Program Summary
AIDSFree is a global program managed by John Snow Inc. and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
In Nigeria, AIDSFree is implementing a new initiative to strengthen the sustainability of condom programming using a Total Market Approach (TMA).
The Project is recruiting a Program Officer (PO) to provide project management support.
The Program Officer will provide day-to-day support to project implementation, ongoing communication, and routine monitoring of the project workplan.
The Program Officer will work closely with all technical and administrative teams and report to the Chief of Party (COP) or his designate.
Main Responsibilities
Manages routine communications with project stakeholders
In collaboration with the COP and Technical advisors, coordinates and provides input to workplan development and monitoring.
Appropriately consults with COP and the home-office Country Team to help make informed decisions
Facilitates and participates in the development of, and/or the timely completion/review of project reports
Attends project-related and task team technical meetings, and debriefings.
Supports country team in facilitating collaborative relationships with partner organizations, donors and clients
Supports the teams to identify issues or potential risks and provides support to make informed decisions to address identified issues
Participate in teams and technical meetings, prepare and circulate meeting agendas; prepare and circulate draft minutes of meetings; and following review by supervisory staff, revise and circulate finalized minutes including follow-up on outstanding tasks identified during the meeting
Supports research and data collection activities of the project
Assists COP with dissemination of information on project innovations, program results, lessons learned, and provides information for the project website
Assists with administration and logistical arrangements for project workshops and meetings and maintains project technical files
Assist Project leadership and other project staff with administrative tasks as assigned
Performs other duties as assigned by the COP or his designate
Job Qualifications
A Bachelor’s Degree or higher Degree in the field of Pharmacy, Public Health, Public Administration or Project Management
Minimum 5 years of project management experience or other relevant work experience providing program support/implementation on health-related project
Good understanding of Nigeria’s Health system and experience working on USAID’s funded project
Excellent written and verbal English language skills
Ability to work comfortably with the MS Office package
Ability to work independently and to manage projects in a team setting, with minimal supervision
Strong organizational, problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and to meet demanding timelines
Applicants should send their CV’s to: charles_udende@ng.jsi.com using “Program Officer” as the subject of the ma
Apply via :
charles_udende@ng.jsi.com