State Project Manager at Malaria Consortium
Malaria Consortium Nigeria is committed to tackling the large number of malaria cases and deaths in the country.
Working in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other partners, we lead and support three major malaria control initiatives in the country:
- Support to the National Malaria Control Programme (SuNMaP); NetWorks and MAPS.
Experience: 7 - 10 years
Location: Kebbi
Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a State Programme Manager to join our team in Kebbi, Nigeria.
Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a State Programme Manager to join our team in Kebbi, Nigeria.
The Project Manager will be responsible for the overall management, coordination and harmonisation of the Nigeria component of this multi-country multi-donor project.
- Lead project implementation activities ensuring consistency with the overall multi-country programme’s performance framework, and in line with Malaria Consortium’s core values.
S/he will lead the project team in the states and liaise closely with the Zonal Programme Manager, keeping the West Africa Programmes Director in the loop.
The Project Manager (PM) will provide management leadership to the State level staff on the project.
- S/he will be responsible for delivery and achievements of the project goal and objectives ensure that reports are completed in a timely manner and shared with relevant stakeholders and stored to enable effective decision-making.
S/he will lead the development and periodic review of relevant systems for the project in line with the organization policies.
Project Management:
Work with other members of the country team and the Zonal Programme Manager (ZPM) to coordinate State-level activities for smooth project start up and project planning
- Lead with support from the ZPM and CTC, the definition of project scope and deliverables, technical and program management needs and subsequently develop and resource quarterly support plans
- Responsible for coordinating overall project implementation and ensure activities are carried out on a time and within budget
Develop, cost and monitor annual, quarterly and (during four-month SMC delivery period) monthly activity plans to ensure that deliverables are met and milestones achieved on time
- Actively oversee management of project budget, including compliance with established cost categories, monthly review and correction of transaction lists, analysis of monthly budget verses actual reports, and quarterly financial forecasting
Support ZPM to liaise with key stakeholders (National Malaria Elimination Programme, Ministry of Health, PMI, UNICEF, other organisations carrying out SMC, community health workers, community leaders) to ensure coordination of SMC delivery and timely resolution of problems
- Closely liaise with NAFDAC in related activities on pharmacovigilance,
- Lead in producing biannual narrative and financial reports, as well as more frequent activity reporting as requested
- Lead the development of any additional country project documentation that may be requested by the West Africa Programmes Director, or Project Director
Qualifications and Experience:
Essential:
7 – 10 years’ post-qualification in medicine or any other public health-related field
3 –5 years’ experience in project management, with a preference for health projects management
- Significant operational and supply chain management experience in a developing country
- Strong management skills, demonstrated ability to supervise the performance of others to meet high quality and timely project deliverables
- Ability to work in English (speaking and writing)
- Experience in project, budget and financial management
Work Based Skills and Competencies:
Essential:
Demonstrated understanding of procurement procedures
Ability to communicate and negotiate with people from different back grounds and professions
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to make complex information understandable to diverse different audiences
- Flexible and able to adapt to a quickly changing environment by applying knowledge and experience to solve unforeseen and unexpected problems
- Strong representational skills
- Experience developing donor-funded projects, including strong writing skills.
How to Apply
Interested applicant can apply via this link
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