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MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:         

The person will be responsible for assisting the State Coordinator/DFA with safeguarding the assets (financial and physical) of MSH and ultimately the U.S. Government or other donor against fraud, loss or misuse. The person will be responsible for ensuring that any money expended in the field is done in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, MSH policy, and any cost principles imposed by the donor agency.  The person will become aware of, and adheres to, MSH’s procurement integrity standards in all activities.

REQUIRED MINIMUM

EDUCATION:                              

• Master’s Degree in accounting/finance is required. Alternatively, University Degree in Accounting/finance with 7 years post degree experience or equivalent certification from a Business Technical School with 10 years of post-diploma experience.

REQUIRED MINIMUM

 EXPERIENCE:                          

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant progressive experience.
• 3 years of managerial experience.
• Knowledge and experience of handling U.S. government funded projects. Including knowledge of donor rules and regulations.
• Understanding of key aspects of accounting.
• Ability to use basic accounting software (i.e. QuickBooks).
• Written and verbal proficiency in English including business terminology.

KNOWLEDGE and SKLLS:                                     

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel spreadsheets, or comparable software.
• Strong written and oral presentation skills in English
• A creative and proactive approach to all areas of work with a ‘can do’ attitude, in line with the MSH’s values
• Strong team working orientation with a flexible and adaptable approach to work demands across the whole organization
• Commitment to accuracy and attention to detail
• Collaboration Skills

COMPETENCIES:

• Performing financial management of the project.
• Timely transactions recording, reviewing, vouchers file management and preparing necessary reports.
• Demonstrate good judgment and sound financial "common sense"
• Ability to create and monitor budgets. Understanding of Cash Control, Asset Management and Bank Reconciliations.
• Understanding of principals of adequate documentation and of audit, and performance necessary to ensure audit compliance.
• Good ethical conduct.
• Ability to manage teams in Abuja and in the states.
• Monitoring/assessing performance to make improvements or take corrective action
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally 
• Ability to plan, balance and cope with competing priorities
• Good written and verbal communication skills 
• Ability to manage teams, initiate and organize work
• Ability to establish priorities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work independently, prioritizes tasks, and meets deadlines.

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Job Details

• Perform basic research and collation of writing materials necessary for training and workshop.
• To support technical operations in documentation, collation, reporting, analysis, and use of data for strategic decision-making on malaria interventions
• To support the surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation and track malaria performance indicators.
• Participate in data quality review meetings at the state and LGA levels
• Perform basic research and collation of written materials necessary for training and workshop
• Support field and facility visits and participate in data review meetings across LGAs and health facilities
• Manage schedules and take minutes of meetings as well as develop agendas for such meetings and ensure the distribution of the minutes.
• Support timely collation of retirements' supporting documents from the LGA and State offices and tracking of the status of accomplishment of deliverables.
• Support the review of data entries and running of data quality checks on DHIS2 and provide timely feedback to the LGAs and State team
• Perform other official duties as may be assigned by the supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate must have a background in health sciences, statistics, epidemiology, public health, or a related field, with NYSC discharge or exemption certificate.
• Strong organizational skills, and an understanding of the importance of paying attention to details.
• Computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel. 
• Fluency in English

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MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:   

The State Technical Malaria Lead will be responsible for supporting the State Coordinator with technical leadership of the program by providing malaria technical expertise in the conceptualization and implementation of state systems and processes to support effective and efficient delivery of malaria services. S/he will serve as a resource for up-to-date technical information on malaria control and elimination to USAID PMI and key stakeholders including the State Malaria Elimination Program. The position will oversee malaria services quality assurance initiatives at the state level including improvements to diagnosis through RDTs and microscopy, and accurate treatment of both severe and uncomplicated cases of malaria using national treatment guidelines; IPTp, iCCM, and SMC implementation where applicable.

Overview

The Presidents Malaria Initiative for States (PMI-S) is a five-year PMI/USAID flagship malaria project implemented through a consortium led by the Management Sciences for Health (MSH). The project is supporting the Government of Nigeria through its agencies at the federal, state, Local Government (LGA) and community levels to reduce under-five and maternal mortality by delivering quality services for management of malaria, its complications, and prevention. PMI-S project focuses on strengthening the capacity of the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) and State Malaria Elimination Program (SMEPs) for the implementation of the National Malaria Strategic Plan 2014-2020.

Specific Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership in the development and monitoring of the state malaria annual work plan (AOP) and work closely with the State Coordinator to implement and monitor departmental work plans. Engage the State Malaria Elimination Program, SPHCDA, HMB, and relevant SMOH entities and partners to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges and ensure common understanding of current as well as future malaria technical direction. Interacts with the key stakeholders in the malaria partnership at state level Collaborate with the State Coordinator and the Finance and Operations Manager to optimize and utilize project resources in the most efficient way to achieve project results. Lead and supervise the project’s malaria technical team at the state level Build capacity of SMEP and roll out a mentoring and supportive supervision program at all levels of the state health system Provide technical contributions to the state M&E/HSS officer in the development and implementation of a project surveillance monitoring and evaluation (SME) system including tracking the malaria cascade (persons with fever, tested with RDT/microscopy, positives treated with ACT, and outcome of treatment) and the related commodity data. Provide TA to the SMEP on effective engagement of private sector health service providers in planning and implementation of state malaria elimination programs Contribute to writing project reports, documentation of good practices, and technical publications Contribute to visibility of PMI for States Project work through innovative presentation of project approaches and results at state, federal and international levels

Qualifications and Experience

• Advanced degree in health and postgraduate qualification in public health or related discipline
• Should have good understanding of the Nigerian health system and the inter­relationships within the public and private health sector
• Knowledge and minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience working on malaria control in public and private in Nigeria
• In depth knowledge of malaria and public health principles with proven technical skills in malaria, including malaria case management, and integrated community case management of childhood illnesses
• Experience working with Ministry of Health and other Health Departments/Agencies on policy and strategy formulation at national and/or subnational levels;
• Experience  with broader human resource capacity building
• Nigerian with good understanding of local context.
• Significant experience in project management, program coordination and sound negotiation skills with malaria partners;
• Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills.

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MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

• The intern will provide finance and administrative support to PMI-S Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto state project office. This internship will provide individuals the opportunity to gain experience and skills in the following areas depending on their core competencies and approved assignment.
• Finance Intern will assist the Finance and Administrative Manager/Accountant in providing finance & logistic support in the unit.
• The Finance Intern will ensure timely collations and undertaking preliminary checks on finance documents.
• S/he is to support preliminary reviews towards ensuring expenditures and applicable documentation are in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, MSH policy, and any cost principles determined by the donor agency.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the state Finance and Admin Manager in payment processes
• Support in the preparation of various weekly/monthly reports for the Finance Manager as required.
• Assist in the preparation of payment sheets to be used for activity/operations expenses payment.
• Support the development and preparation of annual budget and cost assumption template computation.
• Receive and review payment requests/invoices and supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness before posting by the Accountant and FAM.
• Assist with the preparation of bill vouchers and payment vouchers and classification into respective GL accounts codes as given by MSH PMI-S Finance department
• Assist in checking and filling stores requisition
• Assist in periodic verification of physical inventory
• Support the tracking of status of accomplishment of deliverables.
• Assist with the printing, binding, scanning and photocopies of documents and training materials for staff.
• Assist in filling and registering of procurement documents, including activity profiles, purchase request and purchase orders.
• Assist with the weekly inventory checks for staff allocated assets are in the same position and used by the allottee.
• Support timely collation of retirements’ supporting documents from the LGA and State offices.
• Perform other official duties as may be assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate must have a background in finance and accounting, business administration, economics or related field, with NYSC discharge or exemption certificate
• Strong organizational skills, attention to details and time management
• Computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Should have good written and oral communication skills
• Fluency in English
• Candidates in the location are encouraged to apply

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