Project Assistant, CASCADE - SYS at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Assistant, CASCADE to provide necessary operational, logistic and administrative support for the project. This role will be offered on a one (1) year fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding and will be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Key Responsibilities include

• Assist in ensuring the smooth operations of the project activities, in accordance with GAINs project management guidelines (PMG).
• Assist in the tracking of progress of project by updating project data on various platforms, as requested by the Project Manager.
• Prepare and modify documents including correspondence, reports, drafts, memos and emails.
• Help drafting donor reports and other project related documentation, including briefs for the website.
• Implement and maintain reporting procedures and administrative systems in an accurate and timely manner, such as managing the databases and filing systems and compiling reports.
• Manage and routinely update project implementation tools including partnership framework, procurement tracker, finance tracker and workplan implementation status.
• Arrange all necessary logistics related to project activities, such as kick-off meetings, workshops, field visits and launch events.
• Assist project teams to prepare and format standard contracts and related documents (amendments and extensions), in strict compliance with the standard contracting process and templates.

About you

• The ideal candidate should have strong administrative support experience preferably supporting a project.
• You should be able to coordinate with different stakeholders on operational and logistical aspects of a project in addition to knowledge of various stages of project implementation.
• Experience or knowledge of the public health sector, nutrition or food production industry would be preferred combined with an education background with a degree in Economics Project Management, Public health, international development, Food sciences/ Nutrition, Public Policy, Political Science, Agriculture or any other relevant field.