Administrative Assistant, N'Djamena

Administrative Assistant, N'Djamena Organization: Malaria Consortium Country: Chad City: N'Djamena Office: Malaria Consortium N'Djamena, Chad The Vacancy Organisational background Established in 2003, Malaria Consortium is one of the world's leading non-profit organisations specialising in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable and under privileged populations. We increasingly find our work on malaria can be effectively integrated with other similar public health interventions for greater impact and therefore expanded our remit to include child health and neglected tropical disease interventions. We work in Africa and Asia with communities, governments, academic institutions, and local and international organisations, to ensure effective delivery of services, which are supported by strong evidence. Our areas of expertise include: disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment disease control and elimination systems strengthening research, monitoring and evaluation leading to best practice behaviour change communication national and international advocacy and policy development Country and project background Malaria Consortium Chad is one of the country offices in the West and Central Africa region, based in Abuja, Nigeria. Malaria Consortium Chad currently supports the implementation of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in 48 health districts, Barh El Gazal, Tandjile, Logone occidental, Mayo Kebbi West and Mayo Kebbi East. SMC is delivered as a mass campaign in four monthly cycles during the rainy season. In the future, interventions will range from policy support at the national level to the direct implementation of programs for malaria control, nutrition and certain neglected tropical diseases. The N'Djamena office is the hub for programs in Chad. Job purpose The Administrative and HR Assistant ensures the smooth administrative running of the national office and provides essential support to the Human Resources (HR) department and the program in the implementation of the SMC. He/she actively contributes to administrative management, logistical coordination, personnel file management and the implementation of HR processes, while ensuring confidentiality, rigor and compliance with Malaria Consortium policies. Scope of work The Administrative Assistant performs a wide range of administ...