Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Medical, Public Health, Health Policy, Epidemiology or another relevant specialty is a minimum requirement
  

• Significant experience of working in developing countries
  

• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills
  

Technical contributions (70%)

• Work with the programme team and other relevant personnel at the state and country offices to lead activities for smooth transition of closed out iCCM/CHIPS project into the GF grant cycle 7 (GC7) malaria programme.
  

• To build and manage an effective and technically sound iCCM/CHIPS programme team in the state
  

• Support the SPM in preparing project Progress Update and Disbursement Request (PUDR) which is submitted to the Principal Recipient (PR) quarterly, including narrative reports on a timely basis
  

• Work with the Hub Accountant and national finance teams to prepare quarterly financial reports
  

Project management (20%)

• Contribute and work with the relevant personnel to prepare all relevant project start up and planning tools on time
  

• Contribute to project exit strategy as part of project design and ensure inclusion of relevant activities to promote sustainability within the workplan and smooth transition of the project to government
  

• Contribute to quarterly lessons identification and learning documentation and dissemination
  

• Preparation and submission of project service delivery activity reports to State Project Manager
  

Technical performance management and quality assurance (10%)

• Contribute to the roll-out of project service delivery activities which meet international standard of quality
  

• Document evidence and best practices that are related to the project
  

• Work with the relevant state and country personnel to prepare an exit strategy and to implement it, to see to the smooth end of the programme