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REPORTS TO: Country Project Director, SIAPS South Sudan
LOCATION: Juba, South Sudan
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: November 21, 2012.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES
The goal of malaria control in South Sudan is to reduce malaria related morbidity and mortality and minimize the socio-economic impact of the disease. The Ministry of Health with support of USAID and other partners have set up a National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) to coordinate all malaria interventions aimed at achieving the above goal. Management Sciences for Health (MSH) with funding from USAID is recruiting a Malaria Advisor to support the NMCP and partners to roll out malaria prevention and control interventions.
Under the direction of the MSH South Sudan Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Country Project Director, the Malaria Advisor will be the focal person for all SIAPS South Sudan malaria activities. Based within the NMCP, the Advisor serves as a mentor to the Program Manager and technical staff in the on all aspects of malaria prevention and control. He or she works with the MOH and NMCP to update national malaria policies and strategies; set up functional coordination mechanisms, facilitate scale up of interventions and document implementation progress.
The Advisor will give special attention to the strengthening the malaria diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and evaluation aspects of malaria programming.
The Malaria Advisor is part of the MOH team in meetings, including meetings with international organizations.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Work with the NMCP and partners to update/develop malaria diagnosis and management strategies and guidelines that are based on the best available scientific evidence;
2. Support NMCP to plan, implement and evaluate interventions aimed at strengthening capacity to correctly diagnose and manage malaria within the public and private sectors including the community level;
3. Work closely with other SIAPS technical staff, NMCP and the pharmaceutical department of MOH to ensure consistent availability of antimalarials and malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests and other malaria related commodities;
4. Provide expert scientific advice and help build technical capacity of the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) Manager and staff on all aspects of malaria programming;
5. Contribute to efforts aimed at developing a malaria vector control strategy as part of the South Sudan Integrated Vector Management (IVM) strategy. The vector strategy development process will be led by separate TA provided under the GFATM malaria grant;
6. Assist in building national and state level malaria partnerships and facilitate the harmonization of malaria control efforts and approaches including donor funded programs, the private sector, local academia, research institutions etc. The Malaria Advisor will assist MOH and NMCP to ensure effective communication and coordination among malaria partners including donor agencies, such as the Global Fund, USAID and other stakeholders working on malaria in South Sudan;
7. Ensure that USG funded malaria activities in South Sudan are consistent with the best scientific practices and coordinated to avoid duplication of effort and programming gaps;
8. Work with MOH and partners to mobilize and ensure effective utilization of additional financial resources for scale up of malaria interventions;
9. Support NMCP to develop a malaria M&E plan and strengthen current monitoring mechanisms including expansion of the malaria sentinel surveillance system. The Advisor will participate in planning of periodic malaria surveys and relevant operations research including monitoring the efficacy of antimalarial medicines ;
10. Work closely with NMCP to ensure that South Sudan meets global and regional malaria reporting requirements such as the world malaria report, roadmaps and others;
11. Assist to document SIAPS program outputs and work with the Country Project Director to compile monthly and quarterly progress reports;
12. Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
1. Masters level or above training in public health, epidemiology or a related discipline. Specialization in malaria or tropical diseases will be an added advantage.
2. Experience of at least 5 years in malaria programming including providing technical assistance to national malaria control programs especially in resource-poor environments. This includes previous experience of supporting Governments to scale up cost effective malaria diagnosis and treatment interventions; strengthen partner coordination mechanisms; as well as monitoring and evaluation systems.
3. Experience in training/mentoring national public health officials
4. Previous work with international NGOs and USG funded projects in difficult settings
5. Proven ability to work as a team player in multicultural, diverse teams with experience in partnership development and coordination.
6. Experience in South Sudan a plus but not mandatory;
7. Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% time throughout South Sudan to locations with challenging accommodations, facilities and logistics.
8. Fluency in English, including speaking, understanding, reading, and writing, with the ability to conduct business in English. Proficiency in local languages useful.
9. Demonstrated intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Interested applicants should submit applications and CVs to MSH at Ministry of Health Complex Near World Health no later than November 21, 2012, through email. aacam@msh.org or aayom@msh.org
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