Project Officer

Overview:

Project officer needed to manage day-to-day office operations for an on-going Momentum Global and Country Leadership (MCGL) Project – a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded initiative Water Sanitation and Hygiene/Infection Prevention and Control (WASH/IPC) project. This project aims to conduct a study on healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) in eight selected secondary health facilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The HAIs research study will estimate the current cost of HAIs on the health system, along with the cost of implementing a comprehensive IPC program and the associated cost savings due to IPC improvement services. While implementation of a comprehensive IPC program will impact a broad range of health services within a health facility, this study will focus on inpatient maternal and neonatal populations and related health infections (sepsis, pneumonia). The research findings will provide information to the government of Nigeria, partners and others, data and strategies for decision-making; and use of the evidence to advocate for public and private health system investments in Infection Prevention (IP) as a cornerstone of providing efficient and quality healthcare services

This position is contingent upon availability of funds from USAID/MCGL Q-oC

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day operations of project office in Nigeria office.
• Organize schedules and support project site visits.
• Arrange travel/hotel reservations and track related travel expenses.
• Provide administrative support to operation of project activities.
• Work within established Jhpiego systems and in accordance with local regulations.
• Draft correspondence to NGOs, MOH and other agencies as requested.
• Coordinate the procurement of office supplies, organize proper storage, maintain stock reports and monitor usage.
• Organize transport and distribution of project materials to project sites and maintain accurate stock reports.
• Report issues to the project director and troubleshoot as needed.
• Schedule and coordinate internal and external meetings, including invitations, meeting space, logistics, and refreshments. Coordinate technological needs with IT Officer. Draft meeting notes and share with meeting participants.
• Maintain files and support the dissemination of project information among the project team.
• Schedule and support project visitors, including travel, visas, logistics, office space and meetings.
• Assist with drafting, editing and proofreading of technical materials and program reports, including progress reports, activity charts, and annual reports as requested.
• Work collaboratively with project and administration and finance staff to prepare and track the progress of project and activity budgets.
• Ensure compliance with USAID operational policies and regulations.
• Work collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary project planning, resource availability and management activities function smoothly and efficiently.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ Degree in public health, business administration, Nursing/midwifery, Social sciences, Social works.
• Programmatic experience,experience on research to practice—identifying best practices and adapting them to project realities or related field or equivalent experience
• Experience in coordinating international donor financed projects
• Familiarity with international donor policies and administrative procedures
• 4+ years’ of experience in administrative support of international health projects
• Ability to track expenses, keep accurate financial records and work within donor budgets.
• Proficiency in writing and editing letters, reports, and documents
• Strong decision making and results oriented approach
• Ability to interact skillfully and diplomatically with numerous counterparts such as networks of senior level international health professionals, donors, universities and other partners
• Familiarity with Nigeria government regulations including immigration, importation, and customs.
• Experience and understanding of WASH, prevention, care and treatment
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple projects/tasks, short deadlines, competing deadlines and intense pressure to perform
• Appreciation for socio-cultural differences in countries, preferably having lived and worked in one or more low resource settings
• Ability to develop productive working relationships with counterparts in other agencies and organizations worldwide
• Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams
• Proficiency in word processing and Microsoft Office
• Fluent in written and spoken English; Fluency in English preferred
• Excellent facilitation, oral and written communications skills
• Ability to travel nationally

SALARY RANGE: NGN638,000 – NGN 721,000 Monthly Gross