• Support organizational five year strategy development and review processes
  
• Support definition of annual targets and review contributions of designated countries/projects to achievement of Malaria Consortium’s strategy.
  
• Ensure effective management of all stages of projects including:
  
• Draft/review project contract details (ToR, deliverables, reporting, time frame etc.) and take part of contract negotiations on behalf of Malaria Consortium as appropriate
  
• Ensure donor and programme partners’ relationships are successfully established and sustained within designated countries/projects
  
• Guide effective project start up and closure activities, providing support to Regional Project Officer and Country Directors, as appropriate.
  
• Liaise with donor as appropriate
  
• Review internal end-of-project report to ensure appropriate communication of results,
  challenges and lessons learned
  
• Analyse project progress and content , providing feedback for improvements
  
• Travel, when required, to project locations to undertake management oversight and project review and assessments
  
• Review annual budgets and forecasts developed by designated countries/projects and ensure timely submission to and approval by Africa Programme Director
  
• Oversee country budget management, including monitoring expenditure against budget, projections v actuals
  
• Ensure effective and efficient management of the resources of designated countries/projects
  
• Support Africa Programme Director in the development/enhancement of internal project management systems, as required, and ensure their roll out and uptake
  
• Support development and organisational embedding of effective internal communications platforms and tools.
  
• Oversee the tracking of performance of designated countries/projects against workplans and budget
  
• Update Africa Programme Director regularly on status of projects and country offices, identifying areas of concern, recommending corrective measures in areas of underperformance, as appropriate and provide support in agreed action implementation.
  
• Support monitoring of Malaria Consortium strategy key performance indicators and highlight successes and problem areas to the Africa Programme Director
  
• Monitor timeliness and quality of donor reporting and internal reporting of designated countries/projects.
  
• Represent and promote Malaria Consortium as a quality partner and specialised technical agency at every opportunity
  
• Perform other duties as required by the Africa Programme Director.

• Masters in Project Management, Business Administration or similar
  
• Masters in Public Health and advantage
  
• Extensive years of programme management experience
  
• Demonstrable passion for Malaria Consortium’s mission; a strategic manager with
  integrity and a desire to work in a dynamic environment
  
• Mature and proactive, with evidence of having worked at the highest level of a multidivisional operations
  
• Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting a strategic vision into an operational model
  
• Deep understanding of and experience with programme management, evaluation, budgeting and financial monitoring
  
• An effective communicator at all levels in the organization, with strong oral and written
  skills and a willingness to share information
  
• Willingness to undertake international travel at short notice
  
• Ability to work effectively and sensitively in developing countries
  
• A collaborative and flexible style, with a strong service mentality
  
• Creativity, with experience funding activities in ways that both cover costs and generate
  operating margins.

Interested Candidates May Send their Resume at:   HR.Recruitment@malariaconsortium.org