Summary:

The U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Public Health Administrative Management Specialist Position (Cooperative Agreements) in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention office.

Duties

Job holder is one of the three specialists in the Partner Management & Cooperative Agreements Branch (PMCAB) who assists the LE Staff Deputy in oversight and day-to-day management and administration of agency grants and cooperative agreements to support and promote effective and coordinated implementation, monitoring, and overall management of activities funded under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and carried out by implementing partners (IPs) in Nigeria.

Incumbent manages a cooperative agreement/grant portfolio with an annual value of up to $50 million and is responsible for daily guidance and communication to grantees/IPs and for processing all cooperative agreement/grants management activities including applications, supplements, pre-award and post-award actions, closeouts; coordination of extramural processes; conducting detailed budget analysis; and monitoring expenditures and fiscal progress relative to approved budgets through monthly reports and data collection

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or host country equivalent in Public Health, Health Administration, Public Administration, Business Management and/or Administration, Economics, Finance, Pure Science, Applied Science or Social Sciences is required.

Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible grants management experience in a public health field or a health related international development organization is required.