Local Project Facilitator - Nigeria

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Local Project Facilitator - Nigeria for a consultancy assignment financed by African Development Bank – ECNR · AfDB261021CIV1 in Nigeria.

Aninver Development Partners is seeking an experienced Local Project Facilitator for a prospective assignment funded by the African Development Bank in Nigeria. The overarching initiative aims to strengthen the enabling environment for natural capital valuation and its integration into policy and financial decision-making across participating African countries, focusing on biodiversity mainstreaming, statistical support for the System of National Accounts and environmental-economic accounting, and green wealth-based GDP revaluation.

The Local Project Facilitator will play a crucial role in bridging international expertise with in-country stakeholders, ensuring smooth project execution, effective stakeholder engagement, and robust local coordination in Nigeria. This position is vital for supporting national diagnostics, organizing capacity-building programs, and facilitating dialogue between government ministries, statistical agencies, and international development partners.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Facilitate in-country project implementation and stakeholder coordination in Nigeria.
• Support national activities related to natural capital accounting and biodiversity mainstreaming.
• Strengthen collaboration with government ministries, statistical agencies, and environmental institutions.
• Assist in organizing local capacity-building sessions, policy dialogues, and training workshops.

Scope of work

• Engage with national focal points, statistical agencies, and local stakeholders in Nigeria to support natural capital accounting activities.
• Facilitate field consultations, stakeholder meetings, and workshops for validating natural capital diagnostics and policy papers in Nigeria.
• Coordinate local capacity building and training sessions on biodiversity mainstreaming and environmental accounting readiness in Nigeria.
• Support the organization of regional and national policy dialogues, seminars, and knowledge-sharing events involving Nigerian institutions.
• Liaise with national authorities and regional partners to gather environmental and economic data for natural capital accounts in Nigeria.

Your role as Local Project Facilitator - Nigeria

• Serve as the primary in-country liaison between the project team, national authorities, and local stakeholders in Nigeria.
• Coordinate logistics and administration for local workshops, consultations, and stakeholder engagement events.
• Assist international experts in gathering relevant environmental and economic data from Nigerian institutions.
• Support the implementation of capacity-building programs and training activities targeted at national stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication and feedback loops between the project management team and local beneficiary agencies.
• Assist in drafting local progress reports, meeting summaries, and documentation of stakeholder consultations.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Environmental Economics, Economics, Statistics, Natural Resource Management, or a related social science field
• Natural Capital Accounting and Biodiversity Mainstreaming: substantial local work engaging with government ministries, statistical agencies, and environmental institutions in Nigeria, facilitating stakeholder consultations, organizing workshops, and gathering data on natural capital, biodiversity, or environmental economics
• Experience supporting project coordination, liaison activities, and capacity building programs related to natural resource management or sustainable development initiatives with international organizations or development banks
• Languages: English
• National of, or based in, the project country

Desirable

• Familiarity with natural capital accounting frameworks, environmental-economic accounting, or green growth initiatives in Africa.
• Established professional network among Nigerian environmental and statistical institutions.

An organized and communicative professional with a background in environmental economics or social sciences, possessing extensive local experience in Nigeria coordinating stakeholder engagement and supporting sustainable development initiatives.

Assignment details

• Location: Nigeria
• Financed by: African Development Bank – ECNR · AfDB261021CIV1
• Estimated duration: 30 months
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a African Development Bank – ECNR · AfDB261021CIV1-financed project in Nigeria.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? This position requires a national of, or a professional based in, the project country.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.