Vacancy for Program Assistant at Jhpiego

Employment Nigeria 22-Apr-2017 EBONYI , Administrative

Jhpiego( affiliate of Johns Hopkins University) - In collaboration with UNITAIDS, Jhpiego will be implementing a Malaria-in-Pregnancy (MIP) project.
The project will operate over a five-year period. Jhpiego hereby invites applications from highly resourceful, experienced and dynamic professionals for the position below:

POSITION : Program Assistant

Responsibilities

The Program Assistant will manage day-to-day office operations for an upcoming UNITAID project to expand access to preventive chemotherapy for pregnant women in Nigeria.
This project aims to scale up an innovative, community-based approach to expand coverage of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (lPTp), with quality assured sulphadoxine pyrimethamine (SP), for pregnant women.
The successful candidate will organize schedules and provide key logistical support for project team members’ travel to project sites. S/he will facilitate distribution of project materials to project sites.

Additional Information
All staff members of Jhpiego, regardless of the level of their responsibilities are expected to:

Model the mission and values stated above
Participate in the business development processes
Contribute to the knowledge sharing and transfer process
Make responsible decisions that result in time and cost containment and clear accountability
Participate in multiple teams, adopt team spirit, take responsibility for action items assigned nd provide feedback as needed
Multitask, be able to manage competing priorities and be able to prioritize in order to meet program and/or organizational objectives

Qualifications

Bachelors’ Degree in International Public Health, Business Administration or related field or equivalent experience.
Experience in coordinating international donor financed projects.
Familiarity with international donor policies and administrative procedures.
2-3 years’ of relevant experience in administrative support of international health projects.
Ability to track expenses keep accurate financial records and work within donor budgets.
Proficiency in writing and editing letters, reports, and documents.
Strong decision making and results oriented approach.
Ability to interact skilfully and diplomatically with numerous counterparts such as networks of senior level international health professionals, donors, universities and other partners.
Familiarity with Nigeria government regulations including immigration, importation, and customs.
Experience and understanding of malaria prevention, care and treatment.
Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple projects/tasks, short deadlines,
Excellent facilitation, oral and written communications skills in English.
Ability to travel nationally.

Remuneration
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

How to Apply
Candidates should submit an application letter and a CV to: ng-recruitment@jhpiego.org

The title/subject of the email and application should be the position applied for.

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