Career Opportunities at Corona Management Systems

Job Description

• The Project Officer is a junior role on our health division team and this colleague will spend 75% of his/her time working on the delivery of ongoing and new projects (covering diverse areas such as vertical disease control programmes, AMR, Supply Chain, evaluations and assessments, etc) and 25% of his/her time on supporting business development to grow our portfolio in Nigeria and in the region.
• The Project Officer will have 2-3 years’ relevant experience in public health project management, partnership and stakeholder management, and technical writing. Candidate should also have relevant experience to be able to support the management of workshops, expert/stakeholder consultations, in-country presentations, and coordination activities for programmes and projects across the country. Experience in engaging with government are desirable.
• Specific responsibilities will include:
• Support the development of project plans with timelines and deliverables and lead project to successful completion, on-time and on-budget, from start to finish with limited senior management guidance
• Support the smooth rollout and implementation of projects per agreed project plan and timelines
• Support hiring and managing of project teams and data collection agencies/external consultants
• Ensure the development of client reports and presentations and delivery of all or significant portions of findings to the client
• Negotiate and manage third party contracts for data collection and/or other activities
• Support on-site technical assistance visits to partners as needed/requested
• Represent the team in stakeholder/client/consortium meetings
• Provide inputs to the process of proposal preparation and/or modifications including overall bid integrity, understanding the needs of the stakeholders, and driving development of relevant and cost- competitive bids
• Identify partners, consultants, and subject matter experts in the country and region for bids and pursuits
• Develop and/or elevate new business opportunities through the identification of follow-on work and new leads
• Engage with stakeholders in the public health ecosystem to identify and build out new business opportunities
• Support marketing and outreach efforts, including point of view and editorial pieces, and stakeholder engagement activities

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Responsibilities:

• Support the design and development of new projects, across key programmes;
• Participate in the development, operationalization and revision of project work-plans to ensure that activities are carried out as an when scheduled;
• Assist the planning, organisation and coordination of project-specific capacity building events;
• Participate in constituency interface activities such as data analysis, community engagement, advocacy visits and monitoring activities;
• Prepare project management reports for portfolio reviews and evaluation;
• Produce program activity and periodic reports, and produce project reports;
• Carry out any other responsibilities as may be assigned 
• Required Degree Level
• University degree (bachelor’s degree) in medical or health sciences, (Pharmacy) public policy, statistics, or related fields.

Required experience:

• At least 12 months working experience in public health, with demonstrated experience in program management and an understanding of health systems strengthening. Experience working with FMOH/SMOH and NPHCDA/SPHCBs, and an understanding of how the public sector works, as well as the political environment in which health systems strengthening and health security programs are implemented.
• Experience with capacity development activities and exercises related to data analysis and use, logistics and service delivery, policy development, and/or communications for development.
• Diplomatic skills and experience interacting with staff of government ministries, departments and agencies, development partners, and civil society organizations is an advantage.
• Experience working on donor-supported projects is desirable.