Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) Available Vacancies

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a non-profit organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting global health and economic initiatives in Nigeria. It was established as an affiliate of the Family Health International (FHI360) to sustain FHI’s achievements in strengthening indigenous organizational capacity in Nigeria. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. To strengthen our operations in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the following position;

1) SENIOR CONTRACTS AND GRANTS OFFICER

The Senior Contracts & Grants Officer will discharge his/her assignment under the guidance of the Director, Finance & Administration. S/He will provide lead administration for the management of awards and sub awards to include contracts, grants and cooperative agreements. Monitor work flows and help develop and implement systems to provide sound management control over AHNi’s compliance with award terms and conditions and AHNi policies and implement procedures to ensure compliance with award terms and AHNi policy and providing support to other AHNi staff to ensure that C&G tools align with program needs.

MINIMUM RECRUITMENT STANDARDS: 
BSc/BA degree in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or its recognized equivalent, and 5 – 7 years relevant experience with donor contract, cooperative agreements, and grant regulations.
Master’s degree in Finance and Business Administration or its recognized equivalent, and 3 – 5 years relevant experience with donor contract, cooperative agreements, and grant regulations.
Ability to interpret funding contracts and grants regulations and develop implementing procedures is a most.
Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is an advantage.
Experience must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.

2) SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER

The Senior Program Officer will discharge his/her assignment under the guidance of the AHNi Managing Director. S/He is responsible as a member of the Program Management Team, supports the Managing Director in providing oversight, coordination, monitoring and reporting of all project activities in the Country Office and assigned states as well as provide guidance and support the states and IAs in establishing sound management systems to ensure cohesive implementation of project activities.

MINIMUM RECRUITMENT STANDARDS:
•  BS/BA in public health, business administration, health sciences, behavioral sciences or its recognized equivalent with 7-9 years of relevant experience with international development programs. Or MS/MA degree in public health, business administration, health sciences, behavioral sciences or its recognized equivalent with 5 – 7 years relevant experience with international development programs. Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is required.
•  Extensive knowledge of health and development programming in a developing country.

3) SENIOR PROCUREMENT OFFICER

The Senior Procurement Officer will be responsible for developing, planning and managing policies and strategies related to procuring supplies and services (in accordance with AHNI, USAID and other donor policy) in support of all AHNI offices and projects at Country Office and Field Offices, both domestic and international sourcing extensive participation in the negotiation of contract terms on a range of procurements and monitor delivery of exact specifications

Minimum Recruitment Standards:
BS/BA degree in relevant field with 5- 7 years of relevant procurement experience.
Or MS/MA degree in relevant field with 3 5 years relevant procurement experience.
Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in procurement.
Familiarity with donor-funded procurement rules and regulations is required.
Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is an advantage

4) DIRECTOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

The Director, Finance & Administration will oversee overall human resources and financial management to include budget management and monitoring, forecasting needs, Procurements, management of financial systems and enforcing controls Ensures compliance with AHNi and donor rules, regulations and policies as regards operational issues’ such as vendor selection, procurements, financial management, contracts and grants, inventory management, ensure strong collaboration between AHNi Partners and stake- holders including the government, donors and sponsors. S/he will Oversees the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organization including:
organizational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports, reports to AHNi and donor/s, development and monitoring of organizational and contract/grant budgets

MINIMUM RECRUITMENT STANDARDS: 
Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting with minimum of 10 years’ experience. Extensive experience in Finance and Administration of large public
health projects. Must have experience in managing the finances of a USAlD-funded project. Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems, international donor organization regulations, NOOs and CBOs s required. Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is required.

TO APPLY
Please forward suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document from the date of publication to:

AHNi-F&AJobs@ahnigeria.org  for Finance & Admin. Director,
AHNi-ProgMgtJobs@ahnigeria.org  for Senior Program Officer, Senior Procurement Officer and Senior Contracts & Grants Officer.

Vacancy closes 10 days after this publication. AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Only applications sent electronically (l.e, bye-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

DUE DATE: 2 August, 2013