Senior Private Sector Advisor at ABT Associates

Job Description

• Abt Associates seeks a Senior Private Sector Advisor for an upcoming USAID-funded Malaria control project in Nigeria. The project will focus on four core interventions:
  • Malaria case management, including malaria diagnosis and treatment for uncomplicated and severe malaria, and iCCM;
  • Prevention of MIP, including community IPTp (c-IPTp);
  • National and state health system strengthening; and
  • Monitoring and evaluation, including malaria surveillance, HMIS, and operational research.
• The Senior Private Sector Advisor will be responsible for developing and implementing the project’s private sector engagement plan.
• He/she will collaborate with other senior project leadership, including the Senior Malaria Technical Advisor and the Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor, to identify and monitor methods of increasing private sector participation in malaria control at federal, state and local government levels.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of contact for private sector engagement on malaria interventions and collaborations for each specific Task Order
• Manage overall private sector strategy and plan for the project, including identifying opportunities for expansion in the private sector at federal, state, and community level
• Lead in the development of the private sector strategy and plan for the project
• Identify cost-effective innovations for expansion in the private sector including capacity building, demand creation, data collection and supervision
• Work with the Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor to identify indicators that will communicate success in the private sector
• Contribute to market analysis and segmentation for private sector service delivery and commodity management
• Work with the Senior Malaria Technical Advisor to develop/adapt appropriate tools for quantification of commodity, costing, distribution, capacity building and supportive interventions especially on malaria diagnosis for malaria program
• Support the development strategic partnerships in malaria control activities that provide synergy and complement existing strengths
• Enhance strategic coordination with NMEP on the public - private sector strategy

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health, Statistics or other relevant field
• At least 15 years of relevant technical experience in both malaria and private sector engagement with donor-funded initiatives
• Demonstrated progressive field experience in malaria prevention and treatment programs in developing countries
• In-depth knowledge of the private sector and public private sector partnerships for health
• Demonstrated experience implementing health programs in the private sector, and the community
• Demonstrated capacity to mobilize private sector stakeholders at a senior management level
• Prior experience on USAID-funded projects is highly preferred
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including strong networking and diplomatic abilities
• Fluency in English

Minimum Qualifications

• (10+) years of experience and a bachelor degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.