Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Country Technical Coordinator to join our team in Lomé, Togo.
The position holder will be responsible for guiding all projects and programmes within Malaria Consortium Togo's portfolio, working to position the organization as the technical lead on SMC and community health. This includes developing a comprehensive research strategy focused on identifying and addressing gaps in malaria interventions, such as projects like iCCM integrating SMC, Zero Dose, and C-IPTp. The position holder will develop research protocols that align with national health priorities and engage stakeholders, ensuring that findings inform programme design and policy recommendations.
The successful candidate will have:
* Master’s degree in Public or International Health, Communicable or Infectious diseases, Epidemiology or related discipline.
* Extensive experience designing and working in public health programmes or communicable disease control, with significant experience in a senior role.
* Highly knowledgeable about malaria control, communicable diseases and nutrition and/or direct experience working in these areas.
* Field experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and a solid understanding of the realities and complexities of programme implementation.
* Demonstrable experience working in a technical advisory capacity to Ministries of Health and other partners, including relating to policy and guidelines review or development, and programme reviews.
* Business development, including needs assessment, the development of concept notes and proposals, and stakeholder consultation and analysis
* Professional working proficiency of French and English (both written and spoken)
We need to keep beneficiaries safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to safeguarding. Please find our Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Policy and Privacy Notice here .
This role is conditional of Malaria Consortium securing funding for this role.
Due to the nature of this role we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.
This is a fixed term contract for the period of 12 months.
To apply for this position you will need to have the right to work in Togo.