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  • Posted: Mar 14, 2017
    Deadline: Mar 28, 2017
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    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

    Required 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.

    Method of Application

    Applicants should submit an application letter and a CV as on single word document to: ng-recruitment@jhpiego.org The title/subject of the email and application should be the position applied for.

    Note

    • Applicants that do not adhere to the stated format of application will be disqualified. For further information about Jhpiego, please visit our website at www.jhpiego.org
    • Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for interview. Any successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
    • This position is contingent upon award from UNITAID. Nigerian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

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