Senior National Consultants (Planning) at Malaria Consortium

Established in 2003, Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable populations. Our mission is to save lives and improve health in Africa and Asia, through evidence-based programmes that combat targeted diseases and promote universal health coverage.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior National Consultant (Planning)

Location: Kano
Timeline for assignment: The timeline for the assignment is March 2024 - March 2025

Scope of Work

• The scope of the technical assistance involves the development of the malaria operational planning capacity-building modules and training plan which will be used in training stakeholders and support them in the development of malaria operational plan based on evidence of different high value malaria intervention mixes recommended for different LGAs in Kano state.
• The TA will also support the stakeholders on incorporating statewide “campaign-like interventions e.g. ITN campaign, SMC etc” into the LGA consolidated plan. In addition, the TA will also support biannual review of LGA malaria operational plan and the integration of LGA consolidated plans into the state malaria operational plan.

Senior National Consultants (Planning):

• The Senior National Consultants (Planning) are required to oversee and coordinate the data-driven malaria operational planning process to achieve effective and targeted malaria interventions in 12 LGAs in year 1 and 44 LGAs in year 2. Two (2) senior national consultants will be needed throughout the project’s life cycle.

Requierements
Essential:

• PhD or equivalent experience in Public/Global Health, Health Systems, Health Policy and Planning or a related field is required.
• Have at least 15 years’ experience in health policy and health system strengthening in public health-related projects.
• Demonstrate extensive experience of working with Ministries of Health, SMEP, SPHCDA and/or other government sectors and partners.
• Excellent knowledge of malaria prevention and control in endemic settings and National malaria elimination strategies.
• Must be familiar with Microsoft office suite (especially Word and PowerPoint) and have excellent report writing skills.
• Availability for the period of this assignment.
• Ability to give attention to details.
• Self-motivated, team player but also able to work independently.
• Meets tight deadlines and able to work under pressure.

Desirable:

• Have at least 5 years’ work experience in malaria-based interventions in northern Nigeria is desirable.
• Excellent Knowledge of malaria Subnational tailoring of interventions is an added advantage
• Substantial experience in donor-funded public health-related projects
• Experience facilitating participatory workshops and conducting training is essential. Experience facilitating workshops to co-design health interventions or services is desirable.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, oral, and written communication skills in English language is required.
• Fluent in English and Hausa
• Data-driven decision-making mentality

Timeline for assignment:

• The timeline for the assignment is March 2024 - March 2025

Application Closing Date
16th May, 2024.