Malaria Consortium Nigeria is committed to tackling the large number of malaria cases and deaths in the country. Working in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other partners, we lead and support three major malaria control initiatives in the country: Support to the National Malaria Control Programme (SuNMaP); NetWorks and MAPS. Our areas of focus in...
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Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Operational Research & Surveillance Specialist to join our team in Abuja, Nigeria.
Job purpose
The Operational Research Specialist (ORS) will provide technical inputs into OR designs for SMC. He/she will lead in implementation, data management, reporting and dissemination of project key outcomes relating to OR, ensuring standards and quality in project activities. He/she will contribute to the development of SMC learning agenda, particularly in operational research, working closely with the other technical experts in the project to maintain scientific soundness of activities and protection of research participants. The position holder will contribute to evidence base and support peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, conferences and presentations.
Scope of work
The Operations Research Specialist (ORS) will be based in the country office Abuja and would support Malaria Consortium/Nigeria and programme leadership in the development and application of periodic analytical and assessment methods (research, surveys, investigations, studies, evaluations, etc. in the supported states and LGAs) to improve decision-making and programme operations for better outputs and outcomes. The office holder would define operational/implementation problems, research questions and topics, support the engagement of relevant experts, agencies and institutions to deliver on specific assignments. He/she would be responsible for the processing and obtaining of approvals for Terms of References (ToRs), protocols and ethical clearances to enable completion of these research, surveys, studies, investigations, etc. He/she would also be responsible for monitoring and evaluating ongoing activities to ensure they meet timelines and milestones; and also, be responsible for obtaining approval for submitted reports, their dissemination and scientific papers therefrom.
Key working relationships
The ORS will work closely with the Programme Director (PD) and Technical Specialist (TS), as well as other M&E team members under the leadership of the Senior Country Technical Coordinator. In the implementation of data collection activities, he/she will need to liaise with stakeholders such as the Federal Ministry of Health/NMEP, State Ministry of Health/SMEP, partner organisations, subcontractors, universities and research institutions as may be required. The position holder will support recruitment and maintenance of a network of data collectors and supervisors in SMC supported states. He/she will also work closely with a research advisor/principal investigator from the academia when required.
Key accountabilities
Operational Research contributions (75%)
- In conjunction with other project team members develop OR protocols and lead in pre-implementation activities such as securing ethical clearance and waivers where necessary, particularly where proposed procedures are not approved in national implementation guidelines.
- Identify Operations Research (OR) questions that should be answered for more effective programme implementation.
- Coordinate day-to-day technical preparations, implementation and supervision of research activities in SMC states.
- Support the M&E Manager and Data Analysis Specialist in statistical analysis of operational research data and contribute to reports and publications to disseminate among partners.
- Write periodic research-related reports for project for donors and other audiences as required.
- Coordinate the implementation of in-country dissemination and research uptake activity plans, such as stakeholder consultations, media engagements, and country specific project learning outputs.
- Advise and support the SMC state teams in managing activity plans, consultants and budgets for specific operational research activities.
- Support, and as appropriate lead, the documentation of operational research and lessons learnt from the project including drafting of manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals, learning briefs, learning papers and general documentation (e.g. narrative reports, infographics).
- Support the dissemination of lessons learned to national and global audiences through conference presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and technical reports.
Quality assurance of operational research (10%)
- Ensure adherence to OR protocols during implementation. Flag any necessary changes to protocol and seek approvals as appropriate either from the SCTC or the research ethics committees.
- Supervise SMC operational research project implementation and outputs, quality control of data collection and carry out regular project performance assessments as planned and other reports as required
- Working with the PD and TS, contribute to the adherence of research guidelines and embedding into research studies, standards of operational research quality
Capacity building and institutional strengthening (10%)
- Participate in building project capacity in operational research, mainly in the NMEP and SMEPs but also where appropriate within SMC team
- In liaison with the TS and SCTC, support capacity building initiatives of the project’s M&E team and contribute to the organisation’s strategic objectives
External Representation (5%)
- Participate in national or regional technical working groups as relevant
Person specification
Qualifications and experience:
Essential
- Postgraduate degree in Epidemiology, Statistics or Public Health
- 10-12 years post qualification and 8 years working in a research role with an excellent understanding of operational research approaches
- Demonstrable knowledge and ability to design and implement research studies, including design of qualitative and quantitative data collection tools.
- Good qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills
- Demonstrated experience of working in a team of experts delivering specialized TA services
- Previous public health sector experience in sub-Saharan Africa countries
- Familiarity with Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) in Low and Middle Income countries e.g. DHIS2
- Experience in setting up standards of quality as well as internal quality assurance mechanisms
- Strong writing skills with publications in peer-reviewed journals
Desirable
- Significant knowledge in communicable disease control, particularly malaria
- Experience in working effectively with government and non-government partners
Work-based skills:
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively on a team, particularly with Ministries of Health and/or other government sectors and partners
- Proven ability in transferring skills, particularly working with government and nongovernment colleagues
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Excellent statistical analysis skills including familiarity with software such as STATA, R or Statgraphics, CSPro, Atlas ti, NVIVO
- Results-oriented attitude to work
- Expert competency level in reviewing, understanding and synthesizing data for sharing with wider audiences
- Practical organizational skills with the ability to manage a fluctuating workload, prioritize and re-prioritize when necessary and meet tight deadlines
- Able to travel to SMC supported states to oversee OR or other data collection activities
- Excellent command of English with exceptional writing and communication skills and the ability to present information in clear, concise, and compelling ways
- Computer literacy, including high degree of skills in MS Office and Stata
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Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Campaign Manager to join our team in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria.
Job purpose
The Campaign Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing ITN distribution activities and financial management in implementation state. Four campaign managers will be engaged to cover all implementation states; each state will be managed by a campaign manager.
Scope of work
The role involves ensuring the proper planning and coordination of all activities related to the delivery of ITNs to households in the implementation state including macro and microplanning, advocacy, procurement, supply chain management, household mobilization, demand creation as well as monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the process. This role will back-stop the State Support Team of NMEP in the technical, demand creation, logistics and security work streams to ensure the delivery of a high-quality campaign.
Key working relationships
This role will involve working under the supervision of Malaria Consortium’s Programme Director and dotted line reporting to the Country Programmes Manager, Malaria Consortium state, country and head office teams, and closely with the NMEP, and liaison with SMoH officials, community leaders and Health teams. S/he will provide technical leadership during the implementation of ITN campaign in the implementation state.
Key accountabilities
Oversee coordination, planning and implementation of ITN Campaign activities
- Work closely with the Programme Director to ensure effective implementation of the ITN campaign in line with the national guidelines.
- Support the recruitment, supervision and management of the Work Stream Advisors and Campaign Technical Assistants Team (CTAT)
- Support the development of ITN distribution work plans and budgets
- Support the roll out and dissemination of updated NMEP-approved guidelines, standard operating procedures and other job-aids for malaria prevention via ITN mass campaigns
- Work with the operations unit to ensure timely procurement of all campaign materials.
- Participate in planning and advocacy meetings at the national and state levels
- Coordinate and monitor LGA level microplanning meetings for the distribution activities
- Compile LGA microplans into state level microplans and develop ITN pre-positioning plans for each LGA.
- Liaise with the state team and SST to assess state and LGA stores for adequacy of space and security.
- Liaise with 3rd Party Logistics Company and SMOH regarding logistics of ITNs
- Coordinate the training of state, LGA, community volunteers and health workers involved in the distribution activities and temporary staff supporting the mass campaigns, to facilitate the payment of their allowances in a timely manner
- Coordinate responses to implementation bottlenecks related to ITN campaign in the state
- Facilitate the incorporation of lessons learnt into the implementation package
- Support the National LLIN Campaign Coordination Network in advocacy and resource mobilization efforts.
- In collaboration with NMEP, and National LLIN Campaign Coordination Network, oversee the transparent disbursement and management of operational costs for ITNs
- Track the expenditure of the Campaign Technical Assistants (CTA) operating costs in adherence to the CTA operational budget and in line with agreed principles.
- Manage and supervise field staff involved in the distribution exercise
- Be responsible for timely financial accountability for any disbursed funds. This will include the submission to the finance unit of all relevant support documentation to facilitate payments
- Develop effective and collaborative relationships with all project partners, including the SMoH health teams, Health Workers and other volunteers
- Ensure that complementary technical approaches are established with other stakeholders in the Malaria programme
Monitoring and evaluation support
- Provide support in track progress towards relevant performance indicators, analyzing reasons for shortfalls and adapting programme strategies as needed
- Support the design and implementation of feedback and response channels to enhance accountability of program vis-à-vis beneficiaries of the ITN mass campaign services
- Provide support in developing training and implementation monitoring plans for country office and project staff to monitor LGA level training to ensure quality of delivery
- Support in monitoring the registration of households, collection and compilation of household registration data, as well as the actual ITN distribution to beneficiaries.
Reporting
- Maintain regular communication with the Programme Director, Country Technical Coordinator, Country Programme Manager and Commodity Manager providing periodic updates on progress on implementation.
- On completion of the ITN campaign, arrange for state debriefing and prepare campaign report
- Document and disseminate lessons learnt and experiences from the state of implementation
- Support the SST to ensure reports are developed for each work stream
- In collaboration with NMEP’s IVM Unit, other malaria partners and SMoHs, contribute to the development and implementation of tools, approaches and strategies to strengthen the implementation of mass campaigns in the country
Other
- Work with the operations and security managers at Malaria Consortium to ensure prompt dissemination of, and adherence to security protocols and alerts to field staff
- Be accountable for Malaria Consortium’s equipment/materials in the field including security for vehicles, hand-held security scanners, phones and other materials
- Represent Malaria Consortium at relevant technical working groups and coordination forums e.g. IVM sub-committee
- Adhere to all project policies and procedures
Person specification
Qualifications and experience:
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in health or social sciences field
- A minimum of 7 years’ experience in related/similar role
- A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a managerial role
- Previous experience in the implementation of projects particularly leading campaigns;
- Familiarity with mass ITN campaigns in Nigeria and its implementation guidelines
- Experience in conducting trainings
- Excellent knowledge of ITN campaign procurement, logistics, warehousing, security, demand creations activities and distribution processes.
- Previous experience managing funds and short-term projects
Desirable
- Thorough understanding of preventive aspects of malaria control
- Previous hands-on experience working in hard-to-reach locations
- Familiarity with the strategies and guidelines of NMEP as well as SMEP
- Experience in using participatory adult learning techniques
- Previous experience in mass campaign ITN distribution activities is a plus
Work-based skills and competencies:
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, with strong leadership skills and a supportive management style
- Excellent diplomacy and stakeholder liaison skills and experience in working in partnerships to deliver programmes
- Competency in computer applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Good writing and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of partners including MoH
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Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Campaign Manager to join our team in Borno State, Nigeria.
Job purpose
The Campaign Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing ITN distribution activities and financial management in implementation state. Four campaign managers will be engaged to cover all implementation states; each state will be managed by a campaign manager.
Scope of work
The role involves ensuring the proper planning and coordination of all activities related to the delivery of ITNs to households in the implementation state including macro and microplanning, advocacy, procurement, supply chain management, household mobilization, demand creation as well as monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the process. This role will back-stop the State Support Team of NMEP in the technical, demand creation, logistics and security work streams to ensure the delivery of a high-quality campaign.
Key working relationships
This role will involve working under the supervision of Malaria Consortium’s Programme Director and dotted line reporting to the Country Programmes Manager, Malaria Consortium state, country and head office teams, and closely with the NMEP, and liaison with SMoH officials, community leaders and Health teams. S/he will provide technical leadership during the implementation of ITN campaign in the implementation state.
Key accountabilities
Oversee coordination, planning and implementation of ITN Campaign activities
- Work closely with the Programme Director to ensure effective implementation of the ITN campaign in line with the national guidelines.
- Support the recruitment, supervision and management of the Work Stream Advisors and Campaign Technical Assistants Team (CTAT)
- Support the development of ITN distribution work plans and budgets
- Support the roll out and dissemination of updated NMEP-approved guidelines, standard operating procedures and other job-aids for malaria prevention via ITN mass campaigns
- Work with the operations unit to ensure timely procurement of all campaign materials.
- Participate in planning and advocacy meetings at the national and state levels
- Coordinate and monitor LGA level microplanning meetings for the distribution activities
- Compile LGA microplans into state level microplans and develop ITN pre-positioning plans for each LGA.
- Liaise with the state team and SST to assess state and LGA stores for adequacy of space and security.
- Liaise with 3rd Party Logistics Company and SMOH regarding logistics of ITNs
- Coordinate the training of state, LGA, community volunteers and health workers involved in the distribution activities and temporary staff supporting the mass campaigns, to facilitate the payment of their allowances in a timely manner
- Coordinate responses to implementation bottlenecks related to ITN campaign in the state
- Facilitate the incorporation of lessons learnt into the implementation package
- Support the National LLIN Campaign Coordination Network in advocacy and resource mobilization efforts.
- In collaboration with NMEP, and National LLIN Campaign Coordination Network, oversee the transparent disbursement and management of operational costs for ITNs
- Track the expenditure of the Campaign Technical Assistants (CTA) operating costs in adherence to the CTA operational budget and in line with agreed principles.
- Manage and supervise field staff involved in the distribution exercise
- Be responsible for timely financial accountability for any disbursed funds. This will include the submission to the finance unit of all relevant support documentation to facilitate payments
- Develop effective and collaborative relationships with all project partners, including the SMoH health teams, Health Workers and other volunteers
- Ensure that complementary technical approaches are established with other stakeholders in the Malaria programme
Monitoring and evaluation support
- Provide support in track progress towards relevant performance indicators, analyzing reasons for shortfalls and adapting programme strategies as needed
- Support the design and implementation of feedback and response channels to enhance accountability of program vis-à-vis beneficiaries of the ITN mass campaign services
- Provide support in developing training and implementation monitoring plans for country office and project staff to monitor LGA level training to ensure quality of delivery
- Support in monitoring the registration of households, collection and compilation of household registration data, as well as the actual ITN distribution to beneficiaries.
Reporting
- Maintain regular communication with the Programme Director, Country Technical Coordinator, Country Programme Manager and Commodity Manager providing periodic updates on progress on implementation.
- On completion of the ITN campaign, arrange for state debriefing and prepare campaign report
- Document and disseminate lessons learnt and experiences from the state of implementation
- Support the SST to ensure reports are developed for each work stream
- In collaboration with NMEP’s IVM Unit, other malaria partners and SMoHs, contribute to the development and implementation of tools, approaches and strategies to strengthen the implementation of mass campaigns in the country
Other
- Work with the operations and security managers at Malaria Consortium to ensure prompt dissemination of, and adherence to security protocols and alerts to field staff
- Be accountable for Malaria Consortium’s equipment/materials in the field including security for vehicles, hand-held security scanners, phones and other materials
- Represent Malaria Consortium at relevant technical working groups and coordination forums e.g. IVM sub-committee
- Adhere to all project policies and procedures
Person specification
Qualifications and experience:
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in health or social sciences field
- A minimum of 7 years’ experience in related/similar role
- A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a managerial role
- Previous experience in the implementation of projects particularly leading campaigns;
- Familiarity with mass ITN campaigns in Nigeria and its implementation guidelines
- Experience in conducting trainings
- Excellent knowledge of ITN campaign procurement, logistics, warehousing, security, demand creations activities and distribution processes.
- Previous experience managing funds and short-term projects
Desirable
- Thorough understanding of preventive aspects of malaria control
- Previous hands-on experience working in hard-to-reach locations
- Familiarity with the strategies and guidelines of NMEP as well as SMEP
- Experience in using participatory adult learning techniques
- Previous experience in mass campaign ITN distribution activities is a plus
Work-based skills and competencies:
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, with strong leadership skills and a supportive management style
- Excellent diplomacy and stakeholder liaison skills and experience in working in partnerships to deliver programmes
- Competency in computer applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Good writing and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of partners including MoH
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Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Campaign Manager to join our team in Kogi State, Nigeria.
Job purpose
The Campaign Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing ITN distribution activities and financial management in implementation state. Four campaign managers will be engaged to cover all implementation states; each state will be managed by a campaign manager.
Scope of work
The role involves ensuring the proper planning and coordination of all activities related to the delivery of ITNs to households in the implementation state including macro and microplanning, advocacy, procurement, supply chain management, household mobilization, demand creation as well as monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the process. This role will back-stop the State Support Team of NMEP in the technical, demand creation, logistics and security work streams to ensure the delivery of a high-quality campaign.
Key working relationships
This role will involve working under the supervision of Malaria Consortium’s Programme Director and dotted line reporting to the Country Programmes Manager, Malaria Consortium state, country and head office teams, and closely with the NMEP, and liaison with SMoH officials, community leaders and Health teams. S/he will provide technical leadership during the implementation of ITN campaign in the implementation state.
Key accountabilities
Oversee coordination, planning and implementation of ITN Campaign activities
- Work closely with the Programme Director to ensure effective implementation of the ITN campaign in line with the national guidelines.
- Support the recruitment, supervision and management of the Work Stream Advisors and Campaign Technical Assistants Team (CTAT)
- Support the development of ITN distribution work plans and budgets
- Support the roll out and dissemination of updated NMEP-approved guidelines, standard operating procedures and other job-aids for malaria prevention via ITN mass campaigns
- Work with the operations unit to ensure timely procurement of all campaign materials.
- Participate in planning and advocacy meetings at the national and state levels
- Coordinate and monitor LGA level microplanning meetings for the distribution activities
- Compile LGA microplans into state level microplans and develop ITN pre-positioning plans for each LGA.
- Liaise with the state team and SST to assess state and LGA stores for adequacy of space and security.
- Liaise with 3rd Party Logistics Company and SMOH regarding logistics of ITNs
- Coordinate the training of state, LGA, community volunteers and health workers involved in the distribution activities and temporary staff supporting the mass campaigns, to facilitate the payment of their allowances in a timely manner
- Coordinate responses to implementation bottlenecks related to ITN campaign in the state
- Facilitate the incorporation of lessons learnt into the implementation package
- Support the National LLIN Campaign Coordination Network in advocacy and resource mobilization efforts.
- In collaboration with NMEP, and National LLIN Campaign Coordination Network, oversee the transparent disbursement and management of operational costs for ITNs
- Track the expenditure of the Campaign Technical Assistants (CTA) operating costs in adherence to the CTA operational budget and in line with agreed principles.
- Manage and supervise field staff involved in the distribution exercise
- Be responsible for timely financial accountability for any disbursed funds. This will include the submission to the finance unit of all relevant support documentation to facilitate payments
- Develop effective and collaborative relationships with all project partners, including the SMoH health teams, Health Workers and other volunteers
- Ensure that complementary technical approaches are established with other stakeholders in the Malaria programme
Monitoring and evaluation support
- Provide support in track progress towards relevant performance indicators, analyzing reasons for shortfalls and adapting programme strategies as needed
- Support the design and implementation of feedback and response channels to enhance accountability of program vis-à-vis beneficiaries of the ITN mass campaign services
- Provide support in developing training and implementation monitoring plans for country office and project staff to monitor LGA level training to ensure quality of delivery
- Support in monitoring the registration of households, collection and compilation of household registration data, as well as the actual ITN distribution to beneficiaries.
Reporting
- Maintain regular communication with the Programme Director, Country Technical Coordinator, Country Programme Manager and Commodity Manager providing periodic updates on progress on implementation.
- On completion of the ITN campaign, arrange for state debriefing and prepare campaign report
- Document and disseminate lessons learnt and experiences from the state of implementation
- Support the SST to ensure reports are developed for each work stream
- In collaboration with NMEP’s IVM Unit, other malaria partners and SMoHs, contribute to the development and implementation of tools, approaches and strategies to strengthen the implementation of mass campaigns in the country
Other
- Work with the operations and security managers at Malaria Consortium to ensure prompt dissemination of, and adherence to security protocols and alerts to field staff
- Be accountable for Malaria Consortium’s equipment/materials in the field including security for vehicles, hand-held security scanners, phones and other materials
- Represent Malaria Consortium at relevant technical working groups and coordination forums e.g. IVM sub-committee
- Adhere to all project policies and procedures
Person specification
Qualifications and experience:
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in health or social sciences field
- A minimum of 7 years’ experience in related/similar role
- A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a managerial role
- Previous experience in the implementation of projects particularly leading campaigns;
- Familiarity with mass ITN campaigns in Nigeria and its implementation guidelines
- Experience in conducting trainings
- Excellent knowledge of ITN campaign procurement, logistics, warehousing, security, demand creations activities and distribution processes.
- Previous experience managing funds and short-term projects
Desirable
- Thorough understanding of preventive aspects of malaria control
- Previous hands-on experience working in hard-to-reach locations
- Familiarity with the strategies and guidelines of NMEP as well as SMEP
- Experience in using participatory adult learning techniques
- Previous experience in mass campaign ITN distribution activities is a plus
Work-based skills and competencies:
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, with strong leadership skills and a supportive management style
- Excellent diplomacy and stakeholder liaison skills and experience in working in partnerships to deliver programmes
- Competency in computer applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Good writing and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of partners including MoH
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