Malaria Consortium (www.malariaconsortium) is one of the world's leading non-profit organisations which is dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa and Southeast Asia. Malaria Consortium (MC) works with communities, Government and non-Governmental agencies, academic institutions, local and international 

organlsations: to ensure good evidence support delivery of effective services, providing technical support for monitoring and evaluation of programmes and activities for evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning. MC has been in operations in Nigeria since 2008 with its country office in Abuja. It now seeks to recruit professionals in this capacity. 

Director of Operations:

Location: Abuja 

The Director of operations will be based in the Abuja Country office and will directly support 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. This position is for a contract period of one (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 and organisation administration, 

• Extensive experience and knowledge of puhlic' 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 

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

How to app/y 

For more information please visit our website www.malariaconsortium.org where you will have access to the full job description. Please send a copy of your most current Cv, with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification and your current salary information, to Human 

Resources at [email protected] This advert closes 24th August 2014.

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