Associate, Deworm the World Initiative at Evidence Action

Direct Reports: None

Job Description

• As Associate, Deworm the World Initiative, you will collaborate daily with our in-country teams to support school-based deworming programs in Cross River State, Nigeria. Based in Cross River State and reporting to the Manager, Deworm the World Initiative, South-South, Nigeria; you will make important contributions to high-quality programs that deliver deworming treatment to millions of children each year.
• Energized by this opportunity for enormous impact (and by the prospect of becoming an expert on both parasitic worms and at-scale programming), you will provide critical support to operational, financial, project management, and communications.
• Your keen attention to detail and team-oriented approach to work will enable you to efficiently execute both short- and long-term projects, whether administrative or strategic in nature.
• Are you passionate about data and evidence? Do you want to ensure your talents and skills are directly applied to programs that generate meaningful and long-lasting impact? Then Evidence Action is the place for you.

Job Purpose

• To provide critical operational, financial, project management, and communications support. Keen attention to details and team-oriented approach to work and efficiently execute both short- and long-term projects, whether administrative or strategic in nature.

Duties and Responsibilities
Project Management Support:

• Support the Manager, Deworm the World Initiative, South-South Nigeria, to track and manage work plans for technical assistance to mass school-based deworming programs.
• Draft and edit supporting program documentation, and coordinate review processes for external-facing deliverables such as reports, proposals, presentations, or briefs. 
• Contribute to internal working groups to leverage experiences and learnings across the state program geographies.
• Occasionally contribute to operational research projects such as desk reviews and/or case studies.
• Support field teams on Field data administration for various activities through smartphone technology.

Operational Management Support:

• Work with the team to help develop and roll out knowledge management tools, processes, and systems with the deworming team in Nigeria.
• Provide occasional support to draft and review MoUs, contracts, and partnership agreements.
• Take delegated responsibilities in logistical and field operation planning, supervision and reporting.
• Support the team to implement good practices in file storage and program documentation.
• Liaise with operations department to arrange travel for staff, partners, and guests as needed.

Financial Management Support:

• Submit and track payment requests
• Contribute to budget development and review processes.
• Facilitate monthly financial and budget monitoring report reviews.
• Provide occasional support to process invoices or payment requests as needed.

Communications Support:

• Coordinate with the team to gather communications material including photos, data points, consent forms, etc
• As Evidence Action is a dynamic organization, must be willing to provide additional support to country teams as needed and perform other duties as assigned.

External Relationships:

• In collaboration with Manager, DtWI, conduct stakeholder meetings at the country, sub-county levels, ensuring communications between the program and stakeholders are well managed

Qualifications

• First Degree or its equivalent with 2+ years work experience in the management of program work with community or social enterprises/NGOs.
• Organized and self-motivated individual who is dedicated to excellence and can complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Quick learner and problem solver who can quickly grasp program information, and identify & act on opportunities for improvement
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to juggle competing priorities and deadlines, and to communicate clearly and proactively when plans change
• Demonstrated strong writing skills and project management skills
• Tech-savvy and experienced in using a range of cloud-based tools and systems (such as Asana and Slack), as well as Microsoft Office suite
• Team player who is eager to join a fast-paced, growing and diverse team with a start-up atmosphere
• Experience working internationally or with internationally diverse teams
• Alignment with Evidence Action values
• Sense of humour.

Working Conditions:

• This position will require very frequent travel across program implementation states especially in the South-South, Nigeria.