March 28 2024

Job Vacancy Specifications

Announcement Number: Abuja-2023-100RA
Hiring Agency: Embassy Abuja
Position Title: Public Health Administrative Management Specialist – All Interested Candidates (Cooperative Agreements)
Open Period: 27/03/2024 – 16/04/2024
Series/Grade: LE – 0540 10
Salary: USD $36,422 /Per Year
Work Schedule: Full-time – 40 hours per week
Hiring Path: Open to the public
Appointment Type: Permanent

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Job Description

Summary:

The U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Public Health Administrative Management Specialist Position (Cooperative Agreements) in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention office.

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.

Requirements:

Qualifications and Evaluations

All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust security clearance.
All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and, may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.
Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

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.
NYSC Certificate or Exemption document is required.
Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible grants management experience in a public health field or a health related international development organization is required.

Experience:

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

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 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.

Skills And Abilities:

The ability to assess grants management issues and develop realistic solutions is required. Excellent inter-personal skills in order to coordinate with USG and implementing/cooperating partners to ensure mutual cooperation are required. Ability to coordinate and negotiate effectively with host government partners and inter-agency partners is required. Intermediate user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required. Basic database experience is also required.