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: Project Director
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-Time
Description
- The Project Director will provide overall leadership to the IMPACT team and be responsible for managing the project activities.
- The position will be based in the country office, with regular travel within implementing locations at Lagos.
- It will support the IMPACT project team by providing managerial, and technical support and direct implementation of LLIN campaign, Malaria case management, community engagement and waste management.
- The post holder will work closely with the country-level Senior Management Team (SMT).
Requirements
The successful candidate will have:
- Master’s Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Epidemiology, Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Parasitology or Equivalent);
- At least 10 years of experience managing development projects, preferably in African countries with a strong focus on field implementation;
- Experience managing projects with a mix of facility and community-based interventions is required
- Experience managing projects with a focus on behavior change would be an asset
- Demonstrated track record with project management, monitoring and evaluation
- Strong communication skills (oral and written) in English
- Experience managing project/project budgets
Salary
Competitive against the market.
Application Closing Date
31st July, 2023.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
