Jobs At Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)

Specific Job/Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of Global Fund and other Malaria programmes ofthe organization.     .
• Provide technical support to the National Malaria Programme in policy formulation, communication development, advocacy and routine collation of malaria data
• Provide technical assistance in project implementation and assign responsibilities to staff, taking into cognizance skills and ability of such staff to perform up to expectation.
• Analyze field reports to determine weaknesses in programme delivery and suggest recommendations for improvements.
• Lead the production of programmatic and M and E reports and ensure timely submission of complete
• and effective documentations and reports to the Executives, donors and other stake holders.
• Lead and maintain contact with National Malaria Eradication Programme. donors, other influencing partners and other stakeholders on behalf of the organization.
• Plan, organize, conduct and evaluate trainings and participate in the review and development oftrainingmaterials.
• Coordinate manpower and other organizational development activities.
• Perform advocacy responsibilities. and coordinate fund raising activities in the organization.
• Support other activities; such as development of fundable proposals and provide technical assistance on proposal and project development.
• The successful candidate must be versed in malaria programming in Nigeria with sound experience in healthcommodities marketing, distribution and channel management. The candidate should have experience in managingpartnership with stakeholders and development partners-Global Fund. USAID, DFID, and the World Health
• Organization (WHO) in the implementation of malaria interventions in Nigeria.

Qualifications:
Applicants must have a University degree in any of the following related field: Medicine and Public Health, with Master's degree in Public Healthor related field. Minimum of 12years working experience on donor funded Malaria Eradication projects in Nigeria with good knowledge of epidemiology and significant understanding of operations research techniques. Ability to relate effectively with development partners, Civil Society Organizations and MoH at national and state levels. Strong skills in leadership, organizational, analytical, institutional capacity strengthening. Interpersonal and excellent written and oral communication skills with proficiency in computer packages such as MS Word. Excel, Powerpoint, Epi-info and SPSS are necessary. Experience and good understanding of Global Fund principles and procedures is desirable.