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Location: Jigawa,  Katsina, Yobe
Grade: 8
Deparment: Technical
Length of Contract: 5 Years
Role Type: National
Travel Involved: In-country
Child Safeguarding level: Non Focal Point
Reporting to: State Team Manager
Direct Reports: SBCC gender & equity officer, Supply Chain officer

Country and Project Packground
Malaria is highly endemic in Nigeria and it remains one of the leading causes of childhood and maternal morbidity and mortality in the country. Nigeria is deeply committed to making progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and it recognizes the fact that, without firm efforts to control malaria, achievement of the targets related to child mortality, maternal mortality, and reducing the burden of communicable disease will not be possible. Malaria therefore constitutes a significant development challenge for Nigeria. Interventions for reducing malaria burden in the country are documented in the national malaria strategic plan with Government taking the lead in its implementation with the support of all the RBM partners.

The DFID funded and Malaria Consortium led malaria programme, SUNMAP, provided technical assistance and other support to the Nigeria National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) covering the period 2008 to 2016. The anticipated follow on project, SUNMAP2 has been designed to strengthen the management and technical capacity of NMEP, State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP) and their stakeholders to drive the implementation of the National Malaria Strategic Plan, 2014 to 2020 and achieve its ambitious targets.

This will include short term technical assistance and technical assistance embedded in NMEP in key areas of programme management, evidence generation and use, and capacity building across all project outputs and ultimately reducing Nigeria’s malaria burden and strengthening the Government of Nigeria’s health systems capacity to ensure long term programme and impact sustainability.

Job Purpose

• The State Malaria Service Delivery Expert would take the lead in the implementation of malaria interventions and ensure delivery of technical content of the programme activities at the state level in line with the programme strategies and supported by the State Government.

Scope of Work

• Specifically, the job holder will work with the State Team Manager and team members in providing technical support to the development of programme technical strategies for the implementation of malaria prevention and case management in various communities within the state. 
• S/he will provide technical support and contribute to the development of technical strategies at the state level in addition to continuously expanding to the value add of the programme as part of the joint leadership of programme VFM at the state level. 
• The job holder will provide capacity building support to the SMoH and the SMEP to support the health systems to coordinate, integrate and expand health reforms especially its ability to cope with donor support and changing epidemiology. 

Key Working Relationships:

• The State Malaria Service Delivery Expert working under the line-management of the State Team Manager and in close collaboration with the state, LGA, community actors, stakeholders and partners would deliver aspects of the programme as per the specified job tasks and expected deliverables.

Key Accountabilities 
Technical contributions (70%):

• Coordinate the implementation of malaria prevention and case management service delivery in the state.
• Provide technical oversight to the supply chain officer on logistics of commodities of malaria commodities from the  central medical stores to the health-facilities
• Provide support to the SBCC, gender and equity officer to ensure harmony and synergy in programme roll out and implementation.
• Coordinate the planning and roll-out of training of health workers in the state.
• Work with the project MEAL Officer to ensure that high quality project data is collected, analysed and disseminated to relevant stakeholders at all levels 
• Contribute to the review of supervision model and roll-out plan for the state
• Provide technical support to the implementation of supervisory activities to health facilities based on finalized supervisory plan
• Provide technical support in assessing the logistics and supply chain for SuNMaP2 commodities in the relevant states
• Contribute to adaptation of SuNMaP 2 training manuals to State context
• Develop training plans for service delivery components of SuNMaP2 
• Work with other technical officers to contribute to the finalization of criteria for selection of communities, health facilities and volunteers for project implementation based on continuum of care approach
• Prepare and submit project malaria technical activity reports to State team leads
• Coordinate the project specific support to State Ministry of Health on procurement, supply chain and logistics activities
• Contribute to the finalisation of the project performance and M&E frameworks and take the lead in the operationalization of the frameworks.
• Represent MC on malaria Technical Working Groups (TWGs) and other relevant health coordinating committees at state level with approval of the State Team Managers
• Liaise with the State SMoH and other partners for successful implementation of all SUNMAP2 activities related to service delivery.
• Provide support during mass distribution of LLINs in the States

Project Management (20%):

• Contribute and work with the relevant personnel to prepare all relevant project start up and planning tools on time
• Contribute to project exit strategy as part of project design and ensure inclusion of relevant activities to promote sustainability within the work-plan and smooth transition of the project to government
• Prepare and submit project service delivery activity reports to State Team Managers
• Contribute to quarterly programme reporting of achievement against MC’s strategic objectives and milestones
• Manage risks to Malaria Consortium including financial, reputation and security in a challenging environment
• Work with the State and national finance teams to prepare quarterly financial reports

Technical performance management and quality assurance (10%):

• Contribute to the roll-out of project service delivery activities which meet international quality standards.
• Document evidence and best practices that are related to the project
• Work with the relevant state and country level personnel to prepare an exit strategy and to implement it, to see to the smooth end of the programme
• Contribute to quarterly lessons identification and learning documentation and dissemination
• Participate in quarterly country office cross-learning forum

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Degree in Medical, Public Health, Health Policy, Epidemiology or another relevant specialty is a minimum requirement
• A minimum of 5-years’ experience in a related position
• Previous experience in Malaria focused project
• Significant experience of working in developing countries
• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills
• Good knowledge of PSM systems and LMIS in Nigeria
• Familiar with monitoring and evaluation of community based health programmes

Work-based Skills and Competencies
Desirable:

• Technical knowledge and skills in control of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea 
• Knowledge of medical supplies procurement and supply chain management
• Familiar with public health principles 
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills are also needed

Core Competencies

Delivering Results :

• LEVEL C - Supports others to achieve results:
• Displays a positive and enthusiastic approach and is not deterred by setbacks, finding alternative ways to reach goals or targets
• Supports others to plan and deliver results
• Supports others to manage and cope with setbacks

Analysis and use of Information
LEVEL B - Uses evidence to support work:

• Identifies and uses various sources of evidence and feedback to support outputs
• Uses evidence to evaluate policies, projects and programmes
• Identifies links between events and information identifying trends, issues and risks
• Ensures systems are in place to address organisation needs

Interpersonal and communications
LEVEL C -  Adapts communications effectively:

• Tailors communication (content, style and medium) to diverse audiences
• Communicates equally effectively at all organisational levels
• Understands others’ underlying needs, concerns and motivations and communicates effectively in sensitive situations
• Resolves intra-team and inter-team conflicts effectively

Collaboration and Partnering:
LEVEL B - Collaborates effectively across teams:

• Proactive in providing and seeking support from expert colleagues
• Raises difficult issues with teams/ partners and stakeholders with a view to positive resolution
• Proactive in building a rapport with a diverse range of people

Leading and Motivating People
LEVEL C – Effectively leads and motivates others or direct reports:

• Gives regular, timely and appropriate feedback
• Acknowledges good performance and deals with issues concerning poor performance
• Carries out staff assessment and development activities conscientiously and effectively
• Develops the skills and competences of others through the development and application of skills
• Coaches and supports team members when they have difficulties

Flexibility/ Adaptability
LEVEL C - Supports others to cope with pressure:

• Responds positively to change, embracing and using new practices or values to accomplish goals and solve problems and supports others to do the same
• Adapts team approach, goals and methods to achieve solutions and results in dynamic situations
• Sets realistic deadlines and goals for self or team

Living the Values
LEVEL C - Supports others to live Malaria Consortium’s values:

• Demonstrates personal integrity by using role position responsibly and fairly
• Cultivates an open culture within the wider team, promoting accountability, responsibility and respect for individual differences

Strategic planning and thinking and sector Awareness
LEVEL B - Is aware of others’ activities and vice versa in planning activities:

• Takes account of team members’ and others’ workload when planning
• Maintains awareness of impact on other parts of the organisation, keeping abreast of others’ activities, objectives, commitments and needs
• Has a good understanding of the sector in which Malaria Consortium works.

Salary
Competitive

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Department: Technical
Length of contract: Five years
Role type: National
Child safeguarding level: TBC
Travel involved: 30%
Reporting to: Project Director

Country and Project Background
Malaria is highly endemic in Nigeria and it remains one of the leading causes of childhood and maternal morbidity and mortality in the country. Nigeria is deeply committed to making progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and it recognizes the fact that, without firm efforts to control malaria, achievement of the targets related to child mortality, maternal mortality, and reducing the burden of communicable disease will not be possible. Malaria therefore constitutes a significant development challenge for Nigeria. Interventions for reducing malaria burden in the country are documented in the national malaria strategic plan with Government taking the lead in its implementation with the support of all the RBM partners.

The DFID funded and Malaria Consortium led malaria programme, SUNMAP, provided technical assistance and other support to the Nigeria National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) covering the period 2008 to 2016. SUNMAP2 has been designed to strengthen the management and technical capacity of NMEP, State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP) and their stakeholders to drive the implementation of the National Malaria Strategic Plan, 2014 to 2020 and achieve its ambitious targets. This will include short term technical assistance and technical assistance embedded in NMEP in key areas of programme management, evidence generation and use, and capacity building across all project outputs and ultimately reducing Nigeria’s malaria burden and strengthening the Government of Nigeria’s health systems capacity to ensure long term programme and impact sustainability.

Job purpose

• The Senior Governance specialist provides high quality guidance, technical support, training, coaching and mentoring to the programme team.
• The jobholder will take the lead on programme interventions focused on improving governance at national level and project states, local government and communities and private sector towards improved performance of the health system using malaria as the entry point.

Scope of work

• The job holder provides high technical oversight and guidance for the project.
• S/he will mobilise and coordinate with a broad range of stakeholders and technical experts to deliver the project.
• The job holder will take the lead in providing in-depth understanding to the project team on the interests, accountabilities and incentives of different groups in the political economy landscape of the country (particularly political elites), and how these affect decisions and policy outcomes, the role that formal institutions (e.g. rule of law, elections) and informal social, political and cultural norms play in social interaction, human and economic development and the impact of values, ideas, political ideologies, religion and cultural beliefs, on political behavior and public policy.
• S/he will represent the programme on relevant technical working groups.

Key working relationships:

• The Senior Governance specialist will work closely with the technical experts within the project and a broad range of stakeholders to deliver the project.
• S/he will work closely with the FMOH, National Malaria Elimination Programme, SMOH, State Malaria Elimination Programmes in the six SUNMAP2 supported states, public and private sector actors in the malaria control landscape and Malaria Consortium’s team of global technical specialists.
• Along with the Team Leader he/she will liaise periodically with DFID Nigeria.
• S/he will be a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) of the project and act as the project focal person for DFID funded and other governance projects.
  

Key accountabilities (Percentage level of effort)
Strategic & Technical Leadership (70%):

• Provide leadership to the political economy assessments as part of the baseline assessment and longitudinal studies
• Take the lead in using the political economy aspects of the findings of assessments and working with relevant programme partners, DFID and DFID funded programmes to inform and revise programme strategy on governance issues such as effective decision making for sustainability, raising domestic financing, planning and the use of evidence.
• Provide technical support and results monitoring of programme strategies to strengthen leadership and accountability in the health system using malaria as the entry point.
• Coordinate effectively with other DFID governance programmes
• Identify opportunities for linkages and coordination among public sector, private sector and civil society to increase collective effectiveness
• Help design and oversee a programme approach for increased representation and access to services for vulnerable populations including women, youth, ethnic and religious minorities and pastoralists and other marginalized groups
• Work closely with the Social Accountability Specialist and programme partners to design and implement feedback mechanisms whereby vulnerable populations are able to hold service providers accountable and contribute to their development

Capacity building and institutional strengthening (25%):

• Remain abreast of technical developments in political economy of the country and share them with the project team and with NMEP with the purpose of building their capabilities to interpret and act upon political economy information.
• Lead in building capacity within the NMEP and SMEP in line with the project capacity building tools and work guidance documents especially those focussed on improving governance and improved funding of malaria activities. Ensure these are in sync with capacity building materials produced by other governance programmes and donors in the country
• Participate actively in studies focusing on the political economy e.g. Public Expenditure reviews, political economy analysis etc. and ensure malaria issues are reflected and the findings of these studies are periodically fed back to malaria stakeholders
• Work closely with long term technical assistance (LTTA) to NMEP to strengthen its institutional capacity to use evidence for decision-making and to capture learning.

External Representation (5%):

• Participate in relevant national or regional technical working groups
• Participate and represent MC in relevant government-related meetings on pertinent issues in malaria control the governance space.
• Make data-informed presentations at national, regional or global conferences showcasing the key political economy issues which affect malaria control based on experiential learning from the programme

Person specification
Qualifications and experience:
Essential:

• Master's degree in Public Policy and Administration, International Development, or related field
• Minimum of 7 years of experience working on DFID-funded projects, particularly those on governance
• Experience implementing programming focused on governance
• Experience in undertaking political economy analysis especially in the health sector
• Desirable.
• A clear understanding and experience of governance issues in public and private sector in Nigeria.
• Proven ability to work with high level members of civil service
• Experience in senior management role.

Work-based skills
Essential:

• Ability to lead and implement Political economy assessments
• Capable of mentoring and coaching senior managers
• Excellent coordination skills, with ability to handle multiple activities concurrently, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines
• Good understanding of risk management and strategy
• Ability to participate effectively in a virtual team while ensuring achievement of team objectives
• Strong interpersonal, diplomatic and negotiating skills and ability to exercise discretion.

Desirable:

• Excellent project management and planning skills
• Advocacy skills
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Capable of developing training materials and case studies

Core competencies
Delivering results:

LEVEL C – Supports others to achieve results:

• Displays a positive and enthusiastic approach and is not deterred by setbacks, finding alternative ways to reach goals or targets.
• Supports others to plan and deliver results
• Supports others to manage and cope with setbacks Analysis and use of information

LEVEL D – Analyses the external environment confidently:

• Generates a range of policy options and appraises them based on the internal and external evidence
• Develops ways of applying new knowledge and ensures lessonâ€learning with self and wider team
• Analyses the significance of external events and situations for Malaria Consortium Interpersonal and communications

LEVEL C – Adapts communications effectively:

• Tailors communication (content, style and medium) to diverse audiences
• Communicates equally effectively at all organisational levels
• Understands others’ underlying needs, concerns and motivations and communicates effectively in sensitive situations
• Resolves intra-team and inter-team conflicts effectively Collaboration and partnering.

LEVEL D – Develops external networks to increase internal thinking/ learning:

• Actively develops partnerships with relevant organisations, think tanks and individuals
• Takes initiative to establish a network or partnership where one does not exist
• Ensures any external learning is effectively brought in-house Leading and motivating people.

LEVEL C – Effectively leads and motivates others or direct reports:

• Gives regular, timely and appropriate feedback
• Acknowledges good performance and deals with issues concerning poor performance
• Carries out staff assessment and development activities conscientiously and effectively
• Develop the skills and competence of others through the development and application of skills
• Coaches and supports team members when they have difficulties Flexibility/ adaptability.

LEVEL C – Supports others to cope with pressure:

• Responds positively to change, embracing and using new practices or values to accomplish goals and solve problems and supports others to do the same
• Adapts team approach, goals and methods to achieve solutions and results in dynamic situations
• Sets realistic deadlines and goals for self or team Living the values

LEVEL D– Acts as a role model in promoting Malaria Consortium's values:

• Champions and takes ownership of corporate decisions, values and standards and ensures team members implement them in a positive manner
• Acts as role model internally and externally in promoting Malaria Consortium's values
• Is accountable for ensuring that cultural awareness is demonstrated across the area (s) they manage Strategic planning and thinking and sector awareness

LEVEL C - Keeps up to date with the internal and external environment:

• Takes into account economic, political and other business factors when drawing up medium and long-term plans, covering both public and private sectors
• Looks beyond the immediate operations to prospects for new business
• Engages with appropriate internal and external sources to establish major influences on future plans

Salary
NGN7, 481, 250 (Basic Salary) /yearly

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Grade: 8
Department: Technical Length of contract: Five years
Length of contract: 10 Years
Role type: National
Child safeguarding level: TBC
Reporting to: Team Leader, SUNMAP2/
Dotted line manager:  Country Technical Coordinator
Direct reports: Market systems development specialist, Diagnostics specialist, SBCC specialist 

Country and Project Packground  
Malaria is highly endemic in Nigeria and it remains one of the leading causes of childhood and maternal morbidity and mortality in the country. Nigeria is deeply committed to making progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and it recognizes the fact that, without firm efforts to control malaria, achievement of the targets related to child mortality, maternal mortality, and reducing the burden of communicable disease will not be possible. Malaria therefore constitutes a significant development challenge for Nigeria. Interventions for reducing malaria burden in the country are documented in the national malaria strategic plan with Government taking the lead in its implementation with the support of all the RBM partners.

The DFID funded and Malaria Consortium led malaria programme, SUNMAP, provided technical assistance and other support to the Nigeria National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) covering the period 2008 to 2016. The anticipated follow on project, SUNMAP2 has been designed to strengthen the management and technical capacity of NMEP, State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP) and their stakeholders to drive the implementation of the National Malaria Strategic Plan, 2014 to 2020 and achieve its ambitious targets.

This will include short term technical assistance and technical assistance embedded in NMEP in key areas of programme management, evidence generation and use, and capacity building across all project outputs and ultimately reducing Nigeria’s malaria burden and strengthening the Government of Nigeria’s health systems capacity to ensure long term programme and impact sustainability.
 
Job Purpose

• The Senior Malaria Specialist will provide technical leadership on all aspects of malaria control to the project and working closely with the project team to implement evidence-based approaches to achieve the projects outcomes.
• The position holder will serve as a resource for up-to-date technical information on malaria control and elimination including providing technical support to NMEP, SMEP and other key stakeholders.
• He/She will supervise a team of three specialists and support them to implement work plans in a coherent and harmonised manner.

Scope of Work

• Provide technical oversight for the project and take direct a lead in implementing malaria initiatives such as severe malaria case management and seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC).
• The position holder line manages four technical specialists.
• He/She will support the team to adapt the project strategies to their settings and see that they are revised periodically based on learnings (both internal and external to the project).
• He/She will provide technical assistance and capacity building to NMEP and SMEP especially within a paradigm of changing malaria epidemiology along the malaria elimination continuum.
• He/She will represent the programme on relevant technical working groups.

Key Working Relationships:

• The Senior Malaria Specialist will mobilise and coordinate with a broad range of stakeholders to deliver the project.
• They will work closely with the National Malaria Elimination Programme, State Malaria Elimination Programmes in the six SUNMAP2 supported states, public and private sector actors in the malaria control landscape and Malaria Consortium’s team of global technical specialists.
• Along with the Team Leader he/she will liaise periodically with DFID Nigeria.
• He/She will be a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) of the project.

Key Accountabilities (Percentage level of effort)
Strategic contributions (10%) :

• Contribute to development of project strategy papers, in particular those directly related to malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
• Contribute to the development and improvements in the projects value-for-money approach, in particular related to effectiveness and impact optimisation.
• Lead the development and facilitate the use of a framework for technical quality improvement for the project
• Provide strategic technical support to the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), include support in the harmonisation of tools and approaches.

Technical leadership and oversight (40%):

• Provide technical support to the project’s technical team in relation to WHO’s Global Technical Strategy for malaria, the National Malaria Strategic Plan, 2014 to 2020 and the technical approaches comprising SUNMAP2.
• Oversee malaria interventions implementation from intervention design to quality assurance of implementation
• Oversee data-driven adaptation of malaria intervention implementation to achieve project output and outcome targets. This will require working closely with other teams within the project and collaboration with partners and other organisations.
• Periodically carry out statistical analysis of survey and other epidemiological data, working with the Senior MEAL Specialist in this regard.
• Provide technical support in other aspects of the project such as Surveillance and Operational Research. This includes community-based services such as integrated community case management (iCCM) and community distribution of LLINs.
• Work with the Team Leader and the Senior Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Specialist to embed malaria control activities into the broader health systems to improve programme and impact sustainability.
• Remain abreast of technical developments in malaria control and share them with the project team and with NMEP
• Facilitate the use of data and experiential learning to inform quality improvement of project implementation and technical assistance
• Contribute to the use of information management tools such as dashboards to support decisionmakers at national and state levels to make better use of data, include data from SUNMAP2
• Line manage four technical specialists, and in so doing provide them with inspiring technical leadership

Learning, sharing and positioning (25%):

• Work with the Senior MEAL Specialist to spearhead the use of a learning agenda approach including accountability within the project and amongst key stakeholders such as NMEP and SMEP.
• Help to operationalise the learning agenda approach, results measurement and documentation
• Develop guidance documents on how malaria interventions should be implemented and monitored using the project results measurement framework. This may require checklists, SOPs or guidance instructions.
• Work with the Senior MEAL Specialist to lead the documentation of experiences and lessons learnt from the project including production of learning briefs, learning papers and general documentation (e.g. narrative reports, infographics)
• Disseminate lessons learned to national and global audiences through conference presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and technical reports
• Work with NMEP to periodically refresh the national agenda for malaria research

Technical quality and continuous improvement (10%):

• Facilitate the regular use of project and other information for technical quality improvement
• Contribute to the development and embedding of standards of malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment

Capacity building and institutional strengthening (10%):

• Lead in building project capacity in malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment such as writing of capacity building tools and work guidance documents.
• Organise periodic technical strategy meetings to update the project team on new developments and current trends in malaria control in Nigeria, in the region and globally.
• Work closely with long term technical assistance (LTTA) to NMEP to strengthen its institutional capacity to use evidence for decision-making and to capture learning.
• Lead capacity building efforts to strengthen both individual and institutional technical capacities within the National Malaria Elimination Programme, and State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP) and LGA levels working with State Malaria Service Delivery Specialist.
• In liaison with the Country Technical Coordinator and Technical Director, support capacity building initiatives of the project’s technical team and contribute to Malaria Consortium’s strategic objectives

External Representation (5%):

• Participate in national or regional technical working groups as relevant
• Make presentations at national, regional or global conferences showcasing the malaria control approaches we are using in the project

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Postgraduate degree in Epidemiology or Public Health with a focus on malaria control/elimination
• 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
• Familiarity with the challenges and opportunities of malaria control Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)
• Experience in setting up standards of technical quality as well as internal quality assurance mechanisms 
• Experience with value-for-money measurements
• Familiarity with the Nigerian health system

Desirable:

• Significant knowledge in communicable diseases control
• Experience of supporting development of learning processes and structures, ideally in an NGO context
• Experience working with private sector actors involved in malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment

Work-Based Skills
Essential:

• Excellent skills in public health and or disease control, and in particular related to malaria
• Strong analytical ability
• Excellent writing and presentation skills 
• Management of high performing teams, including ability to delegate efficiently and technically support teams
• Mentoring and coaching skills with respect to junior staff 
• Strong skills in negotiating with and engaging Ministry of Health Officials at all levels of the health system
• Ability to work in a multicultural team
• Results-oriented attitude to work
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to work independently with little support 
• Expert competency level in reviewing, understanding and synthesising data for sharing with wider audiences
• Practical organisational skills with the ability to manage a fluctuating workload, prioritise and reprioritise when necessary and meet tight deadlines
• Able to travel to SUNMAP2 supported states for up to one week at a time to oversee implementation activities
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving mind-set
• Positive work attitude; a team player

Desirable:

• Excellent project management and planning skills
• Excellent statistical analysis skills including familiarity with software such as STATA, R or Statgraphics
• Demonstrable publication writing skills include peer reviewed publications
• Advocacy skills

Core Competencies
Delivering Results:

LEVEL D - Inspires wider teams to achieve outstanding results and to manage risks:

• Proactively improves effectiveness and performance of other senior staff to increase ability to meet objectives, acquiring new skills when appropriate
• Encourages mitigating risks amongst the teams/ groups they work with/ manage
• Ensures the quality of all internal/ external work of own and others

Analysis and use of information:
LEVEL D – Analyses the external environment confidently:

• Generates a range of policy options and appraises them based on the internal and external evidence
• Develops ways of applying new knowledge and ensures lessonâ€learning with self and wider team
• Analyses the significance of external events and situations for

Malaria Consortium Interpersonal and communications:
LEVEL C – Adapts communications effectively:

• Tailors communication (content, style and medium) to diverse audiences
• Communicates equally effectively at all organisational levels
• Understands others’ underlying needs, concerns and motivations and communicates effectively in sensitive situations
• Resolves intra-team and inter-team conflicts effectively

Collaboration and partnering:
LEVEL D – Develops external networks to increase internal thinking/ learning:

• Actively develops partnerships with relevant organisations, think tanks and individuals
• Takes initiative to establish a network or partnership where one does not exist
• Ensures any external learning is effectively brought in-house

Leading and motivating people:
LEVEL C – Effectively leads and motivates others or direct reports:

• Gives regular, timely and appropriate feedback
• Acknowledges good performance and deals with issues concerning poor performance
• Carries out staff assessment and development activities conscientiously and effectively
• Develop the skills and competence of others through the development and application of skills
• Coaches and supports team members when they have difficulties

Flexibility/ Adaptability
LEVEL D – Clarifies priorities and ensures learning from experience:

• Clarifies priorities when leading change
• Sees and shows others the benefits of strategic change.
• Helps colleagues/ team members to practise stress management through prioritisation of workloads and modelling of appropriate self-management and care
• Makes time to learn from experience and feedback, and apply the lessons to new situations

Living the Values:
LEVEL D – Acts as a role model in promoting Malaria Consortium’s values:

• Champions and takes ownership of corporate decisions, values and standards and ensures team members implement them in a positive manner
• Acts as role model internally and externally in promoting Malaria Consortium’s values 
• Is accountable for ensuring that cultural awareness is demonstrated across the area (s) they manage

Strategic planning and thinking and sector awareness:
LEVEL C - Keeps up to date with the internal and external environment:

• Takes into account economic, political and other business factors when drawing up medium and long-term plans, covering both public and private sectors
• Looks beyond the immediate operations to prospects for new business
• Engages with appropriate internal and external sources to establish major influences on future plans

Salary
Competitive.