Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Division: International Health (IHD)
Contract: Strengthening Systems for Better Health Activity
Supervisor: Deputy Chief of Party

The Program Officer assists the Deputy Chief of Party and the project’s Senior Management Team in the management and implementation of project activities.

Specific tasks include:

• Provides technical, logistical and other administrative backstopping for the Project.
• Coordinates closely with the Deputy Chief of Party and Technical Specialists to complete project reports and deliverables.
• Helps edit and format reports/deliverables as needed
• Assist with the planning of project meetings, training and conferences as needed
• Helps document and prepare training, meeting, workshop reports for project activities
• Maintain hard copy and electronic versions of a project archive, including all reports, personnel files, consultant documents, travel files, procurement files, files of project deliverables, minutes of meetings, and project reports.
• Manage and document correspondences between project offices, the home office, the client, other partners, and stakeholders.
• Oversee the proper reporting of labor time and ensure the timely submission of electronic and paper timesheets, and the timely completion and submission of Labor Adjustment Forms, when needed.
• Manages local procurements for office supplies and other requirements.
• Assists with making logistical arrangements for project events, training, conferences and field activities.
• Make logistical arrangements for project staff traveling outside their region or for international visitors.

Skills Prerequisites:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Business, or other relevant fields
• Minimum two years of relevant professional experience in project administration, program management, and office administration
• Strong organizational and computer proficiency skills
• Experience with donor-funded international health programs in Nepal highly desirable, USAID experience preferable
• Advanced written/oral skills in English
• Excellent knowledge and experience with Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other data processing and graphical presentation software.