Program CoordinatorU.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)

• The Program Coordinator for the Promoting the Quality of Medicines Plus (PQM+) Program is a non-supervisory position that contributes to PQM+'s successful implementation, by providing overall program management support to the PQM+ Chief of Party (COP) Nigeria.
  
• The Program Coordinator will assist PQM+ the Chief of Party to track and facilitate the progress of PQM+ program activities according to approved work plans to ensure the timely, accurate, and efficient execution of USAID priority programs.
• In addition, the Program Coordinator will assist in drafting and synthesizing key program reports to ensure timely and high-quality reporting to USAID.
• As an essential team member, s/he will serve as a key interface between the Chief of Party and the PQM+ Technical Team, and the Global Public Health Program Delivery Team to enable effective and compliant implementation.

Role and Responsibilities

• Assists the Chief of Party in developing and monitoring annual work plans and budgets, including drafting implementation plans and facilitating the progress of and contributing to Nigeria PQM+ activities to ensure timely execution of project deliverables as defined in annual work plans.
• Provides support in drafting/editing of program documentation, including assessments, surveys, reports (trip, quarterly, and annual reports), communications materials, briefing materials, and presentations for conferences, training, or workshops.
• Support in gathering key program information and data for input into appropriate PQM+ M&E tools and facilitates the consistent transfer of program results; serves as a focal point for Program Management Unit Meetings.
• Ensures consistent document management to include proper filing, archival, and storage of program documentation and files according to USP and donor policies.
• Assists in organizing and facilitating regular meetings with the donor and tracking action items that arise during these meetings.
• Routine follow-up with technical leads on the status of Workplan implementation and updating the global tracker with deliverables and means of verification at the share point.
• Interface with the operation unit and the technical team to receive management and technical crew from the headquarter, and the region and support local program implementation.
• Other program-related duties as assigned by the Chief of Party and the technical leads.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field required and;
• A minimum of 3 years experience with program management support and administration for global health programs or large-scale, international development assistance programs; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Competency/Leadership Assessment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with attention to detail
• Demonstrates effective time management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills Excellent presentation and reporting skills
• Comfortable working with internal and external professionals
• Demonstrated ability to support the implementation of multiple projects promptly, including support to the development and monitoring of budgets.
• Advanced computer competence (MS Office programs, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel spreadsheet, or similar)
• Prior USAID experience in global health programming and knowledge of USAID rules and regulations preferred.
• Awareness of the role of pharmaceutical management in Global Health is beneficial.
• Ability to travel is needed.

Restrictions or key requirements for the position:

• Should be able to speak the local dialect fluently.

Benefit

• USP offers an impressive benefits and allowances package.