State Campaign Manager
full-time
Job Purpose
Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Campaign Manager to join our team in Borno State, Nigeria.
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.
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.
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 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
Salary
Competitive.