Earn Over 52000 Dollars Annually as Case Management Specialist / Epidemiologist at Malaria Consortium
Organisation: Malaria ConsortiumSalary and Benefits: USD 52,531-59,098 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.Malaria Consortium (MC) manages a wide range of communicable disease projects in a number of countries. These projects range from technical support to central governments to direct implementation of projects for the control of malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoeal diseases, tuberculosis and neglected tropical diseases at district and community levels. Malaria Consortium is looking to expand its case management cluster with a highly competent and motivated communicable disease case management specialist to provide technical support and oversight to country offices on case management relating to its broad communicable disease portfolio. The position is based at the regional office in Kampala, Uganda, but an alternative location can be considered in exceptional circumstancesJob Summary: The incumbent will work with the Africa Technical Director to provide technical inputs and oversight in the area of malaria case management and disease epidemiology in the region, also to provide technical inputs in the projects with infectious disease surveillance components, provide inputs to progress reports and scientific papers. The post holder will provide this support to projects in the Africa regional portfolio.Key Duties and Responsibilities: Offer advice to malaria consortium field staff, implementing partners on relevant projects and other stakeholders on the diagnosis and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases, including childhood fevers and neglected tropical diseases and all other clinical aspects of case management to Malaria Consortium programmes in Africa.Offer technical guidance to Ministries of Health in policy, strategy and work plan development, support the conduct of clinical audits and evaluations relating to communicable disease management.As part of the regional team, work in collaboration with Africa technical director and M&E specialists to provide technical support to the portfolio of Malaria Consortium projects in the interpretation of results from surveys and disease surveillance activities.Technically support capacity building for relevant technical staff across the portfolio of projects in the area of infectious disease epidemiology and control.Support capacity building of country technical coordinatorsProvide thought leadership and explore opportunities to strengthen the application of epidemiological concept in the design of projectsActively contribute to business development efforts and the design of technical proposalsProvide inputs into Malaria Consortium Knowledge Management content and strategy at Regional and Global levelsContribute to coordination efforts within the case management clusterContribute to operational research work across the portfolio of projectsContribute to publication efforts in peer review journalsQualifications, Skills and Experience: The candidate should have a Clinical background (public health nurse or doctor) and experience in malaria case management. Possession of a Post-graduate degree in epidemiology or related area Five or more years of related International experience.Research and publication experience.A minimum of ten years field experience in developing country setting.Demonstrable technical writing skillsExcellent written and oral communication skills.Advanced knowledge of statistical and data management software, especially Stata and EpiData.Advanced skills in the use of Microsoft Office software.Willingness to work within a team of technical specialistsProficiency in French or Portuguese as well as English is desired All suitably qualified and interested candidates should Apply Online at Malaria Consortium’s E-portal.
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