VACANCIES IN POPULATION COUNCIL

The Population Council is an international, non-profit, non-governmental institution that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and help achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Population Council has worked in collaboration with a very broad range of Nigerian institutions. The Council's program includes the design and testing of innovative HIV & AIDS and Reproductive Health approaches and policy and program relevant research, training, and institutional strengthening, and is supported by a range of donors. Due to expansion of its activities, the Council is seeking qualified individuals to fill the following positions in its Abuja office:

OPERATIONS RESEARCH MANAGER
The successful candidate will develop an Operations Research (OR) strategy for a comprehensive HIV Prevention and Care Project. He/she will lead in operations research conceptualization, research protocol, preparation process, proposal defence presentations, research planning, implementation, analysis and reporting.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate must have:
• Level of Education - Relevant degree(s) in Operations Research and Health Economics. An MPH gives an added advantage
• Language Requirements - English Exemplary
• Level of IT Expertise Required - excellent quantitative and computational skills
• Firm written expression (scientific and commercial)
• Willingness to travel within the country and across the region on a regular basis
• Required previous experience - 5 years working in health related development programs.

IT & WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPER
The successful candidate will manage and maintain back office tools: to include SMS provisioning, websites, Point of Sales, ensuring functionality, relevance and availability. He/she will be responsible to liaise with other research organizations to ensure that data provisioning are adequate and establish technological linkages as appropriate.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate must have:
• Level of Education - Relevant degree(s) in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline.
• Language Requirements - English Exemplary
• Level of IT Expertise - Previous management of 2 or more IT system development and deployment projects
• Firm written expression (scientific and commercial)
• Willingness to travel within the country and across the region on a regular basis
• Required previous experience - 5 years working in health-related development programs
• High degree of independence, creativity and commitment

RESEARCH DATA ANALYST
The successful candidate will be responsible for Monitoring and Evaluation and Data Management of a comprehensive HIV Prevention and Care Project and other projects managed by PC. The officer will manage the database for capturing and processing the data collected through the management information systems of the project. He/she will set up the database for data entry of service data from the field. The officer will carry out the data processing and analysis and generate the statistical tables, charts and graphs for periodic project reports.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate must have:
• Level of Education - A minimum of Masters in Social Science, Statistics, Public Health or any related area
• Desired Number of Years Prior Experience in a Similar Role - 5 years
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skill
• Language Requirements - Excellent English language
• Level of IT Expertise Required - Ability to use the following statistical packages - Epi Data, SPSS required
• Ability to travel within and outside Nigeria
• Strong analytic and database skills including statistical analysis
• Experience in implementing management information systems and field research is an added advantage.

M&E COORDINATOR
The successful candidate will be responsible for Monitoring and Evaluation and Data Management of a comprehensive HIV Prevention and Care Project and other projects managed by PC. The officer will manage the database for capturing and processing the data collected through the management information systems of the project. He/she will set up the database for data entry of service data from the field. The officer will carry out the data processing and analysis and generate the statistical tables, charts and graphs for periodic project reports.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate must have:
• Level of Education - A minimum of Masters in Social Science, Statistics, Public Health or any related area
• Desired Number of Years Prior Experience in a Similar Role - 5 years
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skill
• Language Requirements - Excellent English language
• Level of IT Expertise Required - Ability to use the following statistical packages - Epi Data, SPSS required
• Ability to travel within and outside Nigeria
• Strong analytic and database skills including statistical analysis
• Experience in implementing management information systems and field research is an added advantage.

HEALTH ECONOMIST
The successful candidate will manage the design of operations research activities in the area of health economics and programme efficacy, through the development of research questions and designs, construction of questionnaire instruments and databases for data archiving, oversee field work, and conduct data cleaning and analysis. He/she will develop programmatic and advocacy strategies using evidence-base generated by the project activity and research; provide clear summaries of findings for specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate must have:
• Level of Education: Relevant degree(s) in Health Economics, an MPH gives added advantage
• Language Requirements - English Exemplary
• Level of IT Expertise Required - excellent quantitative and computational skills
• Firm written expression (scientific and commercial)
• Willingness to travel within the country and across the region on a regular basis.
• Required previous experience - 5 Years working in health related development programs
• High degree of independence, creativity and commitment

Mode of Application
• Qualified candidates should follow the instructions below:
• Send an application letter (stating your current salary and salary expectations) and resume to: [email protected] .
• Clearly state the position title for which you are applying and your full names - starting with the surname first, then other names (e.g M&E Coordinator - BEN, Joshua Ekong) - in the subject area of the email.
• All attachments must be in pdf files.
Candidates who do not follow the above instructions will be automatically disqualified.
Population Council reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process at any time.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
The Population Council is an equal opportunity employer

Closing Date: 31st August, 2010.