Senior Consultant, Nigeria. Education Outcomes Fund, remote. Req# 589289

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 between government, evaluator, and grantees.
• Provide strategic guidance to support stakeholder engagement with LASUBEB and provinces.
• Facilitate technical and planning workshops for government and implementing partners.
• Conduct site visits to programme provinces to validate progress and engage local stakeholders.
• Draft a Strategic Intelligence Report analyzing education and education access policy shifts, local government dynamics, and opportunities for scaling outcomes-based finance.
• Co-develop a long-term sustainability proposal for Nigeria Education Outcomes Fund Phase 2.
• Produce visibility briefs, end-of-year summary, events and visibility report, and online content.
• Provide strategic and operational guidance to EOF’s program team to resolve implementation challenges.
• Produce reports at the end of year’s implementation to analyze 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.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in English is required.

Languages Preferred: • Fluency in Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin is highly desirable. • Proficiency in Hausa and/or Igbo is desirable.

Contract Duration: 01 April 2026 – 30 September 2026

Work Modality: Remote

Remuneration: