Malaria Action Programme for State (MAPS) Jobs in Nigeria: Recruitment for Management and M and E Capacity Building Officer

Malaria Action Programme for State (MAPS) Jobs in Nigeria: Recruitment for Management and M and E Capacity Building Officer

THE ORGANIZATION:

The USAID support Malaria Action Programme for State (MAPS) programme is a  5-years project which is expected to take on USAID’S mandate of improving malaria control at scale in seven states, Activities on the  MAPS project have commenced in three Nigerian States namely; Cross-River, Nasarawa and Zamfara.

Health Partners International, one of the implementing  agencies of the  MAPS  programme now seeks to employ professionals to work in MAPS  and coordinate the Management and Monitoring  and Evaluation Capacity Building activities at the state levels of the 3 current focal states of MAPS.

POST TITLE:   Management and M and E Capacity Building Officer

No. of person(s) required (3) 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position will be based in each of the MAPS States (Cross- River, Nasarawa and Zamfara). The Management and M&E Capacity Building Officer will be responsible for working with partners at the state level and below to strengthen capacity in management and Monitoring & Evaluation for effectively addressing malaria prevention and a control in Nigeria. 
• He/She will work with the State level MAPS team and the Federal level capacity building  MAPS team, to ensure the achievement of key programme outputs.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Other responsibilities include:

• Oversee all management and  M&E capacity building activities carried out in each state relating to malaria prevention and  control in Nigeria
• Maintain an oversight of all management and M&E capacity building activities carried out in each state related to malaria prevention and  control in  Nigeria
• Maintain an oversight of all management and M&E capacity building activities carried out in each state related to Malaria prevention and control;
• Ensure that State and LGA stakeholders and organizations play leading roles in planning, conducting, supervising, monitoring & Evaluation Systems
• Assist partners to undertake a thorough assessment of gaps in Management and M&E systems with regards to malaria prevention and control in Nigeria at State levels and for both the rural and urban facilities;
• Provide strategic leadership at State levels to Programme as it regards all issues    relating to capacity building of management and M&E systems for malaria prevention and control;
• Assist the State Malaria Control Programme to develop effective harmonization of all  agencies  malaria control activities at State level relating to capacity building in management and systems;
• Ensure that ongoing programme activities are well coordinated, lessons are shared across  the programme and delivered on time;

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Applicant must a post-graduate qualification in Public Health or other related disciplines in health and medical sciences. 
• He/She must have an extensive experience and knowledge of Public Health policy development and health systems reforms in Nigeria.
• A minimum of five years of experience in Management and M&E in Public Health, A minimum of five years hands-on management experience of capacity building tools.
• Good knowledge and use of project data management and  analysis software such as HMIS, DHIS, EPinfo, Epidata, Microsoft Excel, Access Stata or SPSS is very essential.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skill is mandatory for this position.

TERMS & CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• The appointment term will be a period of 4.5 years for each position, with an initial 6 months probationary period. The programme offers very competitive salary packages. Local terms and conditions will apply.

MODE OF APPLICATION:

Interested candidates who fully meet the above requirements should submit an application letter attached to a  detailed CV-to include a daytime telephone contact and  email address stating  the position and location of interest in the ‘subject line’of the mail. This should be done and through the appropriate link at www.gridconsulting.net . All applications without an application letter and specified location of interest will not be processed. All applications must be submitted on or before Friday, 27^th May, 2011.

Please note, that only shortlisted candidate will be contacted for an interview.