Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Knowledge Management Officer – Nigeria Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE)
Location: Abuja
Duration: 1 year, with the possibility of extension for 1 additional year
Project Overview and Role
- The objective of the SCALE project is to support civil society organizations (CSOs) and business membership organizations (BMOs) across all of USAID/Nigeria’s programmatic sectors with a basket of managerial, business strengthening, and advocacy capacity-building interventions aimed at advancing Nigerian CSO sustainability combined with targeted grants to advance mutually agreed upon priorities
- The activity is designed to enhance local civil society organizations’ ability to be positive and responsible change agents in Nigeria.
- The SCALE project requires a highly motivated Knowledge Management (KM) Officer (KMO) to join its Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Unit to develop, coordinate and manage the project’s KM Strategy and procedures, and advance the project’s efforts to surface and share stories, evidence and learning from project interventions.
- In this capacity, the KMO will be responsible for effectively managing and disseminating project knowledge, fostering information sharing, and enhancing project visibility through strategic communications
- This is an existing role that requires a dynamic individual with strong communication, especially social media and website management) research, and coordination skills. This position provides a unique opportunity for someone who is interested in how technology can help advance dissemination, learning, and networking
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Knowledge Management:
- Support the implementation of the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning unit to develop a KM Strategy for SCALE and ensure its alignment with project goal and objectives.
- Develop and manage innovative and cost-effective online and offline KM tools and systems to consolidate, compile and disseminate information and knowledge generated from SCALE and its various partners.
- Manage and maintain a strong project brand and visual identity across various communication channels in compliance with USAID Graphics and Standard Manual
- Coordinate, plan, and provide administrative support of periodic web-based meetings (webinars)
- Coordinate the development and email distribution of SCALE newsletters and other external communications
- Maintain web-based databases; edit and revise website page layouts; assist with audience surveys; organize and archive SCALE documents.
- Support preparation of high-quality project reports and documentation.
- Develop and manage SCALE technical folders, databases and information systems and social media platforms.
- Serve as SCALE focal point for managing information requests.
- Keep abreast of development in the tools, trends, and practices in knowledge management to strengthen the capacity of SCALE and its partners in KM.
- Work closely with key partners to create networks and communities of practice for knowledge management and knowledge-sharing.
- Manage the project Management Information System and initiate a Learning and KM Hub for SCALE
- Coordinate the communication of key messages, success stories, best practices, and lessons learned.
- Develop and disseminate information to familiarize target audiences with the project’s activities and learning.
- Collect and analyze data and results and evaluate progress in support of the project’s Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) plan.
- Ensure the quality, consistency and appropriateness of SCALE knowledge products and communication materials that are developed, produced, and disseminated to various audiences.
- Undertakes other tasks as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- A Degree in Communications, Social Sciences, Knowledge Management, Public Policy Communications, or related field.
- Experience in program management or team leadership
- Progressively responsible experience in knowledge management, monitoring, evaluation, and learning and/or communications and knowledge management tasks for development projects.
- Advanced competency in working in a web-based environment
- Strong familiarity with social media tools and online social networking
- Strong knowledge of the development industry
- Learning skills including conceptual thinking, analytical skills, and ability to deal with ambiguity
- Ability to conduct in-depth evaluation and analysis of complex issues
- Strong organizational skills and strategic thinking; attention to detail; flexible and able to work efficiently with multiple tasks
- Strong in written and spoken English
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to connect with people and continuously expand networks to other knowledgeable persons
- Competency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint required
- Competency in graphic design software and understanding of website design and User Interface experience is desirable.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Driver – Nigeria IHP
Location: FCT, Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time
Project Overview and Role
- The Driver is a full-time position to support the Nigeria Integrated Health Program staff in the safe transport of Federal Capital Territory team members and deliveries.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Drive vehicles as directed, including transporting staff to the field, performing pickups and delivery tasks.
- Responsible for routine vehicle maintenance, including inspecting the vehicle; noting damage, scratches, malfunctions, or problems and reporting any faults to senior driver; and ensuring vehicles are clean, well maintained, and road worthy at all times
- Compile trip reports for drivers and weekly log sheets and enter into the fuel consumption report.
- Process monthly fuel requests and consolidate fuel liquidations for office vehicles
- Ensure that self and all passengers are wearing seatbelts prior to departure, including those in the back seat
- Report any accidents involved while driving project vehicle to the police and appropriate authorities.
- Ensure vehicle has all the required forms before starting a trip.
- Act as administrative assistant, when not driving.
- Performs any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.
Required Qualifications
- Have an Ordinary National Diploma (OND).
- Be able to communicate in English language.
- Have a minimum of 5 years work experience in a similar position within any reputable organization or within an international development project will be an added advantage.
- Understand the mechanics of vehicles as this will be advantageous.
- Have demonstrable knowledge of Nigerian road networks (with emphasis on Northern Nigeria).
- Have demonstrable knowledge of Nigerian driving codes and regulations.
- Ability to drive and work long hours.
- Familiar with the culture of the area.
- Familiar with the local terrain and routes and respond appropriately, in case of emergency.
- Knowledge and fluent understanding of Hausa language will be an added advantage.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Technical Lead – Health Systems Strengthening and Sustainability
Job ID: req19798
Location: Abuja
Project Overview and Role
- USAID/Nigeria envisions a sustainable integrated health program with an expanded effort with the Government of Nigeria (GON) to identify and support rapid scale-up of proven interventions through improved access to and increased quality of primary health care service delivery and strengthened and sustainable health systems.
- The activity will focus its support for service delivery in seven intervention areas: health systems strengthening family planning/reproductive health, maternal and newborn health, child health, nutrition, malaria.
- For health systems, IHP will strengthen Leadership and Governance, Health Finance, Health information Systems, Medical Commodities and Technologies, Service Delivery, and Human Resources for Health. USAID has recently embarked on an initiative to reduce dependency on external resources and to strengthen commitment and capacity of host country government, local non-governmental organizations and private sector entities towards the Journey to Self-Reliance. IHP will measure and accelerate this journey by fostering local ownership, implementation and financing for primary health care at federal and state levels.
- The program will work closely with federal agencies such as NPHCDA, FMOH, and NHIA to support national policies and tools and state-level government officials to support domestication of federal policies and tools and established state-level Health and Development Plans, build capacity, and promote ownership of interventions, systems, and results.
- Specific interventions will need to be tailored to local contexts and will be fully developed at state and Local Government Area (LGA) levels.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Works closely with key federal agencies including NPHCDA, FMOH, NHIA and key stakeholders to promote and track sustainability of integrated health and health systems to reduce external dependency for resources.
- Works closely with IHP State key personnel providing strategic guidance, vision, planning, and implementation for successful HSS and Sustainability initiatives and activities of the project.
- Provides technical expertise on HSS, covering the six building blocks to HSS at the federal and State levels.
- Develop strategies, plans guidelines and tools to measure and track sustainability at the federal and State levels and facilitate the Journey to Self-Reliance for Primary Health Care.
- Ensures that the State specific sustainability dashboard is updated annually.
- Provides technical guidance to the HSS Community of Practice and HSS technical staff in state offices and ensures the strategic and functional integration of all HSS activities as well as active collaboration with donors, other implementers, and local counterparts.
- S/he oversees HSS activities, provides technical direction and support and ensures results for project activities.
Management:
- Contribute to annual work planning, training plans and quarterly reports and other required technical reports.
- Advocate and ensure sustainable health systems strengthening program implementation consistent with MOH Nigerian Guidelines, global best practices and USAID Nigerian Strategic Directions including advice on relevant latest health developments & publications.
- Coordinate the monitoring of HSS and sustainability program progress against deliverables on a quarterly basis.
- Coordinate with the other members of the IHP team and partners to develop and implement feasible health systems strengthening approaches.
- Represent IHP at and provide expert technical assistance on health systems strengthening to FMOH and NPHCDA and through federal Technical Working Groups
- Work with the federal and state government to measure the current status of sustainability of the health system and to develop sustainability and transition strategies and roadmaps.
Required Qualifications
- Graduate Degree (preferably a PhD) in Public Health, Social Sciences, Health Economics, Medicine or related discipline.
- At least 10 years of demonstrated progressive experience in HSS and preferable experience with primary care and/or RMNCH+NM programs working with development agencies and organizations, government officials, civil society leaders, community leaders, project beneficiaries and project staff.
- Demonstrated technical skills in HSS of primary care and/or RMNCH+NM programs with excellent organizational, analytical, oral and written communications skills in English.
- Demonstrated capacity building skills; and ability to work well on teams.
- Previous experience working on a USAID funded project will be an added advantage.
- Familiarity with structures and functions of the FMOH, SMOH, NPHCDA, SPHCDA, health insurance and financing agencies.Demonstrated expertise in working directly with host-country senior government officials and policy makers in health.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Finance Officer – Nigeria IHP
Job ID: req19795
Location: Ebonyi
Project Overview and Role
- The Finance Officer (State Office) will report to and support the Finance Manager in Budget, Accounting and Financial Management functions.
- This position will be based in the Ebonyi State Office to support state office Finance Operations.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensures all finances are managed in alignment with the Nigerian government regulations, company and client’s financial policies and procedures.
- Support the Finance manager: to prepare, review and revise project budgets and expenditure forecasts
- Forecast project expenditures through field office, timely submit field cash requests and manage cash flows in field office.
- Communicate and follow up with relevant suppliers, consultants, vendors, contractors and staff with regards to invoices, payments, advances or finances
- Reconcile and review invoices for payments.
- Write checks and issue payments.
- Ensure applicable tax withholding and deductions are taken care of as per the Nigerian laws and regulations on all payments.
- Maintain up to date bank and petty cash account transaction records and supporting documentations.
- Record all financial transactions in the financial templates provided by HQ, accurately and in a timely fashion.
- Prepare, review and submit regular field vouchers and financial reports to Abuja Central Office as required.
- Collect bank statements for the bank accounts, review cash book, and reconcile the accounts
- Support the Finance Manager to prepare, review monthly financial reports and inform/update expenditure forecast/budget on regular basis
- Support the State Office to prepare for periodic Financial audits as may be required.
- Work closely with the Operations Officer for daily tasks and project management
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Grants Management Suppor.
- Review recipients’ finance vouchers.
- Process recipients’ invoices and payments .
Required Qualifications
- University graduate in Financial Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics or other relevant field
- 3 – 5 years of work experience in broader finance, accounts and operations management with an international organization and
- USG contracts experience preferred (including office management, HR, finance, IT, and logistics);
- Able to communicate effectively and excellent interpersonal skills to form effective working relationships at all levels;
- High level of computer literacy (proficiency in MS Excel would be added advantage)
- Ability to deal appropriately with sensitive issues and maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times;
- Cross-functional team player;
- Results oriented and attention to detail;
- Proven experience in managing expenditures within budget.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
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