The U.S. Embassy in Abuja is seeking to employ a suitable and qualified candidate for the position of Public Health Administrative Management Specialist (Cooperative Agreements) in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Nigeria.

 

NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications received, we will only contact applicants who are being considered. Thank you for your understanding.

 

BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION:

The incumbent 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. S/he manages a

cooperative agreement/grant portfolio with an annual value of up to $50 million and isresponsible for daily guidance and communication to grantees/IPs and for processing allcooperative 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.

 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

NOTE: All applicants MUST address each required qualification listed below with specific information supporting each item. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.

1. Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Public Administration, Business Management and/or Administration, Economics, Finance, Pure Science, Applied Science or Social Sciences is required.

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

3. Level IV (fluent) Speaking/Writing/Reading in English is required. Language proficiency will be tested.

4. 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.

5. Good working knowledge of PEPFAR, host government and international public health system including knowledge of administrative, budgeting and fiscal management systems in support of funding mechanism such as contracts, cooperative agreements, grants and acquisitions is required.

6. Ability to assess grants management issues and develops realistic solutions. Excellent inter-personal skills, along with intermediate user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases are required.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

The complete position description listing all of the duties and responsibilities may be obtained on our website at https://ng.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/jobs/ and/or by telephone number 09-461-4000 Ext 4261