Malaria Implementation Officer at a USAID-Funded Malaria Project

The USAID supported Malaria Action Program for States (MAPS), is a 5-year project aimed at implementing the USAID mandate of improving malaria control at scale in nine (9) states namely; Benue, Cross-River, Ebonyi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Oyo, Zamfara, Akwa-Ibom, Kebbi and the country office Abuja.

Malaria Consortium (MC), one of the implementing partners of the MAPS project, now seeks to employ a professional with expertise in implementing malaria programme activities in the Kogi office of the programme.

We are recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Malaria Implementation Officer

Location: Kogi

Job Description

• The Malaria Implementation Officer will be based in the Kogi state office of the MAPS project.
• S/he will be responsible for the implementation of Malaria technical activities as well as Malaria control strategies at the State, LGAs, health facilities and grass-root levels.
• The officer will represent the project in Malaria Technical Groups and other relevant health coordinating committees with the approval of the state coordinator.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Coordinate the implementation of State-based activities on malaria prevention (including LLIN distribution, use and monitoring);
• Provide support for malaria case management (diagnosis and treatment) within the state including support for LMIS;
• Provide technical support to states to improve intermittent preventive therapy for pregnant women;
• Provide technical support for capacity building on malaria technical areas including training of personnel at the state ministry of health and other facilities;
• Provide technical expertise at the state level to the SMCP as it relates to all issues on capacity building for the Management of malaria control;

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a Medical degree and a post-graduate qualification in Public Health, Epidemiology or other related discipline.
• S/he must have at least 5 years' work experience in public health particularly in malaria programme services or service delivery.
• Prior knowledge of the operations of public and private sector stakeholders within the aid sector is essential.
• Excellent communication skills with hands-on computer proficiency is also required.
• Terms and Conditions of Employment
• The appointment term will be a period of up to 15 months, with an initial 6 months probationary period.

Application Closing Date
5th December, 2014

Method of Application
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should submit a copy of their recent CV using the name of the position as subject of the email to: [email protected]

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.