The successful candidate will have:

• Medical degree and postgraduate qualification in public health, epidemiology, international health or related discipline
• Extensive experience in malaria control in Nigeria or other parts of Sub Saharan Africa.
• Proven technical skills in malaria, including malaria case management
• Experience and understanding of working with Ministries of Health in policy and strategy formulation
• Experience and understanding of Nigerian health systems context
• Significant experience in project management
• Excellent writing and presentation skills
• Strong technical knowledge and skills in malaria control
• Familiar with monitoring and evaluation of large scale malaria control Programs
• Excellent writing, reporting and presentation skills
• Strong analytical ability
• Excellent project management and planning skills
• Good budgeting skills
• Good communication skills with a variety of audiences inside and outside the organisation
• Able to delegate efficiently and technically support teams with no direct line management responsibility over them
• Strong skills in negotiating with and engaging Ministry of Health Officials at all levels of the health system
• Excellent personal and time management skills