Abt Associates is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Office Assistant / Warehouse Manager
2.) Finance Assistant
3.) Entomology / Insectary Field Technician
4.) Driver

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Office Assistant / Warehouse Manager

Job Description

Organization Overview

The International Development Division focuses on improving the lives and economic well-being of people in lower and middle-income countries. We command technical expertise in health, agriculture, climate change, food security and governance€”as well as in international evaluation. Our multi-layered health portfolio includes policy, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. In partnership with government clients and local experts, our high-quality programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East are known for impact and innovation.

Project Description

Abt Associates, a major American business and government research, technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded Vector Control Task Order 1. Task Order 1 will support the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria. Abt has implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2011, delivering high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control entomological data in the world. Under this contract, Abt will expand entomological monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through IRS and capacity building in 24 African countries where malaria is endemic. Abt also will continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as environmental compliance.

Location: Waterloo

Job Summary

Under the supervision of Country Operations Manager, the Warehouse Manager is responsible for inventory management, and assuring that commodities used in IRS campaigns are secure and safely stored at the project’s main warehouse. This position will help arrange for the logistics of delivering of all IRS commodities to IRS campaign camp sites in various locations, and assuring accurate inventory counts for all IRS commodities being used during the IRS campaign. The Warehouse Manager will be expected to liaise regularly with the store keepers at each IRS operation site to assure all needed IRS campaign commodities are in-stock, and collections of IRS campaign wastes are on-going and transported back to the central warehouse.

• • Receipt and quality control of delivered goods to project warehouse.
  • Processing appropriate supply chain documentation and updating stock cards to assure an accurate count of IRS commodities at the central warehouse.
  • Managing the project’s inventory control system during the IRS campaign, including storage, quality control, inventory record-keeping, and inventory reporting.
  • Working with the project staff to supervise the storage, distribution, and transport of IRS commodities to all IRS campaign camp sites, to assure they have the necessary equipment to complete IRS.
  • Working with the project staff to supervise store keepers and operation site store rooms.
  • Assuring accurate and exact knowledge of IRS commodities at the central warehouse, and at each camp site store room at any given time.
  • Ensuring that at the end of the IRS campaign, the personal protective equipments (PPEs) and commodities are retrieved from the districts and are accurately recorded in the stock register.
  • In collaboration with the Environmental Compliance Officer:
    • Ensuring that all health and safety measures are in place and followed at all store and spraying locations.
    • Ensuring the clearance and proper disposal of all waste material and excess items from project stores.
    • Complete on timely manner with high accuracy any others actvities assigned by the Operation manager or Chief of Party.

Preferred Qualifications

• • • High School Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Logistics, Business, Supply Chain Management, Administration, or other relevant field with at least 2 years' relevant experience (desireable).
    • Significant experience in supply chain management and the storage of health commodities.
    • Demonstrated experience in warehouse/stores management.
    • Excellent management, supervisory, organizational, computer, and writing skills.
    • Experience with international donor projects preferred.
    • English language fluency.

• • • (1) year of experience and high school diploma OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.

How to Apply

Qualified and interested individuals should click on the button below to apply.

2.) Finance Assistant

Job Description

Organization Overview

The International Development Division focuses on improving the lives and economic well-being of people in lower and middle-income countries. We command technical expertise in health, agriculture, climate change, food security and governance€”as well as in international evaluation. Our multi-layered health portfolio includes policy, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. In partnership with government clients and local experts, our high-quality programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East are known for impact and innovation.

Project Description

Abt Associates, a major American business and government research, technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded Vector Control Task Order 1. Task Order 1 will support the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria. Abt has implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2011, delivering high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control entomological data in the world. Under this contract, Abt will expand entomological monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through IRS and capacity building in 26 African countries where malaria is endemic. Abt also will continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as environmental compliance.

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Country Finance & Administration Manager, the Finance Assistant records project financial transactions, posts to appropriate projects and tasks, prepares periodic financial statements and reports, and keeps the records of the accounts books up to date.

Key Roles And Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Finance & Administration Manager to establish and implement proper accounting procedures, systems and internal controls following the financial procedures manual of the company.
• Prepares payroll for seasonal staff and other regular payments with due consideration to deductions (for advances, loans, taxes, etc.).
• Checks petty cash payments and periodically reconciles petty cash balances for the main office and field offices.
• Prepare financial documents for mobile payment.
• Ensure that the phone number is registered on the mobile payment service provider system.
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of payment document for mobile payment.
• Scan financial documents for the ROV (vouchers, contracts, timesheets, proves of payments etc.…).
• Ensures that periodic inventory of the fixed assets (property) of the company is conducted.
• Organize the financial document filing system from the field offices.
• Perform other duties as necessary and assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Management, Business, or another relevant field.
• At least four (4) years of professional relevant experience.
• Experience working at international development programs, with experience at USAID-funded programs highly desirable.
• Experience in payroll management, petty cash management, financial reporting, and budget tracking.
• Experience in inventory management is desirable.
• A self-starter that is able to perform under pressure is preferred.
• A strong command of financial and other computer applications such as MS Word, Excel, Quicken, Access, etc.
• English language capability.

Minimum Qualifications

• (4+) years of experience and bachelor degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.

How to Apply

Qualified and interested individuals should click on the button below to apply.

3.) Entomology / Insectary Field Technician

Job Description

Organization Overview

The International Development Division focuses on improving the lives and economic well-being of people in lower and middle-income countries. We command technical expertise in health, agriculture, climate change, food security and governance€”as well as in international evaluation. Our multi-layered health portfolio includes policy, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. In partnership with government clients and local experts, our high-quality programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East are known for impact and innovation.

Job Summary

Abt Associates, a major American business and government research, technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded Vector Control Task Order 1. Task Order 1 will support the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria. Abt has implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2011, delivering high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control entomological data in the world. Under this contract, Abt will expand entomological monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through IRS and capacity building in 24 African countries and Cambodia and Colombia where malaria is endemic. Abt also will continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as environmental compliance.

Under the supervision of the Entomology Field Coordinator, the Entomology/Insectary Field Technician will assist in timely and high-quality field entomological work and will assist the Entomology Field Coordinator with managing the insectary and laboratory.

Location: Makeni, Sierra Leone

Key Roles And Responsibilities

Support implementation of the following set of entomological field activities:

• Establishment of sentinel sites
• Monitor vector behavior on monthly basis in the targeted sentinel districts using World Health Organization (WHO) standard mosquito sampling methods
• Participate in other field activities as required
• Assist with procurement requests related to the field entomological activities
• Conduct the morphological identification of the mosquitoes collected and label them properly
• Conduct ovary dissection on the unfed malaria vectors
• Make proper and timely recording on the data collection forms and data entry
• Conduct larvae collections
• Assist in monitoring vector susceptibility tests of currently used and candidate insecticides on an annual basis
• Follow standardized protocols for rearing of mosquito colonies
• Assist with daily care of the mosquito colony maintained in the insectary
• Ensure that required supplies and equipment are in stock and organized
• Maintain the cleanliness in the insectary, laboratory and all supported areas
• Maintain the cleanliness and order of the insectary storage areas
• Follow all insectary practices in compliance with health and safety directives
• Assist in rearing of animals for mosquitoes blood feeding
• Adhere to the Standard Operational Procedures for these activities
• Support Entomology Field Coordinator, when required, in managing the laboratory activities and insectary operations
• Assist with any other duties assigned by the supervisor

• Bachelor’s Degree (required), in bio-chemistry, laboratory, veterinary or other related health field
• At least one (1) year of experience in laboratory or veterinary work
• Knowledge in computer skills (able to run programs such as Microsoft word, Excel)
• Knowledge of English
• Experience with laboratory animal rearing is an added advantage
• At least 4 years relevant experience

Minimum Qualifications

• ( 4+ ) years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.

How to Apply

Qualified and interested individuals should click on the button below to apply.

4.) Driver

Job Description

Organization Overview

The International Development Division focuses on improving the lives and economic well-being of people in lower and middle-income countries. We command technical expertise in health, agriculture, climate change, food security and governance€”as well as in international evaluation. Our multi-layered health portfolio includes policy, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. In partnership with government clients and local experts, our high-quality programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East are known for impact and innovation.

Project Description

Abt Associates, a major American business and government research, technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded PMI VectorLink Project. The project will support the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria. Abt has implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2011, delivering high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control entomological data in the world. Under this contract, Abt will expand entomological monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through IRS and capacity building in 24 African countries, Cambodia, and Colombia where malaria is endemic. Abt also will continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as environmental compliance.

Job Summary

In Sierra Leone, under the supervision of the Finance and Administration Manager the Driver operates and maintains project vehicles to meet the transportation needs of the VectorLink Sierra Leone Project. This position is based in Freetown with frequent travel to other provinces.

• Drive project, and project affiliated personnel to project sites within the base location, and throughout the project implementation area for project activities, including official site visits
• Maintain up-to-date record keeping systems for vehicle issues, including fuel, mileage, and trip logs
• Observe all company vehicle utilization policies, in country traffic laws
• Responsible for maintenance of project vehicle, keeping accurate records, and following a schedule of routine maintenance, cleaning, etc.
• Ensure the readiness of the vehicle for transport service by checking oil, water, fuel and other parts of the vehicle prior to driving
• Perform project routine business around the province, such as receiving and delivering official project documentation to and from district office, general office purchasing
• Purchase of basic cleaning and kitchen supplies and assist in the purchase of other project authorized items
• Perform relevant general service activities such as collection of proforma, processing customs duty clearances and tax exemptions
• Make arrangements for repairs, maintenance, and improvements to the office, as requested by the project management
• Regularly check post office boxes, collect and dispatch letters, parcels and other correspondence, and perform other local errands

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of Secondary School is highly desirable
• Valid Sierra Leone Driver’s License
• At least one year prior experience in commercial driving
• Thorough knowledge of local traffic laws and area traffic patterns
• Excellent driving record and experience in traveling through the base location and other key areas of the country
• Previous work experience on a development project is desirable
• The ability to communicate in basic English is desirable

Minimum Qualifications

• 0-1 Year of experience

Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.

How to Apply

Qualified and interested individuals should click on the button below to apply.