Manager – Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) at Africa Youth Growth Foundation

About Project:

AYGF’s Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) project aims to increase access and utilization of integrated, community-based malaria prevention and treatment activities in the target and participating states of Ekiti.

The objective of the project is to strengthen the delivery and promotion of the uptake of malaria prevention and treatment services especially in rural communities where the burden of malaria is the greatest, in participating states of Nigeria.

Education and Experience/Qualifications
the ideal candidate should have:

• Degree in Environmental or Medical Sciences or any other science course with master’s degree in any of these courses (Public Health, Environmental/Medical Sciences, any other relevant courses) and at least five (5) years of progressive experiences in HCWM;  
• The consultant is expected to have previous experience in the preparation of HCWM technical instruments recognized by the World Bank, strong country knowledge and of World Bank safeguard policies, experience in hazardous/HCWM activities;
• At least five years’ experience in developing training manuals or other training documents for programs/projects funded by multilateral agencies specifically on hazardous/HCWM, working experience in Nigeria or developing country under similar condition;
• Good technical and organizational background in performing hazardous/HCWM for programs/projects, and ability to cooperate and interact with stakeholders including facilitating meetings and workshops.

Salary
Competitive.

Note

• This position is open only to applicants residing in Ekiti and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• AYGF is an equal opportunity employer; women and people with disability are encouraged to apply.
• Hiring for this position is contingent upon a grant award to AYGF and funding availability.