Malaria Consortium Zonal Project Manager Job Vacancy

Malaria
Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising
in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other
communicable diseases among vulnerable and under privileged 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.

We
are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job
Title: Zonal Project Manager
Location: Kano
Department: Management
Length of contract: 3 years
Role type: National
Grade: 9

Job purpose

To
work with the country office team and GF Senior Project Manager to
effectively manage project activities and resources, provide leadership
and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with
the project’s key stakeholders at national and sub-national level.

Key
working relationships

The
Zonal Project manager would be working with the state team and
stakeholders in their zones, especially the State Ministries of Health and
LGA Departments of Health/PHC, manage the rollout and implementation of
the malaria and iCCM activities in seven project states. S/he would report
to the Senior Project Manager.

Key
accountabilities
Project management (60%) :

Work
closely with the SPM to prepare the programme monitoring and evaluation
plan in conjunction with the Project M&E Manager. Work with the
project team to implement it
Work
with the country finance team and project finance associate to prepare and
track progress of project and activity budgets
Be
responsible for zonal project budget management and reporting
Be
responsible for preparing project Progress Update and Disbursement Request
(PUDR) which is submitted to the Principal Recipient (PR) quarterly,
including narrative reports on a timely basis
Work
with the project Finance Associate and SPM to prepare quarterly financial
reports
Work
with the relevant country personnel and the SPM to prepare an exit
strategy and to implement it, to see to the smooth end of the programme
Coordinate
with other donors and implementers to ensure complementarity of
implementation of the GF malaria project in project states by leveraging
resources and harmonizing efforts where possible
Work
with the Country Communication Manager, the Country Technical Coordinator,
SPM, programme PRs and SR for social mobilization to see that a programme
communications strategy is developed and implemented
Coordinate
the documentation of GF supported activities in form of activity-specific
reports and ensure proper archiving of such for easy access and reference
Contribute
to quarterly preparations for PR-SR coordination meetings in form of
progress updates and power point presentations
Be
responsible for quarterly lessons identification and learning
documentation and dissemination
Be
responsible for building functional partner relationships among the
project’s stakeholders
Oversee
project partners inputs and subcontractors’ activities to deliver
harmonized, aligned and effective outputs
Manage
risks to Malaria Consortium including financial, reputation and security
in a challenging environment
Work
with the project M&E Officer and Country M&E Specialist to ensure
that high quality project data is collected, analysed and disseminated to
relevant stakeholders at all levels and reported to PI
Work
with the programme team and other relevant personnel in the country office
to lead activities for smooth project start up and planning in line with
the GF Malaria Project Implementation Plan
Work
with the relevant personnel to prepare all necessary project start up and
planning tools on time
To
build and performance manage an effective and technically unsurpassed GF
project team in the states with their zone
Work
directly with the SPM and be responsible for coordinating overall project
implementation in the states within the zone and see that activities are
carried out on time and within budget
Liaise
regularly with the SPM to provide timely and comprehensive updates and
reports as required
Liaise
with other PRs, SRs and partners relevant for successful GF malaria
implementation in the state
Work
with the project team to develop and implement annual work plans

Technical
contributions (10%) :

Work
with the project teams, SPM and the Country Technical Coordinator to
determine technical support needs to implement the project effectively and
with high quality. Liaise with the Country Technical Coordinator to obtain
regional or global technical support
Contribute
to the development and production of dissemination documents to allow
wider sharing of Malaria Consortium’s experiences, lessons and successes

Technical
performance management and quality assurance (20%):

Take
the lead in monitoring and evaluating project performance
Keep
abreast with evidence and best practices that are related to the project

Representation
(10%):

Work
with the Country Director, Country Technical Coordinator and SPM to
participate in national level meetings and workshops to represent Malaria
Consortium at programmatic and coordination events
Liaise
regularly with CRS’s focal persons on respective project activities and
the GF PMU through the SPM keeping the relevant Country Team in loop of
communication
Work
with the Country Director, Country Technical Coordinator and SPM to keep
key national stakeholders abreast with the project
To
exert influence and to advocate for Malaria Consortium’s key technical
positions and promote best practice in malaria and iCCM interventions

Qualifications
and experience
Essential:

Proven
leadership skills and team leading
Experience
in advocacy and policy influencing
Excellent
written and spoken English
Postgraduate
or Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Policy, Epidemiology or
another relevant specialty is a minimum requirement
Extensive
experience of working at national or state level in developing countries
Excellent
project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills
Experience
managing project budgets