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• Provide technical expertise at the State level
  to the National Malaria Control Programme
• (NMCP) as it relates to all issues on capacity
  building for the management of malaria control
• Review the literature for new developments,
  promoting best practices, policies and emerging issues in malaria
• Provide technical support for capacity building
  on malaria technical areas including training of personnel at NCMP and
  other health facilities within the State;
• Attend coordination meetings and workshops, and
  participate in relevant training events, sharing lessons learned with the
  project team
• Formulate recommendations for the projects
  responses to new developments and emerging issues and share with Malaria
  Consortium, NMCP and other project partners
• Work with Malaria Consortium global technical
  staff and the technical officers in country offices to enhance linkages
  between malaria and other development-related activities
• Facilitate exchanges between Malaria Consortium
  countries in order to share experiences, materials and capabilities,
  including best practices and lessons learned in malaria prevention and
  control

• The candidate should possess a master’s degree
  in public health or related health discipline required
• Significant experience in malaria and/or public
  health, with experience in health programme design, implementation,
  coordination and management in developing countries, preferably in Africa
• Strong programme management and policy analysis
  skills including programme monitoring and evaluation, budgeting, strategy
  development and ability to work effectively with partners and
  stakeholders.
• Ability to provide vision and input to strategy
  development at country and global level
• Experience collaborating with Ministries of
  Health and/or NMCPs in Africa on the implementation of technically sound
  public health programmes, including malaria control prevention and
  treatment interventions
• Demonstrated technical leadership, policy
  experience, and problem solving skills working on and providing expert
  oversight of complex projects
• Prior experience working on USAID funded
  programme(s)
• Experience in technical analysis and writing,
  with proven ability to produce research protocols, journal articles,
  publishable manuscripts, technical briefs, etc.
• Excellent planning, budgeting and communicating
  skills are required for this position
• Strong analytical ability
• Project management and planning skills
• Able to delegate efficiently and technically
  support teams with no direct line management responsibility over them
• Excellent personal and time management skills
• Experience working in Uganda

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