Is it right to slap an STN?

Nurses, 

Why would an RN slap an STN? 

I really don't understand? This is an unethical behaviour! I mean the RN is not only a health professional but a mentor, a teacher, a guide and icon to whom the STN looks unto!

What would warrant such an unscrupulous behaviour?

Is it right to slap an STN? For whatever reason...?

Diary of a Nurse

DEAR DIARY,

Off Days are over... work continues... So tired to write my diary... 

And she asked me if i was tired....

But I LOVE THIS JOB

It really baffles me when patients come to the hospital in really bad shape and tell you how they began to feel the symptoms and how they didn't want to do anything about their health because "...It will soon be over... It's just a little fever..."

I have come to learn that there is no "little fever"... That "little fever" killed so many people!

 But you still find so many people - even after health education - doing the same thing!

THIS ONE REALLY PISSES ME OFF:

HE SAID HE IS A NURSE AND HE PREFERS TO USE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TOGETHER WITH ORTHODOX MEDICINE! 

ACCORDING TO HIM: "IT WORKS FASTER"

GOSH!

YOUR USEFUL CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE OF HELP

HI. 

I HAVE AN ISSUE THAT HAVE BEEN BOTHERING MY MIND AND I JUST FEEL I SHOULD SHARE IT WITH U GUYS , PROBABLY I WILL GET ENCOURAGED BY SOME ONE THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.

I WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE THAT WAS HIV POSITIVE AND SHE HIDE HER STATUS FROM ME KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT AM NEGATIVE. 

I HAD UNPROTECTED SEX WITH HER JUST ONCE (22ND MAY, 2015). AFTER WHICH WE BOTH WENT FOR TEST AND HER RESULT CAME OUT POSITIVE AND MINE NEGATIVE. EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE RAN SO MANY HIV TESTS AND MY RESULT STILL CAME OUT NEGATIVE. I TESTED NEGATIVE IN AUG 2015 WHICH IS 3 MONTHS AFTER MY RISK EXPOSURE. 

IN NOVEMBER 2015 I REPEATED THE TEST WHICH STILL CAME OUT NEGATIVE AND I DID THE LAST ONE IN DECEMBER 2015 AND IT WAS STILL NEGATIVE.

AM STILL WORRIED BECAUSE I DONT KNOW HOW POSSIBLE IT IS FOR A MAN THAT IS NEGATIVE TO HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX WITH A WOMAN THAT IS POSITIVE AND STILL REMAIN NEGATIVE AFTER 7 MONTHS. IS IT POSSIBLE PLS???

YOUR USEFUL CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE OF HELP.

Job Opening at International Medical Corps (IMC)

International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global, humanitarian, non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training, relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, non-political, non-sectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in under-served communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations.

IMC has been operating in Nigeria since November 2013. It currently has its country office in Abuja and field offices in Kano, Sokoto and Maiduguri where it is implementing emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects, building capacity of local health systems and structures, ensuring the provision of quality, accessible Nutrition and Health Care for Children under five years of age.

CMAM Assistants

JOB SUMMARY:

The incumbent will be responsible for implementation of Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) in collaboration with other nutrition staff. S/He will facilitate good practice and ensure compliance to applicable implementation guidelines.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITY:

·         Plan and organize OTP at designated OTP sites in liaison with SMoH staff and nutrition officer.

·         Work closely care group promoter supervisors, care group promoters and lead mothers to ensure all aspects of the program are understood and agreed and appropriate referrals take place to and from the community to OTP sites.

·         Supervise the activities of the CMAM team.

·         Work closely with the teams to ensure all children are screened correctly.

·         Ensure all criteria are respected and understood by the teams, including admission, discharge and transfer to and from the OTP/SC.

·         Ensure comprehensive health checks and correct clinical diagnosis at the time of assessment according to the CMAM protocols so that the patient receives appropriate treatment in the relevant program.

·         Ensure all children in OTP are immunized according to the national protocols.

·         Ensure timely identification of complications, non-responders, and referrals to the SC.

·         Ensure correctness, consistence and completeness of the information in the nutrition registers.

·         Ensure adequate availability of all medical and food supplies and ensure stock is pre-positioned as planned by discussing with logistics

·         Through liaison with the community volunteers provide effective follow up of all cases: particularly tracing of children who are absent from the program, sick children, long stay children, children not gaining weight, and children with social problems... etc.

·         Provide key health and education messages to beneficiaries based the protocol and guidelines

·         Respond to inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the program admission and discharge whenever necessary at the OTP sites.

·         Follow-up and ensure the field team interacts with the beneficiaries properly

·         Provide a daily and weekly CMAM report to the nutrition officer.

QUALIFICATION:

·         Over two (2) years’ experience

·         Registered nurse with a Degree in nursing a recognized nurse training institute.

·         Valid and current practicing license.

·         Knowledge of CMAM and MIYCN will be an added advantage.

·         Excellent report-writing skills.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

·         Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills.

·         Should be a team player and culturally sensitive.

·         Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, email and utilization of the internet

·         Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution and ability to deliver IMC’s strategic objectives.

·         Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations

Method of Application

Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.

All applications should be addressed to the Human Resource Officer, International Medical Corps via the email: imcnigeriavacancy@gmail.com

Candidates MUST state the position that they are applying for as the subject of their email, otherwise applications will not be considered.

Application letter and curriculum vitae should be in a single Microsoft Word Document. Deadline for submission is February 5, 2016

Diary of a Nurse: 25-1-16

Dear Diary,

I feel a sense of satisfaction when I help a patient. Today is no different.

I THINK FINANCE PLUS EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES, AND NOT RELUCTANCE IS THE REASON WHY SOME OF US (NURSES) HAVE NOT FURTHERED OUR EDUCATION.

MSF-Spain is looking to fill the positions of Pharmacy Supervisor and Medical Coordinator Assistant

Posted on: 25 January, 2016

Deadline: 29 January, 2016

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters or exclusion from healthcare. 

MSF-Spain is looking to fill the positions of Pharmacy Supervisor and Medical Coordinator Assistant.

Pharmacy Supervisor  

Position in the organization chart:

Hierarchically and functionally accountable to the Medical Coordinator (MedCo).

Objective of the position:

Ensure general functioning of the pharmacy and supervise pharmacy supply chain processes in accordance with MSF 's standards, in order to ensure its efficiency and operating availability.

General Requirements:

As a humanitarian organization involved in emergency programs all national and international MSF staff is expected to be flexible and available for emergency response activities. S/he should be willing to undertake other tasks as necessary and not specified in the job description, supporting the mission activities in the response to potential emergencies and cover HR gaps or needs at field level.

Required Skills:

Education: Essential, degree of pharmacy management.

Experience: At least 2 year certified work experience as a pharmacy manager.

Languages: Essential English  and local language

Knowledge: Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Others:

Good computer skills (knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook is required; knowledge of Logistics 7 software is an asset)Due to the nature of MSF operations, flexibility is indispensable Committed to humanitarian principles  

Medical Coordinator Assistant

Position in the organization chart:

Hierarchically and functionally accountable to the Medical Coordinator (MedCo).

Objective of the position:

Assist and support the Medical Coordinator in the implementation of the overall medical content, activity and resources in the missions, by assuming some tasks delegated by him/her and giving personal assistance in other specific activities, in order to facilitate the proper medical management of the projects and medical follow-up of the staff in the mission.

General Requirements:

As a humanitarian organization involved in emergency programs all national and international MSF staff is expected to be flexible and available for emergency response activities. S/he should be willing to undertake other tasks as necessary and not specified in the job description, supporting the mission activities in the response to potential emergencies and cover HR gaps or needs at field level.

Required Skills:

Education: Medicine or paramedical degree essential. Specialization or training in tropical disease, desirable. 

Experience: Minimum two year clinical experience and one year working experience in a health related International NGO. Desirable working experience with MSF

Languages: Essential English  and local language

Knowledge: Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Others:

Due to the nature of MSF operations, flexibility is indispensable Committed to humanitarian principles 

Method of Application

All applicants should send a CV and motivation letter either by email to: 

msfe-abuja-finco@barcelona.msf.org 

OR

 in person to MSF office, Road 131 House 10 Gwarinpa Housing Estate, Abuja

Closing Date:  29 January 2016

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted

Diary of a Nurse

 

Dear Diary,

Off days!

Still resting,

     and watching movies 

WHY DO NURSES FEEL THEY SHOULD BE TREATED SIMILARLY AS DOCTORS (In every aspect, we want to compete with the Doctors)

Jobs at Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Benin

Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Benin, hereby invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of:

Head of Administration

Qualification and Experience

• Candidates must possess a good honours Degree from a recognized university in Health Sciences Management or any of Social Science or Humanities.
• Possession of a Master's Degree in public Administration or health services Management will be on added advantage.
• Candidates must have not less than fifteen (15) years cognate Administrative experience in a Federal/State health care institution.
• Prospective candidates must also not be more than fifty (50) years old.
• Candidates must possess NRN, RPN and RTN/RNE certificates plus a good B. Nsc Degree in Nursing and must be duly registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) with current practice license.
• A cognate experience of at least ten (10) years in a similar position would be an added advantage.

Conditions of Service

• These are as applicable in the Federal public Service of Nigeria.

Principal, School of Psychiatric Nursing

Qualification and Experience

• Candidates must possess a good honours Degree from a recognized university in Health Sciences Management or any of Social Science or Humanities.

• Possession of a Master's Degree in public Administration or health services Management will be on added advantage.
• Candidates must have not less than fifteen (15) years cognate Administrative experience in a Federal/State health care institution.
• Prospective candidates must also not be more than fifty (50) years old.
• Candidates must possess NRN, RPN and RTN/RNE certificates plus a good B. Nsc Degree in Nursing and must be duly registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) with current practice license.
• A cognate experience of at least ten (10) years in a similar position would be an added advantage.

Conditions of Service

• These are as applicable in the Federal public Service of Nigeria.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should forward fifteen (15) copies of:

• Their applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and photocopies of their credentials:
• All applications must also contain candidates’ email address and telephone number with each copy of letter of application and accompanying credentials well collated: and
• Applicants should request three (3) referees of their choice to write confidential report on them directly to the Medical Director.

All applications should be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked "Application for Employment" on the top left hand corner and forwarded to:

The Medical Director,
Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital,
P.M.B. 1108, Benin City,
Edo State.

Note: Only applications of short-listed candidates will be acknowledged, please.

MULTIPLE OPENINGS AT CRS

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to programs in every country in which CRS operates. 

CRS re-established presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on vulnerable children, agriculture, health and HIV, extractives and governance, and peace building programming.

We are recruiting to fill the following vacant positions:

Technical Advisor - Case Management and Referral System

Job Summary

• The Case Management and Referral System Technical Advisor will focus on strengthening the existing case management systems of PEPFAR OVC Implementing Partners (IPs) and CSOs/CBOs based standardized approaches and tools for identification, assessment, case plan development, service provision or referral, monitoring and case closure.
• Particular attention will be given to providing technical assistance and support to IPs and CSOs to develop household case plans that focus on graduation and transition and to monitor their implementation as one way to track progress towards graduation.
• The position will work closely with the Government System Strengthening Technical Advisor to ensure that critical information collected within the case management process is used to inform government strengthening efforts. S/he will also work with the Zonal State Coordinators to ensure appropriate linkages with and information sharing between SACAs, SMWASD and LGAs and the PEPFAR OVC IPs and CSOs.
• There will be coordination between and information sharing amongst this position, the Organizational Development Technical Advisor and the HES Technical Director, especially as it relates to graduation and transition to ensure that existing or adapted case management approaches, tools and tracking better support households in making progress towards graduation and reduced economic vulnerability.
• This position will co-lead with the Household Economic Strengthening (HES) Technical Director, training of PEPFAR OVC IPs/CSOs, to assess and track household progress towards graduation based on benchmarks identified in collaboration with IPs/CSOs.
• In addition, this position will be responsible for overseeing the facility catchment area study, supporting IPs to diagnose gaps in existing bi-directional referral mechanisms, and using this information to refine referral mechanism.
• S/he will be responsible for providing technical guidance to strengthen referral networks amongst social service providers and between social service providers and health facilities.
• This will include identification of successful referral models within Nigeria, developing and providing training in relevant guidance, delivery mechanisms, and promising practices.
• S/he will work closely with 4Children to develop appropriate SoWs and source STTA to strengthen PEPFAR OVC IP case management and referral systems, paying particular attention to strengthening bi-directional referrals and supporting the integration of OVC-centered services into facility settings, where appropriate.
• This position will maintain regular contact with 4Children staff that are looking at case management and referral mechanisms, globally, and will utilize tools, approaches and promising practices when and where appropriate.

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance in the assessment, planning and implementation of capacity strengthening activities to support PEPFAR OVC IPs as they work with CSOs/CBOs in relation strengthening to case management systems and referral networks. Leverage the sustainability planning process to assess the existing case management processes and referral networks; ensure that all costed State and IP sustainability plans incorporate improvements in case management systems and referral networks; participate in National, Zonal/State meetings to support this planning.
• Coordinate the implementation of and dissemination of findings from the health facility catchment area assessment and mapping exercise to better understand the programmatic implications of the pivot, focus on scale-up LGAs and the ability of clients to access community-based services in collaboration with MEAL Manager and 4Children Core Team.
• Support the implementation of an organizational network analyses (ONA) in collaboration with STTA, Government System Strengthening Technical Advisor and the Zonal State Coordinators.
• Develop terms of reference for a technical working group (TWG) for case management and referral networks; solicit membership and support regular meetings and the development of products that support GON Ministries, PEPFAR OVC IPs and their partners to improve case management and referrals.
• Lead the development and implementation of strategies, approaches and tools to strengthen case management and referral networks among SMWASDs, SACAs, PEPFAR OVC IPs, health facilities and their partner CSO/CBOs. Liaise with FMWASD and TWG to ensure alignment with National guidance and tools.
• Support the role out and dissemination of updated guidance, standard operating procedures and other job-aids to facilitate case management and referral at the household and community levels to health and social services.
• Oversee quality improvement initiatives and learning exchanges related to case management and referral networks among GON, PEPFAR OVC IPs and their partners.
• Develop scopes of work and oversee consultancies and short-term technical assistance as needed in relation to case management and referral networks.
• Work closely with HES Technical Director, PEPFAR OVC IPs and collaborating CSOs/CBOs to strengthen their case management capacity and develop standardized tools and approaches to increase the ability of volunteers and households to track their own progress towards graduation.
• Develop household graduation benchmarks in collaboration with the HES Technical Director and PEPFAR OVC IPs and CSOs; ensure a mechanism for assessing and tracking benchmarks towards graduation is integrated into the case management system.
• Strengthen coordination and networking, linkages and communication among SACAs, SMWASDs, other GON entities, LGAs, and CSOs/CBOs in collaboration with the Government System Strengthening Technical Advisor, Organizational Capacity Strengthening Technical Advisor, Zonal State Coordinators and PEPFAR OVC IPs.
• Provide technical guidance to strengthen referral networks/mechanisms amongst social service providers and between social service providers and health facilities.
• Identify successful referral models within Nigeria, developing and providing training in relevant guidance, delivery mechanisms, and promising practices.
• Conduct monitoring field visits to PEPFAR OVC IPs/CSOs to provide mentoring technical assistance.
• Provide timely inputs to 4Children Nigeria annual planning, monitoring, reporting and budgeting processes.
• Ensure a culture of accountability and learning through regular monitoring to project sites, providing oversight of studies and assessments and proper documentation of tools and to contribute to learning and building the evidence around case management and referral networks.
• Document project results and impacts in various forms, including media stories, promising practices, lessons learned, case studies, client satisfaction, etc.

Qualifications

• Advanced university Degree required, preferably in Medicine or Nursing or Public Health and Social work (e.g. Community Health Medical Doctor, dual Master's Degree in Social Work and Public Health).
• Minimum five years’ experience in an advisory role in relation to HIV care and treatment and/or OVC programming, including expertise in case management system and referral network design, assessment, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; familiarity with the use of organizational network analysis in relation to referral networks a plus.
• Experience working in both healthcare and community settings.
• Experience using quality improvement science at the health facility and community levels; ability to lead improvement collaboratives highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to design and conduct trainings.
• Demonstrated ability to develop user-friendly guidance, tools and standard operating procedures for use at the health facility, CSO/CBO and community levels and the ability to provide training, technical assistance and mentoring in their use.
• Knowledge of GON and PEPFAR programming, process, guidance and frameworks is strongly preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience coordinating assessments, data collection and similar activities preferred.
• Capacity to work closely with, understand, and support diverse partners including but not limited to State and LGA government actors, PEPFAR OVC IPs, civil society and faith-based organizations as well as healthcare providers and social service providers.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage complex and sensitive organizational relationships particularly between health facilities and community-based providers of social services.
• Strong analytical, negotiation and mentoring skills.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; familiarity with network analysis software a plus.

Sustainability Coordinator

Job Description

• The Sustainability Coordinator will provide vision and technical leadership on all aspects of the planning, implementation and evaluation of all graduation/transition and sustainability support provided to PEPFAR Nigeria OVC Implementing Partners (IPs).
• Initially, the Sustainability Coordinator’s focus will be on sustained-support States to ensure the responsible graduation and transition of OVC and their households and sustainability of select interventions at the State, LGA and community levels.
• He/She will provide direct supervision to the Organizational Development Technical Advisor, Government System Strengthening Technical Advisor and Advocacy Technical Advisor to ensure coordination and synergy among these positions.
• This position will collaborate with 4Children HQ and consultants to develop the methodology, guidance and tools for the sustainability planning workshops.
• He/She will ensure high quality implementation of the workshops and accompaniment of IPs during the regional workshops and as IPs implement their sustainability plans.
• He/She will also liaise with the FMWASD, NACA, FMOH, UNICEF, and the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) around key issues related to graduation, transition and sustainability at the government and donor levels.

Specific Responsibilities

• In collaboration with project staff, provide guidance and technical oversight to PEPFAR OVC IPs, government
• partners and other collaborating agencies to ensure that objectives around sustainability, graduation/transition are achieved.
• Liaise with 4Children Core Team to gather lessons learned around sustainability planning, graduation and transition from similar programs (e.g., PEPFAR supported programs, USAID Office of Food for Peace Title II programs, Feed the Future programs) and use this information to inform 4Children Nigeria’s approach to sustainability planning.
• Lead the conceptualization and implementation of 4Children Nigeria’s harmonized, standardized, and contextualized approach to holistic, costed sustainability planning at the PEPFAR OVC Implementing Partner, government, civil society, community, household and individual levels to support OVC and household graduation/transition and social service system strengthening; ensure alignment with national graduation strategy and criteria.
• Orient all 4Children Nigeria staff, STTA and consultants to the sustainability planning process and ensure their role in the process is understood.
• Oversee the design and implementation of sustainability planning workshops; facilitate workshop sessions.
• Oversee the development of analytical framework to support the analysis of existing organizational and technical capacity assessments to inform sustainability planning as well as any new assessments, as needed.
• Coordinate all 4Children Nigeria’s efforts around organizational and technical capacity strengthening at the PEPFAR OVC IP, key Government of Nigeria (GON) institutions, LGAs, Networks and civil society organization/community-based organizations (CSO/CBO) levels, ensuring the use of the most appropriate capacity strengthening approaches (e.g., training, accompaniment, exchange visits, on-the-job training, etc.).
• Coordinate and harmonize capacity building activities and technical assistance provided by the Government System Strengthening, Organizational Capacity Strengthening (CSO), and Advocacy Technical Advisors; ensure appropriate sequencing.
• Oversee the identification of capacity strengthening needs and provision of high-quality technical assistance to USG OVC IPs, Networks and select Government of Nigeria entities related to household graduation/transition and social service system strengthening.
• Liaise with Parenting and Youth Technical Advisor, Case Management and Referral Technical Advisors and Household Economic Strengthening Technical Director to ensure alignment of capacity building activities and technical assistance as well as appropriate sequencing.
• Collaborate with 4Children technical staff (Core team and Nigeria) to identify ways to incorporate sustainability planning, graduation/transition into existing project activities such as social service and health system strengthening, case management and household economic strengthening being implemented by USG IPs.
• Develop terms of reference for a technical working group (TWG) for sustainability; solicit membership and support regular meetings and the development of products that support GON Ministries, PEPFAR OVC IPs and their partners to sustainability planning, graduation and transition; liaise with FMWASD, NACA and FMOH and TWG to ensure alignment with National guidance and tools.
• Engage 4Children consortium partners, as appropriate, during key stages in the project cycle for their insights on the appropriateness of program approaches and interventions and for quality assurance.

Partnership:

• In collaboration with the Program Director, foster positive collaboration among 4Children Core Team, 4Children Nigeria, CRS Nigeria and USAID/CDC Nigeria.
• Establish, build and manage effective partnerships with PEPFAR OVC IPs, key Nigerian ministries, institutions, UN agencies, learning institutions, donors, networks and organizations at the National, State and the zonal levels promote local ownership and a HIV-sensitive social service system.
• Identify opportunities for linkages with other USG-funded and donors supported projects and organizations to support 4Children Nigeria project objectives.

Human Resources Management:

• Coordinate and provide support supervision for to the Technical Advisors for: Government System Strengthening, Organizational Capacity Strengthening (CSO), and Advocacy.
• Provide support to the Government System Strengthening Technical Advisor in relation to the coordination and management of the 10 Zonal State Coordinators.
• Ensure staff compliance with all CRS administrative and operational procedures and policies, as well as applicable to the donor regulations.
• Oversee consultants and short-term technical assistance related to sustainability.

Planning, Monitoring, Reporting & Learning:

• Ensure project planning, reporting, budgeting and financial management pertaining to the sustainability components of the project area completed in a timely manner.
• Monitor progress toward sustainability plan benchmarks/indicators and provide frequent progress reports to the Program Director.
• Identify with support of 4Children Nigeria Technical Advisors opportunities for exchanges through quarterly meetings/visits/webinars/calls among IPs and States for learning around sustainability, capacity strengthening, and graduation/transition.
• Ensure documentation of the 4Children graduation and sustainability planning model, lessons learned, and case studies.
• Liaise regularly with 4Children Core Team engaged in similar activities, including a global Community of Practice around sustainability/graduation/transition.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• The Sustainability Coordinator directly supervises the Organizational Development Technical Advisor, Government System Strengthening Technical Advisor and the Advocacy Technical Advisor. S/he will also oversee consultants and the provision of short-term technical assistance.

Qualifications

• Doctoral or Masters degree in International Development, Public Health, or related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of senior-level experience in project management and supervision in the context of PEPFAR-supported programs, preferably those targeting orphans and vulnerable children.
• Experience in the development and implementation of capacity strengthening plans to support sustainability and transition to local ownership.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and reach consensus among a wide-range of stakeholders including donors, government, PEPFAR Implementing Partners, UN agencies, civil society and faith-based organizations and the private sector.
• Demonstrated proactive leadership ability, as well as supervisory and personnel management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and analyze work plans and budgets.
• Demonstrated ability in rapid assessment, program analysis, project monitoring and evaluation, partnership, and sustainability issues.
• Familiarity with USG rules and regulations.
• Familiarity and understanding of the Nigerian State planning and budgeting processes as well as planning processes of USG IPs.
• Ability to work effectively in diverse environments and under pressure.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Travel:

• The Sustainability Coordinator will be expected to travel within Nigeria and potentially outside of Nigeria to attend conferences, workshops or other activities related to the project.

Program Assistant

 Job Summary

• The Project Assistant will provide logistic and administrative support to the 4Children Nigeria team to ensure project timeline and deliverables are met, in particular provide key support to the Program Director to ensure proper project implementation, achievement of targets, and communication with partners, donor and key stakeholders.
• The position with liaise with program staff with the goal of providing efficient program and administrative support thereby ensuring timely and efficient program delivery.

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide support in the development of project materials, reports, presentations, and webinars.
• Schedule conference calls, distribute agendas and take meeting notes, track action items, and provide key related analysis, materials, and other supporting resources.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for technical assistance projects, including development and formatting of resource materials, customization of standardized materials from templates, and posting resources to website.
• Support technical assistance projects by conducting website user set-up, data entry, data management and upload, and data quality control review processes.
• Work with other team members to ensure that project-related activities are tracked in work plans and support tracking tools.
• Ensure program information is uploaded and updated in Gateway on an ongoing basis.
• Provide input for process improvement in streamlined procedures, accurate data and high quality client service.
• Support meetings with note taking and minute development and sharing when requested.
• Build strong, positive relationships with all internal and external project stakeholders for ongoing communication, collaborative planning, and shared problem-solving.
• Support the development of annual work plan and budget activities as requested.
• Provide ongoing coordination of program staff travels plans working closely with CRS administration team, procurement and logistics teams including drivers.
• Provide human resources management functions in coordination with the human resources manager
• Based on need, the Program Assistant will perform petty cash management role for the office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in International Development, Public Health, Psychology, Sociology or related field.
• Minimum 2 years in providing administrative support in a similar context.
• Strong interpersonal, cross -cultural and training/mentoring skills
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel
• Experience providing logistical support and general project support, such as activity tracking, task coordination, and material formatting.
• Superior attention to detail and the ability to meet stringent deadlines
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision making capabilities
• Ability to be flexible, multi-task, prioritize, and manage multiple activities simultaneously in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Strong team player with the ability to take initiative and work well independently
• Excellent verbal, oral, interpersonal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy.

Travel:

• Regular travel within Nigeria to provide administrative and logistical support at partner planning meetings, trainings, program review workshops and other events as required.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should download the CRS Application Form below and send with a detailed 3-page resume in a one-word document to: NG_HR@global.crs.org

Click here to download the CRS Application Form