Malaria Consortium (www.malariaconsortium.org) is one of the worlds leading non-profit organisations which is 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 organisations; to ensure good evidence supports delivery of effective services, providing technical support for monitoring and evaluation of programmes and activities for evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning.

The organisation has been operational in Nigeria since 2008 and recently opened a country office in Nigeria to fully establish itself with long term commitment.

UNITAID Project
Malaria Consortium recently awarded funding by UNITAID to create a private sector market for Quality Assured Malaria RDTs through licensed premises. The 3-years project which will be implemented in three states, namely: Anambra, Cross-River and Ogun now seeks to recruit professionals in its implementing offices:

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Abuja

Duties

• The Project Manager will coordinate all in-country project activities against agreed performance indicators.
  
• The job holder will also work closely with the country project team, other key personnel in the country office and the Regional Programme Coordinator;
  
• Lead activities in-country for smooth project start-up and planning.

Additional Key Responsibilities Include:

•     Coordinating along with other key personnel in the country office; the overall programme implementation and ensure all activities are carried out on time and within budget.
•     Participating in National level meetings and workshops to represent Malaria Consortium at programmatic and coordination events.
•     Providing support for the development and production of dissemination documents; to allow wider haring of malaria Consortiums experiences, lessons and successes.
•     Developing and implementing annual work-plans.
•     Providing support for the development of an in- country project monitoring and evaluation framework.
•     Working closely with the Country Finance and Regional Programme Coordinator to prepare bi-annual financial reports as well as prepare and track progress of project activity budgets.

Qualifications
Candidates should possess the following:

•     Post-Graduate degree in either of Public Health, Health Policy, Epidemiology, or other related discipline is required.
  
•    The job holder must have a minimum of 7-years experience with 3-years experience working at the National level in a developing country.
•     Previous experience in managing projects or project budgets is required for this position.
  
•     She/he must be excellent in project planning, management with knowledge of monitoring and evaluation.
•     A proof of strong interpersonal and negotiating skills as well as report writing and presentation skills is essential.
  
•    Previous experience within a donor funding environment will be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date: 8th March, 2013

Method of Application
Interested candidates should please submit a covering letter addressing your suitability for the post and a CV to include contact numbers and email to:

malaria@gridconsulting.net

Please quote the job title in the subject line.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews