Sustainable Economic Development in Nigeria

The overall objective of the ‘Pro-poor Growth and Promotion of Employment in Nigeria’ (SEDIN) programme is to increase employment and income generation for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

The target group of SEDIN are the owners and employees of MSMEs as well as the members of other economically active low-income households.

In line with Nigeria’s national development strategy, the Vision 20:2020, and the Financial Systems Strategy 2020 (FSS 2020), the programme has the objective to enable key actors from the public, private and financial sector to plan and implement reforms for improving the business and investment climate, enhance competitiveness and add value to domestic resources as well as improving access to financial services for MSMEs.

The programme objective is pursued via four units:

• Financial System Development
• Business Enabling Environment Reforms
• Trade Policy and Facilitation
• Agricultural and Non-agricultural Value Chains (VCs)

To raise the effectiveness and sustainability of these measures, up-scaling has been planned from the outset. The results of the supported pilot measures of individual states will be disseminated to other states via peer-learning to set an example and enhance the sustainability and broad impact of reforms.

For the Business Enabling Enviroment Reforms Unit we are looking for an Senior Advisor for Business Enabling Environment and Public-Private Dialogues based in in Abuja

Thematic Tasks:

• Advise local stakeholders from the public and private sector on improving the business environment for micro, small, and medium enterprises.

• Support established Business Development Committees in their capacity to conduct result-based advocacy processes in the states Ogun, Niger, and Plateau.

• Advise the respective public sector institutions on local and state level on business reforms, such as “tax for service” agreements, local revenue enhancement, improving business registration.

• Design and monitor tailored capacity building interventions for private and public stakeholders of the project.

• Support the scaling-up of information and communication technologies, especially the productive use of mobile phone applications for micro, small, and medium enterprises.

• Support GIZ’s Unit Leader for Business Enabling Environment in all strategic and thematic aspects.

Project Management Tasks:

• Lead and further develop a team of six national advisors in the result-oriented implementation of project resources.

• Support and improve the project monitoring and evaluation system and improve the data collection methods.

• Report regularly on activities.

• Responsible for periodic progress reports.

• Systemize the lesson-learnt and results from the project interventions.

• Accountable for project resource implementation and goal achievement.

• Responsible for contract management of consultancy services.

• Develop further the intervention strategy.

• Coordinate closely activities with other GIZ units and GIZ programs.

• Support the direct superior in other necessary activities.