Public Health Project Manager in a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Abuja, is currently recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Public Health Project Manager

Location: Abuja (FCT)

Job Description

• We are recruiting a Public Health Project Manager to manage its data collection program across eight states in Nigeria.
• S/he will work directly under the Project Lead and will act as a general supervisor overseeing the project activities and making decisions that will sustain and yield a desirable impact on the project.
• The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the project from the point of conception to execution. S/he should be very proactive, a strategic thinker, an effective communicator and have a great understanding of Public Health Projects.

Responsibilities

• Engage stakeholders and prepare project requirement documents (Write up PRD for the project)
• Prepare project planning documentation like charter, daily project report templates, glossary, assumption risk documents and mitigation plans
• Review proposal work plan and prepare work breakdown structure and Grant chart
• Develop logistics plan for the pretesting process of the project, including pretesting locations and contact persons
• Secure 2 facilities for the pretesting; Deploy pretesting tools at the pretesting facilities.
• Develop logistics and travel plans for all the technical support officers
• Supervise the field assessors, technical support officers and monitor data collection activities
• Organize daily stand up meetings and collection of daily reports
• Collate reports from the field teams in the different states and prepare a comprehensive data collection report
• Prepare project closing reports and submissions.
• Report and accelerate risks or blockers within the projects on a daily basis
• Make executive decisions on behalf of the Project Lead requirements.
• Any other related tasks assigned by the Project Lead.

Requirements

• A Degree in Public Health or IT related Degree. A Masters degree in Public health or Computer Science is an added advantage.
• MBA/MPH is an added advantage
• A minimum of 1+ year working in a related role.
• At least one year of managerial experience.

Deadline: 1st December, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online