Job Title: Local Technical Advisor
Organisation: The Mitchell Group (TMG)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About TMG:
The Mitchell Group (TMG) has successfully executed and effectively managed approximately 100 long and short-term contracts for USAID projects worldwide (75 countries). TMG has an excellent reputation as a trusted provider of monitoring, evaluation, assessment, survey, database management and learning support services to USAID throughout Africa. During the past decade, TMG has provided a wide array of such services to USAID programs in Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
About USAID MAPD Program:
USAID/Uganda’s Malaria Action Program for Districts (MAPD) is the flagship project for PMI whose sole purpose is malaria control and ultimately malaria elimination in Uganda. MAPD is mandated to prevent malaria-associated morbidity and mortality, through its program activities and hence contribute to the reduction in under-five all-cause mortality rate, as a result of reduced malaria mortality.
Job Summary: The Local Technical Advisor will offer support in conducting a baseline assessment for the Malaria Action Program for Districts (MAPD). The assessment will establish the current status of malaria management practices; in the communities, health facilities and district local governments prior to the implementation of USAID/Uganda’s Malaria Action Program activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Support the Evaluation Advisor and Evaluation Methods Specialist with survey design and implementation to ensure appropriate data requirements are included in the data collection tools
· Offer technical support in the development and review of study methodology to ensure they answer key evaluation questions
· Provide malaria-related technical support in design and implementation of the survey
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The ideal candidate for the Local Technical Advisor vacancy must be expert with a Bachelor’s degree in medicine and/or an MPH
· At least ten years of malaria programming experience in Sub-Saharan Africa
· Skills in Monitoring and Evaluation of Malaria programs specifically listed in the CV.
· A substantive role in a minimum of three studies/evaluations in health systems.
NB: Ugandan Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply
Duration: 6 month contract (Spring/Summer of 2017)
How to Apply:
All applicants are encouraged to send their updated CVs and 1420 form, download here, to [email protected] with the subject line “Uganda/Technical Advisor / (Last Name).”
Deadline: 10th December, 2016
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