Senior National Consultant (Planning) at Malaria Consortium

Scope of Work

• The scope of the technical assistance involves the development of the malaria operational planning capacity-building modules and training plan which will be used in training stakeholders and support them in the development of malaria operational plan based on evidence of different high value malaria intervention mixes recommended for different LGAs in Kano state.
• The TA will also support the stakeholders on incorporating statewide “campaign-like interventions e.g. ITN campaign, SMC etc” into the LGA consolidated plan. In addition, the TA will also support biannual review of LGA malaria operational plan and the integration of LGA consolidated plans into the state malaria operational plan.

Senior National Consultants (Planning):

• The Senior National Consultants (Planning) are required to oversee and coordinate the data-driven malaria operational planning process to achieve effective and targeted malaria interventions in 12 LGAs in year 1 and 44 LGAs in year 2. Two (2) senior national consultants will be needed throughout the project’s life cycle.

Requierements

Essential:

• PhD or equivalent experience in Public/Global Health, Health Systems, Health Policy and Planning or a related field is required.
• Have at least 15 years’ experience in health policy and health system strengthening in public health-related projects.
• Demonstrate extensive experience of working with Ministries of Health, SMEP, SPHCDA and/or other government sectors and partners.
• Excellent knowledge of malaria prevention and control in endemic settings and National malaria elimination strategies.
• Must be familiar with Microsoft office suite (especially Word and PowerPoint) and have excellent report writing skills.
• Availability for the period of this assignment.
• Ability to give attention to details.
• Self-motivated, team player but also able to work independently.
• Meets tight deadlines and able to work under pressure.

Desirable:

• Have at least 5 years’ work experience in malaria-based interventions in northern Nigeria is desirable.
• Excellent Knowledge of malaria Subnational tailoring of interventions is an added advantage
• Substantial experience in donor-funded public health-related projects
• Experience facilitating participatory workshops and conducting training is essential. Experience facilitating workshops to co-design health interventions or services is desirable.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, oral, and written communication skills in English language is required.
• Fluent in English and Hausa
• Data-driven decision-making mentality