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Job
Title: Project Manager
Organisation:
 Malaria Consortium (MC)
Reports
to: Uganda Country
Director
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
About
MC:
Malaria Consortium is one
of the world’s leading non-profit organisations dedicated to the comprehensive
control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa and Southeast
Asia. Malaria Consortium works with communities, government and non-government
agencies, academic institutions, and local and international organisations, 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 organisation
works to improve not only the health of the individual, but also the capacity
of national health systems, which helps relieve poverty and support improved
economic prosperity. In Uganda, the Malaria Consortium has a large malaria
prevention portfolio and is responsible for the effective distribution of very
large numbers of long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets.
Job
Summary: The Project
Manager has the overall responsibility and accountability for the field
implementation, coordination, administration, financial and grants management
of the Global Fund Round 7 Phase II activities by Malaria Consortium.
Key
Duties & Responsibilities:
1.     
Technical
Contributions
  • Guide
    the design, implementation and coordination of the OF Rd 7 phase II
    activities. Manage the budget and expenditures of all the GE Rd 7 phase 1
    activities.
  • Develop
    and implement periodic project work plans.
  • Prepare
    and submit periodic project reports to the relevant stakeholders.
  • Provide
    technical support to the development of work plans, budget management,
    preparing and submitting relevant reports and facilitate compliance to
    terms of agreements.
2.     
Capacity
Building : Work with
MOH to build the capacity of district in distribution nets both campaign and
routine
3.     
Logistics
and Supply Chain Management and Administration:
·        
Overall
responsibility for the project’s logistics and administrative planning and
execution of the campaign.
·        
Responsible
to ensure safe storage, transportation, delivery and distribution of the LLINS
including supervising the work done the operations officer.
·        
Work
with the Logistics and Administration manager to provide administrative and
logistical support related to the delivery and distribution of LLINs.
4.    
Finance
  • Overall
    responsibility of ensuring adequate budgeting and utilisation of the donor
    resources to this campaign.
  • Ensure
    all the donor and Malaria Consortium policies and guidelines are followed
    to the letter
  • Ensure
    all financial resources used under the project are properly accounted for
  • Ensure
    the generation of acceptable periodic and final financial reports
5.    
Supervision:
Responsible for the
supervision and effective performance of all project staff specifically:
district coordinators, finance officers, project support officer. Specifically:
1. Monitor all the LLIN campaign activities. 2. Manage and supervise project
staff
6.    
Documentation
and Communications:
  • Ensure
    the necessary documentation is left at all relevant levels
  • Ensure
    the a district post distribution report is written according to the
    approved format and approved before presentation to the district and a
    copy brought back to the centre for collation into the national report
  • Compile
    the draft national distribution reports (programmatic and financial)
    according to the approved format, submitted for the necessary reviews and
    production of the final approved reports ready for submission
7.    
Representation:
 In conjunction with the country director,
manage external relations of the project with stakeholders including
MoH-National Malaria Control Program. Perform any other duties assigned by the
Supervisor
Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
  • At
    least three years’ experience in a similar position and project management
  • Relevant
    degree in business administration, public health and or project management
  • Experience
    in management of projects
  • At
    least three year experience in organising campaigns
  • Experience
    in Grants management.
  • Previous
    experience in capacity building/skills sharing.
  • Excellent
    writing and communication skills.
  • Ability
    to work effectively with a wide variety of partner: including MoH.
  • Ability
    to work effectively as part of a team.
  • Self-motivated
    and willingness to work late and or weekends Desirable
  • Familiar
    with the Ugandan health system
  • Experience
    in writing project reports
  • Experience
    and skills in training and transfer of knowledge
How
to Apply:
All those interested in
working with Malaria Consortium should send a detailed CV, a covering letter
explaining their suitability and contact details of three referees to hr.uganda@malariaconsortium.org
 .
Deadline:
21st June, 2013
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