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The U.S. Mission in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Cashier/Visa Assistant position in the Consular Section.

Duties

Serves as the primary consular cashier, accepting payments for ACS and NIV services. As cashier, incumbent will issue receipts and run daily and monthly reports. Incumbent will assist on a rotational basis in the Non-Immigrant Visa and American Citizen services units, consisting of 19 Locally Employed (LE) staff responsible for processing more than 60,000 NIV and 2,300 ACS services annually. Screens incoming documentation and information from a variety of sources (public counters, the National Visa Center, The Department of Home Land Security (DHS), mail, and phone.

Checks documents submitted by applicants, organizes and tracks NIV and ACS requests according to a complicated set of laws and procedures so that a Consular Officer can make decisions and ensure the legal requirements of the applications have been met. Works in a team to manage the day-to-day functions of the unit. The jobholder is required to assist and provide support for all officers and Team leads as needed. 

The position requires a high-level of attention to detail to spot trends or potential issues and escalate those as necessary. The job holder is fully cross trained to function in any role as required by the Consular Section based on demand and scheduling.

Education Requirements:

• Completion of High School/Secondary School is required.

Experience: Minimum three (3) years’ experience involving the application of regulations and law, extensive public contact, customer service, or problem solving is required.

Skills And Abilities: Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook, and basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Power Point is required. Ability to perform work with accuracy at a quick, rapid pace is required. Must be able to deal effectively with the public, exercising tact, and be able to work under continuous pressure and time constraints.

Must demonstrate attention to detail, ability to work effectively as a member of a team as well as independently with minimal supervision, and strong interpersonal skills.  Must have good skills for drafting written correspondence in both English and local language. Must be able to apply good judgement in evaluating evidence and to apply regulations correctly. Must have keyboarding and data entry skills.

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Summary:

The U.S. Mission in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Senior Program Specialist, Monitoring & Evaluation (Branch Chief) in the Centers for Disease Control and prevention office.

Duties

Under the supervision of the Deputy Director for Epidemiology, Strategic Information and Science, the incumbent is the Branch Chief for the Monitoring & Evaluation, Data Analysis and Science and provides technical expertise to improve HIV/AIDS programs that CDC Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) are collaborating throughout the country.

The incumbent serves as the lead person for development of data management systems and evaluating progress in program implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention activities conducted by CDC Nigeria and the FMOH by applying both theoretical and practical knowledge of health education, social and behavioral science, evaluation strategies, and evaluation research methodology to design and conduct of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities. The incumbent is responsible for leading the CDC Nigeria on Implementation Science activities. Position is an LE Direct Hire appointed position, will serve as Project Officer and will have signatory authority for CDC awards and Cooperative Agreements

Education Requirements:

• MBBS, MD or a terminal degree in Public Health, Epidemiology or Behavioral science is required.
• NYSC Certificate/Exclusion/Exemption is required.

Experience: The incumbent must have at least five (5) years’ experience in HIV/AIDS, STD, TB prevention programs at the local, state, Federal or international levels that entailed responsibility for the evaluation of program activities. The incumbent must also have experience in use of measurement methods required for Monitoring and Evaluation of target populations and health programs including quantitative and qualitative operations research.