The MSH Leadership Management and Sustainability Capacity Building Project in Nigeria provides comprehensive, continuous institutional capacity-building support to nascent Nigeria Non-Governmental Organizations(NGO), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) awarded funding under the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). It also provides institutional capacity building support to selected Government Institutions to increase their abilities to provide nationwide coordination of their programs and thereby increasing synergies and effectiveness of the PEPFAR programs. The program requires the services of a:
PROGRAM ASSOCIATE- ABUJA, NIGERIA
The Program associate will function in a supportive capacity to a team staff in the achievement of the objectives of the capacity build project
Responsibilities
- The Position holder will support MSH’s overall purpose of health systems strengthening for the achievement of improved health outcomes by supporting the program coordination role of the Capacity Building Program management team and efforts of the technical staff to achieve Program Objectives.
- The position holder will be responsible for updating the Program’s performance management systems and flapping gaps. These are in addition the Program’s electronic calendar of activities, soliciting and appropriate filling electronics copies of all activity reports from all project staff, participate in the compilation and editing of quarterly, semi-annual and annuals and annuals reports for timely review and submission
- The Position holder will also manage the consultants’ recruitment process including compiling and maintaining databases of consultants and partners and format all documents for external in line with the Organization’s corporate branding templates
Key Qualifications:
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from the social sciences or any other related discipline with relevant experience
- Minimum of 2years significant experience working in supporting role to teams in an organizations
- Strong written and oral communication skills and very strong MS Office skills especially Access and Excel.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities and work independently as well as being a part of the a team will be an added advantage
- Experience in working in a multi-racial office environment is essential with strong office management and organizational skills, competence is setting priorities and multi-task in a time-sensitive environment.
- The candidate must be highly creative, witty and able to understand complex tasks with minimal support. The Position holder must have excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff, clients and consultants.
- Willingness and ability to travel within and outside Nigeria is essential.
The Applications Process;
Note: There are no relocation allowances for these positions
Interested persons may send comprehensive resume with a brief cover letter as one MS word document to Imsnigeria@msh.org not later than 19th. If you wish to be considered for this post, please specify the position lone of your email.
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offerings services without regard to colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality origin, physical or mental handicap or status as a disabled