Manager Planning & Risk Management Coordination Job at National Industrial Training Authority (NITA)

Manager Planning & Risk Management Coordination (Grade 3)
NITA/CS/9/09/2025 - 1 post
The Manager Planning & Risk Management Coordination will be reporting to the Director
General and will ensure that the Authority plans, adopts and implements effective and
efficient strategies for the delivery of its functions, Monitoring and Evaluation of the
implementation of the strategic plans and programmes of the Authority, Research,
Coordination of Risk Management, Innovation and Coordination of Performance
Management.

Job Description
The Manager Planning & Risk Management Coordination will be responsible for the
following:
i. Spearhead the development and implementation of the Authority’s
planning policy;
ii. Advising the Authority on planning and risk management issues;
iii. Formulate, interpret and implement planning and monitoring strategies of
the Authority’s activities and programmes;
iv. Analyse Authority policies; provide informed advice on planning and
economic policy issues to the Authority;
v. Serve as resource persons on economic and statistical programmes in the
organization;
vi. Ensure economic analysis, evaluation and monitoring of development
projects and programmes;
vii. Ensure review of development policy strategies and programmes;
viii. Ensure development, implementation, and review of the Authority’s
Strategic Plan;
ix. Monitor implementation of the Authority’s Strategic Plan, Work Plan and
Performance Contracting;
x. Submit monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual organizational
performance report;
xi. Ensure collection of data, analysis and preparation of performance report
of NITA program on quarterly and annual basis.
xii. Coordinate corporate performance management process of all the
departments and divisions at the Authority;
xiii. Coordinate identification, mitigation and management of the risks in the
entire authority.

Job Specifications
For appointment at this position, a candidate must have: -
i. At least Twelve (12) years’ work experience in Planning activities in the
public service or private sector, four (4) of which must be in a senior
position.
ii. Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Project Management, Strategic
Management or any other relevant qualifications from a recognized
institution;
iii. Master’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Project Management, Strategic
Management or any other relevant qualifications from a recognized
institution;
iv. Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized
institution
v. Member of a relevant professional body in good standing where applicable;
and
vi. Proficiency in computer applications.