Project Assistant, Large Scale Food Fortification, Innovation Fund at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Assistant, Large Scale Food Fortification, Innovation Fund to support in administrative coordination of project activities. 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.

The Project Assistant will support the Project Manager LSFF and Project Coordinator Business Development and Innovations Fund in the implementation and management of the Nigeria Large-Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) Innovation Fund. The Project Assistant will assist in coordinating project activities, liaising with key stakeholders, managing communications, and ensuring smooth execution of project tasks. This is a unique opportunity to gain experience in project management, public health, and policy implementation while working closely with government agencies and other key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities include

• Assist the Project Coordinator in organizing and managing daily project activities, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and maintaining project documentation.
• Help facilitate communication and coordination with key stakeholders, including NAFDAC, SON, FCCPC, and other project partners. Ensure timely follow-up on action points from meetings and engagements.
• Support the planning and execution of training sessions, workshops, and events such as the Director Generals' Roundtable. Assist with logistics, invitations, and participant coordination.
• Maintain and update contact lists for partners and stakeholders, as well as a list of pre-qualified service providers.
• 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.
• 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.

About you

• The ideal candidate should have experience providing support to projects with administrative and coordination support.
• Experience coordinating communication with government agencies and implementing partners is required.
• You should possess excellent organization skills with ability to coordinate different activities for operational efficiency of the project.
• Previous knowledge or experience in areas of food fortification or public health or policy implementation would be good to have.
• The position holder should be detail oriented with good written and verbal communication skills in English and can operate independently with minimal supervision.
• You need to be a self-starter and proactive in your approach to work and able to handle confidential information with discretion.
• An educational background with a degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Public health, international development, Nutrition, Food sciences, Political Sciences, Agriculture or any other relevant field is required.