Required Qualification: Educated to Degree Level
Experience: Minimum of 2 years
Available Position: 1
Duration: Fixed-term appointment at 100%FTE until 31 Dec 2021 and then renewable annually 31 Dec 2024 (subject to funding)
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: Under the supervision of the Technical Officer and working in close cooperation with the LSTM Abuja team, the incumbent is required to carry out the following duties:
Administration & Logistics
- In partnership with LSTM Abuja, prepare detailed budgets for specific activities and ensure they are in accordance with overall project budgets.
- Prepare draft invitation letters to invite participants for all agreed activities and submit to MOH for official processing.
- Provide logistic support for all programme activities such as stakeholders & dissemination meetings, M&E, trainings, data collection in collaboration with responsible technical returning officer.
- Liaise with the MOH responsible office to organize all activities planned in the workplan to ensure they take place according to existing plan which is agreeable by both parties.
- To ensure all training materials for training are organized and printed before the trainings.
- To ensure that the training equipment sets are at the site of training ready for use.
- To ensure that after the training equipment is cleaned, counted, packed in respective boxes and returned to the storage site.
- To link with LSTM Abuja staff to arrange programme participation in forums/workshops related to Reproductive Maternal and Child Health Services.
- To contribute to the design of project activity plans and schedules.
- To support the identification and recording of project issues and risks, and the identification and implementations of agreed actions.
- To support project documentation processes.
- To support project reporting, closure and evaluation activities.
- Work towards achieving programme objectives.
- To ensure compliance with organisational procedures and contractual conditions.
- Act in a manner that safeguards children and/or vulnerable adults as applicable to the role.
- To carry any other duty assigned by your employer.
Financial Administration
- Undertake basic financial administration, including processing orders, invoices and expense claims, ensuring that appropriate records and evidence is maintained.
- Ensure compliance with procedures to budget check all expenditure as part of authorisation process
- Track expenditure against budget, using the financial trackers provided by GFAPU.
Code and align expenditure to project outputs, activities and budget lines.
PERSON SPECIFICATION: Admin & Logistics Assistant, Nigeria (Kaduna state)
Criteria
Competency
Essential (E) / Desirable (D)
Assessment
Education and Training
Educated to Degree Level
E
Application and interview
Experience
- Experience of organising and managing events
- Experience of working to tight targets and deadlines
- Experience of working with Ministry of Health, local NGOs etc
- Experience of financial and statistical reporting
E
E
D
E
Application and interview
Skills and Abilities
- Highly numerate and literate
- Exceptional organisation ability and attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Flexible with ability to multitask and prioritise time and task demands
- Able to work on own initiative and under pressure to competing deadlines
E
E
E
E
E
E
Application and interview
Knowledge
- Knowledge and behaviours that support equality, diversity and inclusive practice
- Knowledge and behaviours that support safeguarding as applicable to the role
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access
E
Application and interview
Special Aptitude
- Ability to network, build and maintain external partnerships/relationships
- Ability to work co-operatively and productively as a team member
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to challenges quickly
- Enthusiastic and positive approach to work
- Sensitivity to a variety of cultures
E
E
E
E
E
Application Form and interview
Circumstances
Fixed-term appointment at 100%FTE until 31 Dec 2021 and then renewable annually 31 Dec 2024 (subject to funding)
This is a non-contractual document that can be varied from time to time as circumstances dictate.
This job description is intended to summarize the main duties and responsibilities of the post; this is not intended to be a full and exhaustive list of tasks. All staff are expected to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to perform appropriate tasks when the need arises.
Interested and qualified candidates should send a word document CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) as a single document along with professional degrees to gfapunit@gmail.com
Selected candidates will be contacted for interview. The incumbent must be willing to start immediately.