Job Title: Specialist – Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Employer: Malaria Consortium
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 3rd Jan 2014
About Malaria Consortium:
Malaria Consortium is currently leading a consortium of partners to develop a large-scale, multi-country initiative in West Africa and the Sahel focused on rolling out market-focused innovations for malaria prevention and control, including bringing new products to market, with a particular focus on Seasonal Malaria Chemo-Prevention. With a consortium of experienced national and international partners, the project will have a wide and lasting impact on this complex and challenging logistical environment. We are seeking a Technical Specialist for this project who will be a key member of this team, providing technical and programmatic guidance to National Malaria Control Programmes and implementing partners in the field of SMC design, roll-out and evaluation. The role complements Malaria Consortium’s existing SMC expertise embedded in Nigeria and regional level operations, and it is essential that you have a proven track record in the provision of technical assistance in malaria control planning and implementation at ministry and field levels.
Requirements:
• Written and spoken fluency in English and French
• Master’s degree in public health or related health discipline
• Extensive experience in international public health (with focus on malaria or mass drug administration for other diseases), with experience in health programme design, implementation, coordination and management in Africa
• Strong programme management and policy analysis skills including programme monitoring and evaluation, budgeting, strategy development and ability to work effectively with partners and stakeholders
• A demonstrated track record in capacity building, training and supervision of project staff, partners and health workers
• Experience providing guidance, support and troubleshooting on large scale or multi-country projects or programmes
• Ability to provide vision and input to strategy development at country and global level
• Experience collaborating with Ministries of Health and/or NMCPs in Africa on the implementation of technically sound public health programmes, including malaria control prevention interventions
• Demonstrated technical leadership, policy development experience, and problem solving skills working on and providing expert oversight of complex projects
• A proven sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in culturally challenging environments
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills; able to delegate efficiently and provide technical support to teams, without direct line management responsibility for them
• Excellent project management, planning, budgeting skills with strong analytical ability
• Excellent time management and problem-solving skills; consistently meets deliverables and milestones within timeframes, and is able to drive forward agendas, finding solutions to address bottlenecks
How to apply:
Please send your CV, with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification and your current salary information, to: Human Resources at HR.Recruitment@malariaconsortium.org
We appreciate your application, however only short listed candidates will be contacted within three weeks after the closing date.
For more information please visit our website www.malariaconsortium.org where you will have access to the full job description.
Employer: Malaria Consortium
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 3rd Jan 2014
About Malaria Consortium:
Malaria Consortium is currently leading a consortium of partners to develop a large-scale, multi-country initiative in West Africa and the Sahel focused on rolling out market-focused innovations for malaria prevention and control, including bringing new products to market, with a particular focus on Seasonal Malaria Chemo-Prevention. With a consortium of experienced national and international partners, the project will have a wide and lasting impact on this complex and challenging logistical environment. We are seeking a Technical Specialist for this project who will be a key member of this team, providing technical and programmatic guidance to National Malaria Control Programmes and implementing partners in the field of SMC design, roll-out and evaluation. The role complements Malaria Consortium’s existing SMC expertise embedded in Nigeria and regional level operations, and it is essential that you have a proven track record in the provision of technical assistance in malaria control planning and implementation at ministry and field levels.
Requirements:
• Written and spoken fluency in English and French
• Master’s degree in public health or related health discipline
• Extensive experience in international public health (with focus on malaria or mass drug administration for other diseases), with experience in health programme design, implementation, coordination and management in Africa
• Strong programme management and policy analysis skills including programme monitoring and evaluation, budgeting, strategy development and ability to work effectively with partners and stakeholders
• A demonstrated track record in capacity building, training and supervision of project staff, partners and health workers
• Experience providing guidance, support and troubleshooting on large scale or multi-country projects or programmes
• Ability to provide vision and input to strategy development at country and global level
• Experience collaborating with Ministries of Health and/or NMCPs in Africa on the implementation of technically sound public health programmes, including malaria control prevention interventions
• Demonstrated technical leadership, policy development experience, and problem solving skills working on and providing expert oversight of complex projects
• A proven sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in culturally challenging environments
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills; able to delegate efficiently and provide technical support to teams, without direct line management responsibility for them
• Excellent project management, planning, budgeting skills with strong analytical ability
• Excellent time management and problem-solving skills; consistently meets deliverables and milestones within timeframes, and is able to drive forward agendas, finding solutions to address bottlenecks
How to apply:
Please send your CV, with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification and your current salary information, to: Human Resources at HR.Recruitment@malariaconsortium.org
We appreciate your application, however only short listed candidates will be contacted within three weeks after the closing date.
For more information please visit our website www.malariaconsortium.org where you will have access to the full job description.