Program Assistant at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

ByMuhuddin Samaila

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Assistant

Job Requisition ID: B021223
Location Abuja, Nigeria
Job type: Full time

The Team

  • The focus of the Global Development (GD) division is to help deliver targeted healthcare solutions in the developing world. Our strategies focus on Polio Eradication, Immunization, Primary Healthcare, Global Health Agencies and Funds, Emergency Response, as well as the country’s work on the African continent and in India.
  • The Global Development Program also encompasses our India Country Office and Africa Team, with physical offices in Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Senegal, Kenya and Abuja.
  • The Africa team works to enable the foundation’s ambitious goals of scaling evidence-based interventions that target a range of diseases and socio-economic conditions which are endemic across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
  • The team drives its responsibility through direct country engagement to deploy interventions and delivery models, and by building the partner architecture to replicate successful interventions and models across multiple countries.
  • In the Nigeria Country Office team, we bring to bear our core comparative advantages to drive impact across the 4 focus areas of the Foundation. We make key investments and lead advocacy in our focus areas to help achieve specific national outcomes that address Nigeria’s developmental challenges. We adopt a one-foundation approach in our work and collaborate with government entities, donors, and other partners in implementing a joint vision for Nigeria.
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The Role

  • The Program Assistant (PA) plays a critical role in ensuring smooth operations for the Nigeria Country Office. This role requires exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities seamlessly.
  • The PA will primarily support the Family Health Team – Nigeria Country Office (NCO), coordinating complex calendars through different time zones, supporting stakeholder engagements, and program logistics while ensuring nothing “falls through the cracks.”
  • The PA will also provide administrative and coordination support across other programmatic teams as needed, enabling efficient delivery of the foundation’s priorities in Nigeria.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide direct administrative and coordination support to the Health Team – NCO, ensuring smooth operations and timely follow-through on priorities.
  • Manage complex calendars, travel and visa applications, and event scheduling across multiple time zones.
  • Support planning and execution of high-level meetings, conferences, and stakeholder engagements.
  • Ensure timely follow-through on action items, proactively preventing bottlenecks.
  • Draft, edit, and prepare high-quality correspondence, reports, and briefing materials.
  • Support different programmatic teams with administrative and coordination needs.
  • Maintain organized systems for tracking, monitoring, and prioritizing tasks/projects.
  • Build and manage relationships with government stakeholders, grantees, and partners.
  • Handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
  • Provide communications and logistics support to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
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Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Sciences, Administration, or a related field (a medical or public health background is strongly preferred).
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in administration, program support, project coordination, or similar roles.
  • Proven ability to multitask, manage complexities, and follow through on commitments in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior officials, partners, and multi-sectoral teams.
  • Excellent writing and communication skills, with ability to synthesize complex information into clear outputs.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams).
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across diverse teams and adapt to shifting priorities.
  • Culturally sensitive, resourceful, and able to work independently as well as in teams.

Other Attributes:

  • Experience supporting programmatic teams in health-related initiatives.
  • Strong client-service orientation and problem-solving approach.
  •  Must be legally authorized to work in Nigeria without visa sponsorship.
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.
  • Medical or public health background is a must have experience
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Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Go to Program Assistant at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Apply

Sama’ila Muhuddin is a dedicated Registered Nurse and humanitarian professional with over seven years of frontline experience. Since May 2018, he has served with prominent international non-governmental organizations, including Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Holland, Spain, France projects and ALIMA, responding to emergencies and providing critical care in some of the most challenging humanitarian settings.

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