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Position Title: Vector Control Specialist
Reports to: Technical Director
Organization:Malaria Consortium
Primary Location: Kampala, Uganda or London, UK
Salary: $41,578-$46,773
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: 6th July, 2014
Brief Company Profile:
Malaria Consortium is one of the world's leading non-profit organisations
dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable
diseases in Africa and Southeast Asia. Malaria Consortium works with
communities, government and non-government agencies, academic institutions, and
local and international organisations to improve the health of the population
and the capacity of national health systems. It ensures that good evidence
supports delivery of effective services and evidence-based decision-making by
providing technical support for monitoring and evaluating programmes and
activities. In the recent years, the organisation has undergone significant
expansion, thus requiring robust and effective systems to meet the new
challenges.
Job Summary:
The Malaria Consortium Vector
Control Specialist will mainly provide technical support to MC projects in
different areas of disease prevention, particularly those related to
entomological and vector control activities with a special emphasis to
insecticide treated nets (ITNs).
The Vector Control Specialist is responsible for the development and
implementation of Malaria Consortium Africa’s portfolio of work in vector
control and will provide technical support to various projects, ensuring
technical quality of their vector control components.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The ideal candidate should hold a
post-graduate degree or a postgraduate qualification in Medical Entomology
·
Significant field experience in
planning and implementation of malaria prevention and control in African
countries, especially ITN programmes
·
Past exposure and experience in
prevention of other vector-borne diseases desirable
·
Prior experience in managing or
supporting multi-country health projects
·
Substantial experience in
designing, implementing and managing operational research projects and in data
analysis and writing scientific publications
·
Excellent written and oral
communication and interpersonal skills
·
Possess the ability to collaborate
with a range of partners
·
Language fluency in English,
French an advantage
Mode of Application:
All interested applicants should send their updates resumes / CVs, with
covering letters outlining how you meet the person specification and your
current salary information, to Human Resources at HR.
Recruitment@malariaconsortium.org
NOTE: Only short listed candidates will be contacted within three weeks of the
closing date.
