Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Director of Operations to join our team in Nigeria. The Director of Operations will assist the Programme Director to provide effective programme management and delivery of SuNMaP programme results, strengthen, establish and maintain effective working relationships with all partners. The Director of Operations is a member of the Programme Senior Management Team.

Position: Director of Operations

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Contract: 1 year

The successful candidate will have:

• Post graduate degree in health related or social science field with at least 8 years’ experience in implementation of public health programmes

• A minimum of five years previous experience in a similar programme management role in a developing country context

• A significant successful track record in programme and people management

• At least eight years’ experience of health service delivery and primary health care in developing countries, including experience in planning, organisation administration

• Extensive experience and knowledge of public health, policy development and health systems reform

• Strategic thinker with ability to oversee and ensure co-ordination of a health programme with multiple implementation sites and a range of component areas

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, team building and advocacy skills

• Strong operational skills in diverse cultural environment

• Performance based

• Previous experience of working in a health sector management role in Africa/Nigeria.

How to apply:

For more information please visit our website www.malariaconsortium.org where you will have access to the full job description. Please send your CV, with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification and your current salary information, to Human Resources at [email protected]

Closing date: 24th August 2014

Malaria Consortium thanks you for your application. However, due to the volume of applications received, only short listed candidates will be contacted within three weeks of the closing date.