Qualifications and Experience:

Essential

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Epidemiology, Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Parasitology or Equivalent);
  
• At least 10 years of experience managing development projects, preferably in African countries with a strong focus on field implementation;
  
• Experience managing projects with a mix of facility and community-based interventions is required.
  
• Experience managing projects with a focus on behavior change would be an asset;
  
• Demonstrated track-record with project management, monitoring and evaluation,
  
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) in English
  
• Experience managing project / project budgets
  

Strategic Planning and Project Management (60%)

• Build and manage a high-performing country-level and state-level ITN Campaign project team;
  
• Line manage the Technical leads and Finance and Administration and Campaign managers
  
• Be responsible for the coordination and implementation of ITN project activities for all ITN projects within Malaria Consortium on a time and within budget, ensuring targets and milestone are met including performance based targets.
  
• Liaise regularly with the West and Central Programme Director, Senior Country Technical Coordinator and other Country Office SMT to provide timely and comprehensive updates and reports as required.
  
• Work with the country-level and state-level project team to develop and implement annual work plans.
  

Technical contributions (10%)

• Work with senior technical colleagues at country and project to determine technical support needs to implement the project effectively and with high quality.
  
• Liaise with the Senior Country Technical Coordinator to obtain the required technical support.
  
• Support the generation of evidence to improve project performance and illustrate effectiveness through monitoring and evaluation, research and learning.
  

Technical performance management and Quality Assurance (20%)

• Take the lead in monitoring and evaluating project performance.
  
• Keep abreast with evidence and best practices that are related to the project.
  

Representation (10%)

• Work with the Country Director to participate in national level meetings and workshops to represent Malaria Consortium at programmatic and coordination events.
  
• Liaise regularly with NMEP coordination platforms and focal persons keeping the relevant Country Team in loop of communication.
  
• Work with the Country Director to keep other key national and state stakeholders abreast with the project.