NGO Jobs – Malaria Control Culture (MCC) – Project Manager at Malaria Consortium

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Organisation: Malaria Consortium
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda
Vacancy Number: MC UG/TEC 21/11/005
Reports To: Technical Programme Coordinator/Deputy Country Director
About MC:
Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organizations 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 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 works to improve not only the health of the individual, but also the capacity of national health systems, which helps relieve poverty and support improved economic prosperity.
About this Project:
Malaria Consortium Uganda was recently awarded funding by Comic Relief to implement the Malaria Control Culture project in Tororo District in Eastern Uganda. The project will run for three years (August 2013- July 2016). In order to address the malaria burden in Tororo District, Malaria Consortium proposes following on the heels of a nationwide net distribution campaign expected to attain universal coverage of LLIN by implementing two methods of continuous net distribution (ANC services at health facilities, and primary schools); a strong communications campaign to strengthen healthy behaviours around malaria prevention and treatment (including demand for and use of LLINs) and treatment seeking behaviour; and to strengthen diagnosis of malaria and the management of alternative causes of fever at health facilities. This is expected to foster a ‘culture of malaria control’ at community and health facility levels throughout Tororo District, thereby leading to a decrease in malaria morbidity and mortality, as well as malaria transmission.  
Job Summary: The Malaria Control Culture PM will manage Malaria Consortium Uganda’s Malaria Control Culture project, ensuring the quality of all planning, implementation, monitoring and operational research activities. Provide technical and implementation oversight and support to the field-based team and all field activities. Ensure effective documentation of project processes, lessons learned and impact, as well as dissemination of learning from implementation and operational research. Provide on-going technical support to Tororo District leadership, 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.
Key Performance Areas:
  • In charge of the planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and documentation of all the activities under Malaria Consortium Uganda’s Malaria Control Culture (MCC) project to include (but not limited to):
  • Lead the development and ensure approval of the project’s annual and periodic work plans including their monitoring and reforecasting in line with the agreed project scope and approach, as well as approved National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) policy and approaches
  • Responsible for oversight and management of the MCC budget including the development of annual budgets, project budget planning, reforecasting and expenditure
  • Oversee effective quality implementation of the project’s monitoring and evaluation system including quantitative household level impact surveys, insecticide resistance monitoring, health facility assessments, knowledge attitude and practice surveys, and related qualitative assessments
  • Ensure effective coordination with and capacity building support to Tororo District Health and Education leadership, and the Ministry of Health/NMCP, at all levels of the health system
  • Ensure effective and collaborative relationships with all project partners and that complementary approaches are established with other projects with similar geographical locations or technical approaches
  • Work with Malaria Consortium Uganda’s Advocacy and External Communications officer to establish and ensure the MCC project’s advocacy objectives are met. Liaise with Malaria Consortium’s UK office, and local partners, to ensure the effective planning, delivery of review of all project advocacy activities
  • 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
  • Write the annual narrative report and liaise with the Finance Team to develop annual financial reports, in accordance with the donor and Malaria Consortium requirements
  • In discussion with the Country Director, and according to Malaria Consortium guidelines, act as the project’s contact with the local and international media General support to the Malaria Consortium Uganda programme including (but not limited to):
  • Technical support to other Malaria Consortium Uganda projects and the MoH/NMCP and other partners in country, as required
  • Support to needs assessments and the development of project proposals, as required
  • Support to Malaria Consortium Uganda communications efforts including the documentation of case studies and success stories and the preparation and effective dissemination of project briefings
  • Representation of Malaria Consortium Uganda within local and international forums, as appropriate.
  • Adhere to all financial, administrative and security procedures of Malaria Consortium.
  • Other duties as assigned by the line manager.
 Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • A Master’s degree in International Health, Epidemiology or Communicable Disease Control or a Medical degree combined with substantial public health experience
  • Minimum of three years of experience working in public health implementation or communicable disease control in Africa
  • Substantial experience in project management, including relating to effective coordination and communication, report writing, financial management, and human resource management
  • Familiarity with the Ugandan health system
  • Demonstrable experience and capacity in effective monitoring and evaluation, including the design and conduct of surveys, data analysis and interpretation relating to both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, documentation and dissemination
  • Experience in designing and supervising behaviour change communications strategies
  • Experience in carrying out field-based operational research
  • Excellent communication skills, with strong leadership skills and a supportive management style
  • Excellent diplomacy and stakeholder liaison skills, and experience in working in partnerships to deliver programmes
  • Experience in planning, implementing and reviewing advocacy activities or programmes
  • A commitment to health systems research, an orientation towards enquiry and learning, and an appreciation and understanding of approaches to foster systemic and sustainable change
  • Demonstrable knowledge of good practice and innovative approaches in relation to malaria control and health systems strengthening, ideally within the Ugandan context
  • Knowledge and experience of qualitative methodologies
  • Knowledge and experience of participatory development methodologies
  • International experience especially relating to implementation funded by British based donors, ideally Comic Relief
  • Comfortable using STATA or other statistical analysis packages
How to Apply:
Interested candidates who feel they suit the above portfolio 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 MC UG/TEC 21/11/005 to hr.uganda@malariaconsortium.org .
Deadline: 7th June, 2013
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