The Support to the Tax Administration Reform (STAR) project is a €1.5 million initiative financed by the French Treasury Directorate (DGT) aimed at providing technical assistance to the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS).

In functional coordination with Expertise France’s headquarters in Paris, the Project Manager will be responsible for the overall implementation, coordination and management of the STAR project.

In this capacity, they will contribute to the identification, mobilisation, coordination and quality assurance of the public and private expertise deployed under the project and ensure that cooperation activities effectively respond to the priorities of the NRS.

Based in Abuja, the Project Manager will serve as the main interface between the NRS and Expertise France. As representative of the STAR project, they will also interact regularly with the project’s donor, the French Treasury Directorate, and the project’s technical implementation partner, the French tax administration (DGFiP). The position thus combines project management responsibilities with a strong institutional and technical coordination role in the field of tax administration reform.

The Project Manager will be supported by Expertise France’s Abuja shared services Office for administrative, financial, procurement and logistical matters.

The Project Manager’s responsibilities and tasks entail:

A. Strategic and Operational Management

• Define and update annual work plans and operational roadmaps in coordination with project stakeholders;
• Lead the overall implementation of the project and ensure delivery of activities and results in accordance with contractual objectives, timelines and budget;
• Ensure the consistency and quality of interventions across the project’s three components;
• Identify implementation challenges, risks and opportunities and propose mitigation measures;
• Monitor project performance and ensure achievement of expected results;
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements and Expertise France procedures;
• Prepare technical reports, annual work plans and contractual deliverables.

B. Coordination of Technical Assistance

• Facilitate dialogue and cooperation between Nigerian and French counterparts;
• Identify and refine technical assistance needs together with NRS departments;
• Support the mobilisation of French public-sector expertise;
• Lead the identification, preparation and supervision of short-term experts and missions;
• Ensure the quality and relevance of technical assistance activities and deliverables;
• Promote peer-to-peer cooperation, international knowledge sharing and institutional exchanges;
• Coordinate study visits, workshops, training activities and technical exchanges.

C. Team Leadership and Project Coordination

• Provide day-to-day management and supervision of project staff and consultants;
• Coordinate contributions from Expertise France support functions in Abuja and Paris;
• Organise regular team meetings and planning exercises;
• Contribute to recruitment processes and performance management activities;
• Foster a collaborative and results-oriented working environment.

D. Financial, Administrative and Operational Management

With the support of the Abuja Shared Services Office:

• Monitor budget implementation and expenditure forecasts;
• Ensure sound financial planning and budget management;
• Supervise procurement, contracting and grant management processes;
• Ensure compliance with administrative, financial and contractual procedures;
• Lead regular internal reporting exercises.

E. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

• Oversee implementation of the project monitoring, evaluation and learning framework;
• Ensure collection and analysis of project data and indicators;
• Supervise preparation of donor reports and progress reviews;
• Contribute to knowledge management and capitalisation activities;
• Ensure the integration of gender equality considerations into project implementation and reporting.

F. Institutional Relations and Governance

• Act as the primary focal point between Expertise France and the NRS;
• Maintain regular dialogue with relevant local stakeholders, other international development agencies, the DGFiP, the French Embassy, and the French Treasury;
• Support the organisation and facilitation of Steering Committees and Technical Working Groups;
• Ensure complementarity and coordination with other development partners active in domestic revenue mobilisation;
• Represent Expertise France at meetings, conferences and sector coordination events.