Project Officer
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a project officeto joinour team inKadunaState Nigeria
Job purpose
The job purpose is to work with State Programme Manager (SPM) to effectively manage project activities and resources. top provide leadership and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with the projects key stakeholders at the LGA level.
Scope of work
The project officer will support the SPM in the implementation of the MDA-AZM project across the state. S/he will work with LGA Field Assistants and will be responsible for liaising with the focal persons at the Local Government Level.
Key working relationships
The PO would be line managed by the SPM and would work with the LGA Field Assistants in-charge of the assigned LGAs (presumably within a specific senatorial zone of a state). S/he would also maintain relationships with the country office departments including Finance and Logistics. Key external relationships would be with staff at the LGA and State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP) LGA health staff and leading community members and gatekeepers. S/he would lead micro-planning training and coordination through drug administration and supportive supervision to reporting of activities at the LGA level. S/he would maintain close communication with stakeholders and influential persons in the assigned LGAs through the agreed frameworks.
Key accountabilities
Programme Management (70%)
Support the SPM and the state management team to lead activities for smooth programme management in the assigned LGAs in the following areas:
- Liaise and work with the SMC project team in the assigned LGAs;
- Be conversant with and guided by Malaria Consortium policies guidelines and the SMC Handbook towards the delivery of MDA-AZM in assigned LGAs;
- Planning (microplanning selection of implementers at the local levels training database finalization last mile distribution MDA-AZM and reverse logistics);
- Engagement of stakeholders including government communities and beneficiaries;
- Implementation (MDA-AZM) including QA and innovations including the use of technology;
- General management including security HR including line management risk management work planning and budgeting VFM optimization of grant etc.;
- Risk Free operations including ensuring that all staff comply with MC values and start-to-finish (SFG) policies; and
- Coordination with other levels of government and internally all MC functions.
Technical (20%)
- Support M&E activities including reporting of MDA-AZM and lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS); and
- Support programme review including end of cycle (EoC) reviews end of round (EoR) reviews and EoR coverage survey.
Representations & Knowledge Management (10%)
- Lesson identification and use including adaptive management;
- Harmonization with other partners; and
- Representation especially at the LGA levels.
Person specification
Qualifications and experience:
Essential
- Training in Nursing or Public Health;
- Five years experience of working in the Public Health sector;
- Experience in programme management at the LGA/state level;
- Excellent project planning management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
- Experience managing project budgets;
- Experience in using digital data collection tools in SMC campaigns and other health programmes;
- Some practical experience in Health Information and Disease Surveillance Systems interoperability and international standards; open Global Health Information System software and open data sources such as but not limited to DHIS2 ODK KoboCollect;
- Experience working at the LGA and community levels;
- Experience working on campaign style interventions (delivery of integrated interventions or social mobilization and SMC would be an added advantage).
Work-based skills and competencies:
Essential
- Good understanding of the Nigeria health system;
- Understanding of communication for behaviour change and social mobilisation;
- Team player and demonstrated ability to work within a team as well as individually;
- Ability to travel to LGAs outside of state capital at least 80% of the time;
- Ability to perform under pressure;
- Excellent communication skills in English and the dominant local language in assigned state;
- Evidence of being resident in state of assignment.
Due to the nature of this role we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.
Qualified female candidates are strongly advised to apply.
The Company
Established in 2003 Malaria Consortium is one of the worlds 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.
What We Do
We are dedicated to ensuring our work is supported by strong evidence and remains grounded in the lessons we learn through implementation. We explore beyond current practice to try out innovative ways through research implementation and policy development to achieve effective and sustainable disease management and control.
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Key Skills
- Construction Experience
- Intellectual Property Law
- Renovation
- Research Experience
- Joint Operations
- Relationship Management
- System Testing
- Economic Development
- Exercise Planning
- Program Development
- Project Implementation
- Contracts
About Company
Malaria Consortium - 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.
