Malaria Consortium Jobs – Regional Programme Coordinator – Improving Severe Malaria Outcomes (ISMO)

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Organisation: Malaria Consortium (MC)
Duty
Station:  Kampala,
Uganda
Reports
to: Executive Director
About
MC:
Malaria Consortium and
other partners are implementing a multi-country programme which aims to
strengthen the market for severe malaria treatment through catalytic supply and
demand management initiatives. The main goal of this project is the reduction
in mortality from severe malaria in targeted countries. This will be through
the accelerated global adoption of Injectable Artesunate (Inj AS). In order to
reach this goal, the consortium of is carrying out market interventions for
accelerating the uptake of Inj AS in six select countries over a three year
period to help improve severe malaria outcomes by strengthening the market for
Inj AS.
The project’s global and
country-level implementation activities focus on four primary outputs:
  • Increase
    in adoption of appropriately used Inj AS in the six select countries
  • Incentives
    for generic manufacturers to invest in and complete the WHO
    prequalification of their product in the market for quality assured Inj
    AS;
  • Transition
    of funding support for Inj AS by other global donors/funders of malaria
    treatments;
  • Improved
    forecasting in the select countries and procurement planning for
    stabilization of the market for Inj AS
The outcome of these
activities will result in the creation of a stable and sustainable market for
quality assured Inj AS with two or more suppliers. This will guarantee access
to quality Inj AS for the treatment of severe malaria.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant should hold a postgraduate qualification in paediatrics,
    medicine, public health, epidemiology or another relevant speciality.
  • Significant
    public health or research experience in different low income country settings,
    preferably in Africa.
  • Experience
    working closely with Ministries of Health and other stakeholders in
    relation to malaria control policy and practice.
  • Good
    understanding of malaria case management.
  • Familiarity
    with quantitative and qualitative research methods as applied to malaria
    case management
  • Experience
    in managing public health or communicable disease projects in low income
    settings
  • Experience
    managing large budgets
  • Excellent
    programme planning and management skills
  • Demonstrable
    research skills
  • Excellent
    technical and report writing skills
  • Excellent
    problem solving, planning and organising skills
  • Ability
    to work under pressure to strict deadlines
  • Attentive
    to detail with high levels of accuracy
  • Fluency
    in written and spoken English
  • Excellent
    interpersonal, communication, presentation and negotiation skills
  • Ability
    to work effectively as part of a multi-cultural team
  • Proactive
    and enthusiastic approach, with a willingness to participate in field
    activities/surveys and travel to remote areas within the region
  • Proficiency
    in MS office suite
How
to Apply:
If you need more
information, please visit our website www.malariaconsortium.org where
you will have access to the full job description. Otherwise, if contented, please
send your CV, with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person
specification and your current salary information, to Human Resources at HR.Recruitment@malariaconsortium.org
We appreciate your application, however only short listed candidates will be
contacted within three weeks after the closing date.
Deadline:
14th December 2013

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