Human Resource Consultants 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: Human Resource Consultant

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Temporary
Timeline for activities: May – July 2025

Job Purpose

• To provide recruitment support to the Consultancy Unit in hiring 4,427 Technical Assistants for the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) under the PF-SMC Project. 
• This support will focus on all recruitment-related activities specific to consultancy roles, including sourcing, screening, shortlisting, and coordination throughout the selection process.

Scope of Assignment

• The PF- SMC project is implementing the SMC implementation requiring the rapid recruitment of a large number of short-term workers. To ensure a smooth and timely recruitment process, we seek the services of two consultants with expertise in high-volume and field-based recruitment.
• To provide technical and operational support in the recruitment of short-term workers, ensuring an efficient, transparent, and compliant process aligned with Malaria Consortium’s HR policies and donor guidelines.

Activities for the Recruitment Support Staffs:

• Support in the reviewing, sorting of all applications to provide a suitable longlist in line with the Terms of reference (ToR).
• Prepare and publish job advertisements.
• Receive and organize applications using appropriate tracking tools or platforms
• Conduct preliminary screening of applicants based on agreed criteria.
• Support with CV evaluation and fee Setting for consultant engagement
• Ensure all recruitment activities adhere to Malaria Consortium’s HR policies and donor compliance standards
• Maintain proper documentation including longlists, shortlists, interview notes, and scoring sheets.
• Support in drafting offer letters and contracts as requested.
• Submit a detailed final report summarizing the recruitment process, outcomes.
• Support with preparing consultant payment documents.
• Any other HR duties as assigned.

Deliverables from the Recruitment Support Staff
At the end of the assignment, the expected deliverables include:

• Provide all long listed and short-listed CVs and evaluation forms
• Ensure proper documentation of all support provided
• Ensure all recruitment documents including Longlist, shortlist, CV Evaluation, Fee Setting and other personnel documents are collated and forwarded as required.

Profile Requirements of the Recruitment Support Staff

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• 3-5years’ experience in a HR generalist role
• Prior experience in a similar level role
• Experience in human resources or administration
• Experience in record keeping/management.
• Experience in high pressure recruitment is preferred
• Knowledge of Nigeria employment law.
• Own Personal Working Tools.

Application Closing Date
20th May, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• The number of days is not consecutive but staggered depending on need and tasks to be done
• Applicants who do not follow this specification will be disqualified.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Kindly note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and as a result, the process may conclude before the advertised deadline. Therefore, early applications are highly encouraged.
• Malaria Consortium does not accept or ask for payment during recruitment. We also would not accept hardcopy CVs; all applications should be sent through the above link.