Jobs at Malaria Consortium

The Vacancy

• Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Grievance Redress Mechanism Manager  to join our team in Abuja, Nigeria.
• The scope of the role is to be responsible for overseeing the management and resolution of grievances received from community members, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders related to Malaria Consortium’s Support to Malaria Elimination project in FCT, Nigeria.
• The role will be responsible for ensuring that all grievances are handled in a timely, fair, and effective manner and that feedback is provided to the relevant stakeholders.
• The Manager will supervise the Assistant Communication Officer.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have:

• A Degree in a relevant field such as Social Sciences, Development Studies or related fields
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role, with a proven track record of successfully managing grievance mechanisms.
• Strong understanding of accountability principles and mechanisms for community-based programs
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team management skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Salary
Competitive against market.

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The Vacancy

• We are recruiting for a Manager Pharmacist  to join our team in Abuja, Nigeria .
• The Manager-Pharmacist will be responsible for overseeing procurement, warehousing, distribution, logistics, and supply management activities of the Support to Malaria Elimination Project in FCT, Nigeria.
• S/he will ensure the availability of quality-assured malaria prevention and treatment commodities, including Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs) and other malaria control commodities.
• The Manager-Pharmacist will be accountable for leading the design and implementation of capacity building interventions for the project staff and partners.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have:

• Educated at a Bachelor's level in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience
• Demonstrated experience in Procurement, warehousing, distribution, logistics and supply management;
• Familiar with Donor funded procurement, warehousing and supply planning;
• Strong knowledge of WHO Good Storage and Good Distribution Practices
• Experience with managing pharmaceutical supply chains
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written) English

Salary
Competitive against market.

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The Vacancy

• Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Health Care Waste Manager to join our team in Abuja, Nigeria .
• The Manager – Waste Management will manage all medical related waste management at health facility level and at community commodities for which Malaria Consortium is responsible for in Nigeria and will also maintain oversight of all commodities for which Malaria Consortium Nigeria is accountable for.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have:

• Degree in Environmental or Medical Sciences or any other Science course with Master's Degree in any of these courses (Public Health, Environmental / Medical Sciences any other relevant courses),
• At least five (5) years of progressive experiences in HCWM;          
• The consultant is expected to have previous experience in the preparation of HCWM technical instruments recognized by the World Bank, strong country knowledge and of World Bank safeguard policies, experience in hazardous/HCWM activities;            
• At least five years’ experience in developing training manuals or other training documents for programs/projects funded by multilateral agencies specifically on hazardous/HCWM, working experience in Nigeria or developing country under similar condition;
• Good technical and organizational background in performing hazardous/HCWM for programs/projects, and ability to cooperate and interact with stakeholders including facilitating meetings and workshops.
• Good knowledge of the healthcare waste streams generated in Nigeria

Salary
Competitive against market.

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The Vacancy

• Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Finance & Administration Manager to join our team in Abuja, Nigeria.
• The Finance & Administration Manager will be responsible for all financial and administration aspects of the project.
• These include project administration, financial reporting, financial accounting and budget management ensuring good value for money is achieved on the project.
• They will ensure compliance within the project of both the donor regulations and Malaria Consortium’s policies and processes.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have:

• Qualified Accountant in a recognised global body, ACA or CIMA
• Significant experience with 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.

Salary
Competitive against market.

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The Vacancy

• Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Technical Lead - Clinical Care to join our team in Abuja, Nigeria.
• The Technical Lead for Clinical Care will provide technical leadership to the Support to Malaria Elimination Project in Nigeria.
• The position holder will be responsible for overseeing the clinical care component of the project, working closely with the Project Director and project team to implement evidence-based approaches to achieve the projects outcomes.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have:

• Postgraduate Degree in Epidemiology / Public Health / Medicine / Nursing / Parasitology / Tropical Medicine with a focus on malaria control / elimination
• Medical and Clinical qualification
• At least 8 years working in technical role with an excellent understanding of malaria control/elimination approaches
• Significant experience in intervention design and implementation of large-scale malaria control projects, including the sustenance of impact
• Familiarity with the challenges and opportunities of malaria control Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) and in particular the reasons for the high burden of malaria in Nigeria
• Experience in setting up standards of technical quality as well as internal quality assurance mechanisms and their functioning
• Familiarity with the Nigerian health system
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) in English

Salary
Competitive against market.

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Scope of Work

• The Zonal Project Manager will provide supportive leadership to the PF-SMC project team and support the implementation of project activities in the States.
• S/he will be responsible for the provision of project management of the project at the national level. The position will be based in the country office, with regular travel within implementing states.

Key Working Relationships:

• S/he would be reporting to the Project Director, and will relate with the major stakeholders and partners. S/he would line manage the key project staff in the country and state offices.
• The role will be part of the senior management team of the programme contributing to the overall project strategy and support the PD as may be required for national tasks.
• The role is also expected to work with other project functional leads and MC country office functional leads to ensure MC policies are followed in the all the three states in the cluster. S/he will take the lead and accountability especially for the programme management functions capacity, tools and processes are used in the management of the programme activities.

Key Accountabilities
Project management (60%):

• Work with the project team and other relevant personnel in the country office to lead activities for smooth project start up and planning
• Work with the relevant personnel to prepare all necessary project start up and planning tools on time
• To build and performance manage an effective and technically unsurpassed project team
• Line manages with the country project team and the state project managers
• Liaise regularly with the Country Director and Country Technical Coordinator to provide timely and comprehensive updates and reports as required
• Work with the project team to develop and implement annual work plans
• Work closely with the Project Director to prepare the project monitoring and evaluation framework. Work with the project team to implement it
• Work with the country finance team to track progress of project and activity budgets
• Work with relevant country office staff to ensure they are aware of the project needs and support is provided adequately to the project team
• Be responsible for project budget management including the preparation of annual budget and forecasts, implementation as planned, tracking and reforecasting
• Be responsible for preparing project progress and quarterly narrative reports on time
• Work with the country finance and Country Technical Coordinator to prepare quarterly financial reports
• Work with the relevant country personnel and the Country Technical Coordinator to prepare an exit strategy and to implement it, to see the smooth end of the programme
• Be responsible for quarterly lessons identification and learning documentation and dissemination
• Lead the development of any additional country project documentation that may be requested by the Country Director or Regional Programme Coordinator
• Be responsible for building functional partner relationships among the project’s stakeholders
• Oversee project partners inputs and subcontractors’ activities to deliver harmonized, aligned and effective outputs
• To manage the risks of the project including financial, reputation and security in a challenging environment especially to the project teams in the north eastern geopolitical zone of the country
• Lead on the performance management of the project staff

Technical Contributions (10%):

• Work with the project teams and the Country Technical Coordinator to determine technical support needs to implement the project effectively and with high quality. Liaise with the Country Technical Coordinator to obtain the technical support
• Contribute to the development and production of dissemination documents to allow wider sharing of Malaria Consortium’s experiences, lessons and successes
• Technical performance management and quality assurance (20%)
• Take the lead in monitoring and evaluating project performance
• Keep abreast with evidence and best practices that are related to the project

Representation (10%):

• ​Work with the PD to participate in national level meetings and workshops to represent the PF/SMC programme at programmatic and coordination events.
• Work with the PD to keep key national stakeholders abreast of the programme activities.
• To exert influence and to advocate for Malaria Consortium’s key technical positions and promote best practice in SMC interventions

Person Specification
Qualifications and experience:

• Postgraduate or Master's Degree in Public Health, Health Policy, Epidemiology or another relevant specialty is a minimum requirement; with minimum 10 years post graduate experience.
• At least 2 years’ experience on SMC-supported project.
• Extensive experience of working at national or state level in developing countries.
• Excellent project planning, management and M&E skills.
• Experience managing project budgets
• Proven leadership skills and team leading
• Experience in advocacy and policy influencing
• Excellent written and spoken English

Work-based skills and competencies:           
Essential:      

• Proof of strong interpersonal relationship and negotiating skills
• Experience in using participatory adult learning techniques and previous experience in mass drug distribution campaign activities
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills are also needed.
• Understanding of public health issues in Nigeria

Salary
Competitive