Project Officer at Corona Management Systems

Corona Management Systems operates with the belief that committed individuals who have a passion for solving problems, can with the right tools change the world. Our mission is to champion the delivery of country-owned high-impact interventions for health including nutrition and food sufficiency, WASH, gender, and economic empowerment) through advocacy, community engagement and technical support for policy development and for the use of data for action in improving governance and service delivery. CMS succeeds by leveraging community assets, institutionalising data use for action, and deploying information and communications technology (ICT).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Officer

Location: Enugu
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Project Officer is a junior role on our health division team and this colleague will spend 75% of his/her time working on the delivery of ongoing and new projects (covering diverse areas such as vertical disease control programmes, AMR, Supply Chain, evaluations and assessments, etc) and 25% of his/her time on supporting business development to grow our portfolio in Enugu and in the region.
• The Project Officer will have 2-3 years’ relevant experience in public health project management, partnership and stakeholder management, and technical writing.
• Candidate should also have relevant experience to be able to support the management of workshops, expert/stakeholder consultations, in-country presentations, and coordination activities for programmes and projects across the country. Experience in engaging with government are desirable.

Specific Responsibilities

• Support the development of project plans with timelines and deliverables and lead project to successful completion, on-time and on-budget, from start to finish with limited senior management guidance
• Support the smooth rollout and implementation of projects per agreed project plan and timelines
• Support hiring and managing of project teams and data collection agencies/external consultants
• Ensure the development of client reports and presentations and delivery of all or significant portions of findings to the client
• Negotiate and manage third party contracts for data collection and/or other activities
• Support on-site technical assistance visits to partners as needed/requested
• Represent the team in stakeholder/client/consortium meetings
• Provide inputs to the process of proposal preparation and/or modifications including overall bid integrity, understanding the needs of the stakeholders, and driving development of relevant and cost- competitive bids
• Identify partners, consultants, and subject matter experts in the country and region for bids and pursuits
• Develop and/or elevate new business opportunities through the identification of follow-on work and new leads
• Engage with stakeholders in the public health ecosystem to identify and build out new business opportunities
• Support marketing and outreach efforts, including point of view and editorial pieces, and stakeholder engagement activities.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree / Master's Degree qualification with 2 - 3 years work experience.

Application Closing Date
29th September, 2023.