Overview
The consultant will provide strategic guidance on the implementation of EOF’s Education Outcomes Fund in Lagos State, Nigeria, to ensure timely achievement of key programme milestones and support stakeholder engagement.
Tasks Summary
- Develop and maintain implementation oversight tools, including milestone tracking reports, risk registers, and performance summaries.
- Prepare for and facilitate formal governance meetings.
- Provide strategic guidance to support stakeholder engagement.
- Facilitate technical and planning workshops.
- Conduct site visits to programme provinces.
- Draft a Strategic Intelligence Report.
- Co-develop a long-term sustainability proposal.
- Produce visibility briefs, end-of-year summary, events and visibility report, and online content.
- Provide strategic and operational guidance to EOF’s program team.
- Produce reports analyzing program successes and challenges.
Experience Requirements
- At least 10 years’ experience in leading and managing strategic development programmes ideally in Lagos, Nigeria, and ideally in the education sector.
- Direct experience of working with the Lagos State Government or other state government in Nigeria, ideally in the education sector.
- Experience engaging senior government stakeholders.
- Prior experience working with international organisations in Lagos or Nigeria is desirable.
- Experience with innovative finance, particularly outcomes funds, is desirable.
Qualification Requirements
- A degree in Education, International Development, Social Sciences, Project Management, or a related field, is required.
- A Master's degree is preferred but not required.