Vacancies: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Budget and Operations Manager, Program Assistant
United States Agency for International Development ((USAID/Nigeria) seeks the services of experienced and competent candidates to fill the following existing vacant positions
Position Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
FSN 11(Full-time; 40hours/week)
Salary: FSN: N5, 959, 341 p.a (Starting basic salary on FSN-11 Position Grade)
Job Specification
The Project Management Specialist (M&E) provides technical and program expertise to the Health/Population/Nutrition (HPN) Office.
The primary responsibility of the Specialist is to support the Senior Health Advisor in providing technical leadership to the Government of Nigeria (GoN) and others in working to monitor the implementation and evaluate the impact of the HPN portfolio of activities. S/he will work within the HPN Office Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Team and the Program Office to ensure that HPN programs/projects across the country are efficient and effective in improving the health of population.
Education:
- Completion of a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in M&E or Administration is required.
- An advanced degree in M&E management, Public Health, or other professional training geared toward M&E management in a hospital or community setting is desired.
Experience:
- A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience working in M&E, particularly in US Government (USG) operations and/or the health field in Nigeria.
Position Title: Budget and Operations Manager, FSN 10, (Full-time; 40 hours/week)
SALARY: FSNN 4, 802, 338p.ap.a (Starting basic salary on FSN-10 Position Grade).
Job Specification:
The Project Management Specialist for Budget and Operations provides support to for Health/Population/Nutrition (HPN) Office and is under the supervision of the Office Director. S/he will be primarily responsible for budget, project management support functions, and human resources of the Office.
Education:
- A Bachelor’s Degree or the local equivalent Education in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration, is required. An advanced degree or completion of a CPA is desirable.
Experience:
- A minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in office management, or financially-orientated business management. At least three years of this experience should have been with a US Government (USG) Agency, other donor agencies, host-government organizations, or private sector institutions – preferably in an English-language work environment.
Position Title: Program Assistant, (2 positions),
FSN-8, Full-time; 40 hours/week)
Salary: FSN: N3, 810,106 p.a (Starting basic salary on FSN 8 Position Grade)
Job Specification:
The Program Assistant supports the professional staff of the Health/Population/Nutrition (HPN) Office of USAID/Nigeria in handling a variety of administrative and process-oriented tasks involved in the management of the HPN program and activities. This includes, but is not limited to, managing data gathering processes, managing the quarterly accrual process, assuring key project records are maintained, and assisting in monitoring activity budgets. The Assistant will not directly manage USAID-funded activities or projects; however, the Assistant may provide temporary administrative/process-only backstopping in the absence of an Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Activity Manager or alternate. The work will include a variety of research, reporting, monitoring and analytical duties and coordinating the work with the project AOR or COR, the HPN Office Director and Deputy, sub-Team Leaders, senior Mission management, Government of Nigeria (GoN) officials and Implementing Partner (IP) counterparts.
Education:
- At least two years of College or University studies in public administration, organizational or office management, finance, business or the social sciences is required.
Experience:
- Three years of substantive and progressively responsible experience in office management, program assistance or related work with an international or donor organization, or equivalent work with a private or host-government entity is required. Experience must include a variety of data collection and analysis in an office environment.
How to Apply:
To obtain a complete copy of this vacancy announcement with detailed information on minimum position requirements, additional position criteria and how to apply, please visit our Mission website at:
Closing Date: Aug 08, 2013
An Equal Opportunity Employer
