Program Lead (Community-Based Activities) at Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme Ltd/Gte (ECEWS)

Job Description

Under the supervision of the Project Director, He/She will ensure high-quality Malaria prevention and control services. He/ She will collaborate closely with the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) and other relevant stakeholders while leading the day-to-day implementation of all malaria prevention and control strategies at health facilities and providing guidance for program implementation according to the national guidelines and policies.

• Provide technical assistance for delivering community-based malaria interventions and social and behavioral change communication strategies to strengthen malaria prevention and control activities.
• Provide technical support, including capacity building to State and National Malaria Elimination Program staff and existing Project staff in improving malaria prevention and control services.
• Facilitate the provision of community-based activities to accelerate the elimination of malaria in the state.
• Ensure effective supervision of all project activities geared towards community-level management of malaria
• Support Community Service Organisations (CSOs) to establish and strengthen referral mechanisms and linkages between the communities and health facilities.
• Coordinate with the NMEP, SMEP, and other stakeholders to assess capacity-building needs for implementing community-based malaria prevention and control interventions and identify suitable opportunities to deploy appropriate resources to meet these needs.
• Work in close collaboration with the FMOH, SMOH, LMCU, NMEP, SMEP, and other stakeholders on the identification of technical assistance required to achieve the expected outcomes for the Malaria Grant Project
• Performance/progress reports and updates to the Project Leadership
• Represent ECEWS and present reports to relevant stakeholders through meetings and conferences.
• Develop monthly activity plans for community-based malaria interventions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (public health/epidemiology/ medicine/nursing/parasitology/tropical medicine) with a minimum of 7 years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience in planning and management of malaria programming in developing countries including Nigeria. Experience in African countries will be an added advantage.
• Deep experience with community-based approaches for malaria prevention and control including behavior change communication in accordance with the most current national protocols.
• Familiarity with analytical tools and ability to translate theoretical concepts into practical approaches for operational work; and
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) in English. Knowledge of other Nigerian languages will be an asset.
• Experience working in Enugu State will be an added advantage.