Location: Abuja, Nigeria (some hybrid working may be allowed)

Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 months, starting from February 2025)

Remuneration: NGN 120,000 monthly allowance, plus N10,000 monthly communications allowance

Background & Objectives

The NIDSG/NEEM Foundation/UATH Health Partnership requires an NYSC Programme Support Officer for a Primary Healthcare Health Workforce Capacity Building Programme in Nigeria. The objective of the programme is to upskill frontline health workers (Doctors, Nurses, Midwives and Community Health Workers) in Primary Healthcare Centres in eight States across Nigeria, in two clinical areas; mental health and psycho social support (MHPSS) and maternal and Neonatal child health (MCH). Specifically, the partnership will:

• MCH – “Train the trainer” in Basic Obstetrics and Newborn Care – to help reduce the appalling maternal and neonatal mortality in childbirth in Nigeria
• MHPSS Training as lay mental health and psycho-social support counsellors – to help trauma victims and other people suffering mental health issues in their communities. The partnership also will help State mental health leaders to create and implement a mental health delivery framework for their State.

Following the initial training, the partnership will also set-up remote assistance, mentoring and support for the Primary Healthcare Workers who have been trained in each of the two clinical areas.

The programme is funded via a small grant from the UK Department of Health and Social Care.

Key Responsibilities: The Intern Programme Assistant is directly responsible for Financial Management and Reporting against budget for the programme and supporting the programme manager, Steering Group and Working Groups on any activities required to achieve a successful outcome in relation to the programme objectives.

Financial Management, Accounting & Reporting

• monitor and manage project budgets effectively and ensure compliance with THET financial regulations and reporting requirements.
• Develop a detailed finance procedures manual within the month,  which clearly sets out accounting, reporting, internal control, and administrative tasks and accountability for these
• Deliver a delivery chain map in THET’s template form (a “Delivery Chain Map”) within the three (3) month period following the start of the Grant Period, such Delivery Chain Map to detail the funding flows to Downstream Partners
• Provide THET with a detailed financial report containing details of expenditure to date and an up-to-date budget in respect of its use of the Grant and delivery of the GHWP project every six (6) months during the Grant Period and in such format as may be reasonably required by THET (each such report a “Financial Report”).
• Provide THET with a final report in the form requested by THET which shall detail the budget and all expenditure in connection with the GHWP project and demonstrate whether the GHWP has been successfully and properly completed in accordance with THET’s, DHSC’s and the iGHWP requirements.
• Provide THET with further information, explanations and documents as THET may reasonably require in order for it to establish that the Grant has been used properly and in accordance with this Agreement
• Participate in internal and external audits and ensure that these are undertaken to a high-quality standard
• Retain and safely store all accounting records, including all quotes invoices, receipts, and accounts and any other relevant documents relating to the expenditure of the Grant
• Develop and maintain an Asset Register for Programme Funded Assets
• Compile intermediate (6 months) and final accounts for the programme

Support the programme manager, Steering Group and Technical Working Groups on all programme delivery activities:

• Project and Programme delivery
• Establishing Monitoring and Evaluation framework, and delivering donor reporting
• Administrative support for the Steering Group and Technical Working Groups
• Directly help health worker capacity building activities such as assessing and screening participants and organising training events
• Contributing to new fundraising proposals and
• Donor and stakeholder Management
• Supporting the NIDSG, Neem Foundation and UATH teams in any way

Ideal Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A degree in accounting from a top Internationally recognised university or top Nigerian University, such as University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Covenant University, Pan-Atlantic University or a similar high quality institution
• At least 2 years relevant work experience in accounting and financial management in a recognisable institution
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must have, along with strong drafting and report writing skills and experience
• Strong computer skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel Google Office Suite). are essential

Required Personal Attributes

• Good critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• A highly intelligent, but humble individual,
• Proactive person, who is good at taking initiative
• A reliable individual, with high integrity
• Organised and able to meet deadlines
• Diplomacy, and negotiation skills.