Project Assistant at mDoc Healthcare

The position:

In this role the Project Assistant will support the Associate and the Managers and be responsible for supporting project implementation,ensuring quality and results as s/he:

• Provides support to projects implementation, guaranteeing quality, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Responsible for supporting the manager and team to drive and manage a set of processes which result in achieving robust and sustainable services for our members. This will include a full range of programmatic, technical and administrative processes that support procurement, planning, contracting, oversight and evaluation. The Project Assistant will report to the Project Associate and work closely with the internal and consortium teams, and patients and work closely with our partners including facilities.
• Support planning, monitoring and evaluation activities of the project, in articulation with the Project Assistant.
• Provides support to projects implementation, guaranteeing quality, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provides administrative and operational support on implementation of project;
• Assist in project financial and human resource management.
• Supports follow-up on project auditing issues.
• Follow-up, as needed with the leadership of the manager with project partners and donors, to guarantee smooth
• implementation of administrative and operational activities of the project;
• Maintain up-to-date files and records of project documentation, taking notes and using slack and jira to support processes and systems.
• Provide logistical support for workshops and other meetings,
• Process project-related travel arrangements;
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.
• Research project development needs as necessary.
• Provide project administration/backstopping and program management support, including organizing logistics for and attending meetings, preparing and disseminating meeting notes, developing information materials, providing document/knowledge management, and reviewing expense reports from staff.
• Assist with reports, documents and different forms of media output.
• Support proposal development efforts by providing report summaries, drafting inputs, and creating graphics, tables, and charts;
• Be based in Lagos
• Work on other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree required and experience in healthcare preferred.
• Positive, go-getter attitude required with integrity
• Excellent research and analytical abilities and quantitative skills;
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English;
• High levels of organization and attention to detail;
• Sound judgment and initiative and strong work ethic;
• Ability to multi-task and function in an ever-changing, fast paced startup environment;
• Ability to work independently in a flexible small-business environment;
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Comfort and/or interest in learning how to use technology for project management a
• Strong affinity for customer service.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to support, communicate, and teach the unique culture and values of mDoc