​​Senior. Project Management Specialist (Activity Manager - Health Informatics) at US Embassy

Summary:

The U.S. Mission in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Senior Project Management Specialist (Activity Manager - Health Informatics) position

Duties

The Senior Project Management Specialist (Foreign Assistance) is a technical expert in ​Health Informatics, Disease Control - HIV, TB, Malaria, Global Health Security, Maternal and Child Health, or Nutrition​ and serves as a resource in strategic planning, program and activity design, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Department of State (DoS) Assistance program and component projects and activities. 

The job holder engages in the administration of DoS assistance programs through various foreign assistance mechanisms, to ensure that U.S. Government (USG) project objectives are achieved in accordance with financial, timing, and regulatory requirements.  The position serves as a designated ​or alternate​ representative of the USG for the oversight and management of implementing mechanisms and activities. (e.g. ​Contracting/Grants/Agreement Officer’s Representative (COR/GOR/AOR), Alternate COR/GOR/AOR and/or Activity Manager.​) The primary product of this position is the successful implementation of DoS Assistance Programs projects and activities.

Education Requirements:

• ​​A master’s degree in ​Public Health, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Epidemiology or Mathematics/Statistics or a medical degree (or equivalent)​, is required. 

Experience:

​​A minimum of seven (7) years of professional work experience in designing, developing, implementing and maintaining health data information systems to support and evaluate health-related program activities,​ is required. Including at least two years of relevant experience implementing USG assistance programs, projects, or activities. ​