Vacancies: Research Officer, Finance/Implementation Officer
Malaria Consortium (www.malariaconsortium.org) is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations which is dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable disease in Africa and Southeast Asia. Malaria Consortium works with communities, Government and non-Governmental agencies, academic Institutions, local and international organisations; to ensure good evidence supports delivery of effective services, providing technical support for monitoring and evaluation of programmes and activities for evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning.
The organisation has been operational in Nigeria since 2008 and recently opened a country office in Nigeria to fully establish itself with long term commitment. Malaria Consortium now seeks to recruit professionals in its newly established Country Office and new projects / programmes in Nigeria:
Position: Research Officer: Katsina
The Research Officer will oversee and carry-out the research aspects of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) project. The officer will be based in Katsina and will ensure that findings from research are property documented and disseminated. While working with the Project Coordinator to prepare a detailed work-plan for all research activities in the project, the officer will be responsible for;
- Providing technical support to the Project Coordinator, Project Director, Principal Investigator and other relevant technical leads to develop research/survey protocols, data collection tools and study operating procedures; to effectively carry out research in the project;
- Ensuring that all approvals are obtained for research activities such as institutional ethical clearance;
- Providing technical inputs for the development of the project communication and advocacy plan and support its implementation;
- Providing periodic updates to tine country office team and project stakeholders, particularly at the State and LGA levels and keep abreast with the literature on SMC;
Qualifications:
- A Health professional with a Master’s degree in any of Epidemiology, Public Health or other related discipline. S/he must have a minimum of five years in health research; particularly qualitative research methods including ethnographic studies. Previous experience working with rural communities, a good understanding of research data quality assurance and excellent report writing skills is essential for this position. The ability to communicate fluently in Hausa language is required.
Position: Finance/Implementation Officer
- The Finance and Implementation Officer will provide operational and finance support to the SMC project. Some of these responsibilities include; planning, budgeting, and execution of activities set out in the SMC work-plan. The job holder will be responsible for planning and developing budgets for project activities, implementing MC/SMC procurement policies and procedures; including obtaining quotes, reviewing and comparing quotes, provide support for organising meeting and workshops and other logistical support as when required.
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree or HND in Accounting with a minimum of three years’ experience in a finance team.
- Previous knowledge of NGO donors and their financial reporting requirements is essential for this position.
- Excellent working knowledge of computers as well as accounting softwares is required.
Mode of Application:
Interested candidates should submit an electronic copy of an application letter and CV through the link on our website at: www.gridconsulting.net
Applications without a subject title will NOT be processed applications must be received by Friday, 8th March, 2013.
Interviews will commence thereafter with a view to engaging the best candidates immediately.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will w contacted for selection tests and interviews
