Job Vacancies at Helen Keller International

Helen Keller International is a global health organization dedicated to eliminating preventable vision loss, malnutrition and diseases of poverty.  Cofounded by Helen Keller – and guided by her fierce optimism and belief in human potential – the organization delivers life-changing health solutions to vulnerable families where the need is great but access to care is limited.  In the US, Africa, and Asia, Helen Keller’s proven, science-based programs empower people to create opportunities in their own lives and build lasting change.

Helen Keller Nigeria is seeking a driver to be based in Ekiti State.  This position reports to the Finance and Admin Officer, who is responsible for vehicle management.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Safely operate vehicles to ensure the safety of all passengers, pedestrians, other drivers and the vehicle in town and on field visits.
• Conduct vehicle checks (daily, weekly, monthly and before/after trips to field), and notify the staff person responsible for vehicle management of any vehicle problems.
• Deliver and pick up passengers and materials/ documents at airports, offices, businesses, etc. in a professional and courteous manner.
• Ensure that vehicles have the appropriate tools to enable users to perform minor maintenance and repairs in the field.
• Clean the vehicle inside and outside when necessary.
• Manage vehicles with care and use them with respect. Drive Helen Keller vehicles in a safe and secure manner in accordance with local law and the policies of the organization.
• Respect local traffic laws and drive within established speed limits.
• Understand the basic operations and maintenance requirements of Helen Keller vehicles. Perform minor maintenance and repair as required.
• Secure the vehicles when not in use.
• Provide support to Helen Keller field office staff and visitors in transporting materials to project sites, including loading and unloading Helen Keller vehicles as required.
• Fill in Vehicle Logbook after each trip with complete information and Fuel Log.
• Accept shifts/schedules as assigned, including weekend and after hours by rotation.

Other duties as assigned.

Specific Responsibilities:

Vehicle Driving:

• Possess a valid local driver’s license.
• Read and understand Helen Keller’s Vehicle Management policies and procedures related to vehicle management and driving protocols.
• Respect local traffic laws and drive within established speed limits.
• Deliver and pick up materials and documents at offices and businesses in a professional and courteous manner.

Vehicle Management & Maintenance:

• Conduct vehicle checks (daily, weekly, monthly and for trips), and signal any actual or potential problems to the staff person responsible for vehicle management;
• Ensure that vehicles have the appropriate tools and equipment on board to enable users to perform minor maintenance and repairs in the field.
• Understand the basic operations and maintenance requirements of Helen Keller vehicles. Perform minor maintenance and repair as required.
• Carefully assess surroundings before parking, particularly at night.  It is the driver’s responsibility to be attentive to potential threats.
• Clean the vehicle inside and outside when necessary.
• Provide support to Helen Keller staff and visitors in transporting materials to project sites, including loading and unloading Helen Keller vehicles as required;
• Fill in log sheets after each trip with complete information and Fuel Logbook.

Vehicle Safety:

• Manage vehicles with care and use them with respect. Drive Helen Keller vehicles in a safe and secure manner in accordance with local law and the policies of Helen Keller.
• Do not accept unknown parcels, baggage or other questionable loads into the vehicles.
• Do not accept unknown riders - particularly individuals carrying weapons, wearing military uniforms, or those linked to conflicts - inside Helen Keller vehicles.
• Verify that passengers riding in Helen Keller vehicles wear seat belts at all times.  Drivers are responsible for enforcing this rule in their vehicles.
• Yield the right-of-way to other drivers, pedestrians, bicycle and motorcycle riders, even if progress is slowed.
• Provide contact location to staff when in the field.
• Notify the staff person responsible for vehicle management of any movement of any vehicle from the office, any deviation from the planned route of travel, or changes of schedule.
• Inform the staff person responsible for vehicle management or Country Director of any danger – immediate or potential – to the security of Helen Keller staff or equipment due to demonstrations / riots in town, roadblocks, requisitions of vehicles by armed persons, shooting, etc. in order to alert staff.
• Ensure the safety and comfort of passengers at all times.

Qualifications: 

• Secondary-level diploma.
• 5 years’ experience driving professionally; experience in mechanics desired.
• Valid, current driving license with a clean driving record (no accidents).
• Verifiable references.
• Professional, courteous and punctual.
• Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• Good working knowledge of all major local road networks and city streets.
• English language skills highly desired.

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Position: Logistics Associate

Reports To: Finance and Admin Officer/HR/Admin. Coordinator

Overall Responsibility:

Under the supervision of the Finance and Admin Officer/HR/Admin. Coordinator, the Logistics Associate will support the proper management of health supplies; ensuring timely delivery of sufficient quantities of health commodities to state, LGA, Ward and facility levels. He/she works closely with the finance team, Procurement Officer and HR/Admin. Coordinator to make logistical arrangements, manages state office assets, coordinate the arrangement of materials and equipment to ensure smooth operations of the State office.

Specific Responsibilities

• Arrange for hotel reservations
• Arrange office travels in collaboration with Finance Team
• Provides support to Technical / Program staff in executing programs
• Maintain Helen Keller State assets register/Asset Panda 
• Arrange spaces for new employees making sure of availability of desks, chairs etc. i.e. ready for them to use on the start day.
• Coordinate the approved budget for activities making sure that materials, equipment, etc required for the activity are organized and ready for the activity.
• Assist in organizing for the dispatch of goods and equipment whenever required
• Ensure the proper filing of procurement Purchase Requisition Form (PRF)
• Maintain vehicle Log book control and filing
• Office Maintenance follow up
• Purchase of office and program consumables in collaboration with the Procurement Officer
• Prepares/Signs Good Received Note (GRN)
• Receives and Issues inventory/materials
• Maintains office supplies inventory log book/card
• Official physical inventory count
• Maintain generator logbook
• Preparation & submission of monthly fuel consumption reports.
• Receives and sends out mails and correspondences   
• Properly code and label all office furniture, equipment and non-consumable inventory
• Keep track of location of all equipment and furniture by projects, including transfers between offices/staff by updating the Asset Panda using the asset transfer form.
• Keep all relevant information including, which project the property belongs, price, make, model, location, user, condition, etc.
• Carry out additional tasks, as requested by the Head of Finance and Operations and Country Director.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Business Management or accounting. Postgraduate degree in related field preferred.
• Strong numeric skills and attention to detail and quality
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar position
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Experience with GiveWell / USAID / DFID or other donor funded project
• Advanced written and verbal proficiency in English including business terminology.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment while maintaining an individual workload
• Logical and flexible approach to solving problems, especially when working under pressure
• Monitoring/assessing performance to make improvements or take corrective action

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Helen Keller International is a global health organization dedicated to eliminating preventable vision loss, malnutrition and diseases of poverty.  Cofounded by Helen Keller – and guided by her fierce optimism and belief in human potential – the organization delivers life-changing health solutions to vulnerable families where the need is great but access to care is limited.  In the US, Africa, and Asia, Helen Keller’s proven, science-based programs empower people to create opportunities in their own lives and build lasting change.

Position: M&E Officer

Scope

The success of the VAS project depends largely on accurate, complete and timely reporting of achievements to donor. Achievement of set targets is of utmost importance. Hence, the objective of the M&E Officer position is to provide technical leadership in the roll-out of the M&E plan in the states and generating strategic data for program management, reporting and documentation of best practices.

Specific Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the M&E Specialist, the M&E Officer will:

• Provide technical input in the development of an integrated State VAS project plan in collaboration with the Head of Nutrition Programs and M&E Specialist.
• Take lead in the implementation of VAS state M&E plan and reporting formats for indicators and targets in collaboration with the M&E Specialist. 
• Establish system for flow of information from service-delivery points to the VAS central data base and ensure timely M&E technical support to all implementing health facilities.
• Take lead in building the capacity of health units’ M&E staff and relevant health and community workers in collection, summarization, analysis and presentation of M&E data.
• Manage the roll-out of the project M&E data quality assurance system including quarterly data quality audits.
• Assist the M&E Specialist to coordinate the establishment/strengthening of one state M&E system that informs policy and practice.
• Ensure state-of-the art database management practice at the state.
• Analyze M&E data on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and flag action areas to the project management.
• Work with M&E Specialist/Head of Nutrition Programs to document and publish best practices.
• Guide staff and implementing partners in preparing their progress reports. Together, analyse these reports in terms of problems and actions needed. Prepare consolidated progress reports for project management to submit to the relevant bodies, in accordance with approved reporting formats and timing.
• Prepare monitoring reports, analyze them for impact evaluation and identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in project implementation.
• Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of M&E findings with project staff, implementing partners and primary stakeholders.
• Make regular reports to the project team highlighting areas of concern and preparing the documentation for review at meetings.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in Statistics, Epidemiology or related field with focus on monitoring and evaluation and/or Biostatistics.
• At least 2 years hand-on-experience in monitoring and evaluation with very good analytical, presentation, communication and reporting skills.
• Significant experience in developing monitoring plans and/or management information systems 2 years of which spent working with NGOs in an African setting.
• Excellent inter-personal, multi-cultural and team building skills.
• Strong computer skills particularly in spreadsheets, database and statistical applications.
• Significant experience working in HIV/AIDS, Nutrition and NTDS programs in Nigeria.
• Excellent writing skills, oral and written communication skills and fluency in English

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