VACANCIES IN A DONOR-FUNDED DEVELOPMENT WORK

Malaria Consortium (www.malariaconsortium.org) is one of the world’s leading non-profit organizations dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa and Southeast Asia. Malaria Consortium works with communities, Government and non-governmental agencies, academic institutions, local and international organizations; to ensure good evidence support delivery of effective services, providing technical support for monitoring and evaluation of program and activities for evidence-based decision –making and strategic planning.

Malaria Consortium (MC) has been in operations in Nigeria since 2008 with its country office in Abuja. It now seeks to recruit professionals in this capacity.

POSITION: DIRECTOR OF OPERATION: (Abuja)

The Director of Operation will be based in the Abuja country office and will directly support the Programme Director to provide effective programme management and delivery of SuNMaP programme results, strengthen, establish and maintain effective working relationships with all partners. The Director of operations is a member of the programme Senior Management Team. This position is for a contract period of one (1) year.

The successful candidate will have:

·         Post-graduate degree in Health or Social Science field with at least 8 years’ experience in implementation of public health programmes

·         A minimum of five years previous experience in a similar programme management in a developing country context

·         A significant successful track record in programme and people management.

·         At least eight years experience of health service delivery and primary health care in developing countries, including experience in planning and organization administration

·         Extensive experience and knowledge of public health, policy development and health system reform.

·         Strategic thinker with ability to oversee and ensure co-ordination of a health programme with multiple implementation, also a range of components areas.

·         Excellent interpersonal, communication, team building and advocacy skills.

·         Strong operational skills in diverse cultural environment

·         Previous working experience in a health sector management role in Africa/Nigeria.

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

For more information please visit our website www.malariaconsortium.org where you will have access to the job description. Please send a copy of their recent 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. this advert closes 24^th August, 2014.

Malaria Consortium thanked you for your application. However, due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within three weeks of the closing date.

 Source: Tuesday Guardian, 19^th August, 2014.