Output 2 Lead Business Environment Improvement, Trade Facilitation, and Regulatory Reform

Output Lead 2 Abuja Nigeria with the possibility of travel within Nigeria

• The Nigeria Economic Stability and Transformation (NEST) programme funded by FCDO and implemented by Tetra Tech is designed to support the Government of Nigeria in implementing macroeconomic and structural reforms that enable economic growth.
• Abuja Nigeria

About us

Tetra Tech International Development has a 40-year history in successfully delivering international development projects on behalf of donors around the world including the UKs Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the European Union (EU). Our people are focused on improving lives by working side by side with local partners to support stability economic growth and good governance. You can find out more about our work with UK and European clients here.

Tetra Tech International Development is part of Tetra Tech a global family of experts providing international development services in over 13 key practice areas in over 100 countries around the world. Tetra Tech serves the major aid markets in the UK and Europe as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development the U.S. Department of State Australias Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and multilateral development banks.

The Programme

Tetra Tech is delivering the FCDO-funded Nigeria Economic Stability and Transformation (NEST) programme a 4 million technical assistance facility designed to support Nigerias economic reform agenda and unlock conditions for higher sustained and inclusive growth.

NEST works in close partnership with the Government of Nigeria (GoN) particularly Federal institutions such as the Ministry of Finance Budget Office Central Bank of Nigeria and other key economic agencies. The programme provides demand-led politically informed technical assistance to strengthen economic strategy policy formulation and implementation.

Through its Advisory Facility NEST deploys short- and long-term experts supports Nigerian think tanks and civil society and facilitates access to the UKs broader economic development offer including British Investment Partnerships and Centres of Excellence. The programme also fosters public dialogue on Nigerias economic future and helps align reform efforts with international development finance.

NEST is a flexible and adaptive platform that responds to Nigerias evolving reform landscape aiming to improve macroeconomic stability attract investment diversify the economy and reduce poverty. It builds on the UKs longstanding support to Nigerias economic institutions and is a central pillar of the UKs development strategy in the country.

The Role

Output 2 focuses on Business Environment Improvement Trade Facilitation and Regulatory Reform.

The Output 2 Lead will drive the design management and delivery of interventions aimed at improving the regulatory and trade environment enhancing Nigerias competitiveness and supporting reforms that unlock investment and business growth.

This is a parttime senior-level leadership role wellsuited to a professional deeply embedded in Nigerias trade investment and regulatory reform ecosystem with strong government and privatesector relationships and an excellent understanding of the countrys ongoing reform efforts as well as the political and operational challenges that shape them.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Design

Lead the design refinement and delivery of technical interventions under Output 2.

Provide strategic advice to government agencies on regulatory reform trade facilitation competitiveness and implementation sequencing.

Ensure interventions are politically informed context relevant and aligned with Nigerias broader reform agenda.

Stakeholder Engagement

Build and maintain high-level relationships with senior government officials regulators private sector leaders civil society and reform champions.

Leverage networks within the trade and investment ecosystem to unlock reforms secure buy in and advance delivery.

Delivery and Oversight

Oversee technical teams workplans budgets and timelines to ensure effective implementation.

Manage risks delivery bottlenecks and interdependencies across interventions.

Quality assure deliverables including diagnostics policy notes reform options and technical briefs.

Internal Coordination & Reporting

Work closely with MEL communications grants and operational teams to ensure coherence and timely reporting.

Support FCDO engagement progress reporting and adaptive planning.

Contribute to programme learning visibility and external communication as needed.

Deliverables will include (but are not limited to):

High-quality intervention designs validated by key stakeholders.

Delivery of agreed technical outputs (policy briefs diagnostics reform roadmaps).

Demonstrable progress in reform areas supported under Output 2.

Strong stakeholder engagement evidenced by adoption collaboration or reform traction.

Effective management of risks timelines and technical teams.

Clear and timely contributions to programme reporting and FCDO discussions.

The Person

Qualifications and Experience

Advanced degree in economics public policy law business administration or a related field.

Minimum 12 years experience in business environment reform trade facilitation regulatory simplification or investment climate advisory work.

Proven track record working with Nigerian government institutions private-sector actors and reform bodies.

Experience leading or advising on donorfunded programmes (FCDO experience desirable).

Technical Competencies

Strong understanding of Nigerias current reform agenda including macroeconomic regulatory and trade reforms.

Deep familiarity with Nigerias business environment challenges institutional constraints and political economy dynamics.

Expertise in designing and implementing regulatory and trade facilitation reforms.

Soft Skills

Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.

Strong analytical problemsolving and policy interpretation abilities.

Ability to work flexibly adaptively and collaboratively in a fastmoving reform context.

Industry Connectivity

Extensive connections within trade investment and regulatory reform networks in Nigeria.

Ability to leverage relationships to support reform traction collaboration and delivery.

How to Apply

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Applications close: 31^st May2026