Malaria Consortium (www.maiariaconsonium.org) is one of the world‘s leading non-profit organizations which is dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa and Southeast Asia. Malaria

Consortium works with communities, Government and non-Governmental

agencies, academic institutions, local and international organizations; 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 organization has been operational in Nigeria since 2008 and recently opened a country office in Nigeria to fully establish itself with tong term commitment. Malaria

Consortium now seeks to recruit professionals in its newly established country office and new projects in Nigeria;

The Project Manager will coordinate all in-country project activities against agreed performance indicators. The job holder will also work closely with the country project team, other key personnel in the country office and the Regional Programme Coordinator; to lead activities in-country for smooth project start-up and planning.

Coordinating along with other key personnel in the country office; the overall programme implementation and ensure all activities are carried out on time and within budget;

Developing and implementing annual work-plans;

Providing support for the development of an in- country project monitoring and evaluation framework;

Working closely with the Country Finance and Regional Programme

Coordinator to prepare bi-annual financial reports as well as prepare and track progress of project activity budgets;

Participating in National level meetings and workshops to represent Malaria

Consortium at programmatic and coordination events;

A Post-Graduate degree in either of Public Health, Health Policy,

Epidemiology, or other related discipline is required.

The job holder must have a minimum of 7—years‘ experience with 3-years’ experience working at the National level in a developing country.

Previous experience in managing projects or project budgets is required for this position. S/he must be excellent in project planning, management with knowledge of monitoring and evaluation

A proof of strong interpersonal and negotiating skills as well as report writing and presentation skills is essential. Previous experience within a donor funding environment will be an added advantage.