Program Assistant – Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) at Breakthrough ACTION

Summary

The program assistant will support administrative, financial, logistics and programmatic tasks required for efficient implementation of COVID project.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide support to the planning, implementation, and coordination of technical activities and field visits;
Assist with gathering technical updates for program planning, implementation and adaptive learning;
Support the team to maintain files within google drive, disseminate project information among the project team, schedule meetings and track deliverables using program management tools;
In collaboration with Senior Program Officer,

• assist with development of concept notes, activity profiles, budgets, training plans, abstracts and other relevant documents or publication related to the project interventions.
• assist with strengthening effective relationships with national and subnational stakeholders.
• support the planning for programmatic research processes.
• monitor and ensure all related activities and any challenges are documented and reported on a regular basis.
• Other duties as identified by the supervisor.
• Supervisory Responsibilities
• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of an HND/Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Social Sciences or Health Sciences.
• 1 - 3 years’ experience working within the health sector and in related tasks. Experience of working on a USAID-funded project an advantage.
• Familiar with internet search engines and able to undertake background search on well-defined tasks.
• Demonstrated competence to assess priorities and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• Working Knowledge of MS Office Packages and database software and applications.
• Proficiency in writing and editing letters, reports, and document is required.
• Strong communication skills (written & spoken) in English language is required.
• Fluency in any local language will be an advantage.
• Ability to travel within Nigeria and work successfully within a cross-cultural, multi-sectoral, multi-project team-based environment.