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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Project Coordinator
Requisition: 2021200338
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Type: Full Time
Reports to: The West Africa-Regional Advisor based in Accra, Ghana
Job Summary / Responsibilities
The Project Coordinator will support the West Africa Regional Advisor, Principal Investigator (PI), and other project staff in the overall programmatic and operational management of a CDC Global Health Security (GHS) Grant that has the general objective to improve prevention of avoidable epidemics including naturally occurring outbreaks and intentional or accidental releases of dangerous pathogens, to improve ability to rapidly detect threats early, including detecting, characterizing, and to report emerging biological threats by responding rapidly and effectively to public health threats of international concern. The Project Coordinator will specifically coordinate project activities in Nigeria.
In 2015 an Africa CDC Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control and Prevention (RCSDC) was established with its’ headquarters in Nigeria. The RCSDC aims to strengthen capacity of countries in the West Africa region to prevent and respond to avoidable epidemics. In Nigeria, the project will implement activities that will improve the capacity of the RCSDC to serve as a strong regional coordination center for West Africa.
This will include strengthening the IT infrastructure to facilitate communication and information exchange both within the RCSDC and with beneficiary entities in countries across the region. Work with the RCSDC will also include targeted technical assistance to strengthen specific pillars and structures of the RCDSC which are the weakest and are currently preventing them serving as a strong regional resource.
Specific Responsbilities
Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Project Coordination Support:
Technical Support:
Minimum Requirements
Skills:
Travel Requirements:
This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
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