Program Assistant – Malaria and Tuberculosis at Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria

Breakthrough ACTION ignites collective action and encourages people to adopt healthier behavior – from using modern contraceptive methods and sleeping under bed nets to being tested for HIV and preventing the spread of zoonotic diseases – by forging, testing, and scaling up new and hybrid approaches to social and behavior change.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Assistant – Malaria and Tuberculosis

Location: Abuja

Summary

• The Program Assistant – Tuberculosis & Malaria will provide administrative and programmatic support for BA-Nigeria’s Tuberculosis and Malaria SBC interventions.
• S/he will work closely with the Deputy Project Director and other technical program officers in the malaria and TB units including the State Coordinators to ensure well-coordinated administration of activities within the unit.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the unit.
• S/He will have primary responsibility for supporting the country office malaria and TB team in the day-to-day coordination of administrative activities at national and state level.
• Work with the Senior Program Officer – Malaria and Deputy Project Director -Malaria/TB to plan meetings and coordinate any administrative activities of the unit.
• Support team’s budgeting, planning of activities and monitoring of retirements.
• Assist with the maintenance of effective relationships with key stakeholders including government stakeholders.
• Provide administrative support during training and capacity building activities targeted at BA-Nigeria project partners, heath service providers, community-based organization, community volunteers etc.
• Provide support to the administrative activities between the Country office and the BA-Nigeria State Coordinators as required
• Assist with the monitoring of timely program reports on a quarterly basis and disseminate program success stories, and other reporting duties as assigned.
• Assist senior members of the team with travel arrangement and other logistic requirements for effective running of the unit
• Perform job duties/responsibilities in support of CCP’s Mission and Values, as appropriate.
• Other duties as necessary and assigned by supervisors and BA-Nigeria Project Director.

Requirements

• Minimum of an HND / Bachelor’s Degree in Arts, Social Sciences or Health Sciences.
• Minimum of 3 years’ work experience in Administrative related tasks
• 1 – 2 years’ experience working within the health sector and in related tasks.
• Well-organized, with ability to track multiple activities and deadlines.
• Proficiency in writing and editing letters, concept notes and reports is required.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Packages and database software and applications
• Strong communication skills (written & spoken) in English language is required.
• Ability to work within a cross-cultural, multi-sectoral, multi-project team-based environment.

Skills:

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to initiate and implement activities with minimal oversight and supervision.
• Proven teamwork skills
• Ability to speak Hausa highly desired.

Application Closing Date
23rd November, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV (PDF) to: hiring@ba-nigeria.org using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the mail e.g, “Program Assistant – Malaria and Tuberculosis, Abuja”.

Note: Qualified female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.