Malaria Consortium Job Vacancies Jan 2013

Country Director
Location: South Sudan
Application Closing Date: Jan 25th, 2013

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 individuals, but also the capacity of national health systems, which alleviates poverty and improves economic prosperity.

Asia Technical Director 
Location: Bangkok, Thailand (Phnom Penh, Cambodia will also be considered)
Application Closing Date: Jan 28th, 2013

The Asia Technical Director will provide technical leadership of Malaria Consortium Asia and its strategy development and direction, including development and technical oversight of Asia-based projects, ensuring that the organisation achieves its strategic objectives with the highest technical quality. They will also contribute at a senior level to global organisational and business development as a member of Malaria Consortium’s Asia Regional Management Team and Global Management Group. In addition to the above, the Asia Technical Director together with the Technical Director, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation will identify and explore opportunities for business development in the region. They will set annual targets for the achievement of Malaria Consortium’s strategic plan together. The Asia Technical Director will lead, line manage, mentor and develop a team of regional technical staff and provide technical support, advice and guidance to MC Asia programmes and national health authorities. The role also involves monitoring of Malaria Consortium Strategy key performance indicators and highlight successes and problem areas to the Technical Director/GMG.

Terms of Reference Consultancy to support the opening of a country office in Yangon
Location: Myanmar, Yangon
Application Closing Date: Jan 28th, 2013

Malaria Consortium is supporting the Health Department of Myanmar in their efforts to control malaria in the country. Malaria Consortium has actively supported the Health Department of the last three years. During the past years we have negotiated a MoU with the Health Department and have recently agreed on the text and are now awaiting further progressing of the document. The Government has invited us in the meanwhile to open the office in Yangon.

Regional Finance Officer/ Mozambique Country Finance Manager
Location: Mozambique, Maputo
Application Closing Date: Jan 25th, 2013

Malaria Consortium is the world’s leading not-for-profit organization 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 organizations, 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 organization 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.

Operations Coordinator 
Location: Juba – South Sudan
Application Closing Date: Jan 23rd, 2013

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.

Regional Programme Manager 
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Application Closing Date: Feb 10th, 2013

Under the direction of the Asia Programmes Director and as part of the Asia Management Team, the RPM will support the implementation of the organisational strategic plan and the country specific strategic plans. The RPM will oversee programs and projects in Cambodia and will support projects in Thailand and Myanmar as required. The RPM will be responsible for ensuring the establishment and management of processes to support high quality project development and implementation across the Asia Region. The RPM will manage and support the Head of Office in Cambodia ensuring best practice in both people and programme management, while maintain close communication with the Asia Regional Office. In conjunction with the APD and the ATD, the RPM will perform representational and fundraising duties and will ensure that MC’s vision and mission.

Program Manager 
Location: Cambodia – Phnom Penh
Application Closing Date: Mar 24th, 2013

Malaria Consortium is one of the world's leading non-profit organizations 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 organizations, 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 organization 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.

Request for Expression of Interest (EoI)
Location: Thailand
Application Closing Date: Jan 31st, 2013

EoI for Pooled Real-Time polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCR) and serological tests for Thailand Malaria Survey (TMS) 2012. The Thailand Malaria Survey 2012 has been conducted among 3,320 households from 83 villages. In the study areas, 40 households per village are included in the survey. With an average household size of 3.5, it is anticipated that approximately 11,620 dried blood spot samples will be collected. This scope of work will be to conduct polymerase chain reactions (PCR) - either traditional, pooled, or real-time - to identify samples with malaria parasites and its species and serological testing.