Posted on: Tue 07-01-2014

Malaria Consortium (MC) is looking to recruit a Country Technical Coordinator (CTC) to provide technical oversight and support to programmes based in MC’s Nigeria country office. The CTC will ensure that up-to-date knowledge and best practices are used in implementation and that programmes have an internal learning process that contributes to improvements. http://www.medicalworldnigeria.com the post holder will ensure that programmes are effectively technically coordinated to achieve coherent direction and a complementary portfolio. The post holder will also play an active role in strategic and technical development and in the expansion of the Nigeria programme portfolio, providing technical inputs to the Ministry of Health and other key stakeholders.

Contract: 2 years

Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have direct experience and/or comprehensive knowledge of malaria control and will be fluent in written and spoken English.
In addition, you will have:
• Master’s degree in Public or International Health, Communicable or Infectious diseases, Epidemiology or related discipline
• Medical qualification and familiarity with the Nigerian health system
• Extensive experience working in public health programmes or communicable disease control, with significant experience in a senior role
• Experience managing projects or programmes funded by major institutional donors and agencies such as DFID, USAID, the UN or EU
• Field experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and a solid understanding of the realities and complexities of in country programme implementation
• Demonstrable experience working in a technical advisory capacity to Ministries of Health and other partners, including relating to policy and guidelines review or development, and programme reviews
• Experience of building effective working relationships between MoH and its stakeholders
• Project or programme management experience including design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Business development, including needs assessment, the development of concept notes and proposals, and stakeholder consultation and analysis
• Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, with strong stakeholder management skills, able to engage effectively with broad and diverse audience
• Strong leadership skills with inclusive and motivational style and strong influencing ability
• Strong problem-solving ability, with excellent planning and organizational skills
• Strong technical writing skills

How to apply:
For more information please visit the 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 HR.Recruitment@malariaconsortium.org.

We appreciate your application, however only short listed candidates will be contacted within three weeks after the closing date.

Deadline: 20/Jan/2014

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