
* Country and sub-region dialogue. Initiate and contribute in high-level discussions on policy reform and program, implementation.
* S/he will also provide the supporting role for Bank interventions and participate in transport sector donor coordination activities in the country;
* Fiduciary activities. Together with procurement and financial management specialists on the team, review procurement documents and financial management reports to ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and agreements.
* Knowledge sharing. Contribute specific professional knowledge both in the assigned countries and within the Bank on transport and development issues.
* S/he will participate in country team activities, including portfolio review, formulation of country assistance strategy, and analytical and advisory activities.
* Facilitation of private sector engagement. Encourage participation of the private sector in formulation of transport policy, strategies and implementation, for example, with respect to the domestic construction and transport industries.

Selection Criteria

Critical Success Factors

* Ability to identify, analyze and propose practical solutions to a broad range of technical, operational, financial and procurement issues during project implementation and evaluation.
* Sound understanding of World Bank or similar donor operational and procurement procedures.
* Professional credibility.
* Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with team members, government partners and other development partners. and
* Strong organizational and project management skills to perform day-to-day in-country management of a large and complex portfolio.

Key Competencies/Qualifications Required

* A Masters level degree in Highway Engineering, Transportation Planning, or Transport Economics.
* At least 5 years experience in transport operations including management of transport projects, experience in contract administration, planning and programming of capital and maintenance works and/or institutional reforms
Comprehension of typical sectoral issues in transport, including experience in advocacy of sector policy reforms and management and financing of transport infrastructure.
* Superior analytical skills as applied to common problems in the transport sector.
* Excellent organizational and professional skills.
* Strong communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.

Job # 091397

Deadline is 26th August 2009

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