Malaria Consortium est une organisation internationale à but non lucratif spécialisée dans le contrôle global du paludisme et d’autres maladies transmissibles, en particulier celles qui affectent les enfants de moins de cinq ans. Créé en 2003, Malaria Consortium travaille en Afrique et en Asie.
The Vacancy
Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Senior Technical Officer to join our team in Niger State.
Job purpose
S/he will work with the Programme Manager to set up and implement the technical assistance (TA) management and quality assurance (QA) systems and processes. This will also include the identification of TA needs and organisation of appropriate capacity building activities required.
Scope of work
The Technical Officer (TO) will support Niger State community-based PHC programme activities through provision of TA to the State Ministry of Health (SMOH) and SPHCDA to scale–up quality CHIPS (Community Health Influencers, Promoters and Services) delivery (both supply and demand side). S/he will work with the project manager and team to ensure the TA provided by the project (both long and short term) are of high quality and timely and meets the need as documented in the state plan.
Key working relationships
The TO working under the line-management of the Programme Manager (PM) and in close collaboration with the state (SPHCDA and SMOH), LGA, community actors, stakeholders and partners, will deliver aspects of the project as per the specified job tasks and expected deliverables.
Key accountabilities
Technical contributions (70%)
- Contribute to the design and implementation of a situation analysis prior to the commencement of the CHIPS roll out.
- Support the identification of gaps and TA needs in the state and contribute to the development of a TA plan for the project.
- Work closely with the PM and other stakeholders to provide TA in state wide roll-out of CHIPS strategy.
- Provide technical input in the development of training plans and manuals for the roll-out of CHIPS
- Coordinate technical assistance on project strategies, development and review of work plan, implementation of activities; and ensure that the QA process is implemented.
- Provide technical support for the drafting of terms of reference, quality-assuring deliverables, tracking of assignment status, as well as other required logistics for project activities.
Project Delivery (10%)
- Work with the relevant personnel to prepare all project start-up and planning and implementation tools on time.
- Contribute to quarterly lessons identification and learning documentation and dissemination.
- Preparation and submission of project service delivery activity reports to Programme Manager
- Contribute to project exit strategy as part of project design and ensure inclusion of relevant activities to promote sustainability within the work-plan and smooth transition of the project to government.
Technical performance management and quality assurance (20%)
- Take the lead in ensuring roll-out of project service delivery activities meets international standards of quality
- Document evidence and best practices that are related to the programme
- Support the design of a system/tool for community-based PHC supervision drawing from the results of the situation analysis.
- Adapt Malaria Consortium’s TA quality assurance (QA) systems to the project and take the lead in rolling them out.
- Assess the capacities of State and LGAs and address identified challenges including building the transformational leadership capacities at the SPHCDA level
Qualifications and experience:
- Degree in Medical, Public Health, Health Policy, Epidemiology or another relevant specialty is a minimum requirement
- A minimum of 3-5-years’ experience in a similar environment and a related role
- A good understanding of the Nigerian health systems as well as community health delivery systems
- Knowledge of Public health principles and approaches with emphasis on Nigeria
- Excellent project planning, technical, management, monitoring & evaluation skills
- Technical knowledge and skills in management and prevention of childhood illnesses, maternal health, and other public health diseases.
- Excellent knowledge of community engagement, training and learning techniques
- Familiarity with monitoring and evaluation of community-based health programmes
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills are also needed
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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.
This is a fixed term contract for the period of 8 months.
