Malaria Consortium Nigeria is committed to tackling the large number of malaria cases and deaths in the country. Working in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other partners, we lead and support three major malaria control initiatives in the country: Support to the National Malaria Control Programme (SuNMaP); NetWorks and MAPS. Our areas of focus include: Technical support for malaria control Capacity building, harmonisation and training of health workers Heath systems strengthening Behaviour Change Communications and community outreach activities Operational research, policy and advocacy.
Experience7 – 10 years
Location Nasarawa.
- ith the West Africa Programmes Director and Country Programme Manager to keep relevant national stakeholders abreast with the project.
Person Specification:
Qualifications and Experience:
Essential
- 7 – 10 years’ post-qualification in medicine or any other public health-related field
- 3 –5 years’ experience in project management, with a preference for health projects management
- Significant operational and supply chain management experience in a developing country
- Strong management skills, demonstrated ability to supervise the performance of others to meet high quality and timely project deliverables
- Ability to work in English (speaking and writing)
- Experience in project, budget and financial management
Desirable
- Previous experience in coordination or management of mass drug administration or pharmaceutical supply chain management in northern Nigeria
Work Based Skills and Competencies:
Essential:
- Demonstrated understanding of procurement procedures
- Ability to communicate and negotiate with people from different back grounds and professions
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to make complex information understandable to diverse different audiences
- Flexible and able to adapt to a quickly changing environment by applying knowledge and experience to solve unforeseen and unexpected problems
- Strong representational skills
- Experience developing donor-funded projects, including strong writing skills.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Malaria Consortium on malariaconsortium.current-vacancies.com to apply
