Palladium Group Recruitment for Nigeria Asset Collection and Disposal Consultant

Company Description:

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nigeria Asset Collection and Disposal Consultant

Location: Nigeria
Job ref.: req7930

Project Overview and Role

• This local consultant will work with HP+ staff in Abuja to coordinate the collection and disposition of all project assets at the HP+ state office locations.
• The consultant will also work closely with HP+ staff in Abuja to ensure any final employment documentation has been collected from state office staff. Only Nigerian nationals or those authorized to work in Nigeria will be considered. They must be based in Osun and or Abia state.
• The consultant will be expected to work on an as-needed basis over a period of performance from April 16, 2020 through June 30, 2020. Please include your consultant rate as part of your application.
• Health Policy Plus (HP+) is a USAID-funded five-year project awarded on August 28, 2015. HP+ has a mandate across global, country, and subnational levels to strengthen and advance health policy priorities in family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH), HIV, and maternal health. It aims to improve the enabling environment for equitable and sustainable health services, supplies, and delivery systems through policy development and implementation, with an emphasis on voluntary, rights-based health programs, and by strengthening in-country partners’ capacity to navigate complex environments for effective policy design, implementation, and financing aligned to their priorities.
• The HP+ project in Nigeria is would like to engage a qualified local consultant who is a project management expert and has experience coordinating project close-out activities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure handover of the state office building to the landlord after evacuation of all assets. Coordinate and complete a walk-though of the state office building if needed.
• Obtain a written acknowledgement from the landlord or government agency representative on the handing over of the office.
• Submit final assets disposal report to the Country Director.
• Participate in progress check-in calls with the Abuja and DC-based project delivery team as needed
• Obtain and verify a physical list of all equipment and furniture at the state level
• Monitor the return of all equipment from state office staff
• Ensure that partners identified and approved by USAID in the HP+ HPN disposition plan can verify assets they are interested in taking over from the project
• Coordinate the handover of all assets to the identified partners as approved by USAID
• Prepare Act of Acceptance documents for any assets to be handed over to partners as approved by USAID and send the signed copies of the Act of Acceptance documents to the HP+ Abuja office

Required Qualifications

• Prior work experience in Abia and Osun states preferred
• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc).
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent English writing, communication and reporting skills.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and resourcefulness.
• Bachelor’s degree with over 10 years post qualification experience
• Experience managing project close-out and assets disposal
• Experience working on donor funded projects in Nigeria relating to health policy and health financing
• Ability to meet tight deadlines independently and attention to detail.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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