Vacancies: Malaria Officers, Operations Associate
The USAID-supported Malaria Action Programme for States (MAPS) is a 5-year project which is expected to take on USAID’s mandate of improving malaria control at scale in seven states in Nigeria. Activities in the MAPS project have commenced in seven States, namely; Benue, Cross-River, Ebonyi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Oyo and Zamfara with its Country office in Abuja.
Malaria Consortium; one of the implementing Partners of the MAPS projects now seeks to employ professionals to work in MAPS and implement project activities in its operational States.
Position: Malaria Implementation Officers: (Kogi, Oyo, Zamfara (x4)
The Malaria Implementation Officers will be based; one in Kogi, two in Oyo and Zamfara state offices respectively.
- The officers will be responsible for direct implementation of malaria technical activities under the MAPS project and for the control of malaria at the State, LGA, Health facility, Community and grassroots levels.
- This includes LLIN distribution, its use and monitoring, providing technical support at the state levels to improve intermittent preventive therapy for pregnant women and malaria case management (diagnosis and treatment).
- S/he will also provide technical support for capacity building including training of state MoH and health facility personnel on malaria technical area.
- The Officers will represent the project on malaria Technical Group and other relevant health coordinating committees with approval from the State Coordinator.
Qualification:
- Candidates must have a medical degree and post graduate qualification inPublic or International health, Epidemiology or other related discipline
- S/he must have a minimum of five years’ work experience in public health particularly in malaria programme services or service delivery.
- Excellent communication and computer skills as well as previous knowledge of the operations of the public and private sector stakeholders are essential
- Previous working experience in the development sector is desirable.
Position: Operations Associate (Abuja)
- The Operations Associate will be actively providing operational support for all programme implementing activities.
- Some of these include: planning, budgeting and execution of activities as stated in the work-plan or as agreed with the programme and other stakeholders.
- The Operations Associate will report to the Malaria Technical Advisor and also liaise regularly with the MC country office on Finance duties which covers both the National and State offices and focus on all Admin and Logistics function in the National Office.
Other responsibilities include
- Implementing MC-MAPS financial and operational policies as directed by the MC Country office finance team:
- Assistant the Malaria Technical Advisor in planning and developing budgets for national levels MAPS activities:
- Reviewing financial reports and retirements from the State offices as well monitor advances and expenditure
- Providing logistical support for short term consultants: some of which includes: organizing meeting, workshops and travel arrangements:
Qualification:
- Candidates must have a degree in Accounting with a minimum of three years’ working experience in a similar environment preferably an international donor funded project.
- S/he must be competent in the use of any two of these accounting soft-wares; QuickBooks, PS Financials, Peachtree and MYoB.
- An excellent communication and organization skill is required for this position.
Term of Employment: The appointment term is for a period of 3years with initial 6-months probationary period. The project offers highly competitive salary packages. Local terms and conditions apply.
Method of Application:
Interested applicants should send their application and updated CV through the link on our website at: www.gridconsulting.net . All applications must be submitted by Thursday, 24th January, 2013.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Interviews will take place in February with the view to engaging all successful candidates immediately
