Violence and Conflict Mitigation Specialist at Tetra Tech Nigeria

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, program management, construction management, and technical services. The Company supports government and commercial clients by providing innovative solutions focused on water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development. With 16,000 associates worldwide, Tetra Tech's capabilities span the entire project life cycle.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Violence and Conflict Mitigation Specialist

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• We are currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified Senior Specialists for the upcoming USAID funded State to State Program in Nigeria.
• The purpose of the State to State program will be to increase the effectiveness, accountability, and transparency of select state and local governments in Nigeria.
• This will achieved by strengthening governing systems to improve the delivery of public services; increasing the efficiency of key governance operations; increasing the government’s responsiveness to citizen needs and priorities; and improving government and civil society capacity to manage conflict.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; Or Master’s degree (preferred), with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience;
• A minimum of 10 years of experience working in West Africa, preferably within Nigeria with technical experience outside of Lagos or Abuja.
• Experience in technical capacity building within State or Local Government institutions, which includes: embedding with government ministries or direct assistance to government personnel, preparing technical reports, and monitoring and evaluation of technical assistance;
• Preference of experience with multilateral, bilateral, NGO/INGO, and donor funded projects or institution;
• Professional Fluency in English.

Application Closing Date
16th March, 2018.

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• To be considered, applicants must submit the following as part of the on-line process:
  • Cover Letter
  • CV in reverse chronological format
  • A list of at least 3 professional references including name, contact information, and statement of relationship to the reference.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements listed above will not be considered.
• Please ensure that all necessary documents are uploaded, as incomplete applications and/or corrupt files may delay processing of your application or remove you from consideration.
• No phone calls will be accepted.
• Please indicate where you saw Tetra Tech's ad posted.