USAID NGO Jobs – Malaria Technical Team Leader at Malaria Consortium

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Organisation: Malaria Consortium
Duty Station:  Hoima, Uganda
Vacancy Number: MC UG/TEC 21/11/005
Reports To: Senior Malaria Technical Advisor-STOP Malaria Project
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 SMP Project:
The STOP Malaria project is a flagship project of USAID/PMI Uganda. The project aims to increase the coverage and use of key life-saving malaria interventions in support of the National Malaria Control Strategy in order to significantly reduce the morbidity and mortality from malaria in Uganda. The project will be implemented over a five year period starting in October 2008, and currently covers 34 highly malarious districts with a population of 10.3 million. The STOP Malaria project offers a partnership uniquely positioned to deliver this implementation rollout. Partners include the Center for Communication Programs (CCP) of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (the leading agency), Malaria Consortium, IDI, CDFU and UHMG.
Job Summary: The Malaria Technical Team Leader will be responsible for Coordinate USAID Uganda STOP Malaria Project activities in Mid Western Region.
Key Performance Areas:
  • Coordinate and provide technical support to DHTs in Mid Western Region
  • Lead the Mid Western Region Technical Team comprising: the Technical Team Leader, Technical Officer, Technical Assistant, and Driver
  • Support the design, planning and implementation of both preventive and curative interventions for STOP Malaria
  • Be responsible for coordinating and implementing the following interventions and activities in Mid Western Region: ANC LLIN distribution systems and LLIN distribution campaigns
  • Training health workers on increased intermittent preventive treatment uptake among pregnant women
  • Training health workers on the diagnosis of malaria using both RDTs and microscopy
  • Training health workers on management of severe malaria at pre-referral and referral levels
  • Improved treatment seeking behaviour of carers of children with febrile illnesses
  • Improved support and supervision of malaria control interventions at district level
  • Represent the STOP Malaria Project at district and regional level technical meetings and to external stakeholders in the Mid Western Region
  • Ensure the documentation of challenges, lessons learned, best practices, and beneficiaries’ stories in the Mid Western region on a quarterly and annual basis. Documentation will also include project activity implementation reports.
  • Together with the project M&E Team, review and analyze project data to assess project performance in the Mid Western Region
  • Liaise with and remain current on the activities of other partners working in Mid Western Region on health issues, including malaria
  • Undertake any other reasonable duties which may be allocated from time to time by the Senior Malaria Technical Advisor.
 Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • Medical degree or degree in a related discipline. Masters in health-related discipline is desired
  • Good understanding of both preventive and curative aspects of malaria control
  • Experience in working with district health systems
  • Experience managing and leading a team
  • Experience in capacity building and training of health workers
  • Knowledge and experience working in a USAID funded project
  • Strong writing skills
  • Ability to compile donor required reports
  • At least 8 years experience of working in communicable disease control, preferably malaria control.
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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