Public Health Administrative Specialist at the U.S. Embassy

U.S. Mission is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Public Health Administrative Specialist – Employees of Mission-All/or USEFMs, EFMs or MOHs) (Partner Management Branch Chief)

Announcement Number: Abuja-2022-131
Location: Abuja
Hiring Agency: Embassy Abuja
Series / Grade: LE – 0540 11
Work Schedule: Full-time – 40 hours per week
Promotion Potential: LE-11

 About U.S. Mission: The U.S. Mission to Nigeria comprises of the Embassy in Abuja, FCT, and the Consulate General in Lagos. U.S. Consulate General Lagos is the Mission’s representative to the Nigerian people in the southern region.

Job Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Economics, Management, Accounting or Finance is required.
• Professional Accounting certification, membership of professional body (CPA, ACCA, ICAN) is required.
• NYSC Certificate or Exemption document is required.

Experience:

• Minimum of (5) five years of progressively responsible administrative management experience in a public health or international development program that includes administrative and financial management of acquisitions, grants, and/or partner management contracts as well as cooperative agreement and/or contract documentation and reporting, files management and exposure to external clients is required.
• Two (2) years of managerial experience is required.

Evaluations:

• This may be tested. Please specify your level of proficiency in the language stated.

Language:

• Fluent in writing/reading/speaking English is required.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong leadership and excellent interpersonal skills to work with all levels of staff in team settings to accomplish program goals are required. 
• A high level of oral and written communication skills is required in order to convey program progress, technical requirements and to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in HIV/AIDS programs to adopt appropriate strategies for program activities. 
• Proficient knowledge of computer software programs such as word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required. 
• The Job Holder must have excellent analytical skills and be highly innovative.
• Advanced user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required.
• The ability to assess grants management issues and develop realistic solutions is required. 
• Excellent inter-personal skills to coordinate with USG and implementing/cooperating partners to ensure mutual cooperation are required.  Ability to plan budget expenditures to meet PEPFAR-program needs is required.  Ability to coordinate and negotiate effectively with host government and inter-agency partners is required. 
• Mastery user level of word processing and spreadsheets is required Keyboarding skills that include both speed and accuracy are required. 
• Ability to work with higher mathematical calculations for purposes of partner budget reviews and for use in preparation of reporting documentation is required.
• Vast experience with budget formulation and review as well as data analysis to assess performance. 
• Ability for making detailed mathematical computations is required.   

 How to Submit Your Application

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Application Closing Date
7th December, 2022.