Malaria Consortium Nigeria is committed to tackling the large number of malaria cases and deaths in the country. Working in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other partners, we lead and support three major malaria control initiatives in the country: Support to the National Malaria Control Programme (SuNMaP); NetWorks and MAPS. Our areas of focus include: Technical support for malaria control Capacity building, harmonisation and training of health workers Heath systems strengthening Behaviour Change Communications and community outreach activities Operational research, policy and advocacy.
- Experience 2 – 3 years
- Location Abuja
Position: Program Assistant – Abuja (Consultancy)
Experience: 2-3 years’ experience
Duration: October 2021-January 2022
Malaria Consortium (MC) seeks to engage a program assistant to provide support to the GiveWell IPTi scoping and BMGF CHIP programmes. Engagement would include providing support to the program leads and liaising with all MC units in delivering project goals. The Program Assistant provides programmatic, operational and administrative assistance to the project staff, performs coordination and logistical services in support of the operations of the project, and assists with information management.
Program Management Support (50%):
- Support with budget tracking and analysis
- Collation of finalized project materials and reports
- Stakeholder engagement; scheduling of meetings
- Note taking and rapporteur during meetings
- Works with other project team to coordinate work activities, meet deadlines, and provide support where needed
- Support in tracking project updates
Operational and Administrative Support (30%):
- Contributes to electronic filing of team project documents
- Organizes regular team meetings and conference calls/video-conferences
- Takes minutes of regular team meetings
- Performs other related duties in accordance with instructions from team members.
- Processing payment to consultants, vendors and suppliers
Logistics Support (20%):
- Support coordination of field travels for project staff and consultants
- Liaises with project team of to coordinate logistical arrangements for workshops
Deliverable
Provide support to meet the following deliverables:
IPTi scoping – Ensuring necessary programmatic, operation, logistic and finance support are met for the IPTi scoping.
BMGF CHIPS – Meeting notes from scheduled online and physical planning and update meetings related to the MoU review as well as other country office program and operational support as requested
Persons specifications
- Bachelors’ degree in Administration, Social Sciences or other related subjects
- A minimum of 2/3 years’ experience in a related role
- Program support and office management experience
- Strong Microsoft office skill
- Excellent communication skills
Schedule of the assignment
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidate who are passionate and willing to contribute towards the achievement of our goals should kindly fill the form using the link below on or before 4pm on Friday, 29th October, 2021.
In addition, kindly send a copy of your application to [email protected]
Submission deadline: Friday, October 29, 2021 at 4pmInterested and qualified? Go to Malaria Consortium on docs.google.com to apply
