Public Health Administrative Management Specialist at US Embassy

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Public Health Administrative Management Specialist

Job Type Full Time
Qualification BA/BSc/HND
Experience 3 years
Location Lagos
Job Field Medical / Healthcare&nbsp

Duties
Job holder is one of the three specialists in the Partner Management & Cooperative Agreements Branch (PMCAB) who assists the LE Staff Deputy in oversight and day-to-day management and administration of agency grants and cooperative agreements to support and promote effective and coordinated implementation, monitoring, and overall management of activities funded under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and carried out by implementing partners (IPs) in Nigeria.
Incumbent manages a cooperative agreement/grant portfolio with an annual value of up to $50 million and is responsible for daily guidance and communication to grantees/IPs and for processing all cooperative agreement/grants management activities including applications, supplements, pre-award and post-award actions, closeouts; coordination of extramural processes; conducting detailed budget analysis; and monitoring expenditures and fiscal progress relative to approved budgets through monthly reports and data collection.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
EXPERIENCE:  

Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible grants management experience in a public health field or a health related international development organization.

JOB KNOWLEDGE: 
Job holder must possess knowledge of implementing partner management and grants/cooperative agreements programs, policies, regulations, protocols and ethical considerations applicable to the development and administration of national and international HIV/AIDS public health programs.  Job holder must have a good working understanding of the PEPFAR and good working knowledge of U.S. Government public health programs and strategies. Good working knowledge of host government and international public health systems is required.  Knowledge of administrative, budgeting and fiscal management systems in support of funding mechanisms such as contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, and acquisitions is required.
Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or host country equivalent in Public Health, Health Administration, Public Administration, Business Management and/or Administration, Economics, Finance, Pure Science, Applied Science or Social Sciences is required.
Note: NYSC Certificate or Exemption document is required.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to US Embassy on erajobs.state.gov to apply

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