JOB DESCRIPTION - PLPDO01
Partnership Development Officer
Job Objective
The recruiter is Nigeria's pioneer education partnership consultancy, specialising in research, design,
implementation, support and evaluation of education programmes, projects and initiatives across the
public, private and non-profit sectors. We are looking to help our client fill the role of a Partnership
Development Officer
The incumbent should have a strong knowledge and understanding of current trends in research analysis,
policy, education management and local partnership development. The successful candidate will work as
a key part of the core implementation team to coordinate the design and delivery of the key processes
and tools for establishing the citizen led household survey of learning in Nigeria.
Job Title: Partnership Development Officer
Department: Research and Development
Reports to: National Programme Manager
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Team Leadership
• Set up and manage the Abuja Liaison office.
• Manage budgets, activities, team leadership, results delivery of the liaison office, and the
effectiveness of the partnership development processes and outcomes.
Partnership Development
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the public sector (federal and state), civil
society and in the international development community.
• Coordinate and manage the recruitment and management of partners at the state, local government
and community levels.
• Secure all necessary government approvals required for data collection, analysis and dissemination.
• Oversee volunteer recruitment and training process at state, local government and community level.
Project Management
• Assist in the development and management of the project management plan for the organisation's
project.
• Develop and maintain a project reporting framework, and contribute as required to the development
of funding and research proposals, publications and communication materials.
• Identify and maintain an active Risks and Issues log, meeting notes and journal of lessons learnt from
the project.
• Ensure effective communication between the headquarters and key stakeholders in the public sector
and in the communities supported by the organisation.
• Support field processes for survey administration and process re-checks in states.
• Assist as required in the development and delivery of programme requirements. 
Communications
• Assist in the development and management of the stakeholder communications plan.
• Contribute to the development of articles, research papers, and lessons learnt from the project.
• Maintain an active journal to aid reflection on issues encountered, how they were resolved, and
lessons learnt from the pilot.
Post-pilot Review
• Play an active role in all elements of the post-pilot review including the development of the organisation's 5 Year Plan and fundraising proposal.
Job Attributes
Qualifications
Degree qualified in any discipline with emphasis on research, policy and education management.
Required
• Passionate about education transformation in Nigeria with a clear vision for what a well-educated
population would mean for Nigeria's development potential
• Demonstrable experience of working to make this happen in some way or the other
• Understanding of Nigeria's education system and key stakeholders across the private, public and civil
society sectors
• Hausa speaker with an understanding of Islamic culture and demonstrable ability to engage and build
relationships with community leaders and volunteers at all levels
• Organised, adaptable, good people management skills and ability to lead, manage and participate in
physical and virtual teams
• Mobile and willing to travel nationally and internationally
• Team player with strong leadership skills, well networked and able to build value adding relationships
with people at all levels across the public, private and civil society sectors
• Willing and able to write their own job description and 18 month implementation plan
• Lives in Abuja or willing to relocate
Desirable
• Experience of working on donor / grant funded programmes an advantage
• Project management experience and demonstrable competencies
• Experience of managing budgets and service contracts
• Extensive network of senior level contacts across the private, public and civil society sectors
• Can start immediately
Job Dimensions
• As above
• Any other tasks assigned by your Manager
• Willingness to relocate if not resident in Abuja

To apply, candidates should send a copy of their CV and covering letter to jobs@lagosrecruit.com