West & Central Africa Programmes Coordinator at Malaria Consortium

The role supports the operationalisation of global SMC programme strategies, frameworks and standards at the country level. It will primarily focus on SMC implementation projects in Burkina Faso, Chad, and Togo and may be asked to support efforts in Nigeria on an as needed basis. The role also supports potential expansion of the SMC programme to new countries in West and Central Africa where Malaria Consortium does not currently have a presence. It will not be involved in projects focusing on research or external relations.  Fluency in English and French is essential for succeeding this role.

The successful candidate will have:

• Postgraduate degree in public health, management or related disciplines
• Extensive experience of programme management at senior level on large-scale development or public health programmes
• Extensive experience in project and financial management with a proven track record of timely submission of high-quality deliverables
• Experience of working with government and other senior-level stakeholders in a development or public health context
• Experience of working in a senior position in a multi-country programme
• Experience of working in development or public health programmes in west and central Africa
• Experience of research, M&E, external relations or digital in a development or public health context
• Experience of procurement and supply management or security management in a public health context
• Extensive experience of developing programme-level strategies, standards and frameworks, as well as guiding their operationalisation at project level
• Experience of setting up projects in new locations
• Experience of mentoring project staff and developing project management capacity