The Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) is a five year (2009 - 2014) project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that aims to increase the use of modern family planning (FP) methods among the urban poor in the six cities of Abuja FCT, Ibadan, Kaduna, Ilorin, Benin City, and Zaria by at least 20 percentage points. NURHI is part of a broader Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (other sites include India, Kenya, and Senegal).
The Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) Phase 2, seeks applications from qualified individuals to contribute to improved maternal health and reduced child mortality through increased modem contraceptive use in selected sites for the Phase 2 Project in Nigeria:
Job Title: Office Assistant
Locations: Kaduna and Ibadan
Slot: 2
Job Description
- The Office Assistant is responsible for providing routine office assistance to the NURHI project and field office staff.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain general office systems including filing; coordinating timely timesheet submission; sending, receiving and distributing faxes; and’ photocopying.
- Coordinate and prepare mailings, including production, photocopying, assembling, posting and courier/shipping.
- Assist in the distribution of checks to vendors.
- Assisting field staff with personal requests related to banking, medical appointments, and other such activities that are difficult to conduct from the field.
- Perform additional and miscellaneous job-related duties for the office as assigned.
Skills Required:
- Great organizational and interpersonal skills
- Strong writing, typing and computer skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power point)
Education and/or Experience
- Minimum O'Level Certificate of Secondary Education, an A level or OND qualification from a recognized Institution preferred.
- Experience working in an office, preferably a NGO environment or international donor organization/project
Application Closing Date
22nd November, 2015.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their applications and CV's to:
[email protected] with the title of the "Position and preferred city" indicated in the application or in the subject line of the e- mail.
Note: English fluency (oral and written) and fluency in local language/dialect will be an added advantage. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.