Job Opportunities at Malaria Consortium

Job purpose

• The job purpose is to work with State Project Manager (SPM) to effectively manage project activities and resources, provide leadership and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with the project’s key stakeholders at the LGA level.

Scope of work

• The Program Officer (PO) while reporting to the State Project Manager(SPM) and based at the state office, will line mange the LGA Field Assistants within his area of coverage.

Key working relationships:

• The PO would be line managed by the SPM and would line manage the LGA Field Assistants in-charge of the assigned LGAs (presumably within a specific senatorial zone of a state).
• S/he would also maintain relationships with the country office departments, including Finance and Logistics.
• Key external relationships would be with staff at the LGA and State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), LGA health staff and leading community members and gatekeepers.
• S/he would lead micro-planning, training and coordination, through drug administration and supportive supervision, to reporting of activities at the LGA level.
• S/he would maintain close communication with stakeholders and influential persons in the assigned LGAs through the agreed frameworks.

Key accountabilities
Programme Management (70%):

Support the SPM and the state management team to lead activities for smooth programme management in the assigned LGAs in the following areas:

• Line management - build and performance manage an effective and technically fit SMC project team in the assigned LGAs;
• Be conversant with and guided by Malaria Consortium, policies, guidelines and the SMC Handbook towards the delivery of SMC in assigned LGAs;
• Planning (microplanning, selection of implementers at the local levels, training, database finalization, last mile distribution, SPAQ admin and reverse logistics);
• Engagement of stakeholders including government, communities and beneficiaries;
• Implementation (SPAQ admin) including QA and innovations, including the use of technology;
• General management including security, HR including line management, risk management, work planning and budgeting, VFM, optimization of grant, etc.;
• Risk Free operations including ensuring that all staff comply with MC values and start-to-finish (SFG) policies; and
• Coordination with other levels of government and internally, all MC functions.

Technical  (20%):

• Support M&E activities, including reporting of SPAQ admin and lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS); and
• Support programme review including end of cycle (EoC) reviews, end of round (EoR) reviews and EoR coverage survey.

Representations & Knowledge Management (10%):

• Lesson identification and use including adaptive management;
• Harmonisation with other partners; and
• Representation especially at the LGA levels.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Training in Nursing or Public Health;
• Five years’ experience of working in the Public Health sector;
• Experience in programme management at the LGA/state level;
• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
• Experience managing project budgets;
• Experience in using digital data collection tools in SMC campaigns and other health programmes; 
• Some practical experience in Health Information and Disease Surveillance Systems, interoperability, and international standards; open Global Health Information System software and open data sources, such as, but not limited to, DHIS2, ODK, KoboCollect;
• Experience working at the LGA and community levels;
• Experience working on campaign style interventions (delivery of interventions or social mobilization and SMC would be an added advantage).

Work-based skills and competencies:

• Good understanding of the Nigeria health system;
• Understanding of communication for behaviour change and social mobilisation;
• Team player and demonstrated ability to work within a team as well as individually;
• Ability to travel to LGAs outside of state capital at least 80% of the time;
• Ability to perform under pressure;
• Excellent communication skills in English and the dominant local language in assigned state;
• Evidence of being resident in state of assignment.

Salary
Competitive.

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Job purpose

• The job purpose is to work with State Project Manager (SPM) to effectively manage project activities and resources, provide leadership and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with the project’s key stakeholders at the LGA level.

Scope of work

• The Program Officer (PO) while reporting to the State Project Manager(SPM) and based at the state office, will line mange the LGA Field Assistants within his area of coverage.

Key working relationships:

• The PO would be line managed by the SPM and would line manage the LGA Field Assistants in-charge of the assigned LGAs (presumably within a specific senatorial zone of a state).
• S/he would also maintain relationships with the country office departments, including Finance and Logistics.
• Key external relationships would be with staff at the LGA and State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), LGA health staff and leading community members and gatekeepers.
• S/he would lead micro-planning, training and coordination, through drug administration and supportive supervision, to reporting of activities at the LGA level.
• S/he would maintain close communication with stakeholders and influential persons in the assigned LGAs through the agreed frameworks.

Key accountabilities
Programme Management (70%):

Support the SPM and the state management team to lead activities for smooth programme management in the assigned LGAs in the following areas:

• Line management - build and performance manage an effective and technically fit SMC project team in the assigned LGAs;
• Be conversant with and guided by Malaria Consortium, policies, guidelines and the SMC Handbook towards the delivery of SMC in assigned LGAs;
• Planning (microplanning, selection of implementers at the local levels, training, database finalization, last mile distribution, SPAQ admin and reverse logistics);
• Engagement of stakeholders including government, communities and beneficiaries;
• Implementation (SPAQ admin) including QA and innovations, including the use of technology;
• General management including security, HR including line management, risk management, work planning and budgeting, VFM, optimization of grant, etc.;
• Risk Free operations including ensuring that all staff comply with MC values and start-to-finish (SFG) policies; and
• Coordination with other levels of government and internally, all MC functions.

Technical  (20%):

• Support M&E activities, including reporting of SPAQ admin and lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS); and
• Support programme review including end of cycle (EoC) reviews, end of round (EoR) reviews and EoR coverage survey.

Representations & Knowledge Management (10%):

• Lesson identification and use including adaptive management;
• Harmonisation with other partners; and
• Representation especially at the LGA levels.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Training in Nursing or Public Health;
• Five years’ experience of working in the Public Health sector;
• Experience in programme management at the LGA/state level;
• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
• Experience managing project budgets;
• Experience in using digital data collection tools in SMC campaigns and other health programmes; 
• Some practical experience in Health Information and Disease Surveillance Systems, interoperability, and international standards; open Global Health Information System software and open data sources, such as, but not limited to, DHIS2, ODK, KoboCollect;
• Experience working at the LGA and community levels;
• Experience working on campaign style interventions (delivery of interventions or social mobilization and SMC would be an added advantage).

Work-based skills and competencies:

• Good understanding of the Nigeria health system;
• Understanding of communication for behaviour change and social mobilisation;
• Team player and demonstrated ability to work within a team as well as individually;
• Ability to travel to LGAs outside of state capital at least 80% of the time;
• Ability to perform under pressure;
• Excellent communication skills in English and the dominant local language in assigned state;
• Evidence of being resident in state of assignment.

Salary
Competitive.

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Job purpose

• The job purpose is to work with State Project Manager (SPM) to effectively manage project activities and resources, provide leadership and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with the project’s key stakeholders at the LGA level.

Scope of work

• The Program Officer (PO) while reporting to the State Project Manager(SPM) and based at the state office, will line mange the LGA Field Assistants within his area of coverage.

Key working relationships:

• The PO would be line managed by the SPM and would line manage the LGA Field Assistants in-charge of the assigned LGAs (presumably within a specific senatorial zone of a state).
• S/he would also maintain relationships with the country office departments, including Finance and Logistics.
• Key external relationships would be with staff at the LGA and State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), LGA health staff and leading community members and gatekeepers.
• S/he would lead micro-planning, training and coordination, through drug administration and supportive supervision, to reporting of activities at the LGA level.
• S/he would maintain close communication with stakeholders and influential persons in the assigned LGAs through the agreed frameworks.

Key accountabilities
Programme Management (70%):

Support the SPM and the state management team to lead activities for smooth programme management in the assigned LGAs in the following areas:

• Line management - build and performance manage an effective and technically fit SMC project team in the assigned LGAs;
• Be conversant with and guided by Malaria Consortium, policies, guidelines and the SMC Handbook towards the delivery of SMC in assigned LGAs;
• Planning (microplanning, selection of implementers at the local levels, training, database finalization, last mile distribution, SPAQ admin and reverse logistics);
• Engagement of stakeholders including government, communities and beneficiaries;
• Implementation (SPAQ admin) including QA and innovations, including the use of technology;
• General management including security, HR including line management, risk management, work planning and budgeting, VFM, optimization of grant, etc.;
• Risk Free operations including ensuring that all staff comply with MC values and start-to-finish (SFG) policies; and
• Coordination with other levels of government and internally, all MC functions.

Technical  (20%):

• Support M&E activities, including reporting of SPAQ admin and lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS); and
• Support programme review including end of cycle (EoC) reviews, end of round (EoR) reviews and EoR coverage survey.

Representations & Knowledge Management (10%):

• Lesson identification and use including adaptive management;
• Harmonisation with other partners; and
• Representation especially at the LGA levels.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Training in Nursing or Public Health;
• Five years’ experience of working in the Public Health sector;
• Experience in programme management at the LGA/state level;
• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
• Experience managing project budgets;
• Experience in using digital data collection tools in SMC campaigns and other health programmes; 
• Some practical experience in Health Information and Disease Surveillance Systems, interoperability, and international standards; open Global Health Information System software and open data sources, such as, but not limited to, DHIS2, ODK, KoboCollect;
• Experience working at the LGA and community levels;
• Experience working on campaign style interventions (delivery of interventions or social mobilization and SMC would be an added advantage).

Work-based skills and competencies:

• Good understanding of the Nigeria health system;
• Understanding of communication for behaviour change and social mobilisation;
• Team player and demonstrated ability to work within a team as well as individually;
• Ability to travel to LGAs outside of state capital at least 80% of the time;
• Ability to perform under pressure;
• Excellent communication skills in English and the dominant local language in assigned state;
• Evidence of being resident in state of assignment.

Salary
Competitive.

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Job purpose

• The job purpose is to work with State Project Manager (SPM) to effectively manage project activities and resources, provide leadership and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with the project’s key stakeholders at the LGA level.

Scope of work

• The Program Officer (PO) while reporting to the State Project Manager(SPM) and based at the state office, will line mange the LGA Field Assistants within his area of coverage.

Key working relationships:

• The PO would be line managed by the SPM and would line manage the LGA Field Assistants in-charge of the assigned LGAs (presumably within a specific senatorial zone of a state).
• S/he would also maintain relationships with the country office departments, including Finance and Logistics.
• Key external relationships would be with staff at the LGA and State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), LGA health staff and leading community members and gatekeepers.
• S/he would lead micro-planning, training and coordination, through drug administration and supportive supervision, to reporting of activities at the LGA level.
• S/he would maintain close communication with stakeholders and influential persons in the assigned LGAs through the agreed frameworks.

Key accountabilities
Programme Management (70%):

Support the SPM and the state management team to lead activities for smooth programme management in the assigned LGAs in the following areas:

• Line management - build and performance manage an effective and technically fit SMC project team in the assigned LGAs;
• Be conversant with and guided by Malaria Consortium, policies, guidelines and the SMC Handbook towards the delivery of SMC in assigned LGAs;
• Planning (microplanning, selection of implementers at the local levels, training, database finalization, last mile distribution, SPAQ admin and reverse logistics);
• Engagement of stakeholders including government, communities and beneficiaries;
• Implementation (SPAQ admin) including QA and innovations, including the use of technology;
• General management including security, HR including line management, risk management, work planning and budgeting, VFM, optimization of grant, etc.;
• Risk Free operations including ensuring that all staff comply with MC values and start-to-finish (SFG) policies; and
• Coordination with other levels of government and internally, all MC functions.

Technical  (20%):

• Support M&E activities, including reporting of SPAQ admin and lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS); and
• Support programme review including end of cycle (EoC) reviews, end of round (EoR) reviews and EoR coverage survey.

Representations & Knowledge Management (10%):

• Lesson identification and use including adaptive management;
• Harmonisation with other partners; and
• Representation especially at the LGA levels.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Training in Nursing or Public Health;
• Five years’ experience of working in the Public Health sector;
• Experience in programme management at the LGA/state level;
• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
• Experience managing project budgets;
• Experience in using digital data collection tools in SMC campaigns and other health programmes; 
• Some practical experience in Health Information and Disease Surveillance Systems, interoperability, and international standards; open Global Health Information System software and open data sources, such as, but not limited to, DHIS2, ODK, KoboCollect;
• Experience working at the LGA and community levels;
• Experience working on campaign style interventions (delivery of interventions or social mobilization and SMC would be an added advantage).

Work-based skills and competencies:

• Good understanding of the Nigeria health system;
• Understanding of communication for behaviour change and social mobilisation;
• Team player and demonstrated ability to work within a team as well as individually;
• Ability to travel to LGAs outside of state capital at least 80% of the time;
• Ability to perform under pressure;
• Excellent communication skills in English and the dominant local language in assigned state;
• Evidence of being resident in state of assignment.

Salary
Competitive.

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Job purpose

• The job purpose is to work with State Project Manager (SPM) to effectively manage project activities and resources, provide leadership and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with the project’s key stakeholders at the LGA level.

Scope of work

• The Program Officer (PO) while reporting to the State Project Manager(SPM) and based at the state office, will line mange the LGA Field Assistants within his area of coverage.

Key working relationships:

• The PO would be line managed by the SPM and would line manage the LGA Field Assistants in-charge of the assigned LGAs (presumably within a specific senatorial zone of a state).
• S/he would also maintain relationships with the country office departments, including Finance and Logistics.
• Key external relationships would be with staff at the LGA and State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), LGA health staff and leading community members and gatekeepers.
• S/he would lead micro-planning, training and coordination, through drug administration and supportive supervision, to reporting of activities at the LGA level.
• S/he would maintain close communication with stakeholders and influential persons in the assigned LGAs through the agreed frameworks.

Key accountabilities
Programme Management (70%):

Support the SPM and the state management team to lead activities for smooth programme management in the assigned LGAs in the following areas:

• Line management - build and performance manage an effective and technically fit SMC project team in the assigned LGAs;
• Be conversant with and guided by Malaria Consortium, policies, guidelines and the SMC Handbook towards the delivery of SMC in assigned LGAs;
• Planning (microplanning, selection of implementers at the local levels, training, database finalization, last mile distribution, SPAQ admin and reverse logistics);
• Engagement of stakeholders including government, communities and beneficiaries;
• Implementation (SPAQ admin) including QA and innovations, including the use of technology;
• General management including security, HR including line management, risk management, work planning and budgeting, VFM, optimization of grant, etc.;
• Risk Free operations including ensuring that all staff comply with MC values and start-to-finish (SFG) policies; and
• Coordination with other levels of government and internally, all MC functions.

Technical  (20%):

• Support M&E activities, including reporting of SPAQ admin and lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS); and
• Support programme review including end of cycle (EoC) reviews, end of round (EoR) reviews and EoR coverage survey.

Representations & Knowledge Management (10%):

• Lesson identification and use including adaptive management;
• Harmonisation with other partners; and
• Representation especially at the LGA levels.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Training in Nursing or Public Health;
• Five years’ experience of working in the Public Health sector;
• Experience in programme management at the LGA/state level;
• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
• Experience managing project budgets;
• Experience in using digital data collection tools in SMC campaigns and other health programmes; 
• Some practical experience in Health Information and Disease Surveillance Systems, interoperability, and international standards; open Global Health Information System software and open data sources, such as, but not limited to, DHIS2, ODK, KoboCollect;
• Experience working at the LGA and community levels;
• Experience working on campaign style interventions (delivery of interventions or social mobilization and SMC would be an added advantage).

Work-based skills and competencies:

• Good understanding of the Nigeria health system;
• Understanding of communication for behaviour change and social mobilisation;
• Team player and demonstrated ability to work within a team as well as individually;
• Ability to travel to LGAs outside of state capital at least 80% of the time;
• Ability to perform under pressure;
• Excellent communication skills in English and the dominant local language in assigned state;
• Evidence of being resident in state of assignment.

Salary
Competitive.

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Job purpose

• The job purpose is to work with State Project Manager (SPM) to effectively manage project activities and resources, provide leadership and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with the project’s key stakeholders at the LGA level.

Scope of work

• The Program Officer (PO) while reporting to the State Project Manager(SPM) and based at the state office, will line mange the LGA Field Assistants within his area of coverage.

Key working relationships:

• The PO would be line managed by the SPM and would line manage the LGA Field Assistants in-charge of the assigned LGAs (presumably within a specific senatorial zone of a state).
• S/he would also maintain relationships with the country office departments, including Finance and Logistics.
• Key external relationships would be with staff at the LGA and State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), LGA health staff and leading community members and gatekeepers.
• S/he would lead micro-planning, training and coordination, through drug administration and supportive supervision, to reporting of activities at the LGA level.
• S/he would maintain close communication with stakeholders and influential persons in the assigned LGAs through the agreed frameworks.

Key accountabilities
Programme Management (70%):

Support the SPM and the state management team to lead activities for smooth programme management in the assigned LGAs in the following areas:

• Line management - build and performance manage an effective and technically fit SMC project team in the assigned LGAs;
• Be conversant with and guided by Malaria Consortium, policies, guidelines and the SMC Handbook towards the delivery of SMC in assigned LGAs;
• Planning (microplanning, selection of implementers at the local levels, training, database finalization, last mile distribution, SPAQ admin and reverse logistics);
• Engagement of stakeholders including government, communities and beneficiaries;
• Implementation (SPAQ admin) including QA and innovations, including the use of technology;
• General management including security, HR including line management, risk management, work planning and budgeting, VFM, optimization of grant, etc.;
• Risk Free operations including ensuring that all staff comply with MC values and start-to-finish (SFG) policies; and
• Coordination with other levels of government and internally, all MC functions.

Technical  (20%):

• Support M&E activities, including reporting of SPAQ admin and lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS); and
• Support programme review including end of cycle (EoC) reviews, end of round (EoR) reviews and EoR coverage survey.

Representations & Knowledge Management (10%):

• Lesson identification and use including adaptive management;
• Harmonisation with other partners; and
• Representation especially at the LGA levels.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Training in Nursing or Public Health;
• Five years’ experience of working in the Public Health sector;
• Experience in programme management at the LGA/state level;
• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
• Experience managing project budgets;
• Experience in using digital data collection tools in SMC campaigns and other health programmes; 
• Some practical experience in Health Information and Disease Surveillance Systems, interoperability, and international standards; open Global Health Information System software and open data sources, such as, but not limited to, DHIS2, ODK, KoboCollect;
• Experience working at the LGA and community levels;
• Experience working on campaign style interventions (delivery of interventions or social mobilization and SMC would be an added advantage).

Work-based skills and competencies:

• Good understanding of the Nigeria health system;
• Understanding of communication for behaviour change and social mobilisation;
• Team player and demonstrated ability to work within a team as well as individually;
• Ability to travel to LGAs outside of state capital at least 80% of the time;
• Ability to perform under pressure;
• Excellent communication skills in English and the dominant local language in assigned state;
• Evidence of being resident in state of assignment.

Salary
Competitive.

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Job purpose

• The job purpose is to work with State Project Manager (SPM) to effectively manage project activities and resources, provide leadership and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with the project’s key stakeholders at the LGA level.

Scope of work

• The Program Officer (PO) while reporting to the State Project Manager(SPM) and based at the state office, will line mange the LGA Field Assistants within his area of coverage.

Key working relationships:

• The PO would be line managed by the SPM and would line manage the LGA Field Assistants in-charge of the assigned LGAs (presumably within a specific senatorial zone of a state).
• S/he would also maintain relationships with the country office departments, including Finance and Logistics.
• Key external relationships would be with staff at the LGA and State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), LGA health staff and leading community members and gatekeepers.
• S/he would lead micro-planning, training and coordination, through drug administration and supportive supervision, to reporting of activities at the LGA level.
• S/he would maintain close communication with stakeholders and influential persons in the assigned LGAs through the agreed frameworks.

Key accountabilities
Programme Management (70%):

Support the SPM and the state management team to lead activities for smooth programme management in the assigned LGAs in the following areas:

• Line management - build and performance manage an effective and technically fit SMC project team in the assigned LGAs;
• Be conversant with and guided by Malaria Consortium, policies, guidelines and the SMC Handbook towards the delivery of SMC in assigned LGAs;
• Planning (microplanning, selection of implementers at the local levels, training, database finalization, last mile distribution, SPAQ admin and reverse logistics);
• Engagement of stakeholders including government, communities and beneficiaries;
• Implementation (SPAQ admin) including QA and innovations, including the use of technology;
• General management including security, HR including line management, risk management, work planning and budgeting, VFM, optimization of grant, etc.;
• Risk Free operations including ensuring that all staff comply with MC values and start-to-finish (SFG) policies; and
• Coordination with other levels of government and internally, all MC functions.

Technical  (20%):

• Support M&E activities, including reporting of SPAQ admin and lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS); and
• Support programme review including end of cycle (EoC) reviews, end of round (EoR) reviews and EoR coverage survey.

Representations & Knowledge Management (10%):

• Lesson identification and use including adaptive management;
• Harmonisation with other partners; and
• Representation especially at the LGA levels.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Training in Nursing or Public Health;
• Five years’ experience of working in the Public Health sector;
• Experience in programme management at the LGA/state level;
• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
• Experience managing project budgets;
• Experience in using digital data collection tools in SMC campaigns and other health programmes; 
• Some practical experience in Health Information and Disease Surveillance Systems, interoperability, and international standards; open Global Health Information System software and open data sources, such as, but not limited to, DHIS2, ODK, KoboCollect;
• Experience working at the LGA and community levels;
• Experience working on campaign style interventions (delivery of interventions or social mobilization and SMC would be an added advantage).

Work-based skills and competencies:

• Good understanding of the Nigeria health system;
• Understanding of communication for behaviour change and social mobilisation;
• Team player and demonstrated ability to work within a team as well as individually;
• Ability to travel to LGAs outside of state capital at least 80% of the time;
• Ability to perform under pressure;
• Excellent communication skills in English and the dominant local language in assigned state;
• Evidence of being resident in state of assignment.

Salary
Competitive.

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Job purpose

• The job purpose is to work with State Project Manager (SPM) to effectively manage project activities and resources, provide leadership and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with the project’s key stakeholders at the LGA level.

Scope of work

• The Program Officer (PO) while reporting to the State Project Manager(SPM) and based at the state office, will line mange the LGA Field Assistants within his area of coverage.

Key working relationships:

• The PO would be line managed by the SPM and would line manage the LGA Field Assistants in-charge of the assigned LGAs (presumably within a specific senatorial zone of a state).
• S/he would also maintain relationships with the country office departments, including Finance and Logistics.
• Key external relationships would be with staff at the LGA and State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), LGA health staff and leading community members and gatekeepers.
• S/he would lead micro-planning, training and coordination, through drug administration and supportive supervision, to reporting of activities at the LGA level.
• S/he would maintain close communication with stakeholders and influential persons in the assigned LGAs through the agreed frameworks.

Key accountabilities
Programme Management (70%):

Support the SPM and the state management team to lead activities for smooth programme management in the assigned LGAs in the following areas:

• Line management - build and performance manage an effective and technically fit SMC project team in the assigned LGAs;
• Be conversant with and guided by Malaria Consortium, policies, guidelines and the SMC Handbook towards the delivery of SMC in assigned LGAs;
• Planning (microplanning, selection of implementers at the local levels, training, database finalization, last mile distribution, SPAQ admin and reverse logistics);
• Engagement of stakeholders including government, communities and beneficiaries;
• Implementation (SPAQ admin) including QA and innovations, including the use of technology;
• General management including security, HR including line management, risk management, work planning and budgeting, VFM, optimization of grant, etc.;
• Risk Free operations including ensuring that all staff comply with MC values and start-to-finish (SFG) policies; and
• Coordination with other levels of government and internally, all MC functions.

Technical  (20%):

• Support M&E activities, including reporting of SPAQ admin and lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS); and
• Support programme review including end of cycle (EoC) reviews, end of round (EoR) reviews and EoR coverage survey.

Representations & Knowledge Management (10%):

• Lesson identification and use including adaptive management;
• Harmonisation with other partners; and
• Representation especially at the LGA levels.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Training in Nursing or Public Health;
• Five years’ experience of working in the Public Health sector;
• Experience in programme management at the LGA/state level;
• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
• Experience managing project budgets;
• Experience in using digital data collection tools in SMC campaigns and other health programmes; 
• Some practical experience in Health Information and Disease Surveillance Systems, interoperability, and international standards; open Global Health Information System software and open data sources, such as, but not limited to, DHIS2, ODK, KoboCollect;
• Experience working at the LGA and community levels;
• Experience working on campaign style interventions (delivery of interventions or social mobilization and SMC would be an added advantage).

Work-based skills and competencies:

• Good understanding of the Nigeria health system;
• Understanding of communication for behaviour change and social mobilisation;
• Team player and demonstrated ability to work within a team as well as individually;
• Ability to travel to LGAs outside of state capital at least 80% of the time;
• Ability to perform under pressure;
• Excellent communication skills in English and the dominant local language in assigned state;
• Evidence of being resident in state of assignment.

Salary
Competitive.

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Job Description

• We are recruiting for a Technical Advisor - Community health for the REACH Project. This position can be based in any of our country offices, which include Nigeria, Uganda, London, Mozambique, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Togo, Burkina Faso, Chad and our Asian offices. 
• The Technical Advisor for Community Health will be responsible for the technical quality of services provided in the area of case management community-based health services.
• S/he will work with the Technical Lead (Objective 1) in providing technical oversight of the program on the components under her/his direct responsibility.
• S/he will ensure that the project activities are of high quality and adhere to PMI technical guidance and latest global policies and practices.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have:

• A Master’s Degree or Higher in Public Health, or other related area in particular public health related discipline, preferably with a strong malaria program component.
• Substantial experience in global health with a focus on malaria case management, in particular at community level.
• Extensive experience in community health, malaria and communicable diseases control.
• Experience at senior level in a technical role which involves working closely with national government counterparts.
• Strong experience in mentoring senior, high-calibre technical staff.
• Demonstrated experience building capacity of Ministries of Health and/or National Malaria Control Programs in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Ability to travel internationally – at least 40% of the time.
• Effective English oral and written communication skills is required.

Salary
Competitive.

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Job Purpose

• The post holder will work closely with the Senior Country Technical Coordinator to support the technical design, planning, coordination and implementation of projects and programmes in the Nigeria Office portfolio, and line manage the Research and Knowledge Management Specialist and the Senior Project Manager for LLIN Campaign.

Scope of Work

• The Public Health Specialist will work closely with the Senior Country Technical Coordinator (SCTC) to support programme design, planning, implementation and epidemiological field activities, including technical inputs in development of protocols, data management, analysis, interpretation of findings and writing of progress and scientific reports.
• The post-holder will follow up on technical support to facility level and community-based health service delivery programmes. S/he will actively contribute to M&E, Knowledge Management, new business development and internal capacity building for MC staff.

Key Working Relationships

• The Public Health Specialist will work closely with the all members of MCN Technical Team, including project Technical Officers/Specialists, Operations Research/M&E Managers/Specialists/Officers, Country Commodity Manager, Country MEL Manager, project Data Analysts and Programme Managers under the mentorship of the Senior Country Technical Coordinator.
•  S/he will need to liaise with stakeholders such as the Federal Ministry of Health, National Malaria Elimination Programmes, State Ministry of Health and Malaria Elimination Programmes.

Key Accountabilities
Technical Contributions (60%):

• As part of the Senior Country Technical Team, work in collaboration with Senior Country Technical Coordinator (SCTC) to provide technical support to the portfolio of malaria consortium projects to ensure global best practices are utilized in programme design and roll out.
• Work with SCTC to support projects in MCN in the area of design, implementation and interpretation of results frameworks.
• Lead the effort of the country office in the development of plans of action for project evaluations and coordinate the evaluation of country projects
• Lead statistical analysis of research data and contribute to reports and publications to disseminate to national stakeholders
• Contribute to the planning of field activities and development of standard operating procedures
• Contribute to the design of data collection tools and database systems for the entry, storage and retrieval of epidemiological data
• Work with the Country MEL manager to complement support to projects in the development / strengthening of routine and supplementary disease surveillance systems
• Liaise with the National Malaria Elimination Programme and other health service departments responsible for health programme implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation and Health Management Information System at all levels
• Provide technical assistance in the analysis and interpretation of results from surveys conducted and surveillance systems
• Contribute to the design of technical proposals and bids
• Support the research and Knowledge Management Specialist to contribute to Malaria Consortium Knowledge Management content and strategy at National, Regional and Global levels
• Contribute to on-going operational research work across the Nigeria portfolio of projects
• Work with the MEL manager in the planning, design, and implementation of health-related surveillance systems or epidemiologic studies and participate in the development of field testing of innovative tools and approaches in surveys, rapid assessments, routine data collection and surveillance
• Support the establishment and roll-out of the digital solution hub in MCN.
• Support the identification efficiency gaps in programme implementation and suggest innovation digital solutions to address the gaps

Strategic Contributions (20%):

• Support the institutionalization of MCN’s guidance for Programme Technical Quality Assurance
• Work with SCTC in strengthening and expanding the internal learning platforms within MCN and support capacity building for relevant technical staff across MC’s Nigerian portfolio on public health and disease epidemiology
• Ensure regular planning and implementation of the quarterly cross-learning forum

Programme Management (15%):

• Work as part of the Nigerian Technical team to provide technical assistance to country requests
• Provide technical support to project managers in review of consultancy and donor reports to ensure compliance with MC’s technical standards
• Organize and participate in technical update meetings between projects and the CTC and follow up of actions
• Support SCTC to collate periodic Technical Assistance Forecasts from projects to develop TA forecast for the CO
• Support collation of achievement against strategic milestones from projects to generate periodic CO reports on PreS

Communication and Advocacy (5%):

• Draft manuscripts as identified by the technical team for peer-reviewed journals
• Contribute to documentation of lessons learnt from the organization’s work including production of learning briefs, learning papers, general documentation and contribution to publications

Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Postgraduate Degree in Public Health with focus on Epidemiology / Bio-statistics or Demography;
• A minimum of 12 years post-graduate working experience in public health; with a medical background
• Substantial experience in the development, implementation, monitoring, review, documentation, reporting and dissemination of public health interventions.  
• Mid-level management experience in planning and implementing large sized health projects in Nigeria or sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience working on maternal and child health programmes, including community health delivery 
• Extensive experience in research design and implementation
• Excellent writing and presentation skills
• Flexibility and ability to work independently
• Full professional proficiency in English (written and spoken) required
• Committed to Malaria Consortium’s mission and values

Desirable:

• Experience managing donor grants or contracts such as BMGF, DFID, GFATM or USAID/PMI.
• Demonstrable skills in manuscript writing for peer-reviewed journals

Work-based skills:
Essential:

• Significant knowledge in communicable disease control and child health
• Good technical knowledge of malaria control
• Excellent programme management skills, with proven ability to implement high quality projects on time and within budget
• Ability to remain compliant with organisational and donor policies
• Ability to manage and prioritise high workload and multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Expert user of data analysis and geospatial mapping softwares, including STATA, R, SPSS, QGIS etc
• Familiarity with DHIS2 and ability to use other databases for data management
• Excellent writing and presentation skills in English
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Capable of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different functions and cultures
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel
• A team player, with a friendly attitude
• Proactive and takes initiative
• Results-oriented work ethic

Desirable:

• Excellent advocacy skills, and comfortable being a strong advocate for the programme

Salary
Competitive.

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Job purpose

• The job purpose is to work with State Project Manager (SPM) to effectively manage project activities and resources, provide leadership and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with the project’s key stakeholders at the LGA level.

Scope of work

• The Program Officer (PO) while reporting to the State Project Manager(SPM) and based at the state office, will line mange the LGA Field Assistants within his area of coverage.

Key working relationships:

• The PO would be line managed by the SPM and would line manage the LGA Field Assistants in-charge of the assigned LGAs (presumably within a specific senatorial zone of a state).
• S/he would also maintain relationships with the country office departments, including Finance and Logistics.
• Key external relationships would be with staff at the LGA and State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), LGA health staff and leading community members and gatekeepers.
• S/he would lead micro-planning, training and coordination, through drug administration and supportive supervision, to reporting of activities at the LGA level.
• S/he would maintain close communication with stakeholders and influential persons in the assigned LGAs through the agreed frameworks.

Key accountabilities
Programme Management (70%):

Support the SPM and the state management team to lead activities for smooth programme management in the assigned LGAs in the following areas:

• Line management - build and performance manage an effective and technically fit SMC project team in the assigned LGAs;
• Be conversant with and guided by Malaria Consortium, policies, guidelines and the SMC Handbook towards the delivery of SMC in assigned LGAs;
• Planning (microplanning, selection of implementers at the local levels, training, database finalization, last mile distribution, SPAQ admin and reverse logistics);
• Engagement of stakeholders including government, communities and beneficiaries;
• Implementation (SPAQ admin) including QA and innovations, including the use of technology;
• General management including security, HR including line management, risk management, work planning and budgeting, VFM, optimization of grant, etc.;
• Risk Free operations including ensuring that all staff comply with MC values and start-to-finish (SFG) policies; and
• Coordination with other levels of government and internally, all MC functions.

Technical  (20%):

• Support M&E activities, including reporting of SPAQ admin and lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS); and
• Support programme review including end of cycle (EoC) reviews, end of round (EoR) reviews and EoR coverage survey.

Representations & Knowledge Management (10%):

• Lesson identification and use including adaptive management;
• Harmonisation with other partners; and
• Representation especially at the LGA levels.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Training in Nursing or Public Health;
• Five years’ experience of working in the Public Health sector;
• Experience in programme management at the LGA/state level;
• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
• Experience managing project budgets;
• Experience in using digital data collection tools in SMC campaigns and other health programmes; 
• Some practical experience in Health Information and Disease Surveillance Systems, interoperability, and international standards; open Global Health Information System software and open data sources, such as, but not limited to, DHIS2, ODK, KoboCollect;
• Experience working at the LGA and community levels;
• Experience working on campaign style interventions (delivery of interventions or social mobilization and SMC would be an added advantage).

Work-based skills and competencies:

• Good understanding of the Nigeria health system;
• Understanding of communication for behaviour change and social mobilisation;
• Team player and demonstrated ability to work within a team as well as individually;
• Ability to travel to LGAs outside of state capital at least 80% of the time;
• Ability to perform under pressure;
• Excellent communication skills in English and the dominant local language in assigned state;
• Evidence of being resident in state of assignment.

Salary
Competitive.

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Job Purpose

• The Finance Manager will be responsible for all financial aspects of project sub-award contracts, project financial reporting, financial accounting and budget management while ensuring good value for money is achieved on the project.
• He/She will ensure compliance within the project of both the donor regulations and Malaria Consortium’s policies and processes.

Scope of Work

• He/She will provide a proactive, efficient, timely and relevant finance service to the project team including budget preparation with the appropriate mapping of financial transactions to be able to measure value for money and achievement of deliverables.
• He/She will drive project financial reporting at a level of detail necessary to manage budgets effectively, checking financial transactions are recorded accurately.

Key Accountabilities
Management Accounting (40%):

• Understand and implement grant management policies, procedures, and practices, and provide policy, guidance, and interpretation to project staff and partners
• Manage sub-granting mechanism to partner organisations
• Ensure smooth operation of technical efforts and field activities by providing accounting, management and logistical support to facilitate the implementation of project activities.
• Oversee the budgeting, reporting and accounting for the project for the Abuja office and the six states of operation to ensure timely and accurate reporting
• Issue Budget versus actuals and transaction listings on a monthly basis, and review them with the Project Manager to ensure prompt correction of errors and resolution of problems
• Prepare for review by the Country Finance Manager, Project Manager and the Finance Support Manager, the Donor Budget versus Actual report, which must be submitted within two weeks of each quarter end.
• Develop the annual financial plan and quarterly forecasts for the project based on the work plans to be submitted within two weeks of the quarter end to the donor after review

Financial Accounting (40%):

• Oversee all administrative, operational and financial management systems according to Malaria Consortium’s standard operating procedures
• Prepare Balance Sheet checklist each month for review by the Country Finance Manager
• Evaluate the financial impact of management decisions, ensuring that the donor receives value for money and that all financial transactions undertaken are in line with Malaria Consortium’s and the donor’s policies
• Compile and prepare routine financial reports for the management team
• Prepare project financial invoices for review by the Finance Support Manager: West & Central Africa in good time to meet the monthly and quarterly deadlines 
• Identify financial risks of the projects and prepare and keep updated with the Project Manager the projects’ risk register
• Support the state offices on month end processing.
• Make regular visits to the states of operation to ensure compliance with Malaria Consortium’s and the donor’s policies
• Actively support the Country Finance Manager with the required country and project audits
• Follow-up on issues with the state offices raised by the Country Finance Manager on the month-end checklists for resolution and those raised as a result of audits
• Any other tasks as required by the Country Finance Manager

Value for Money (15%):

• Assist the Project Manager in preparing a Value for Money (VFM) Action Plan, acceptable to the donor, with time bound deliverable examples of economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. The Action Plan should be agreed with the donor within six months of the start of the project.
• Create a mapping of project costs (including unit costs) that will enable the programme to control cost, convert inputs efficiently into outputs, and obtain the maximum possible outcomes.

Human Resources (5%):

• Provide finance induction to new State Finance Officers and non-finance staff in the project providing on-going support to the same people
• Feed into the performance reviews of finance staff in the project
• Highlight any financial capacity issues to the Country Finance Manager and Project Manager, making recommendations of any action required
• Provide a gap fill service for the financial management in the project as required due to staff absence from leave or resignation

Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified Accountant in recognised global body, ACA or CIMA
• Significant experience with at least 3 years in a financial management managerial position
• Highly familiar with cost accounting standards and management of sub-contracts and sub-grants with partners
• Past exposure and experience working on large scale projects and managing teams across multiple locations
• Previous experience of providing data to evidence value for money on a project.
• Working knowledge of rules and regulations of donors and their application
• Experience of working with DFID, GF, USAID, BMGF and other donor grants
• Experience of working on a payment by results contract

Work-based Skills:

• Fluency in English with proven ability to communicate effectively within a multi-cultural environment
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines
• Excellent analytical skills with good attention to detail
• Demonstrated supervisory skills, and ability to work effectively within teams
• Ability to develop and interpret standard financial reports (balance sheet, income statements, cash flow)
• Excellent computer skills with high proficiency in Microsoft Excel 
• Experience of working with PS Financials.

Salary
Competitive.

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Scope of Work

• The Finance Assistant will be responsible for timely filing of field/country office monthly financial information inclusive of payment vouchers, bank information, financial correspondence etc. S/he will also ensure orderliness within the finance department.
• The Finance Assistant will deal with all payments documentation as well as advising the Project Manager, Technical Officer and Financial Accountant on the arising financial matters and sharing area of concern with suggested solution within he/her capacity.

Key Working Relationships

• The Finance Assistant will be a staff in the state or Abuja and will report to the project manager while interacting directly with other staff including operations officer, administrative officer and other technical staff in the field office.
• S/he will also work with stakeholders, Local government and communities in the state. Indirectly report to the country finance officer.

Key Accountabilities
Finance Work (50%):

• Review all transactions and ensure completeness of documentation and approvals.
• Review attendance using the approved Database and prepare payment schedules for participants of SMC personnel to ensure names in attendance sheet tally with Database and Schedules.
• Prepare payment vouchers, ensure correctness of cost classification and coding
• Receive payment advise and attached to relevant documents to file
• Preparing Payment schedule of all meetings, workshop and training participants and consultants
• Safeguarding the organisation resources by scrutinising all payment requests, TAFs, PRFs by adhering to the MC Manual, Policies and Procedures
• Follow up on the stock balance of financial documents (forms, vouchers, receipts etc.) and make a timely order before stock outs occurs.
• Work with Finance Officer to ensure PV is raised with all supporting documents for every payment made and filed.
• Advising the Finance Officer on the arising financial matters and sharing areas of concern with suggested solutions.
• Maintain an excel journal template for recording of all payments completed and share with Finance Officer weekly for posting.

Suppliers Invoice (15%):

• Track and receive all invoices from suppliers & vendors and prepare the Invoice authorisation forms
• Prepare all invoice payments and obtain approval from the authorised personnel

Operations related work (30%):

• In charge of archiving, scanning and filling all finance documents and ensuring that they are in safe custody and easily accessible by the finance team.
• Ensure Finance Documents (PVs) are filled as per Malaria Consortium Finance Manual filing requirement.
• In-charge of collating timesheets of all field office staff.
• Keep tracker for all payment documents to ensure they are sent/ received to/in Abuja.

Perform other duties as require by Finance Officer, Accountant and Finance Manager. This will include but not limited to (5%):

• Support audit by making documents available.
• Support in Asset spot check and physical verification.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience:
Essential:

• OND / HND or Bachelor's in Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a finance team, with at least one year in an Accounts Officer position

Desirable

• Experience in working in INGO an added advantage
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other software skills

Work-based Skills and Competencies:
Essentia:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of NGO donors and their financial reporting requirements 
• Excellent computer skills with high proficiency in Microsoft excel
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Strong ability to be able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Willingness to learn at all times
• A self-starter

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of accounting software is an added advantage
• Trustworthiness, Stress tolerance and operational decision making skills is an added advantage

Salary
Competitive.

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Scope of Work

• The Finance Assistant will be responsible for timely filing of field/country office monthly financial information inclusive of payment vouchers, bank information, financial correspondence etc. S/he will also ensure orderliness within the finance department.
• The Finance Assistant will deal with all payments documentation as well as advising the Project Manager, Technical Officer and Financial Accountant on the arising financial matters and sharing area of concern with suggested solution within he/her capacity.

Key Working Relationships

• The Finance Assistant will be a staff in the state or Abuja and will report to the project manager while interacting directly with other staff including operations officer, administrative officer and other technical staff in the field office.
• S/he will also work with stakeholders, Local government and communities in the state. Indirectly report to the country finance officer.

Key Accountabilities
Finance Work (50%):

• Review all transactions and ensure completeness of documentation and approvals.
• Review attendance using the approved Database and prepare payment schedules for participants of SMC personnel to ensure names in attendance sheet tally with Database and Schedules.
• Prepare payment vouchers, ensure correctness of cost classification and coding
• Receive payment advise and attached to relevant documents to file
• Preparing Payment schedule of all meetings, workshop and training participants and consultants
• Safeguarding the organisation resources by scrutinising all payment requests, TAFs, PRFs by adhering to the MC Manual, Policies and Procedures
• Follow up on the stock balance of financial documents (forms, vouchers, receipts etc.) and make a timely order before stock outs occurs.
• Work with Finance Officer to ensure PV is raised with all supporting documents for every payment made and filed.
• Advising the Finance Officer on the arising financial matters and sharing areas of concern with suggested solutions.
• Maintain an excel journal template for recording of all payments completed and share with Finance Officer weekly for posting.

Suppliers Invoice (15%):

• Track and receive all invoices from suppliers & vendors and prepare the Invoice authorisation forms
• Prepare all invoice payments and obtain approval from the authorised personnel

Operations related work (30%):

• In charge of archiving, scanning and filling all finance documents and ensuring that they are in safe custody and easily accessible by the finance team.
• Ensure Finance Documents (PVs) are filled as per Malaria Consortium Finance Manual filing requirement.
• In-charge of collating timesheets of all field office staff.
• Keep tracker for all payment documents to ensure they are sent/ received to/in Abuja.

Perform other duties as require by Finance Officer, Accountant and Finance Manager. This will include but not limited to (5%):

• Support audit by making documents available.
• Support in Asset spot check and physical verification.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience:
Essential:

• OND / HND or Bachelor's in Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a finance team, with at least one year in an Accounts Officer position

Desirable

• Experience in working in INGO an added advantage
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other software skills

Work-based Skills and Competencies:
Essentia:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of NGO donors and their financial reporting requirements 
• Excellent computer skills with high proficiency in Microsoft excel
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Strong ability to be able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Willingness to learn at all times
• A self-starter

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of accounting software is an added advantage
• Trustworthiness, Stress tolerance and operational decision making skills is an added advantage

Salary
Competitive.

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Scope of Work

• The Finance Assistant will be responsible for timely filing of field/country office monthly financial information inclusive of payment vouchers, bank information, financial correspondence etc. S/he will also ensure orderliness within the finance department.
• The Finance Assistant will deal with all payments documentation as well as advising the Project Manager, Technical Officer and Financial Accountant on the arising financial matters and sharing area of concern with suggested solution within he/her capacity.

Key Working Relationships

• The Finance Assistant will be a staff in the state or Abuja and will report to the project manager while interacting directly with other staff including operations officer, administrative officer and other technical staff in the field office.
• S/he will also work with stakeholders, Local government and communities in the state. Indirectly report to the country finance officer.

Key Accountabilities
Finance Work (50%):

• Review all transactions and ensure completeness of documentation and approvals.
• Review attendance using the approved Database and prepare payment schedules for participants of SMC personnel to ensure names in attendance sheet tally with Database and Schedules.
• Prepare payment vouchers, ensure correctness of cost classification and coding
• Receive payment advise and attached to relevant documents to file
• Preparing Payment schedule of all meetings, workshop and training participants and consultants
• Safeguarding the organisation resources by scrutinising all payment requests, TAFs, PRFs by adhering to the MC Manual, Policies and Procedures
• Follow up on the stock balance of financial documents (forms, vouchers, receipts etc.) and make a timely order before stock outs occurs.
• Work with Finance Officer to ensure PV is raised with all supporting documents for every payment made and filed.
• Advising the Finance Officer on the arising financial matters and sharing areas of concern with suggested solutions.
• Maintain an excel journal template for recording of all payments completed and share with Finance Officer weekly for posting.

Suppliers Invoice (15%):

• Track and receive all invoices from suppliers & vendors and prepare the Invoice authorisation forms
• Prepare all invoice payments and obtain approval from the authorised personnel

Operations related work (30%):

• In charge of archiving, scanning and filling all finance documents and ensuring that they are in safe custody and easily accessible by the finance team.
• Ensure Finance Documents (PVs) are filled as per Malaria Consortium Finance Manual filing requirement.
• In-charge of collating timesheets of all field office staff.
• Keep tracker for all payment documents to ensure they are sent/ received to/in Abuja.

Perform other duties as require by Finance Officer, Accountant and Finance Manager. This will include but not limited to (5%):

• Support audit by making documents available.
• Support in Asset spot check and physical verification.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience:
Essential:

• OND / HND or Bachelor's in Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a finance team, with at least one year in an Accounts Officer position

Desirable

• Experience in working in INGO an added advantage
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other software skills

Work-based Skills and Competencies:
Essentia:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of NGO donors and their financial reporting requirements 
• Excellent computer skills with high proficiency in Microsoft excel
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Strong ability to be able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Willingness to learn at all times
• A self-starter

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of accounting software is an added advantage
• Trustworthiness, Stress tolerance and operational decision making skills is an added advantage

Salary
Competitive.

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Scope of Work

• The Finance Assistant will be responsible for timely filing of field/country office monthly financial information inclusive of payment vouchers, bank information, financial correspondence etc. S/he will also ensure orderliness within the finance department.
• The Finance Assistant will deal with all payments documentation as well as advising the Project Manager, Technical Officer and Financial Accountant on the arising financial matters and sharing area of concern with suggested solution within he/her capacity.

Key Working Relationships

• The Finance Assistant will be a staff in the state or Abuja and will report to the project manager while interacting directly with other staff including operations officer, administrative officer and other technical staff in the field office.
• S/he will also work with stakeholders, Local government and communities in the state. Indirectly report to the country finance officer.

Key Accountabilities
Finance Work (50%):

• Review all transactions and ensure completeness of documentation and approvals.
• Review attendance using the approved Database and prepare payment schedules for participants of SMC personnel to ensure names in attendance sheet tally with Database and Schedules.
• Prepare payment vouchers, ensure correctness of cost classification and coding
• Receive payment advise and attached to relevant documents to file
• Preparing Payment schedule of all meetings, workshop and training participants and consultants
• Safeguarding the organisation resources by scrutinising all payment requests, TAFs, PRFs by adhering to the MC Manual, Policies and Procedures
• Follow up on the stock balance of financial documents (forms, vouchers, receipts etc.) and make a timely order before stock outs occurs.
• Work with Finance Officer to ensure PV is raised with all supporting documents for every payment made and filed.
• Advising the Finance Officer on the arising financial matters and sharing areas of concern with suggested solutions.
• Maintain an excel journal template for recording of all payments completed and share with Finance Officer weekly for posting.

Suppliers Invoice (15%):

• Track and receive all invoices from suppliers & vendors and prepare the Invoice authorisation forms
• Prepare all invoice payments and obtain approval from the authorised personnel

Operations related work (30%):

• In charge of archiving, scanning and filling all finance documents and ensuring that they are in safe custody and easily accessible by the finance team.
• Ensure Finance Documents (PVs) are filled as per Malaria Consortium Finance Manual filing requirement.
• In-charge of collating timesheets of all field office staff.
• Keep tracker for all payment documents to ensure they are sent/ received to/in Abuja.

Perform other duties as require by Finance Officer, Accountant and Finance Manager. This will include but not limited to (5%):

• Support audit by making documents available.
• Support in Asset spot check and physical verification.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience:
Essential:

• OND / HND or Bachelor's in Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a finance team, with at least one year in an Accounts Officer position

Desirable

• Experience in working in INGO an added advantage
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other software skills

Work-based Skills and Competencies:
Essentia:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of NGO donors and their financial reporting requirements 
• Excellent computer skills with high proficiency in Microsoft excel
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Strong ability to be able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Willingness to learn at all times
• A self-starter

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of accounting software is an added advantage
• Trustworthiness, Stress tolerance and operational decision making skills is an added advantage

Salary
Competitive.

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Scope of Work

• The Finance Assistant will be responsible for timely filing of field/country office monthly financial information inclusive of payment vouchers, bank information, financial correspondence etc. S/he will also ensure orderliness within the finance department.
• The Finance Assistant will deal with all payments documentation as well as advising the Project Manager, Technical Officer and Financial Accountant on the arising financial matters and sharing area of concern with suggested solution within he/her capacity.

Key Working Relationships

• The Finance Assistant will be a staff in the state or Abuja and will report to the project manager while interacting directly with other staff including operations officer, administrative officer and other technical staff in the field office.
• S/he will also work with stakeholders, Local government and communities in the state. Indirectly report to the country finance officer.

Key Accountabilities
Finance Work (50%):

• Review all transactions and ensure completeness of documentation and approvals.
• Review attendance using the approved Database and prepare payment schedules for participants of SMC personnel to ensure names in attendance sheet tally with Database and Schedules.
• Prepare payment vouchers, ensure correctness of cost classification and coding
• Receive payment advise and attached to relevant documents to file
• Preparing Payment schedule of all meetings, workshop and training participants and consultants
• Safeguarding the organisation resources by scrutinising all payment requests, TAFs, PRFs by adhering to the MC Manual, Policies and Procedures
• Follow up on the stock balance of financial documents (forms, vouchers, receipts etc.) and make a timely order before stock outs occurs.
• Work with Finance Officer to ensure PV is raised with all supporting documents for every payment made and filed.
• Advising the Finance Officer on the arising financial matters and sharing areas of concern with suggested solutions.
• Maintain an excel journal template for recording of all payments completed and share with Finance Officer weekly for posting.

Suppliers Invoice (15%):

• Track and receive all invoices from suppliers & vendors and prepare the Invoice authorisation forms
• Prepare all invoice payments and obtain approval from the authorised personnel

Operations Related Work (30%):

• In charge of archiving, scanning and filling all finance documents and ensuring that they are in safe custody and easily accessible by the finance team.
• Ensure Finance Documents (PVs) are filled as per Malaria Consortium Finance Manual filing requirement.
• In-charge of collating timesheets of all field office staff.
• Keep tracker for all payment documents to ensure they are sent/ received to/in Abuja.

Perform other duties as require by Finance Officer, Accountant and Finance Manager. This will include but not limited to (5%):

• Support audit by making documents available.
• Support in Asset spot check and physical verification.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience:
Essential:

• OND / HND or Bachelor's in Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a finance team, with at least one year in an Accounts Officer position

Desirable:

• Experience in working in INGO an added advantage
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other software skills

Work-based Skills and Competencies:
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of NGO donors and their financial reporting requirements 
• Excellent computer skills with high proficiency in Microsoft excel
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Strong ability to be able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Willingness to learn at all times
• A self-starter

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of accounting software is an added advantage
• Trustworthiness, Stress tolerance and operational decision making skills is an added advantage.

Salary
Competitive.

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Scope of Work

• The Finance Assistant will be responsible for timely filing of field/country office monthly financial information inclusive of payment vouchers, bank information, financial correspondence etc. S/he will also ensure orderliness within the finance department.
• The Finance Assistant will deal with all payments documentation as well as advising the Project Manager, Technical Officer and Financial Accountant on the arising financial matters and sharing area of concern with suggested solution within he/her capacity.

Key Working Relationships

• The Finance Assistant will be a staff in the state or Abuja and will report to the project manager while interacting directly with other staff including operations officer, administrative officer and other technical staff in the field office.
• S/he will also work with stakeholders, Local government and communities in the state. Indirectly report to the country finance officer.

Key Accountabilities
Finance Work (50%):

• Review all transactions and ensure completeness of documentation and approvals.
• Review attendance using the approved Database and prepare payment schedules for participants of SMC personnel to ensure names in attendance sheet tally with Database and Schedules.
• Prepare payment vouchers, ensure correctness of cost classification and coding
• Receive payment advise and attached to relevant documents to file
• Preparing Payment schedule of all meetings, workshop and training participants and consultants
• Safeguarding the organisation resources by scrutinising all payment requests, TAFs, PRFs by adhering to the MC Manual, Policies and Procedures
• Follow up on the stock balance of financial documents (forms, vouchers, receipts etc.) and make a timely order before stock outs occurs.
• Work with Finance Officer to ensure PV is raised with all supporting documents for every payment made and filed.
• Advising the Finance Officer on the arising financial matters and sharing areas of concern with suggested solutions.
• Maintain an excel journal template for recording of all payments completed and share with Finance Officer weekly for posting.

Suppliers Invoice (15%):

• Track and receive all invoices from suppliers & vendors and prepare the Invoice authorisation forms
• Prepare all invoice payments and obtain approval from the authorised personnel

Operations Related Work (30%):

• In charge of archiving, scanning and filling all finance documents and ensuring that they are in safe custody and easily accessible by the finance team.
• Ensure Finance Documents (PVs) are filled as per Malaria Consortium Finance Manual filing requirement.
• In-charge of collating timesheets of all field office staff.
• Keep tracker for all payment documents to ensure they are sent/ received to/in Abuja.

Perform other duties as require by Finance Officer, Accountant and Finance Manager. This will include but not limited to (5%):

• Support audit by making documents available.
• Support in Asset spot check and physical verification.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience:
Essential:

• OND / HND or Bachelor's in Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a finance team, with at least one year in an Accounts Officer position

Desirable:

• Experience in working in INGO an added advantage
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other software skills

Work-based Skills and Competencies:
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of NGO donors and their financial reporting requirements 
• Excellent computer skills with high proficiency in Microsoft excel
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Strong ability to be able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Willingness to learn at all times
• A self-starter

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of accounting software is an added advantage
• Trustworthiness, Stress tolerance and operational decision making skills is an added advantage.

Salary
Competitive.

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Description

• Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Senior Technical Advisor for the SMC REACH project. This position can be based in any of our country offices, which include Nigeria, Uganda, London, Mozambique, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Togo, Burkina Faso, Chad and our Asian offices. 
• The role works across all technical aspects of SMC program activities, including quality of implementation, monitoring and evaluation (M&E). The post holder will advise on technical and approaches to SMC, ensuring that all program activities consistently contribute to the overarching aim of safely preventing malaria cases in eligible children living in areas targeted by SMC campaigns within the intended period of protection.
• The post holder will use their knowledge and specialist expertise to guide and influence technical excellence and technical direction with all relevant stakeholders. They contribute to strategic and tactical decision-making in the program through analytics, research and/or experiential learning.
• This role will provide technical support under REACH Malaria to National Malaria Control Programs (NMCPs) in the implementation of SMC, ensuring high standards of technical excellence across the program.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have:

• Postgraduate Degree in a relevant discipline, for example Medicine, Disease Control, Epidemiology or Public Health
• Extensive experience in the implementation of communicable diseases control programs within government, a public sector agency, a not-for-profit organisation or research institution
• Extensive experience of field work in developing countries, in particular in Africa
• Experience at senior level providing technical support or technical assistance to projects or programs
• Experience of engaging with high-level country, regional and global stakeholders to inform policy and practice

Salary
Competitive.

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Description

• Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Technical Advisor Malaria Diagnostics Specialist for the REACH project. This position can be based in any of our country offices, which include Nigeria, Uganda, London, Mozambique, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Togo, Burkina Faso, Chad and our Asian offices. 
• The post holder will provide technical support under REACH Malaria with a focus in the area of improving malaria diagnosis.
• The Technical Advisor - Malaria Diagnostics Specialist will contribute to strategy and technical direction for interventions to improve malaria diagnosis and assure the quality of the work undertaken to promote malaria diagnosis in the public and private sector.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have:

• Substantial experience in global health with a focus on malaria control and elimination
• A Master’s Degree or Higher in Public Health, or other related area in particular laboratory-related discipline, preferably with a strong malaria program component.
• Extensive experience in malaria/communicable disease diagnosis and quality assurance
• Experience at senior level in a technical role which involves working closely with national government counterparts
• Strong experience in mentoring senior, high-calibre technical staff
• Demonstrated experience building capacity of National Malaria Control Programs in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Ability to travel internationally – at least 40% of the time.
• Effective English oral and written communication skills is required.

Salary
Competitive.