Project Officer at Action Health Incorporated (AHI)

Responsible To: PCD Nigeria Country Director
Duration: 8(Eight) Months (Extendable)

About the Role

• Action Health Incorporated (AHI) on behalf of Partnership for Child Development (PCD), Imperial College London is short-listing applicants for the position of Project Officer to provide efficient administrative assistance service for PCD in Nigeria
• PCD in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria is implementing the National Home grown school feeding Programme, complete with a resource mobilization strategy. PCD will provide technical support to and collaborate with the Federal Republic of Nigeria to set up and run a national HGSF office within the Vice President’s Office.
• This office will work towards scaling up a sustainable HGSF programme in Nigeria by coordinating all partner activity and supporting state governments in programme design and implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• The post holder will provide an efficient administrative assistance service for PCD in Nigeria and cover the following functions:

Coordination and Support:

• Support the coordination of all the projects including the HGSF and SHN projects in program States.
• Provide coordination support for special projects in program States (Osun, Ogun, Kaduna, Enugu and Borno)
• Provide support to both the Program office and the State teams on communications and social media reporting.
• Support consultants work in these program states
• Provide support to the States in the linkage to smallholder farmers and food vendors
• Coordinate activities in the program states, overseeing day to day tasks especially in 6 program states.
• Coordinate M&E activities in the program states, under the direction of the Nigeria Country Director.

Administration:

• Support the Program office in arranging logistics for all meetings in Program States
• Manage the calendar for the office for all major meetings in the program states on SHN and HGSF.

General:

• Attend meetings (at the State and national level) to represent PCD as appropriate
• Assist with the preparation of documents and materials in consultation with the Nigerian Programme Manager.
• Undertake other general activities related to the work of the team.

Requirements / Qualifications

• A university degree in an appropriate discipline, such as Development Studies, Finance, Business Management.
• A minimum of two years relevant work experience
• Must be proficient in use of Microsoft Excel, Word & PowerPoint
• Must be self-motivated and energetic with good leadership, teamwork, analytical and communication skills
• Must possess strong presentation and report writing skills