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Position Summary

The Consultant Development Programme is OPM’s entry point for talented and passionate early-career professionals, with a clear commitment to a career in international development. Most Assistant Consultants commence the Consultant Development Programme with limited work experience and no particular sectoral or geographical specialisation. This role gives early-career consultants the opportunity to explore their interests in international development by working on projects across several of OPM’s technical practice areas.

As part of our Consultant Development Programme, you can expect to gain exposure to various strands of international development work, and we are particularly keen to engage candidates with demonstrable experience of core functional skills (Quantitative Analysis, Policy / Report Writing and basic Project Management).

Through the Consultant Development Programme, you will have the opportunity to develop technical, consultancy and management/leadership skills. These skills will be learned through:

• 6–12-month rotations in OPM technical practices
• Project work delivered in collaboration with senior consultants (including new business acquisition, overseas fieldwork and client-facing engagements in diverse settings)
• Mentorship and guidance from experienced colleagues
• Short-term international travel for fieldwork, if opportunities arise
• Seminars, conferences and training opportunities

Successful applicants can expect to provide wide-ranging support in both project acquisition and implementation. Assistant Consultants in the Consultant Development Programme can expect to build:

• General consultancy and development skills
• Primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative research and analysis skills
• Depth and breadth of knowledge and experience both across the policy cycle and the various policy areas in which OPM works
• Effective writing, presentation and communication skills
• Project and people management and leadership skills

After two years, the CDP cohort are expected to progressively start managing their own projects, interacting directly with clients more frequently, and taking on greater autonomy and responsibility for providing advice to policymakers. They may also take on greater people management responsibility, either for interns or other junior consultants.

Key Qualifications/Experience/Skills/Behaviours:

• Completed Masters’ degree in a relevant field, with excellent academic record
• Strong and demonstrated quantitative and/or qualitative research skills
• Demonstrated ability and experience of working with quantitative and/or qualitative packages (e.g. STATA, SPSS, NVivo, Quirkos, etc.)
• Strong and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to international development, ideally evidenced by voluntary or other related work
• Demonstrated interest to live and work in a low- or middle-income country for substantial periods of time
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of multicultural and diverse teams
• Ability to multi-task well and manage multiple deadlines
• Ability to work in at least one language relevant to our international offices would be preferred.

Our Offer:

• We enable colleagues’ capacity to grow professionally through enhanced learning resources, opportunities to work cross functionally, and space to engage with a range of internal and external industry events.
• Our non-hierarchical culture values support, collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and a rich diversity of perspectives.
• We provide an exceptionally generous annual leave entitlement and a hybrid working model to encourage and enable healthy work/life balance.
• Wellbeing resources including a global Employee Assistance Programme and access to the UnMind app.
• Competitive salary and contributory pension scheme.

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• Oxford Policy Management Nigeria is delighted to announce that we are looking to hire a Finance and Office Administrator on a 12 month contract, who will be responsible for financial and administrative support to the Nigeria office ensuring the proper use of financial resources according to established procedures. The FOA will be responsible for day-to-day office operations and finance.
• We are an international development consultancy working to improve lives through sustainable policy change in low- and middle-income countries. Our vision is for fair public policy that benefits both people and the planet.
• Through our global network of offices, we work in partnership with national stakeholders and decision-makers to research, design, implement, and evaluate impactful public policy. We draw on our local and international sector experts to provide the very best evidence-based support. We deliver projects with expert knowledge and experience and can be relied upon for excellence in all aspects of project delivery. We work collaboratively, with ambition, to help deliver impactful public policy that will bring about lasting change.

Roles and Responsibilities for the role:

Financial management: 

• Ensuring payments are made on a timely basis in compliance with OPM’s policies and procedures and local legal requirements. This includes understanding and applying all taxes in compliance with local legislation.
• Petty Cash Management.
• Submitting statutory payments in compliance with local legal requirements.
• Managing local cash flow requirements in accordance with OPM’s policies and procedures.
• Accurately recording all financial transactions and uploading data to financial system in accordance with month end and year end timetables.
• Following internal policies and guidelines on financial management.
• Supporting Financial Accounting team on internal financial reporting, and monthly reconciliations.  
• Retaining financial records in accordance with local legislation and OPM’s document retention policy.
• Coordinate with internal Finance Controller and external auditors on corporate and project audits.
• Prepare and support budget forecasts
• Maintain fixed assets register and carry out asset counts fortnightly.
• Support external audits.
• Coordination with banks and other vendors for operational requirements.

Office Administration:

• Support daily office procedures including vendor management, office related maintenance, and registrations.
• Ensure OPM and relevant regulations are adhered to in all procurements of goods and services and ensure proper inventory and physical management of assets.
• Routinely place orders to replenish office supplies.
• Manage the filing, storage and security of documents.
• Monitor property leases, relevant insurances, telephone and internet services and utilities.
• Ensure all office related contracts are up to date
• Schedule and coordinate meetings, appointments, and workshops.
• Providing logistical support including arranging flights, accommodation, and visa applications

Qualification and Skills Required for the role:

Education:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance business Administration, or a related field.  A professional qualification in accounting or finance will be an added advantage.

Job experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant proven work experience an Office and Finance administrator or similar role
• Experience with MS Office (MS Excel and MS Word, specifically)
• Strong organization skills with a problem-solving attitude
• Solid knowledge of office procedures
• Attention to detail
• Having experience of working with international Development organization will be an added advantage