State Campaign Manager

Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Campaign Manager to join our team in Borno State, Nigeria.

Job purpose

The Campaign Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing ITN distribution activities and financial management in  implementation state. Four campaign managers will be engaged to cover all implementation states; each state will be managed by a campaign manager.

Scope of work

The role involves ensuring the proper planning and coordination of all activities related to the delivery of ITNs to households in  the implementation state including macro and microplanning, advocacy, procurement, supply chain management, household mobilization, demand creation as well as monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the process. This role will back-stop the State Support Team of NMEP in the technical, demand creation, logistics and security work streams to ensure the delivery of a high-quality campaign.  

Key working relationships

This role will involve working under the supervision of Malaria Consortium’s  Programme Director and dotted line reporting to the Country Programmes Manager, Malaria Consortium state, country and head office teams, and closely with the NMEP, and liaison with SMoH officials, community leaders and Health teams. S/he will provide technical leadership during the implementation of ITN campaign in the implementation  state.

Key accountabilities

Oversee coordination, planning and implementation of ITN Campaign activities

• Work closely with the  Programme Director to ensure effective implementation of the ITN campaign in line with the national guidelines.
• Support the recruitment, supervision and management of the Work Stream Advisors and Campaign Technical Assistants Team (CTAT)
• Support the development of ITN distribution work plans and budgets
• Support the roll out and dissemination of updated NMEP-approved guidelines, standard operating procedures and other job-aids for malaria prevention via ITN mass campaigns
• Work with the operations unit to ensure timely procurement of all campaign materials.
• Participate in planning and advocacy meetings at the national and state levels
• Coordinate and monitor LGA level microplanning meetings for the distribution activities
• Compile LGA microplans into state level microplans and develop ITN pre-positioning plans for each LGA.
• Liaise with the state team and SST to assess state and LGA stores for adequacy of space and security.
• Liaise with 3rd Party Logistics Company and SMOH regarding logistics of ITNs
• Coordinate the training of state, LGA, community volunteers and health workers involved in the distribution activities and temporary staff supporting the mass campaigns, to facilitate the payment of their allowances in a timely manner
• Coordinate responses to implementation bottlenecks related to ITN campaign in the state
• Facilitate the incorporation of lessons learnt into the implementation package
• Support the National LLIN Campaign Coordination Network in advocacy and resource mobilization efforts.
• In collaboration with NMEP, and National LLIN Campaign Coordination Network, oversee the transparent disbursement and management of operational costs for ITNs
• Track the expenditure of the Campaign Technical Assistants (CTA) operating costs in adherence to the CTA operational budget and in line with agreed principles.
• Manage and supervise field staff involved in the distribution exercise
• Be responsible for timely financial accountability for any disbursed funds. This will include the submission to the finance unit of all relevant support documentation to facilitate payments
• Develop effective and collaborative relationships with all project partners, including the SMoH health teams, Health Workers and other volunteers
• Ensure that complementary technical approaches are established with other stakeholders in the Malaria programme

Monitoring and evaluation support

• Provide support in track progress towards relevant performance indicators, analyzing reasons for shortfalls and adapting programme strategies as needed
• Support the design and implementation of feedback and response channels to enhance accountability of program vis-à-vis beneficiaries of the ITN mass campaign services
• Provide support in developing training and implementation monitoring plans for country office and project staff to monitor LGA level training to ensure quality of delivery
• Support in monitoring the registration of households, collection and compilation of household registration data, as well as the actual ITN distribution to beneficiaries.

Reporting

• Maintain regular communication with the Programme Director, Country Technical Coordinator, Country Programme Manager and Commodity Manager providing periodic updates on progress on implementation. 
• On completion of the ITN campaign, arrange for state debriefing and prepare campaign report
• Document and disseminate lessons learnt and experiences from the state of implementation
• Support the SST to ensure reports are developed for each work stream
• In collaboration with NMEP’s IVM Unit, other malaria partners and SMoHs, contribute to the development and implementation of tools, approaches and strategies to strengthen the implementation of mass campaigns in the country

Other

• Work with the operations and security managers at Malaria Consortium to ensure prompt dissemination of, and adherence to security protocols and alerts to field staff

• Be accountable for Malaria Consortium’s equipment/materials in the field including security for vehicles, hand-held security scanners, phones and other materials
• Represent Malaria Consortium at relevant technical working groups and coordination forums e.g. IVM sub-committee
• Adhere to all project policies and procedures

Person specification

Qualifications and experience:

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in health or social sciences field
• A minimum of 7 years’ experience in related/similar role
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a managerial role
• Previous experience in the implementation of projects particularly leading campaigns;
• Familiarity with mass ITN campaigns in Nigeria and its implementation guidelines
• Experience in conducting trainings
• Excellent knowledge of ITN campaign procurement, logistics, warehousing, security, demand creations activities and distribution processes.
• Previous experience managing funds and short-term projects

Desirable

• Thorough understanding of preventive aspects of malaria control
• Previous hands-on experience working in hard-to-reach locations
• Familiarity with the strategies and guidelines of NMEP as well as SMEP
• Experience in using participatory adult learning techniques
• Previous experience in mass campaign ITN distribution activities is a plus

Work-based skills and competencies:

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, with strong leadership skills and a supportive management style
• Excellent diplomacy and stakeholder liaison skills and experience in working in partnerships to deliver programmes
• Competency in computer applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Good writing and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of partners including MoH

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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 and qualified female candidates are strongly advised to apply.