• Application Deadline:
• Position: Project Management Officer (Bangladesh & Nigeria) - Local Health Systems Sustainability Project


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 4 - 9 years


• Location Not specified


• Job Field Project Management 
  

Job Description

Opportunity:

• Abt Associates seeks a qualified Project Management Officer for the USAID-funded Local Health System Sustainability (LHSS) project's Nigeria and Bangaldesh work.


• LHSS is USAID’s flagship initiative to better integrate health systems strengthening.


• Its goal is to help low- and middle-income countries transition to sustainable, self-financed health systems as a means to support access to universal health coverage. 


• The project objectives are:
  
  
  
  • Increase financial protection,
  
  
  • Increase population coverage and
  
  
  • Increase service coverage of quality essential services.  
  
  
  
  

Key Roles and Responsibilities

The Project Management Officer will work with team supporting activities in Bangladesh and Nigeria. Specific objectives include:

• Manage operational and technical backstopping support to global development projects.


• Facilitate the day-to-day activities of the project including team meetings/communications.


• Participate in client communications.


• Oversee work performed by the Project Management Analyst; mentor and guide Project Management Analysts; supervisory responsibility may apply.


• Analyze project financial performance with support from Project Finance Analyst and make recommendations to Project Management Director as needed.


• Review client and internal reports and deliverables for accuracy and approval.


• Participate in the procurement process with vendor selection and vendor/subcontract/consultant management.


• Identify hiring needs and support the hiring process with approval from Project Management Director.


• Create/review scopes of work for local country nationals/short-term technical assistance/ Consultants/Subcontractors.


• Provide feedback on staff performance.


• Identify risks and monitor the risk registry, escalate items as needed.


• Support compliance and audits and drafts responses.


• Play a key role in field startup and close out activities acting as the primary coordinator/liaison.


• Train project office staff as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree + Nine (9) years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Seven (7) years of relevant experience, or PhD + Four (4) years of relevant experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong organizational and communication skills when dealing with project stakeholders


• Understanding of project risk and importance of timely monitoring and escalation


• Knowledge of USAID grants programs


• Thorough understanding of procurement, budgeting and financial management processes


• Understanding of hiring process for international positions


• Ability to organize a team to tackle day to day issues and identify when appropriate to escalate


• Supervisory skills


• Ability and willingness to travel to project locations overseas.

Salary

• This position offers an anticipated annual base salary range of approximately USD79,000 to USD127,000 annually and may vary by ten percent depending on candidate geographic location.


• Salary offers are made based on internal equity and market analysis.