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Malaria Consortium is seeking qualified Ugandan nationals to
occupy the following positions.
Job Title:
Technical Officer/Head office
(Vacancy number: MC
UG/TEC 08/11/001)
Department:
Technical/Administration
Reports To: Mbale
Project Coordinator
Direct Reports:
TBD
Indirect Reports:
None
Duty Station:
Mbale Field Office
Background
Malaria Consortium is an international organization working
primarily in Africa and Asia on communicable disease control. Malaria
Consortium works closely with Ministries of Health, academic institutions and a
range of partners, and is involved in all aspects of malaria control from
policy and strategy development to implementation, monitoring and evaluation
and operational research. Malaria Consortium also works on the control of other
communicable diseases, including tuberculosis, diarrhoea and neglected tropical
diseases.
Role Overview
Malaria Consortium Uganda is seeking an ambitious and
dynamic individual to support the implementation of a malaria and health
systems strengthening orientated project in Mbale district, Eastern Uganda.
The overall project aim is to work closely with key local
partners to reduce the number of deaths from malaria, by improving the care
that children with malaria and other severe childhood illnesses receive
within the health system from community level through to
health facility and hospital level. The project has a comprehensive monitoring
and evaluation component to support the assessment of impact and to document learnings
to inform the wider scale up of interventions and as well as advocacy. The
project is funded by Comic Relief UK.
Job Purpose:
To provide technical and implementation support to all Comic
Relief project activities in Mbale district:
ensuring technical quality of all activities through regular
liaison with and supervision from the Kampala based Project Coordinator.
To provide ongoing technical support to the Ministry of
Health (MoH)/ National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) and other partners and stakeholders as relevant to the project
scope and in accordance with its approach to understanding and influencing
positive change in health. To provide key leadership in Mbale office for smooth
activity
implementation.
Key Result Areas:
Head of office
1. Work closely with the project coordinator to support the
staff to ensure smooth and timely
implementation of planned project activities.
2. Liaise effectively as required with the Operations, Logistics,
Finance and HR departments in Kampala
in support the ongoing needs of the office.
3. Liaise effectively with a range of local stakeholders including
government, NGO and private sector
bodies in the District to ensure effective coordination and
delivery of activities and to raise the reputable profile of Malaria Consortium
Uganda.
4. Represent Malaria Consortium Uganda on issues relevant to
the District, both technically and in
terms of donor liaison and co-ordination, with attendance at
relevant external meetings, both
locally and in Kampala.
5. Submit timely project reports to NMCP through the organisation’s
focal person.
6. Provide support to all visits to the field, including for
both internal and external representatives.
7. Ensure personal adherence, and that of all Mbale staff
members, to financial, administrative and
security procedures, as well as humanitarian principles of
the Malaria Consortium
8. Remain up-to-date on the security situation in Mbale/Eastern
region and ensure all staff working
in Mbale adhere to the Malaria Consortium security regulations
and follow SOPs.
9. Keep the head office updated on field office
activities on weekly basis
Key Accountabilities:
Technical Officer
1. Support the planning, delivery and evaluation of all project
activities at the field level, including VHT
training, health worker training on diagnostics and case
management at all levels of the health system,
the conduct of clinical audits relating to severe malaria,
support supervision and external quality assurance activities, activities to
promote more efficient and effective referral systems, provision of and
supportive use of a range of medical supplies, and behaviour change
communication activities.
This will include the preparation of work plans and activity
budgets.
2. Assist the Project M&E Officer and Project Coordinator
in the monitoring and evaluation of project activities, including baseline and
endline surveys, health facility quality of care surveys, training evaluations
and stakeholder and partner consultations.
3. Ensure effective coordination with and capacity building
support to the MoH/NMCP at the district
and community level.
4. Ensure effective and collaborative relationships with all
project partners and that complementary approach are established with other
projects with similar technical approaches.
5. Conduct regular routine assessments and supervision
visits to programme related sites and activities.
6. Provide regular progress and trip reports to the Project
Coordinator in a timely manner.
7. Participate in relevant meetings, presenting project results
and experiences as required.
8. Provide effective support to all Comic Relief visits
relating to both project planning, delivery
and review, and for the purposes of Comic Relief fundraising
and marketing.
9. Other:
a) Actively participate as a member of the Malaria Consortium
Uganda technical team.
b) Adhere to financial, administrative and security procedures
of Malaria Consortium Uganda.
c) Adhere to humanitarian principles at all times during the
implementation of the project.
Carry out additional duties as assigned by the Project Coordinator
or Malaria Consortium Uganda senior
management.
REQUIRED
SPECIFICATION
• Degree in Medicine or social science. A masters degree in
public health or management related discipline with a post graduate diploma in
project planning and management will be an added advantage.
• Experience coordinating public health programmes including
with INGOs, multilaterals or donor institutions
• Excellent organization skills
• Experience in effectively managing diverse teams
• Excellent communications and presentation skills and
proficient in word-processing and data
management software
• Strong networking skills and the ability to develop strong
relationships
Four years experience in project management, including
financial management, human resources,
and donor liaison and reporting
• Experience in communicable disease control/ malaria
control
• Experience in community-based health care delivery
• Experience in capacity building/ transferring of skills.
How to apply:
Candidates who fully
meet the above requirements should submit a detailed CV, a covering letter
explaining how and why you are suited to the role, and the contact details of
three referees quoting the reference number to Malaria Consortium Kampala
Office to
not later than 22nd November 2013 at 5:00pm
Note: A detailed
Job Description/Profile of the position can be availed upon electronic request
to the above email.
