Technical Malaria Manager: 

Location:  Abuja

This position will be based in the Anambra office of the programme. S/he will be responsible for providing technical support to the State Ministry of Health and other partners engaged in malaria control effort. The Technical Malaria Manager (TMM) will be involved in the direct implementation of projects for the control of malaria at the State and LGA levels. S/he will coordinate and maintain an oversight of programme activities in the State. 

Other key responsibilities include; 

•  Plan with SMEP and other partners to strengthen delivery of malaria control programme; 

•  Coordinate planned interventions within supported state in the area of capacity building of health workers within the public and private sector, anti-malaria commodity distribution and logistics management; 

•  Strengthen the implementation of preventive measures against malaria; 

•  Coordinate the public sector, private sector and civil society on-site training of health workers and Patent Medical Vendors (PMVs) on malaria diagnosis, case management and referrals; 

•  Coordinate Behaviour change communication (BCC) and community mobilization interventions; 

•  Oversee a range of technical assistance in the state to strengthen Health Management Information Systems (HMIS), Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) and commodities monitoring systems in the state; 

•  Ensure programme monitoring data are regularly collected, collated and fed-back to the Central programme team; 

•  Monitor access to Long Lasting Insecticidal treated Nets (LLlNs) and ACTs through the commercial sector and civil society;

Qualifications: A Health professional with a Master's degree in International or Public Health with a minimum of 8-years post-qualification experience in the public health sector in Nigeria/Africa. S/he must have experience in malaria, general management and disease control. Excellent planning, budgeting and communicating skills are required for this position. Previous experience in project management and a strong understanding of health policy formulation and strategy within a donor funding environment will be an added advantage.