GB JOBS: Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) Current Graduate Vacancies

Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is one of the leading Nigerian Non-Governmental Organizations implementing programs for improving Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria, etc. We offer 

professionals, opportunities for career advancement, good working environment and competitive remuneration.

·                     1. Programme Manager - reporting to TB Coordinator
Location: Abuja

Specific Job/Responsibilities 

·                                             Implement project plan and system that communicates tasks, deadlines, status and track project milestones and deliverables.

·                                             Coordinate partners' activities, including creating enabling environment for effective project implementation, collate, review and monitor their reports and ensure that they correctly reflect the performance on the field.

·                                             Ensure that implementation is consistent with the overall project design across the 37 States of the Federation, and project transactions are kept within the limits of the budget and grant funds are expended in an efficient manner

Qualifications: 
Applicants must possess a medical background with Master's degree in Public Health or related field. Minimum of 5 years working experience on donor funded TB projects in Nigeria with good knowledge of epidemiology and significant understanding of operations research techniques.
Ability to relate effectively with development partners, Civil Society Organizations and Ministry of Health at national and state levels, strong skills in leadership, organizational/institutional capacity strengthening, interpersonal relations and written/oral communication. He/she should also have proficiency in computer packages such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Epi-info and SPSS are necessary. Experience and good understanding of Global Fund principles and procedures is desirable.

·                     2. Project Officer; Malaria Programme - reporting to Project Coordinator
Location: Abuja
Specific Job/Responsibilities 

·                                             Provide technical support for a range of services including LLIN distribution, its use and monitoring, improvements at state levels on intermittent preventive therapy for pregnant women and malaria case management (diagnosis and treatment), capacity building including training of state MoH and health facility personnel on malaria technical areas.

·                                             Participate actively in National procurement and supply chain management and Case management Subcommittee providing technical support to the National Program and partners in best practices in case management and procurement and supply chain management.

·                                             Track timely attainment of GF Malaria Project deliverable and bringing up any identified bottlenecks on procurement and supply chain management / Case management, take a lead in providing risk mitigation and recommendations.

·                                             Prepare projects plan in procurement and supply chain management and Case management in close consultation with NMCP/other stakeholders in Forecasting and Quantification for Malaria Commodities.

·                                             Capacity Building on procurement and supply chain management to stakeholders at state and other levels to ensure evidence based commodity tracking and utilization.

·                                             Maintain updated inventory of commodities and reagents received and distributed analyzing information received to inform decision making.

·                                             Provide on the job mentoring to States and SPO’s on the use of Standard Operating Procedure, inventory/ stock documents, referral forms etc.

·                                             Take a lead on procurement processes under ARFH Malaria programme.

·                                             Plan and coordinate other processes relevant to the achievement of the targets and deliverables of the Malaria Grant.

Qualifications:
Candidates must have a Medical degree, B.Sc. Pharm. Master’s in Public Health (MPH) will be an added advantage. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Malaria eradication programme and management of international procurement and supplies chain management functions including Third Party Logistics approach. Analytical and problem solving skills. Professional certification in procurement and supplies, understanding of Nigerian drugs regulations. Knowledge of National Malaria Control programme is an added advantage.
Method of Application:
Applicants should send their comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MSWord document) explaining suitability for the job; to programs@arfh-ng.org on/or before November 7th, 2013. Please indicate the title of post applied for in the subject line of the email .Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applicants are advised to provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on the application letter as well as for three professional referees. Eligible female applicants are encouraged to apply. ARFH is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

·                     3. Project Officer (1)
Location: Kaduna (Links for Children OVC Project)
Specific Job/Responsibilities 

·                                             Support Child Protection Committees (CPCs) to prepare action plans and provide direct support to OVC and families through home visits, in line with the action plans, etc.

·                                             Initiate/facilitate links and referral relationships between the CPCs, service providers and other local sources of support.

·                                             Ensure all documentation, reports, and records are maintained per agreed procedure, and information is provided on community activities as required.

·                                             Co-facilitate step-down trainings with CPCs on various topics, as outlined in the implementation plan.

·                                             Support M&E systems at the community/State level; including CPCs and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)

·                                             Represent/assist the State Team Leader at meetings with government agencies, other implementing partners and service providers.

·                                             Support the CPCs and CSO facilitators to explore opportunities for soliciting additional indigenous support to vulnerable children and families.

·                                             Work with the Finance/Admin Officer, CSO partners, and CPCs to ensure that all financial activities conducted in each community are properly documented in line with donor procedures and ARFH policies.

Qualifications:
A degree in social sciences with at least 3-5 years post National Youth Service experience, which must include at least 2 years in community level development projects. Applicants must possess excellent and wide training and facilitation skills, experience in handling grants, ensuring appropriate basic documentation and accountability at the community/field level. Familiarity with local tradition and language is highly desirable.
General Information:
Applicants should send their comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MSWord document) explaining suitability for the job; to programs@arfh-ng.org on/or before November 8th, 2013. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applicants are advised to provide their functional mobile phone numbers on the application letter and functional e-mail addresses and mobile numbers of three professional referees. Eligible female applicants from the focal states are encouraged to apply. ARFH is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

·                     4. Project Coordinator, Malaria Programmes - reporting to the Director of Programs
Location: Abuja
Specific Job/Responsibilities 

·                                             Lead the implementation of Global Fund and other Malaria programmes of the organization.

·                                             Provide technical support to the National Malaria Programme in policy formulation, communication development, advocacy and routine collation of malaria data

·                                             Provide technical assistance in project implementation and assign responsibilities to staff, taking into cognizance skills and ability of such staff to perform up to expectation.

·                                             Analyze field reports to determine weaknesses in programme delivery and suggest recommendations for improvements.

·                                             Lead the production of programmatic and M and E reports and ensure timely submission of complete and effective documentations and reports to the Executives, donors and other stakeholders.

·                                             Lead and maintain contact with National Malaria Eradication Programme, donors, other influencing partners and other stakeholders on behalf of the organization.

·                                             Plan, organize, conduct and evaluate trainings and participate in the review and development of training materials.

·                                             Coordinate manpower and other organizational development activities.

·                                             Perform advocacy responsibilities, and coordinate fund raising activities in the organization.

·                                             Support other activities; such as development of fundable proposals and provide technical assistance on proposal and project development.

The successful candidate must be versed in malaria programming in Nigeria with sound experience in health commodities marketing, distribution and channel management. The candidate should have experience in managing partnership with stakeholders and development partners-Global Fund, USAID, DFID, and the World Health Organization (WHO) in the implementation of malaria interventions in Nigeria.
Qualifications:
Applicants must have a University degree in any of the following related field: Medicine and Public Health, with Master's degree in Public Health or related field. Minimum of 12 years working experience on donor funded Malaria Eradication projects in Nigeria with good knowledge of epidemiology and significant understanding of operations research techniques. Ability to relate effectively with development partners, Civil Society Organizations and MoH at national and state levels. Strong skills in leadership, organizational, analytical, institutional capacity strengthening. Interpersonal and excellent written and oral communication skills with proficiency in computer packages such as MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Epi-info and SPSS are necessary. Experience and good understanding of Global Fund principles and procedures is desirable.

·                     5. Monitoring and Evaluation Officer: Reporting to Project Manager (Youth Access Project) - Abuja
Specific /Job Responsibilities 

·                                             Involve in the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities and ensure that strategies are implemented according to plan

·                                             Work with other project staff and implementing partners to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are carried out appropriately to meet the donor and project’s M&E needs

·                                             Support the development and design of the M & E framework, tools and project M&E plans and guidelines and surveillance data for program planning, evaluation. and policy advocacy

·                                             Provide continuous technical assistants on data management to project team.

·                                             Ensure regular maintenance of database/information system

·                                             Contribute effectively at national and sub-national levels to Health Management Information System strengthening

·                                             Conduct routine monitoring visits to project sites, including the conduct of data verification and validation and data quality assessments (DQAs) using standard checklists.

·                                             Assist in the preparation of quarterly project reports, proposal writing and assessment exercises.

·                                             Participate in project assessments, evaluations and design teams, and conduct operational research activities.

·                                             Make presentations to stakeholders at both technical and non-technical sessions on program achievements and deliverables

·                                             Represent and make appropriate presentation at professional meetings, conferences and . Workshops related to Monitoring and Evaluation including M&E Technical Working Group (TWG) and other relevant technical committees.

Qualifications:
Applicants must have a University degree in any of the following related field: Medicine, Pharmacy, Statistics, Demography and Public Health. A master's degree in public health will be an added advantage. Minimum of 2-3 years' experience in Monitoring and Evaluation in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and adolescent sexual reproductive health; programs in developing countries: and working experience with DFID, Global Fund, USAID or any other donor funded programs is desirable. Applicant's experience must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.

·                     6. Finance and Administrative Officer, Abuja
Specific/Job Responsibilities:
The position will assume direct responsibility for managing all the financial, logistics, and administrative support functions including the following:

·                                             Track the approved budget; ensure timely and appropriate cash flows, matched with the operational needs of assigned projects.

·                                             Visit project sites on quarterly basis for financial monitoring of programme activities.

·                                             Preparation and timely submission of monthly/quarterly financial reports; including accurate keeping of books of account for the project.

·                                             Process all approved payments in line with standard accounting practices and relevant supporting documents.

·                                             Provide administrative and technical support to the implementing partners to ensure that all advances are retired and reports are prepared and submitted on a timely basis.

·                                             Review retirements submitted by implementing partners and ensure required issues are resolved in good time.

·                                             Efficiently manage payroll and monthly local statutory returns such as PAYE/ taxes, Pensions, etc.

Qualifications:
A minimum of HND/ BSc. degree in Accounting and ACA/ACCA. Must also have at least five years working experience in finance and administration with Non-Governmental organizations. Also a demonstration of experience on automated accounting systems (particularly QuickBooks, Microsoft excel, words and power point), good knowledge of internal control systems, financial audit processes and accounting procedures for multiple donor or project accounts-USAID and DFID grants.

·                     Method of Application(4-6)
Applicants should send their comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MSWord document) explaining suitability for the job; to programs@arfh-ng.org on/or before November 12th, 2013. Please indicate the title of post applied for in the subject line of the email. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applicants are advised to provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on the application letter as well as for three professional referees. Eligible female applicants are encouraged to apply. ARFH is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

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