Centre for Democracy & Development (CDD) is an international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to research, training and advocacy on issues of democratisation, development and human security in West Africa. As a result of our recent strategic review, we are looking to recruit into the following positions: Head of Programmes (Initial two year contract) Reporting to the Director, the Head of Programmes is responsible for the coordination of programme development, management and implementation, provision of an effective interface with partner institutions and funding agencies, monitoring and evaluation of programme delivery and operational performance, staff supervision and general administration. The successful candidate will hold a post-graduate degree in the Social Sciences, Humanities or related field, bring in extensive experience of leading and managing a team of professionals, project development and international fundraising, excellent analytical skills, ability to translate strategic aims to practical plans, sound knowledge of democratisation, development and human security issues, strong interpersonal and communication skills and local knowledge of developments in the West African sub-region. This is a management level position in which a high performance strategic leader with a proven track record of delivering demonstrable impact while successfully managing change in complex and varied operations is required. French speaking, female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply for this Nigeria based job with responsibilities that may entail frequent travel. Qualified and interested applicants should send handwritten applications accompanied by comprehensive CV with details of current remuneration, contact addresses (not P.O.Box) and telephone number(s) (if any) within two weeks to: The Director, CDD, P.O.Box 15700, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. CDD offers competitive terms of employment. Interviews will be held in the first week of September. All positions are Nigeria based, but professionals recruited from outside Nigeria will be entitled to a relocation package in accordance with CDD employment regulations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- top / home "Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon...must inevitably come to pass" (J. Meyers). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~