Job Title: Director of Technical Services and Innovation
Organization: Malaria Consortium
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Salary: UGX 474,781,031
About Organisation:
Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organizations specializing in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable and underprivileged populations. We increasingly find our work on malaria can be effectively integrated with other similar public health interventions for greater impact and therefore expanded our remit to include child health and neglected tropical disease interventions.
Job Summary: Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Director of Technical Services and Innovation to join our team in one of our MC offices; ideally in London, Kampala, or Abuja.
This is a brand new role, the Director of Technical Services and Innovation (Director of TSI) provides strategic and technical leadership across Malaria Consortium’s programmatic portfolio, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based technical services in malaria, vector-borne diseases, child health, and other communicable diseases. The role oversees technical standards, technical innovation and technical capacity strengthening across Malaria Consortium’s programmes and global initiatives.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The successful candidate will have:
- Substantial experience in global health with a focus on malaria, vector borne diseases, child health or other communicable diseases
- Extensive firsthand experience in health intervention delivery programmes, particularly programming that is at scale
- A PhD, or equivalent extensive experience, in epidemiology, public health or related field
- Extensive experience in technical leadership at senior level within global health
- Proven track record in designing and delivering high-impact technical interventions in LMICs
- Experience in organisational strategic planning
- Significant management experience in an international NGO, academic institution or multilateral health agency, including managing a large team
- Has strong networks in the global health community
- Strong experience in mentoring senior, high-calibre technical staff
- Significant and current experience of writing funding proposals
- Experience communicating technical content to diverse audiences
- Right to work in the UK or specific location where there is a Malaria Consortium office
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should apply online at the link below.
- Please upload onto the website a covering letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the person specifications and competencies
along with a copy of your CV (with the contact details of three work-related
referees). - Please note that these are national positions and applicants must be legally authorized to work in Uganda. We appreciate your application however, only short listed candidates will be contacted
Deadline: 19th October 2025
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Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: no experience required