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Established in 2003, Malaria Consortium, is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable and underprivileged populations. We increasingly find our work on malaria can be effectively integrated with other similar public health interventions for greater impact and therefore expanded our remit to include child health and neglected tropical disease interventions.

Malaria Consortium remains steadfast in its mission to improve lives through research-based programme delivery and implementation of effective malaria control interventions. Over the years, the organization has worked with government, research bodies, and implementing partners to expand access to evidence-based malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services. However, we recognize that to sustain these gains and achieve national malaria elimination targets, there is an urgent need to foster deeper collaboration with research institutions, harness innovative ideas, and strengthen the bridge between research outputs, policy and practice. We are planning to hold a research summit with researchers and research institutions especially those working on health financing, policy and planning, economic evaluations, impact financing and start – ups, health demand side issues, and Public–Private–Philanthropic Partnerships to provide answers to key policy questions of sustainable funding for malaria and better and more equitable targeting of interventions and allocation of resources.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior National Consultant

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Objectives of the Research Summit
The objectives are fourfold:

• To understand the current and planned research priorities
• Explore how malaria elimination can use findings of concluded researches and objectives of ongoing and planned researches
• Discuss how some of the methodology can be adapted for relevant malaria key policy questions
• Action point and how to proceed with alignment with malaria activities including linkage/coordination with key malaria actors

Scope of Work

• The senior national consultant will be required to:
• Develop a concept note for the research summit.
• Adapt and contribute to the objectives of the research summit
• Prepare agenda for the research summit
• Design the methodology
• Prepare presentation and coordinate activities of the research summit
• Draft the communique from the summit.

Deliverables for Senior National Consultant:

• Concept note
• Objectives of the research summit
• Agenda
• Attendance
• Photos and other media materials
• Methodology
• Slide presentation
• Communique and final report.

Essential

• Has expertise in research and related fields
• Holds a postgraduate degree in a relevant academic field
• At least 10 years of professional experience in conducting research
• Proven experience in writing meeting reports from programmes in Nigeria or similar developing country context
• Has minimum of 5 research publications in Scopus journals
• Strong coordination of meetings and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in English language, and a deep understanding of cultural and contextual variations.

Desired:

• Resident in Nigeria
• Extensive knowledge of the Nigerian research space
• A proven ability to work as part of a team and to be self-managing
• Experience in setting up and facilitating meetings
• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Good writing and reporting skills
• Good presentation skills
• Proven academic experience, including pieces of research, publications, and written reports
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English.

Quality Assurance:

• Please note that you may be contacted or invited by the Malaria Consortium’s Project Technical Team to
• discuss progress of activities, deliverables and timelines as related to this assignment.

Compensation:

• Please note that all terms will be discussed and agreed with the project lead. Payments are subject to satisfactory and timely completion of all assigned deliverables and will be according to Malaria Consortium’s finance policies.

Note 

• Applicants who do not follow this specification will be disqualified.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and as a result, the process may conclude before the advertised deadline.
• Therefore, early applications are highly encouraged.
• Malaria Consortium does not accept or ask for payment during recruitment.
• We also would not accept hardcopy CVs; all applications should be sent through the above link
• Malaria Consortium is committed to protecting children and vulnerable adults and ensuring that all staff, partners, and representatives uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct.
• Our Safeguarding Policy outlines our responsibility to prevent abuse, harassment, and exploitation in all areas of our work.
• We expect everyone working with us staff, consultants, volunteers, and partners to adhere to this policy and our Code of Conduct.
• By following these standards, we help create safe environments and reduce any risk of harm in the communities we serve.