The Fragile States, Conflict and Social Development (AFTCS) team at the World Bank Country Office in Nigeria is providing technical assistance across the World Bank portfolio in the country for the integration of demand for food governance (DFGG) mechanisms in Bank-supported projects.
The AFTCS learn in Abuja seeks applications for the position below
Position: Social Development Specialist.
The Social Development Specialist will be a member of the AFTCS team based in the Nigeria Country Office, locally tad based full time in Abuja under an extended Term Consultancy with duration of 1 year able for a renewable for a maximum of 2 years. For day-to-day assignments and responsibilities, the Social Development Specialist will report to the Senior Social Development specialist based in Abuja.
II. Objective
The main purpose of the consultancy is to advance the AFTCS units operational and analytic work in Nigeria in several areas of social development notably demand for good governance.
Job Duties
- Identify and provide advice to project teams for the introduction of suitable DfGG mechanisms including: (a) awareness and transparency mechanisms; (b) feedback mechanisms; (c) grievance mechanisms; and (d) third party monitoring for the verification of results.
- Work in close collaboration with the project teams and State Governments in the design of pilot DfGG mechanisms that allow the engagement of citizens in the selection of project priorities, assessment and verification of results. The Specialist will be required to plan, design and manage pilot activities and. based on preliminary results, suggest adjustments to the mechanisms as necessary and develop a plan for scale-up.
- Conduct Research and Operational Activities in Line with the World Bank AFTCS Agenda and Demand For Good Governance. For this, the Specialist Should Be
- able to use a variety of analytical tools such as interviews, questionnaires and focus groups, to investigate the views of population samples and have the capacity to translate these findings into activities and components within a project.
- Any other, as instructed by Supervisor
Selection Criteria
- Applicant must possess Postgraduate degree in Social Science or any closely related with at least 5 years of relevant hands-on experience in the field;
- At least 2 years of specific experience in research and operational projects in the areas of DfGG or result based operations a plus;
- Previous experience with development projects supported by International Donors and conducting dialogues with clients a plus;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to translate research results into project activities and components;
- Ability to work flexibly on a range of assignments, and prioritize a variety of evolving tasks;
- Logical -thinking, good problem solving and perseverance are necessary traits
- Ability to adjust to unfamiliar surroundings to complete work tasks;
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop effective relations within and outside the Bank.
Application Process
Interested candidates are requested to submit their applications online at www.worldbank.org on or before close of business on 7th June 2011. Once on the job website, enter “jobseekers “webpage, look for job number 110892 and follow the steps to apply.
