Vacancies: Program Coordinator, Nurse/Counselor
The Population Council is an international, non-profit, non-governmental institution that seeks that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and help achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council’s major program areas are HIV&AIDS, reproductive health and poverty, gender, and youth. The Council conducts biomedical, social science and public health research and helps build research capacities in developing countries. The Population Council works in collaboration with a broad range of Nigerian institutions. Due to expansion of its activities, the Council is seeking qualified individuals to fill the following positions;
Position: Program Coordinator – Kaduna & Lagos
- The successful candidates will set up and manage the running of a community-based outpatient clinic for men who engage in high behaviors that predispose them to increased risks of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate must possess:
- Level of Education -MBBS, MD, Masters of Public Health, PhD in a related field General Communication, Supervisory & Interpersonal skill Level – Excellent Language Requirements – English – Excellent
- Level of IT Expertise Required – Good
- Ability to travel within and outside Nigeria
- Desired number of Years Prior Experience in a Similar Role – 3-5 years
- Effective organizational, planning and administrative skills
- Ability to work well individually and in a team
Position: Nurse/Counselor – Kaduna & Lagos
- The successful candidate will provide HIV counseling and testing, HIV/STI prevention education and STI syndromic management and other primary health care services at a newly established the, community-based outpatient clinic for men and sex partners who engage in high behaviors that predispose them to increase risks of HIV and other sexually transmitted Infections and perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications: The ideal candidates must have:
- Minimum of bachelor’s of Nursing degree
- Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience in public or private, non-profit management, or related field.
- Basic computer skills and knowledge of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint required.
- Ability and willingness to travel within the country and across the region on a regular basis
- Trained and certified counselor
- Strong analytical communication skills, ability to write dearly and succinctly under time pressure and to make well organized verbal presentations.
Mode of Application:
Qualified candidates should follow the instructions below:
1. Send an application letter (stating your current salary and salary expectations) and resume to: nigeria@popcouncil.org on or before Tuesday, December 25th 2012.
2. Clearly state the position title for which you are applying and your full names – starting with the surname first, then other names (e.g. Program Coordinator (DoD) – BEN, Joshua Ekong) – in the subject area of the email.
3. All attachments must be in PDF format.
Candidates who do not follow the above instructions will be automatically disqualified.
Population Council reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process at any time.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
The Population Council is an equal opportunity employer
