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Deloitte

Audits companies and advises on tax and technology

Director of Industry and Private Sector

Business & StrategyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAbuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria$128.5k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master's degree or equivalent in science and engineering, business management/administration, technology management, finance, banking, or a related field from a recognized university.
  • At least 12 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years in management positions.
  • Knowledge of a regional industrial development, governance, and cooperation framework, particularly in West Africa, including WACIP, ECOQUAL, and ECOSHAM.
  • Knowledge of West African macroeconomic and development issues, with the technical ability to implement a comprehensive policy framework regulating private-sector activities in Member States and proven ability to develop a strategic framework for small and medium-sized industries.
  • Specific experience establishing incubators, technical support and technology-transfer centres, special economic zones, industrial parks, and training and professionalization centres; ability to design, develop, and implement programmes and projects focused on institutional capacity-building and business development services.
  • Senior leadership experience establishing strategic partnerships and working collaboratively to build consensus with diverse internal and/or external stakeholders on complex issues in a multidisciplinary governmental or international organization.
  • Knowledge of ECOWAS's mandate, strategic plan and priorities, and the economic, political, and social conditions and trends of Member States relevant to the role's scope.
  • Ability to maintain consistency in actions, values, methods, confidentiality, ethics, measures, principles, expectations, and results, demonstrating commitment to doing the right thing for the right reasons.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with heads of institutions, elected officials, and statutory officials to facilitate compliance, build commitment, resolve conflicts, and obtain support for change.
  • Ability to respect hierarchy appropriately.
  • Ability to promote a culture in which people are accountable for results.
  • Ability to provide leadership, management, and technical supervision for project activities and programme delivery in accordance with ECOWAS legal and administrative practices and standards.
  • Ability to conduct periodic staff performance evaluations under the ECOWAS performance management system and guide staff to maintain high motivation, commitment, capability, and teamwork.
  • Ability to coordinate project management, internal controls, and financial-resource administration; address issues confidently; and make impartial, non-partisan decisions.
  • Ability to take initiative and address diverse stakeholder needs simultaneously, manage multiple tasks, and achieve positive results.
  • Ability to create synergies with client groups and others to establish and evaluate service standards and indicators.
  • Ability to motivate others to promote and adopt customer-service best practices.
  • Ability to identify and improve services and customer interactions through appropriate networks and develop innovative, responsible, and transparent approaches.
  • Knowledge of the anti-discrimination and human-rights regulatory environment and ability to advance strategies for an inclusive, healthy workplace that respects cultural diversity and gender equality and is free from harassment.
  • Understanding of cultural perspectives, particularly in West Africa, sensitivity to group differences and gender issues, and ability to contribute to, advocate for, and/or develop gender- and culturally sensitive policies.
  • Ability to promote an interactive, diverse, and inclusive workplace and bring together a broad range of ideas and experiences to solve problems, develop projects and programmes, and improve outcomes.
  • Ability and accountability to incorporate gender perspectives and ensure equitable participation of women and men across all work areas.
  • Ability to remain objective when managing conflicts across cultural, positional, and gender differences, and encourage staff to overcome bias and such differences.
  • Understanding of ECOWAS's organizational structure, culture, and workplace dynamics.
  • Ability to apply knowledge of the ECOWAS legal framework, strategic priorities, and operating standards to develop or modernize policies and programmes and/or implement them sustainably and effectively.
  • Well-developed business, social, and political acumen, commitment to ECOWAS's vision and mandate, and broad knowledge of economic, political, and social situations and trends in Member States.
  • Sound judgment and decision-making on policy and strategy matters that advance ECOWAS's mandate and improve outcomes for Member States.
  • Ability to analyze reports and socioeconomic and institutional dynamics, identify potential obstacles or challenges, and develop innovative alternatives to address barriers and achieve strategic and operational priorities.
  • Ability to anticipate and interpret the effects of social, economic, and political changes, assess their impact, and make recommendations.
  • Ability to identify and address strengths and weaknesses, stimulate creativity, reduce resistance to change, and improve achievement of strategic objectives.
  • Ability to make prudent decisions regarding human, financial, and material resources.
  • Ability to listen attentively and understand others' perspectives before making statements, decisions, or recommendations.
  • Ability to build collaborative external relationships that support strategic and operational objectives; identify key issues; and engage key stakeholders through effective communication and stakeholder-management plans.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively and deliver presentations that promote new insights, ideas, and perspectives and improve understanding of issues and challenges.
  • Active listening skills to strengthen communication within team members, demonstrate care, help them feel valued, and increase staff engagement across institutions and agencies.
  • Negotiation and conflict-management skills focused on building and maintaining effective collaborative relationships.
  • Proficiency in information and communications technology.
  • Fluency in spoken and written English, French, or Portuguese, one of the ECOWAS official languages; proficiency in a second language is an advantage.
  • Ability to develop plans, consistently set clear objectives, and effectively oversee performance-management practices to ensure targets and standards are met.
  • Ability to define effective objectives and outcomes and manage change resiliently, calmly, and positively in uncertain and ambiguous environments.
  • Ability to develop organizational and individual talent by implementing strategic, operational, programmatic, project, and individual plans.
  • Ability to implement plans, mobilize and engage people, identify critical success factors, mitigate risks, analyze indicators and results, initiate corrective measures, and build capacity for sustainability.
  • Ability to establish rigorous monitoring and evaluation practices and learn from setbacks and errors to ensure continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Promote and implement ECOWAS's vision and objectives for industrialization and the private sector, particularly through the West African Common Industrial Policy (WACIP) and other relevant ECOWAS policies and initiatives.
  • Coordinate implementation of the West African Common Industrial Policy (WACIP 2010–2030) and its strategic framework.
  • Communicate, translate, and coordinate implementation of the sector vision in collaboration with staff, other directors, and industry stakeholders.
  • Create a platform to support regional private-sector entities.
  • Create a dialogue mechanism between the private sector and policymakers.
  • Promote a business climate that attracts regional and international investment.
  • Create a comprehensive mechanism linking regional and national private sectors with investment organizations.
  • Monitor relevant regional and international developments affecting investment and private-sector promotion, and propose responses.
  • Under the general guidance of the Commissioner, maintain a regional and international network of technical experts, professionals, and decision-makers to ensure smooth implementation of ECOWAS programmes.
  • Plan annual programmes with targets, objectives, activities, and budgets; evaluate and monitor target achievement; and negotiate appropriate adjustments to targets and budgets.
  • Implement performance-based budgeting within the Department.
  • Organize the Department efficiently, with clear reporting lines and optimized delegation of authority.
  • Liaise with Human Resources to ensure efficient and effective services, including recruitment, performance-target measures, promotions, and related administrative matters.
  • Set work standards and establish mechanisms to monitor staff and results to ensure compliance with standards, quality, and deadlines.
  • Manage the system for preparing individual performance plans and standards through the Department's Planning and Evaluation system.
  • Promote and strengthen quality, standardization, metrology, certification, and accreditation structures nationally and regionally under the ECOWAS Quality Policy (ECOQUAL) and the ECOWAS Standards Harmonization Model (ECOSHAM).
  • Facilitate harmonization of industrial-policy measures, strategies, and regulatory frameworks in the region to promote industrial development and growth.
  • Collaborate with Member States and development partners to strengthen institutional capacities and frameworks for industrial development.
  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with industry stakeholders and development partners to promote industrialization in the region.
  • Promote the development and use of local raw materials by industries to encourage resource-based industries in ECOWAS.
  • Promote technology transfer and industrial research and development programmes, as well as technical support centres for small and medium-sized enterprises, incubation centres, special economic zones, industrial parks, and related facilities.
  • Collaborate with relevant national, regional, continental, and global institutions on intellectual property rights development and access to knowledge.
  • Promote industrial competitiveness and monitor industrial performance by establishing an ECOWAS industrial database.
  • Collaborate with development partners to promote ECOWAS's industrial restructuring and modernization programme.
  • Facilitate resource mobilization for industrial development programmes and projects, and support mobilization of financial resources for quality infrastructure development in the region.
  • Communicate, translate, coordinate, and implement the ECOWAS Commission central Directorate's industrialization vision in collaboration with staff.
  • Organize the Directorate efficiently to ensure effective performance and service delivery.
  • Ensure efficient management through clear reporting lines, minimal bureaucracy, and optimized delegation of responsibilities.
  • Plan and implement the annual performance-based programme budget.
  • Monitor and evaluate implementation of Commission programmes and projects and ensure targets and objectives are met.
  • Perform other duties assigned by the Commissioner.

Desired Qualifications

  • A professional qualification is considered an additional advantage.

About the Company

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Deloitte

Audits companies and advises on tax and technology

Deloitte audits companies and advises businesses and governments on tax, technology, and risk, and it is one of the Big Four, the world's four largest accounting firms. In 1849 its founder became the first independent auditor of a public company, Britain's Great Western Railway. Its auditors check companies' financial reports for errors and fraud before investors rely on them, while its consultants design strategy, install business software, and defend clients against cyberattacks. Clients pay fees for each audit or project, and each country's Deloitte firm is a separate business owned by its local partners. Deloitte was founded in London in 1845 and is based in New York.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$17.1M
Headquarters
New York, NY
Founded
1845

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