Administrative Officer (Jigawa) at Malaria Consortium

Job Title: Administrative Officer

Activities

• Coordinate the day-to-day administration of the office with support from staff
• Oversee the management and maintenance of the office assets, utilities, office equipment, consumables and supplies;
• Responsible for recording and updating of office assets in the asset register;
• Providing monthly reports on state activities as it relates to the admin, procurement and logistics to the office manager at the country office;
• Lead in setting up a filling system for the office, ensuring ease of storage and retrieval of documents;
• Develop and maintain effective maintenance procedure for all IT equipment and computer in the office
• Responsible for overseeing all logistic arrangements including maintaining an updated record of events, travel itineraries of staff and short term consultants (as applicable) to ensure proper delivery and satisfaction of service to the projects;
• Responsible for procurements of assets to the state offices in line with MC procurement policies as well as vendor management and other service providers contracting (including security and IT);
• Will ensure updated records and valid documentation all of vendors. And other service providers and consultants are registered on NAV;
• Responsible for negotiations with hotels, travel and transport services and oversee general logistics for field/state activities;
• Liaises with Country Office on administrative and logistics difficulties and other office maintenance issues;
• Line manages the officer driver, by providing supervision, coaching and mentoring support in developing vehicle movement plan, implementation and review;
• The officer will check the vehicle log sheet and driver’s time sheet and sign off on them monthly;
• Programme Activities – 30%:
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholder or technical meetings, workshops, seminars, including all travel and accommodations arrangements;
• Lead the compilation of participants list (i.e. CHWs, health facility staff, team supervisors, ward supervisors, state, and LGA supervisors), during MDA and other project events
• Responsible for contracting short term consultants in state office in close communication with the HR manager at the country office and in line with the procurement policy;
• Responsible for coordinating the administration and logistics support for the programme office on all field related activities in the state;
• In line with the programme budget and working closely with the finance officer, ensure value for money of all procurements for programme activities carried out in the state;

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor Degree in Administration, Social Sciences, Project Management or similar
• A minimum of 3 years experience in a related role
• Previous experience within the INGO sector and in a related role
• Desirable:
• Person resident in and working experience in the State of Assignment
• An in-depth experience in similar positions/assignment
• Ability to work independently in an organized manner but within an integrated team
• Work-based skills and competencies:
• Highly numerate and analytical
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Ability to multi-task
•  Strong Microsoft office suite skill
• Superior attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Budget development, work-plan Implementation and Expense reporting
• Proven writing skills in English
• Excellent computer skills in MS Word and Excel

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is 29th October, 2024. Therefore qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy

Website:
Official Job Website: https://www.malariaconsortium.org