Team Leader, Nigeria Public Financial Management and Fiscal Reforms (NPFF) at Tetra Tech Company

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The Nigeria Public Financial Management and Fiscal Reforms ( NPFF) Team Leader reporting to the Programme Director will provide overall strategic and technical leadership of the programme, ensuring coherence and quality across workstreams, while leading engagement with senior stakeholders. The role is responsible for overseeing the prioritisation and delivery of technical assistance, maintaining strong relationships with FCDO and government counterparts, and ensuring the programme remains responsive to political, institutional, and contextual developments. The position requires a strong in-country presence in Abuja to support effective senior-level engagement and programme oversight.

Background

NPFF is an FCDO-funded flagship programme supporting the Federal Government of Nigeria to design and implement priority fiscal and economic reforms, particularly across tax policy and administration, budget credibility, macro-fiscal forecasting, and budget execution at the Federal level. The programme works closely with key institutions such as the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget Office of the Federation, FMBEP and National Revenue Service, as well as with FCDO and other development partners.
The Team Leader is a senior leadership role with responsibility for providing overall programme direction, ensuring alignment with the programme’s Theory of Change, and fostering coherence across all components and workstreams. The role also serves as a key interface with British High Commission Abuja, Public Finance Resource Centre, senior government counterparts at the Nigerian Federal level, and other development partners.

Main Duties

Strategic Leadership and Programme Direction
Provide programme leadership and strategic vision for NPFF.
Take decisions on programme direction in consultation with British High Commission Abuja, PFRC and core programme leadership.
Work closely with British High Commission Abuja to build a risk-balanced portfolio of interventions based on identified entry points.
Work alongside the NPFF Project Director and Project Manager to develop a workplan, and support its strategic implementation.
Ensure coherence across programme components and harmonisation of activities in line with the Theory of Change.
Drive delivery through technical oversight and inputs, offering guidance on the design and implementation of programme activities.
Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management
Lead political engagement and relationship-building to secure broad buy-in from individuals and partner institutions for programme interventions.
Develop and lead the programme’s stakeholder mapping exercise, including key government counterparts and donors.
Lead participatory meetings and workshops with key counterparts to strengthen collaboration and ownership.
Develop and maintain a strong relationship with British High Commission Abuja and manage routine technical interactions with BHC Abuja.
Provide regular updates to the Programme Director and Programme Manager on stakeholder engagement and partnership developments.
Manage strategic partnerships and coordination with other donors and programmes, identifying synergies, entry points, and opportunities to leverage NPFF’s impact.
Programme Delivery, Coordination, and Adaptive Management
Oversee the prioritisation and delivery of technical assistance across the programme.
Provide regular analysis of political and contextual developments and assess their implications for stakeholders and institutions.
Feed contextual analysis into programme decision-making and adaptive management processes.
Ensure programme adaptations maximise impact and remain aligned with programme objectives and the Theory of Change.
Support coordination across workstreams to ensure efficient, coherent, and complementary delivery.
Reporting, Quality Assurance, and Learning
Review and quality assure programme reports and deliverables, in collaboration with other core team members.
Ensure that programme outputs meet required standards of quality, relevance, and timeliness.
Contribute to reflective learning, problem-solving, and evidence-based programme improvement.
Support the documentation of lessons learned and good practice, to inform programme delivery and stakeholder engagement.
Team Management and Internal Leadership
Work with the Project Manager to approve recruitment and terms of reference to ensure the programme is appropriately resourced.
Monitor and review KPIs of directly supervised staff.
Provide leadership and encouragement to the team, fostering an environment and culture of effective collaboration and accountability.
Promote strong working relationships across the team and ensure coordination between technical and operational functions.

Aptitude And Skills

Significant experience in leading or managing complex donor-funded programmes, preferably in public financial management reform, or related areas.
Demonstrated experience working with senior government stakeholders, development partners, and multi-stakeholder coalitions.
Strong track record in strategic programme leadership, stakeholder engagement, and adaptive management.
Experience managing technical assistance programmes and overseeing quality assurance of programme outputs.
Experience working in Nigeria or comparable contexts is highly desirable.
Proven ability to operate effectively in politically sensitive and fast-changing environments
Strong strategic thinking and programme leadership skills.
Excellent stakeholder engagement, diplomacy, and relationship management capabilities.
Strong analytical and contextual judgement skills.
Good understanding of PFM reform and/or fiscal reform environments.
Strong communication, facilitation, and representation skills.
Ability to coordinate diverse teams and maintain programme coherence across multiple workstreams.
Ability to work collaboratively with senior counterparts, FCDO, and programme teams.
High level of integrity, professionalism, and commitment to deliver quality output.

Desirable Attributes

Familiarity with Nigeria’s political, institutional, and development context.
Experience in leading stakeholder mapping and political economy analysis.
Experience in supporting adaptive programming and portfolio management.
Experience managing senior-level relationships across government and development partner ecosystems.

Qualifications

Advanced degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Economics, International Development, Political Science, Governance, or a related field.