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  • Posted: Jan 19, 2016
    Deadline: Feb 2, 2016
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    Program Assistant

    Overview
    The Program Assistant will report to the Senior Programme Manager and provide day-to-day support for project and office operations to ensure smooth running of all programmatic functions of a USAID and Johnson & Johnson-funded project that aims to improve the health outcomes and quality of life for pregnant women, newborns, and children and their families in Nigeria through a nationally scaled, locally led, and universally accessible demand generation service supported by age and stage-based mobile messaging that validates and complements the efforts of frontline health workers.

    Responsibilities

    • Work with F&A assistant to arrange logistics for project activities
    • Provide administrative support to operation of project activities
    • Draft correspondence to partners, NGOs arid other agencies as requested
    • Maintain tiles and support the dissemination of project information among the project team
    • Schedule and support visitors and meetings
    • Assist with drafting, editing and proofreading of technical materials and appropriate reports of program activities and results for technical leads, supervisors as requested
    • Work collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary project planning, resource availability and management activities function smoothly and efficiently

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Health or related field, or equivalent job experience.
    • Experience in coordinating USG funded projects.
    • Familiarly with international donor policies and administrative procedures.
    • 2-3 years’ of experience in programmatic support of international health projects.
    • Proven track record of working with a project team composed of technical experts, program, and finance staff.
    • Fluency in verbal, written and interpersonal communication in language in Ebonyi or Kogi State
    • Proficiency in writing and editing letters, reports, and documents.
    • Strong decision making and results oriented approach.
    • Ability to interact skillfully and diplomatically deal with numerous counterparts such as networks of senior level international health professionals, donors, universities and other partiers.
    • Comfortable with a team approach to programming and the ability to manage several major activities simultaneously.
    • Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.

    Method of Application

    Interested candidates should submit an Application letter and a CV as one single word document to: NG-recruitment@jhpiego.org

    Note:

    • The title/subject of your email and application should be the position of what you have applied for.
    • Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview.
    • Please note that any successful candidate will be subject to a pm-employment background investigation.

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