Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable and under privileged populations. We increasingly find our work on malaria can be effectively integrated with other similar public health interventions for greater impact and therefore expanded our remit to include child health and neglected tropical disease interventions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: Senior Malaria Specialist

 

Location: Abuja, Nigeria 

Grade: 10 

Role type: National 

Department: Technical 

Length of contract: Five years 

Reporting to: Team Leader, SUNMAP2/ Project Director 

Travel involved: Up to 40%

Dotted line manager: Country Technical Coordinator 

Direct reports: Market systems development specialist, Diagnostics specialist, SBCC specialist  

 

Country and Project Background

Malaria is highly endemic in Nigeria and it remains one of the leading causes of childhood and maternal morbidity and mortality in the country. Nigeria is deeply committed to making progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and it recognizes the fact that, without firm efforts to control malaria, achievement of the targets related to child mortality, maternal mortality, and reducing the burden of communicable disease will not be possible. 

 

Job Purpose

The Senior Malaria Specialist will provide technical leadership on all aspects of malaria control to the project and working closely with the project team to implement evidence-based approaches to achieve the projects outcomes.

The position holder will serve as a resource for up-to-date technical information on malaria control and elimination including providing technical support to NMEP, SMEP and other key stakeholders.

He/She will supervise a team of three specialists and support them to implement work plans in a coherent and harmonised manner.

 

Scope of Work:

Provide technical oversight for the project and take direct a lead in implementing malaria initiatives such as severe malaria case management and seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC).

The position holder line manages four technical specialists.

 

Key Working Relationships:

The Senior Malaria Specialist will mobilise and coordinate with a broad range of stakeholders to deliver the project.

They will work closely with the National Malaria Elimination Programme, State Malaria Elimination Programmes in the six SUNMAP2 supported states, public and private sector actors in the malaria control landscape and Malaria Consortium’s team of global technical specialists.

 

Qualifications and Experience: 

Essential:

Postgraduate degree in Epidemiology or Public Health with a focus on malaria control/elimination

At least 8 years working in technical role with an excellent understanding of malaria control/elimination approaches

Significant experience in intervention design and implementation of large-scale malaria control projects

Familiarity with the challenges and opportunities of malaria control Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)

Experience in setting up standards of technical quality as well as internal quality assurance mechanisms 

Experience with value-for-money measurements

Familiarity with the Nigerian health system

 

Desirable:

Significant knowledge in communicable diseases control

Experience of supporting development of learning processes and structures, ideally in an NGO context

Experience working with private sector actors involved in malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment

 

Work-based Skills: 

Essential:

Excellent skills in public health and or disease control, and in particular related to malaria

Strong analytical ability

Excellent writing and presentation skills 

Management of high performing teams, including ability to delegate efficiently and technically support teams

Mentoring and coaching skills with respect to junior staff 

Strong skills in negotiating with and engaging Ministry of Health Officials at all levels of the health system

Ability to work in a multicultural team

Results-oriented attitude to work

Excellent time management skills

Ability to work independently with little support 

Expert competency level in reviewing, understanding and synthesising data for sharing with wider audiences

Practical organisational skills with the ability to manage a fluctuating workload, prioritise and reprioritise when necessary and meet tight deadlines

Able to travel to SUNMAP2 supported states for up to one week at a time to oversee implementation activities

Attention to detail

Problem solving mind-set

Positive work attitude; a team player

 

Desirable:

Excellent project management and planning skills

Excellent statistical analysis skills including familiarity with software such as STATA, R or Statgraphics

Demonstrable publication writing skills include peer reviewed publications

 

Salary

$72,865.

 

Application Closing Date

20th October, 2019.

 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:

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