Program Assistant at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

About the Position

This position offers a great opportunity for career growth. The Program Assistant will provide programmatic and administrative support to cluster offices and contribute to the design, planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of facility and community-based, target-driven activities. The focus is on demand creation for HIV/AIDS services and quality service delivery within the state or Local Government Areas (LGAs).

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure adequate and timely implementation of activities through periodic work plan reviews, processing memos, and fund requests
• Monitor expenditures and initiate corrective actions to mitigate financial risks while maintaining compliance with donor and organizational policies and guidelines
• Maintain program monitoring checklists and budget tracking tools to effectively supervise deliverables and monitor the burn rate of community-based activities in line with approved work plans
• Facilitate accurate documentation and maintain a database of all ad-hoc staff and program resources
• Support the review, collation, and submission of routine progress reports (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly) from field teams
• Capture success stories in accordance with project and donor guidelines
• Review financial and programmatic reports to ensure compliance with reporting timelines and donor requirements
• Develop and maintain an efficient filing and tracking system for all project documentation, including meeting minutes

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (BS/BA) in Public Health, Project Management, Business Administration, or recognized equivalent with 2–3 years of relevant experience with international development programs
• OR Master's Degree (MS/MA) in Public Health, Project Management, Business Administration, or recognized equivalent with 1–2 years of relevant experience with international development programs