Specialist – Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Job from Malaria Consortium in Uganda

Job title: Specialist – Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Location: Kampala Contract: 3 years
About malaria Consortium
Malaria Consortium is currently leading a consortium of partners to develop a large-scale, multi-country initiative in West Africa and the Sahel focused on rolling out market-focused innovations for malaria prevention and control, including bringing new products to market, with a particular focus on Seasonal Malaria Chemo-Prevention. With a consortium of experienced national and international partners, the project will have a wide and lasting impact on this complex and challenging logistical environment. We are seeking a Technical Specialist for this project who will be a key member of this team, providing technical and programmatic guidance to National Malaria Control Programmes and implementing partners in the field of SMC design, roll-out and evaluation. The role complements Malaria Consortium’s existing SMC expertise embedded in Nigeria and regional level operations, and it is essential that you have a proven track record in the provision of technical assistance in malaria control planning and implementation at ministry and field levels.

The successful candidate will have: • Written and spoken fluency in English and French • Master’s degree in public health or related health discipline • Extensive experience in international public health (with focus on malaria or mass drug administration for other diseases), with experience in health programme design, implementation, coordination and management in Africa • Strong programme management and policy analysis skills including programme monitoring and evaluation, budgeting, strategy development and ability to work effectively with partners and stakeholders • A demonstrated track record in capacity building, training and supervision of project staff, partners and health workers • Experience providing guidance, support and troubleshooting on large scale or multi-country projects or programmes • Ability to provide vision and input to strategy development at country and global level • Experience collaborating with Ministries of Health and/or NMCPs in Africa on the implementation of technically sound public health programmes, including malaria control prevention interventions • Demonstrated technical leadership, policy development experience, and problem solving skills working on and providing expert oversight of complex projects • A proven sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in culturally challenging environments
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills; able to delegate efficiently and provide technical support to teams, without direct line management responsibility for them • Excellent project management, planning, budgeting skills with strong analytical ability • Excellent time management and problem-solving skills; consistently meets deliverables and milestones within timeframes, and is able to drive forward agendas, finding solutions to address bottlenecks

How to apply for the Job:
How to apply For more information please visit our website www.malariaconsortium.org where you will have access to the full job description. Please send your CV, with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification and your current salary information, to Human Resources at HR.Recruitment@malariaconsortium.org We appreciate your application, however only short listed candidates will be contacted within three weeks after the closing date.

Job ID: #621793
Country:    Uganda
City:    based in Kampala
Organisation:    Malaria Consortium
Job years of experience:    5-10 years
Job type:    Job

Application Closing date: 03 Jan 2014

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