Job ID

2024-6215

Location

GM-Banjul

Category

International Positions

Employment Status

Contingent Upon Award

The USAID/The Gambia Malaria Elimination Activity (GMEA) is a five-year, $13 million award that is designed to provide support to the Gambia Ministry of Health (MoH) and National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) in accelerating progress in achieving malaria elimination in The Gambia. Interventions will be delivered at national, regional, district, facility and community levels to achieve all outcomes: (i) strengthen malaria case-based surveillance and response to accelerate elimination; (ii) enhance cross-border coordination for implementation of malaria interventions and data sharing between The Gambia and Senegal; (iii) Strengthen MoH central-level capacity to manage, intensify and sustain malaria control and elimination efforts; (iv) optimize delivery of malaria services through community-based approaches.

Jhpiego seeks a Senior Malaria Control and Elimination Advisor to provide technical leadership and oversight for this USAID opportunity in The Gambia. The position will operate under the leadership of the Chief of Party and Jhpiego’s senior management team, and will oversee and ensure the technical and methodological soundness of malaria prevention and treatment activities. In collaboration with project team and partners, the position will support the design and implementation of service delivery strategies based on scientific evidence.

This position is contingent upon award from USAID. Qualified Gambian nationals strongly encouraged to apply.

• Provide technical oversight, strategic direction and definition of appropriate malaria prevention and treatment activities
• Establish and implement a system to ensure technical quality of project activities
• Develop and/or update evidence-based malaria checklists, strategies and guidelines needed for implementation of the project to meet the needs of USAID and the Government of The Gambia
• Provide mentoring and capacity building at the individual and organizational level in malaria prevention and treatment
• Lead the formulation of innovative approaches for scale up of targeted malaria services
• Actively participate in relevant technical advisory/working groups and professional forums representing Jhpiego
• Work with health care providers, local authorities, community members and project team members to identify clinical service delivery issues that impede access to care and uptake of services
• Identify and implement appropriate facility- and community-based strategies to address malaria service delivery gaps
• Identify training needs for clinical and community healthcare providers and assist in the design and implementation of measures to address those needs
• Work closely with the Chief of Party on setting project priorities and directions, and responding to requests for support from local counterparts
• Work with M&E staff to design, implement a plan to track data/results related to malaria to inform adjustments in project implementation
• Collaborate with all local stakeholders and implementing partners, especially the Ministry of Health and other US and international implementing partners, to ensure that all activities conform to the requirements and regulations
• Document successes, lessons learned and challenges in implementation as well as reports of project activities and results to the project and donor, including routine quarterly and annual reports and other reporting requirements as requested
• Document and maintain an inventory of successful tools and approaches
• Author/co-author abstracts, presentations, and articles for journals and conferences
• Supervise technical staff
• Manage technical contributions of subgrantees, including defining scopes of work
• Maintain excellent relationships with USAID and in-country stakeholders and develop rapid responses
• Provide technical leadership to the development the project strategic plan, work plan, and project monitoring, in close collaboration with MOH, USAID, and other stakeholders to ensure timely implementation and compliance to the requirements and regulations of the award

• Advanced degree (MD, DVM, or MPH/PhD), with strong background in malaria epidemiology
• At least 10 years’ experience implementing malaria programs in Africa, preferably in The Gambia
• Experience working in subnational malaria elimination
• Demonstrated experience training clinical and community-based healthcare workers on malaria
• Demonstrated experience providing capacity building assistance at individual and organizational levels
• Skilled in at least two or more of the following technical areas: case-based surveillance, malaria case management, malaria in pregnancy, social behavior change, community-based approaches
• Demonstrated experience with a mix of practical technical skills in necessary for strengthening malaria service delivery at the national, regional, district, facility, and community-level
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of The Gambia healthcare system, particularly the public health system, experience living and working in The Gambia preferred
• Familiarity with USAID’s administrative, management and reporting procedures and systems
• Proven track record managing a project team composed of several technical experts and fostering team work
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector
• Expertise in research to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project context, including results dissemination and publication
• Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally.

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

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