Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) is an international development company. For more than 45 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 80 countries.
Our development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
1. Collaboration Specialist
Job Code: 6166
Locations: Abuja and Lagos
Department: IT Administration, Security, & Project Management
Reports to: Associate Manager, Knowledge Management Systems
Function of the Position
- The Collaboration Specialist provides support to business users of DAI’s collaboration tools including SharePoint, Teams, Yammer, OneDrive and other applications so that employees can have a productive digital workplace experience.
- Primary responsibilities include user training and outreach, business requirements gathering and analysis, content management, SharePoint site design & creation, and user support and troubleshooting.
- The Collaboration Specialist focuses primarily on supporting users and business needs based in the UK and Europe.
Roles and Responsibilities
User Training and Outreach:
- Provide training to users about how to effectively use DAI’s collaboration tools.
- Conduct outreach to raise awareness about features and capabilities in DAI’s collaboration tools.
- Engage with users to understand how they are using DAI’s collaboration tools. Publicize successes and help resolve challenges.
- Support the change management process and adoption when new tools and processes are introduced.
- Develop and share user guides and training material.
Business Analysis:
- Engage with business users to understand their needs, challenges and related business processes when a digital solution is proposed or requested.
- Prepare requirements documents that clearly describe the issue, context, and needs for collaboration tool requests.
Solutions Development and Management:
- Create and customize intuitive and engaging SharePoint sites in adherence to users’ requirements.
- In collaboration with developers, system administrators and other digital staff design and implement solutions that address business needs using DAI’s collaboration tools.
- Plan for the migration of files from file server to cloud storage.
- Provide strategic direction for and ensure the smooth functioning of DAI’s Microsoft 365 platform, DAIconnect, to ensure relevance and usefulness to DAI staff.
User Support and System Documentation:
- Work with users to resolve support tickets related to Microsoft 365 collaboration tools in a timely and customer service-oriented manner.
- Create and maintain documentation about configurations and processes managed through DAI’s collaboration tools for reference by IT staff.
Minimum Qualifications
- Grade 7: 4 years of professional work experience and a Bachelor’s Degree or 2 years of professional work experience and a Master’s degree.
- Grade 8: 5 years of professional work experience and a Bachelor’s degree or 3 years of professional work experience and a Master’s degree.
- Grade 9: 7 years of professional work experience and a Bachelor’s degree or 5 years of professional work experience and a Master’s degree.
- Proven experience using digital collaboration tools, such as SharePoint, Teams, Confluence, Slack, Asana or similar software, for workplace productivity.
- Demonstrated ability to train users and take a lead role in facilitating behavior change.
- Excellent English language skills (written and spoken).
- Customer service oriented.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the business.
- Team player with can-do attitude.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Ability to multi-task and remain calm under pressure.
- Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience using the Microsoft 365 suite of tools, particularly with SharePoint, Teams, Yammer, OneDrive, Stream and Forms.
- Experience providing end user support.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
2. Finance & Administrative Specialist
Location: Gombe
Background
- The purpose of the five-year (2020-2025) “State Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness” (“State2State” or “S2S”) Activity is to increase the accountability, transparency and effectiveness of selected state and local governments (LGAs) in Nigeria.
- This will be achieved by: strengthening governance systems (with a focus on public financial management [PFM] and procurement, as well as monitoring and evaluation) related to the delivery of services in key sectors (basic education, primary health care, and water, sanitation and hygiene [WASH]); increasing government responsiveness to citizen needs and priorities; and improving government and civil society capacity to manage conflict (through work on prevention, mitigation and reconciliation with the same sectoral partners, not stand-alone assistance to the police or judiciary).
- State2State will achieve this purpose by facilitating the strengthening of sub-national governance systems in a sustainable manner, supporting the efforts of local reformers and building on locally derived solutions including, to the extent possible, reforms already working in other parts of Nigeria.
Position Objectives:
- The Finance & Administrative Specialist position will manage the state finance/accounting and administrative activities in Gombe.
Responsibilities
- The Finance & Administrative Officer/Specialist will prepare relevant reports; ensures that all states transactions follow DAI/USAID standards, regulations and policies;
- Manage the states administration processes; collates financial and technical reports; ensures timely and accurate financial reporting, aligned with technical outcomes.
- S/he will be responsible for providing the Senior Accounting Manager and the Accountant with the appropriate financial and operating information as necessary; allocate project funds among the states various program activities; work closely with other departments in the state on problems involving accounting systems and financial planning.
- The incumbent will help establish and maintain adequate system controls to protect against financial misstatement, in accordance with applicable government accounting and administrative regulations;
- The incumbent will support the Federal level in coordinating the state annual and other financial audits-including preparation of supporting schedules and information-respond to auditor questions and consolidate report formats;
- Manage all banking activities including withdrawals, deposits, and preparation of all bank payments and checks.
- S/he will record all financial transactions in Field Accounting System (FAS) on daily bases; ensures accurate and timely processing of invoices, advances and reimbursements, checks, and wire transfer payments; upload the expenses into Oracle based on DAI’s schedule;
- Performs monthly bank reconciliations and routinely monitors bank account balances.
- This role will work with the Accountant to approve and distribute travel advance amounts based on S2S’s travel advance policy; audits travel requests and expense reports for accuracy and compliance;
- Follows procedures to ensure accurate and timely payment and reconciliation of travel advances, reimbursements for staff and partner travel;
- Reviews and monitors outstanding advances report by paying close attention to advances that have not been settled after 30 days of issuance.
Reporting:
- The Finance & Administrative Specialist will report to the State Team Lead, and coordinate closely with the finance and administrative team in the main office (Bauchi).
Line Management:
- The Finance & Administrative Specialist will supervise the Administrative Assistant and Drivers in Gombe.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, or another relevant field is required.
- An advanced degree is preferred.
- At least 8 years of experience in finance and accounting.
- Previous experience working on US Government funded projects highly preferred.
- Strong training, communications, and personnel management skills.
- Previous supervisory experience is highly preferred.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
Application Closing Date
Wednesday, 27th October, 2021.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: NigeriaGovernance@dai.com using the Job Title and preferred location e.g “Finance & Administrative Specialist, Gombe” as the subject of the mail.
Note
- Women and persons with disabilities who meet the above qualifications are encouraged to apply.
- DAI will only contact shortlisted candidates.
3. Conflict Specialist
Location: Akwa Ibom
Background
- The purpose of the five-year (2020-2025) “State Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness” (“State2State”) Activity is to increase the accountability, transparency and effectiveness of selected state and local governments (LGAs) in Nigeria.
- This will be achieved by: strengthening governance systems (with a focus on public financial management [PFM] and procurement, as well as monitoring and evaluation) related to the delivery of services in key sectors (basic education, primary health care, and water, sanitation and hygiene [WASH]); increasing government responsiveness to citizen needs and priorities; and improving government and civil society capacity to manage conflict (through work on prevention, mitigation and reconciliation with the same sectoral partners, not stand-alone assistance to the police or judiciary).
- State2State will achieve this purpose by facilitating the strengthening of sub-national governance systems in a sustainable manner, supporting the efforts of local reformers and building on locally-derived solutions including, to the extent possible, reforms already working in other parts of Nigeria.
Position Objectives
- The Conflict Specialist will be embedded in the state-level offices and are responsible ensure the high-quality and timely implementation of the conflict mitigation activities in the state.
- S/he will be provide technical expertise regarding conflict monitoring, mitigation, and prevention. S/he will remain informed about the evolving reform needs of each state and communicate to the wider team.
- S/he will tap the latest approaches in all areas of conflict for application in states.
- S/he will serve as a connector by collecting and sharing capacities and knowledge and linking State2State staff and partners across the state, and collaborate with the other team members as they identify, test, and refine innovations.
Responsibilities
- The Conflict Specialist will contribute significantly to State2State conflict analysis guided by USAID’s Conflict Assessment Framework (CAF) and DAI’s experience achieving governance and service delivery results in conflict environments.
- The Conflict Specialist will support training of trainers to state-level staff and partners on data collection and analysis, including identifying specific actionable recommendations for state and LGA programming; opportunities to leverage other USAID- and donor-supported activities; state and LGA rapid-response activities for building social cohesion; and sentinel indicators to monitor and forecast changes in conflict dynamics.
- The Conflict Specialist will work with project team to design and lead conflict mitigation training at the state-level, including specific activities to build capacity to mitigate conflict related to state resource allocation, state service delivery in key sectors, with institutions involved in conflict mitigation, and with local leaders.
- The Conflict Specialist will support state-level staff to design rapid-response activities to understand and respond to conflict flare ups and.
- The Conflict Specialist oversees and ensures quality all the day-to-day state conflict activities and ensures deeper citizen/government awareness/involvement in addressing conflict.
Reporting:
- The Conflict Specialist will report to the State Lead, working closely with the Conflict Advisor in the Main Office.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field such as Finance, Business, Accounting, Social Sciences, Law, Development Studies, etc. required. Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 9 years relevant work experience with at least 5 years of demonstrated expertise in conflict mitigation, peace-building, community cohesion capacity building in Nigeria.
- Experience in the successful implementation of international development activities, with preference given to democracy and governance and/or conflict mitigation activities.
- Experience working in the democracy and governance sector in Nigeria. Experience in the state highly preferred.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Fluency in local languages of the state preferred.
Application Closing Date
Wednesday, 27th October, 2021.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: NigeriaGovernance@dai.com using the Job Title and preferred location e.g “Conflict Specialist, Akwa Ibom” as the subject of the mail.
Note
- Women and persons with disabilities who meet the above qualifications are encouraged to apply.
- DAI will only contact shortlisted candidates.
4. Grants Specialist
Locations: Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Gombe and Sokoto
Background
- The purpose of the five-year (2020-2025) “State Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness” (“State2State”) Activity is to increase the accountability, transparency and effectiveness of selected state and local governments (LGAs) in Nigeria.
- This will be achieved by: strengthening governance systems (with a focus on public financial management [PFM] and procurement, as well as monitoring and evaluation) related to the delivery of services in key sectors (basic education, primary health care, and water, sanitation and hygiene [WASH]); increasing government responsiveness to citizen needs and priorities; and improving government and civil society capacity to manage conflict (through work on prevention, mitigation and reconciliation with the same sectoral partners, not stand-alone assistance to the police or judiciary).
- State2State will achieve this purpose by facilitating the strengthening of subnational governance systems in a sustainable manner, supporting the efforts of local reformers and building on locally derived solutions including, to the extent possible, reforms already working in other parts of Nigeria.
Position Objectives
- The Grants Specialist will provide support to the Grants Manager in Bauchi in support of the grant implementation process in Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Gombe and Sokoto.
Responsibilities
The Grants Specialist will:
- Oversee grant implementation and work with grantees to ensure that activities are implemented in accordance with activity design.
- Facilitate grantee and program team to resolve issues that arise during grant implementation.
- Generate and review all aspects of grant agreements with grantees and ensure all activities are implemented in line with the activity design.
- Ensure that all grant activities are properly documented from the start of implementation to grant close-down.
- Provide procedures and policy guidance and interpretation for program staff as well as sub-grantees to ensure adherence to grant management policies.
- Analyze and evaluate grant applications, proposals and awards to ensure adherence to grants management policies.
- Ensure proper negotiation of the terms and conditions for sub-grants.
- Review and analyze budget estimates for allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and consistency.
- Prepare grant agreements and assist with supervision/implementation of grant, including closure and disposition plans.
- Monitor grantees and subcontracting organizations to confirm that funds allocated are used for specified purposes.
- Monitor the procurement process under the grant to ensure competitiveness and compliance.
- Prepare regular reports on grants to Chief of Party.
Reporting:
- The Grants Specialist will report to the Grants Manager in Bauchi.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, or other relevant field.
- Master’s Degree preferred.
- Working knowledge of US Government operations, policies, and procedures, and FAR regulations preferred.
- At least 8 years of experience of relevant professional experience. At least 4 years in grants design and administration (experience with grants award and grants management as well as prior experience in the award and administration of subcontracts), preferably in the good governance sector.
- Working knowledge of USAID Contract Management and Grants Management policies and procedures required.
- Experience implementing grant policies and procedures required.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage with a wide range of organizations, beneficiaries, and related parties.
- Ability to work under own initiative or as a part of a team
- Experience of working in a conflict environment is a plus.
- Fluency in oral and written English is required.
- Fluency in one or more of the local languages spoken in the state of interest is preferred.
Application Closing Date
Wednesday, 27th October, 2021.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: NigeriaGovernance@dai.com using the Job Title and preferred location e.g “Grants Specialist, Gombe” as the subject of the mail.
Note
- Women and persons with disabilities who meet the above qualifications are encouraged to apply.
- DAI will only contact shortlisted candidates.