SuNMaP Programme Technical Director at The Malaria Consortium

Malaria Consortium is one of the world's leading non-profit organisations dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa and Southeast Asia.
Malaria Consortium works with communities, government and non-government agencies, academic institutions, and 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 works to improve not only the health of the individual, but also the capacity of national health systems, which helps relieve poverty and support improved economic prosperity.

SuNMaP is jointly managed by a consortium led by an international NGO, Malaria Consortium, a UK-based company, Health Partners International, and a Nigerian company, GRID Consulting. Other members of the consortium are Programme Implementing Partners drawn from the commercial sector, civil society and Faith Based Organisations. SuNMaP implements activities through its teams based in Abuja, Kano, Katsina, Niger, Ogun, Lagos, Kaduna, Enugu, Jigawa Anambra and Yobe. The Programme Technical Director will provide overall technical leadership of the SuNMaP programme with a focus on public sector interventions.

Job Title: SuNMaP Programme Technical Director
The successful candidate will have:
• Medical degree and postgraduate qualification in international health or related discipline
• Excellent writing, reporting and presentation skills
• Good communication skills with a variety of audiences inside and outside the organization
 • Excellent personal and time management skills
• Extensive experience in malaria control in Africa, including some at international level
• Experience and understanding of working with Ministries of Health in policy and strategy formulation
• Experience of training health workers, preferably both public and private sector (formal and informal)
 • Significant experience in project management and planning


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 a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification along with your CV to Human Resources at  [email protected]  Please quote the position and country in the subject line of your application.
We appreciate your application however, only short listed candidates will be contacted within three weeks after the closing date.