Learning and Scaling Lead, Nigeria at The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.  Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations.

We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

 Job Title: Learning and Scaling Lead, Nigeria

Location: Lagos
Contract Type: ICA – LICA – Specialist – Regular
Job Category: Programme
Contract Level: LICA 10

Role Purpose

• The Learning and Scaling Lead will  support the Country Lead to develop and implement a learning, scaling, and evidence synthesis agenda that translates programme evidence into operational insights and actionable policy recommendations.

Functions / Key Results Expected
The Learning and Scaling Lead will undertake the following responsibilities:

Design a Learning, Scaling and Evidence Synthesis Agenda:

• Support the Country Lead to design the Learning, Scaling and Evidence Synthesis Agenda by including contributing to defining learning priorities, research questions, decision cycles and validation mechanisms.
• Contribute to the development of tools and systems to track progress against learning and scaling milestones.
• Recommend and help set-up tools to standardize reporting and data collection, to enable real‑time evidence sharing across program partners.
• Design and support the programme’s knowledge management architecture, including repositories, reporting templates, documentation standards, and evidence-sharing workflows, to ensure that learning and evidence are systematically captured, stored, and accessible across partners

Program Learning and Evidence Generation:

• Collect data and generate evidence on what works throughout program delivery and surface lessons learned.
• Facilitating cross-partner knowledge exchange, such as by convening peer-learning workshops and documenting emerging insights, challenges and adaptive practices shared by implementing partners and pre-financers.
• Coordinate drafting reports that consolidate cross-partner evidence into actionable recommendations for EOF strategic decision-making and for government planning, funding strategies and policies, both during and after implementation.
• Lead the dissemination of key evidence and learnings through sector-wide dialogues and help identify opportunities for coordination across related initiatives.
• Support the collection and analysis of data on how outcomes-based contracts influence organizational practices and system collaboration.
• Lead the development and quality assurance of knowledge products, including learning briefs, policy notes, implementation insights, case studies, slide decks, donor-ready summaries, and sector-facing publications, ensuring consistency, clarity, and relevance for different audiences.

Program Scale-Up and and Sustainability:

• Contribute to draft policy briefs, learning notes, and strategic recommendations.
• Support the Country Lead to interpret and apply evidence in planning and decision-making processes.
• Contribute evidence inputs to national policy discussions and technical working groups.
• Support dissemination of findings through national and regional platforms.

Capacity Development:

• Build the capacity of government counterparts on OBF; use of data and evidence in routine decision-making moving the system towards learning outcomes
• Design and facilitate learning forums and peer-learning exchanges.
• Convene stakeholders from government, civil society, donors, research institutions, and implementing partners.
• Capture and disseminate lessons learned across districts and implementation sites.

Requirements
Education Requirements
Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Public Policy, Education, Economics, Political Science, or similar.

Desired:

• Master’s degree in International Development, Public Policy, Education, or similar is an asset and may be accepted in lieu of part of the experience.

Experience Requirements
Required:

• Minimum of 7 years experience in education, skills-for-employment, development and/or policy programs.
• Experience working with national and/or sub-national governments, preferably within the education, skills-for-employment or broader development sectors.
• Experince in education and/or skills-for-employment policy and systems strengthening, including pathways for program scale-up and sustainability, or other closely related experience.

Skills:

• Analytical Skills, Problem Solving, Project Planning, Risk  Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Effective communication

Competencies:

• Develops and implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term and externally in order to positively shape the organisation.
• Anticipates and perceives the impact and implications of future decisions and activities on other parts of the organisation.
• Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and encourages others to do the same.
• Upholds organisational and ethical norms. Maintains high standards of trustworthiness.
• Role model for diversity and inclusion.
• Acts as a positive role model contributing to the team spirit. Collaborates and supports the development of others.
• For people managers only: Acts as positive leadership role model, motivates, directs and inspires others to succeed, utilizing appropriate leadership styles.
• Demonstrates understanding of the impact of own role on all partners and always puts the end beneficiary first. Builds and maintains strong external relationships and is a competent partner for others (if relevant to the role).
• Efficiently establishes an appropriate course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a goal.
• Actions lead to total task accomplishment through concern for quality in all areas. Sees opportunities and takes the initiative to act on them.
• Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our impact on our beneficiaries.
• Open to change and flexible in a fast paced environment.
• Effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances or requirements. Reflects on experiences and modifies own behavior.
• Performance is consistent, even under pressure. Always pursues continuous improvements.
• Evaluates data and courses of action to reach logical, pragmatic decisions. Takes an unbiased, rational approach with calculated risks. Applies innovation and creativity to problem-solving.
• Expresses ideas or facts in a clear, concise and open manner.
• Communication indicates a consideration for the feelings and needs of others. Actively listens and proactively shares knowledge.
• Handles conflict effectively, by overcoming differences of opinion and finding common ground.

Desired:

• Experience with innovative financing mechanisms (particularly outcomes funds), performance management frameworks or large donor-funded programs is an asset.
• Experience should ideally include evidence generation, policy analysis, system reform or scaling innovative practices
• Proven track record of producing high-quality analytical reports, policy briefs and evidence-based recommendations.

Application Deadline 
30th August, 2026.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Interested and qualified candidates should use link below to Apply.

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