National Programme Officer - Road Maintenance - NOA (DC)

The National Programme Officer - Road Maintenance - NOA (DC) will assist in ILO technical assistance planning, programming and implementation of all project activities in line with work plans, projects documents, ILO policies and strategies, and in accordance with country programmes and administrative and financial procedures. The officer will support the FPMU and SPIUs project team in areas such as ensuring timely provision of personnel, consultants, civil works contracts, training, equipment, and other resources in line with work plans and procurement schedules for the project maintenance component.

Requirements

• First level university degree in civil /highway engineering or another relevant technical field.
• At least two years of experience in managing rural Road's infrastructure works of which 1 year related to employment intensive rural road rehabilitation and maintenance, project formulation and management.
• Excellent command of English and good knowledge of Nigerian local language.
• Ability to independently initiate and lead the preparation and management of project activities with a clear focus on reaching defined outputs in a timely manner as agreed in project documents and work plans.
• Proven interpersonal and organisation skills; ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
• Good knowledge about Infrastructure, especially Road's development trends in the country