Job Title: Associate Director – Malaria
Location: Uyo, Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting line: Compliance Officer
Job Description
What you will do in this role:
- Provide technical leadership for the planning, implementation, and monitoring of malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treatment interventions.
- Guide the scale-up of malaria case management, chemoprevention, and vector control activities in supported states.
- Ensure malaria interventions align with National Malaria Elimination Programme guidelines and donor requirements.
- Supervise Senior Technical Advisors and Officers implementing malaria activities.
- Strengthen malaria surveillance, data use, and quality improvement at facility and community levels.
- Support integration of malaria services with HIV, TB, and MNCH platforms.
- Deliver against the approved GHSD milestone plan and quarterly performance targets, integrating services across the HIV, TB, malaria, and MNCH platform and progressively transferring functions to Government of Nigeria ownership.
- Represent the organization in national and state malaria technical working groups.
- Reporting line: Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director
Minimum Recruitment Standard
Qualifications and experience we look for:
- A First Degree in Medicine, Public Health, or a related health field.
- A Master’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, or a related field is required.
- At least ten (10) years of experience in malaria or infectious disease program management, with a minimum of five (5) years in a technical leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of national malaria guidelines and donor-funded malaria programming.
- Strong analytical, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- High level of integrity and professional maturity.
Application Closing Date
12th November, 2026.
Method of Application
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