Population Council Latest Vacancies

Population Council is an international, non-profit, non-governmental institution that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and help achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council’s major program areas are HIV&AIDS. Reproductive Health and Poverty, Gender, and Youth. The Council conducts biomedical; social science and public health research and helps build research

capacities in developing countries. The Population Council works in collaboration with a broad range of Nigerian institutions. Due to expansion of its activities, the Council is seeking qualified individuals to fill the following positions:

NURSE/COUNSELOR
The successful candidate will provide HIV counselling and testing, HIV/STI prevention education and STI syndromic management and other primary health care services at a newly established community-based outpatient clinic for men and their sexual partners who engage in high risk behaviors that predispose them to increased risks of HI V and other sexually transmitted infections and perform other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate must have:
Minimum of Bachelors of Nursing degree
Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria
Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience in a public or private clinic or hospital
Basic computer skills and knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Ability and willingness to travel within the state and country when needed
Trained and certified HIV and AIDS counsellor.
Strong analytic and communication skills, ability to write clearly under time pressure

PROGRAM OFFICER
The successful candidate will plan and manage the implementation of a USAID funded HIV and AIDS MARPs project and field activities. S/he will work with Implementing Partners (IP) to ensure high quality delivery on project activities. S/he will ensure timely partners’ program activities reporting on targets. S/he collaborate with the finance staff to ensure timely and accurate disbursement of funds to the partners, and support the administration and provision of technical assistance to the USAID
MARPs Project IPs.

QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidates must have:
A minimum of Bachelor’s degree
A Masters degree in Health Policy, or Public Health is preferred.
A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience in public policy, non-profit management, or related field.
Basic computer skills and knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required.
Ability and willingness to travel within the country and across the region. on a regular basis
High degree of independence, creativity and commitment
Strong analytic and communication skills, ability to write clearly and succinctly under time pressure and to make well-organized verbal presentations.

DRIVER
The successful candidate will provide a reliable and courteous transportation service to staff, He will operate and maintain vehicles; maintain accurate, up-to-date records as requested by management.
including vehicle logs and vehicle documentation and coordinate the schedule for major or periodic
vehicle maintenance with management and staff to minimize service interruptions,

QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate must have:
Completed Secondary School Education
Specialist Training Qualification- Certificate of Driver Mechanic Trade Test
General Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level- Excellent
Language Requirements: English — Good
Two years work experience in driving with an international NGO
Ability to interact in cross-cultural setting with ease

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT

The successful candidate will provide mid – management level support to Director, Finance & Administration Nigeria, Abuja office. This includes:

(a) financial reporting and monitoring of ongoing projects
(b) preparation of draft budgets at different levels;
(c) ensure staff, partners and vendors’ compliance with financial policies;
(d) perform internal auditing checks and suggest accounting controls;
(e) ensure the accuracy in the preparation and postings of journal entries and Finance’s files;
(f) support the Director of Finance and Administration to ensure that all necessary controls are in place over the Council’s assets;
(g) support the Director of Finance and Administration in ensuring that all reports to donors, and head office and internal documents are produced accurately and on a timely basis;
(h) ensure effective cash management, internal control, tax and statutory compliance;
(i) maintain and update monthly payroll:
(j) monitoring the balances on the staff and vendors advances on daily basis and ensure complete liquidation;
(k) Preparation of the monthly national staff benefits report to the Director of Finance and Administration:
(l) preparation of the monthly schedules of prepayments and accruals for review;
(m) ensure timeliness of disbursements and accurate recording.

QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate must possess:
Minimum of B.Sc Accounting or its equivalent
Must be a qualified Accountant such as ANAN. ICAN,ACCA
Ai least 5 years experience in a similar post with a multinational organization/international NGO.
Excellent command of the English language
Good presentation skills
Excel lent computer skills.
Ability to operate financial packages such as QuickBooks, FundEZ, Sun sytstem etc.
Excellent organizational and leadership skills.

TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should follow instructions below:
1. Send an application letter stating your current salary and salary expectations and resume to nigeria@popcouncil.org on or before Thursday, May 16, 2013.
2. Clearly statae the position title for which you are applying and your full names – starting with the surname first, then other names (eg. Financial Accountant – BEN, Shehu Ekong) – in the subject area of the email
3. All attachments must be in PDF format.
DUE DATE: 16 May, 2013