Malaria Consortium Senior Public Health Specialist: Neglected Tropical Diseases

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.

To provide technical leadership on NTDs for Malaria Consortium and to expand Malaria Consortium’s engagement in NTD control, including development and technical oversight of NTD projects, ensuring that the organisation achieves its NTD strategic objectives with the highest technical quality.

The location is likely London, UK, but Kampala, Uganda, Malaria Consortium Africa Regional Office, will also be considered.

The successful candidate will have:

• Post-graduate qualification in a public health or relevant biological sciences. • Several years international public health experience in different low-income country settings (preferably in Africa and Southeast Asia/Pacific regions). • Extensive experience in NTD control and operational research. • Experience in NTD mapping methods • Experience in managing projects and staff teams, including training and mentoring • Previous engagement in successful proposal development • Demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with international and local government and non-governmental organisation officials • Ability to innovate and design effective health programmes • Strong analytical skills in monitoring, evaluation • Familiar with quantitative and qualitative research methods • Excellent planning and organising skills • Excellent communication and presentation skills (including both written and spoken English) • Excellent report and manuscript writing skills • Knowledge in the use of data management and analysis software such as Excel, Access, EpiData, STATA • Willingness to participate in field activities/surveys and travel to remote areas within the region • Ability to follow deadlines, accuracy and attention to detail

How to apply:

For more information please visit our website www.malariaconsortium.org where you will have access to the full Job description. Please send a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification along with your CV to Human Resources at HR.Recruitment@malariaconsortium.org. Please quote the position and country in the subject line of your application.

We appreciate your application however, only short listed candidates will be contacted within three weeks after the closing date.