Management Sciences for Health (MSH), a global health nonprofit organization, is hiring State Support Interns in Adamawa, Delta, Gombe, Jigawa, Niger, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kwara, Ogun, Osun, Taraba, Yobe

Specific Responsibilities

Project management and partner and donor relations

In collaboration with the State Specialist and the in-country team the State Support Intern will:

• Responsible for filing of all activity reports in both soft and hard copies
• Assist in the project’s quality assurance processes
• Participate in accessing activity progress to ensure that the partners and local contractors maintain close adherence to work plans and meet designated milestones, deliverables, and benchmarks; and provide technical assistance when needed.
• Support in knowledge management activities, including documentation of success stories, lessons learnt and activity reports.
• Assist in monitoring program implementation and use of resources.

Project technical support

In collaboration with the State Specialist and the in-country team, the State Support Intern will:

• Support oversight of routine activities such as data validation, LMIS data collection
• Support the data entry routinely at the state level
• Keep inventory of project equipment at the state level
• Ability to travel domestically as required to support program activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Graduate degree in public health, health economics, or a health-related field required.
• One year or less of experience in public health and health systems strengthening required;
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with senior-level colleagues, stakeholders, and donors.
• Demonstrated competence to assess priorities and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office Packages-Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills in English are essential.
• Training development and facilitation skills.
• Programme Management skills.

How to Apply

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