World University Service of Canada Partnerships Coordinator - Small Business enterprise growth and investments Jobs in Nigeria

World University Service of Canada Partnerships Coordinator - Small Business enterprise growth and investments Jobs in Nigeria; Under the supervision of the project director, the partnership coordinator will act as the project country representative in Nigeria. In collaboration with the project team, the coordinator will be responsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with the local funding office as well as local Enterprise Support Organizations (ESOs) supporting the project implementation.

The Partnership Coordinator will be responsible for the following:

Partner Relations and Communications

Establish and maintain effective relationships with key project partners in the geography of focus

Develop robust relationships with country level project stakeholders, including the donor, the access to finance lead partner, relevant governments and enterprise support organisations.
Represent WUSC among stakeholders, ensuring that the project can provide value to local actors and make a positive impact within the entrepreneurial ecosystem
Project Support

Provide support for project activities in the geography of focus.

Contribute to key project planning deliverables (i.e. Initiative Inception Plan, Annual Work Plans) using results based management approaches and tools;

Support the integration of specific strategies for cross-cutting themes (capacity building, gender equality, youth and refugee inclusion, disability inclusion, enterprise support and capital allocation) for the initiative

Share in WUSC’s commitment and approach to advance gender equality and social inclusion for all young people

Maintain open and effective communication amongst local partners

Reporting

Work with the project team to implement, revise and update the project work plans and strategies

Contribute to the development of project annual work plans and annual reports for submission to the donor, showcasing success stories and highlighting key results

Work closely with the Finance Manager to manage and monitor the budget allocated to the key activities of responsibility, and contributing to the financial reports as needed

Work closely with the M&E manager to ensure targets are set, and results are being monitored according to the PMF, as well as identifying and highlighting any unintended results

Work closely with the Gender Equality Manager to ensure that the GESI considerations are integrated into activities according to the GESI strategy and work plan.

Actively participating in team meetings, stakeholder meetings and other events as required

Work environment

Ability to contribute to WUSC’s organizational culture that respects differences, including sex, age, ability, refugee or migration status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity

and expression, sexual orientation, and other identity factors

Support a working environment free from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) and adheres to the corresponding WUSC safeguarding policies

Understand own responsibilities towards ensuring high standards of prevention and response measures for SEAH

Education

A university degree in international development, business administration, finance or other relevant area; or equivalent work experience

Specialized training in entrepreneurship support, financial inclusion, women’s and/or youth economic empowerment would be an advantage

Experience requirements

A minimum of eight years of experience in economic growth programming

Experience developing and managing complex partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Experience working with international development donor agencies - particularly foundations

Knowledge of Results Based Management (RBM) and environmental and gender policies and reporting requirements

Proven administrative and organizational skills

Proven experience of adaptability to a challenging and constantly changing environment requiring iterative planning on a regular basis

Proven knowledge of and commitment to the concepts of Gender Equality

Assets

Experience in entrepreneurship ecosystem support, gender lens investment and financial inclusion

Experience in capacity building with local partner organizations and participatory partnership approaches to development

Ability to work with multiple time zone and frequent domestic and international travels

Languages

Complete fluency in English is required. Ability to communicate in French a strong asset

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; World University Service of Canada Partnerships Coordinator - Small Business enterprise growth and investments Jobs in Nigeria

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