Ongoing Recruitment at Crown Agents

Crown Agents is a high impact social enterprise passionate about transforming the future for millions of people. Since our creation in 1833 we have worked across the globe to improve public services and drive economic growth. Our expertise is finding new solutions to difficult problems for clients in the areas of health, governance, economic growth, humanitarian action and supply chain services. We work with and train leaders at local, national and international level to achieve lasting change drawing on our insight and experience.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Procurement Specialist

Job Location: Abuja

Job Summary

• Crown Agents works with government implementing partners in Bauchi and Cross River States to provide reliable accurate and timely information regarding the management of the funds and safeguarding against abuse and loss. Crown Agents have successfully implemented the Year 1 CHAMPS project in collaboration with University of Calabar and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi and is poised to move into Year 2.
• To support the increased scope of year 2 CHAMPS activities, especially around Procurement and Supply Chain, Crown Agents seeks to engage the services of Procurement Specialist to be based in the Abuja office. 

Responsibilities

• Undertake all procurement in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) following the provisions of our Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (Human) (WDA (H)) issued by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and our United Kingdom Controlled Drug Licence issued by the Home Office.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and key stakeholders to support efficient management of supplies and programme planning.
• Monitor, with supervisory visits and documented spot checks, inventory storage and movement records in the warehouse which holds stock for which the project is accountable
• Purchase goods in compliance with Crown Agents’ and CHAMPS Standard operating procedures (SOPs) and standards of ethical procurement, donor guidelines, and end-user requirements where applicable.
• Management of an effective procurement process, including planning, sourcing, tendering, technical and commercial evaluation, contracting, expediting, and reporting.
• Regularly collect, collate, and analyse value for money parameters and recommend areas of efficiency gains for Crown Agents
• Any other duties as appropriate to the position, as requested.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in procurement in private sector/ international organizations in addition to knowledge of completing procurement of health sector goods and commodities in Nigeria.
• A degree or equivalent in engineering, sciences, or social sciences with training in procurement, logistics, and supply chain management
• Knowledge and ability to work on ICT tools for inventory management, logistics, and supply chain management
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) in English, as well as a strong credibility and integrity in this domain
• Experience working and collaborating with diverse sets of stakeholders, such as local NGOs, government officials, donor representatives, local and international staff
• Accountability and ownership of tasks and results.

Application Closing Date: 5th July 2024.

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2.) Grant and Risk Manager

Job Locations: Calabar, Cross River, and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• To support the increased scope of year 2 CHAMPS activity, Crown Agents seeks to engage the services of two (2) Grant and Risk Managers, to be based in each of the offices of the implementing partners, University of Calabar, Cross River, and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. Both Grant and Risk Managers will report to the Team lead based in the Abuja office of Crown Agents, Nigeria. Some of the duties of the role will include:
• Administer Implementing Partners (IPs) floats, retirements, and balances, ensuring proper records are maintained and balances are agreed with partners periodically (while ensuring overdue retirements are flagged to the CANL Finance Manager).
• Establishing good governance and ensuring strong financial management practices, including robust internal and financial controls and risk management, and ensuring funds are fully accounted for and spent in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions of CHAMPS grant at each IP site.
• Ensuring audit is completed before re-imbursing IPs monthly invoices.
• Supporting the IPs in the preparation Preparing and monitoring of budgets
• Maintain Plan of Action from the initial financial risk assessment which details the Fiscal Agent work CA is undertaking.
• Work with the implementing partner to undertake the periodic risk assessment.
• Develop, maintain, and regularly update the programme risk management strategy, in coordination with the Programme Manager.

Main Requirements

• A minimum of Degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field from a recognized institution.
• At least 5 years of experience in Grant and Risk management in private sector/ international organizations
• Experience working and collaborating with diverse sets of stakeholders, NGOs, government officials, donor representatives, local and international staff
• Accountability and ownership of tasks and results
• Excellent people management
• Confirmed experience working on large-scale project health programmes in challenging contexts, ideally in Nigeria
• Experience in capacity building of implementing partners
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently.

Application Closing Date: 28th June, 2024.

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3.) Deputy Team Leader

Job Location: Abuja
Job type: Full-time

About the Role

• Crown Agents is contracted by Emory University as fiscal agents to help establish a sound financial and program management system for the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) project in Nigeria.
• The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network works to close these gaps by gathering the evidence needed to save young lives.
• As a 20-year programme supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through Emory University Global Health Institute in Atlanta, Georgia, CHAMPS seeks to identify definitive causes of and prevent child deaths through community engagement, diagnostic and laboratory innovations, surveillance network advances, policy-to-action activities, and rapid, open access to data.
• Crown Agents works with government implementing partners in Bauchi and Cross Rivers States to provide reliable accurate and timely information regarding management of the funds and safeguarding against abuse or loss. Crown Agents have successfully implemented the Year 1 CHAMPS project in collaboration with University of Calabar and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi and is poised to move into year 2.
• To support the increased scope of year 2 CHAMPS activity, Crown Agents seeks to engage the services of a Deputy Team Leader to be based in the Abuja office.

The duties of the Deputy Team Leader include:

• Support the Project Director and Team Lead to provide overall leadership to the team comprising of the Crown Agent’s state-level teams and Implementing Partner Teams to ensure overall delivery and achievement of all agreed project milestones/deliverables.
• Lead coordination of IPs activities related to finance management to ensure they align with CHAMPS project SOPs and ensure timely execution of work plan within approved budget with improved efficiency, visibility and value for money.
• Monitor the fiduciary risks to CHAMPS Nigeria Implementing Partners funding operations, develop controls and procedures in place to ensure that funds are used as intended.
• Attend and support the effective organisation and coordination of routine meetings with the implementing partners, Emory team, and Crown Agents CHAMPS team at the central and sub-national levels, while ensuring timely execution of action points.
• Coordinate and serve as a liaison between the IPs and the Crown Agents on technical bits of the interventions in the absence of the Team Lead.
• Responsible for coordination with Finance Managers, Grant/Risk Managers and Implementing Partners to ensure timely and accurate monthly financial and narrative reports to CA and onward delivery to the Emory PO team.
• Provide support to the Team Leader with work plan management and development of deliverables.
• Lead the quarterly Budget Performance Management meeting with IPs

About You
Main requirements:

• At least 8 years of experience in Child health management in private sector/ international organizations
• Minimum of a First Degree in Management, Medicine, Economics, Pharmacy, Public Health, or Finance from a recognized institution plus a professional qualification. A master's degree will be an advantage
• Experience working and collaborating with diverse stakeholders, NGOs, government officials, donor representatives, local and international staff
• Accountability and ownership of tasks and results
• Critical Thinking and Analytical skills are strongly desired
• Strong report-writing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Confirmed experience working on large-scale project health programs in challenging contexts, ideally in Nigeria
• Experience in capacity building of implementing partners
• Proven track record in financial accounts and management reporting
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently

Application Closing Date: 28th June, 2024

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