The MENTOR Initiative (MENTOR) is an international non-governmental organisation devoted to reducing death and suffering from malaria in humanitarian crises. The MENTOR Initiative is currently providing on going emergency support to the most vulnerable communities in Liberia, Angola, Kenya, the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Chad.
The MENTOR Initiative has been present in Angola since 2002, working alongside the National Malaria Control Program to reduce the burden of the disease in Zaire, Huambo and Uige provinces.
Since 2011, the Country Program has been managing 3 large Public Sector Malaria Case Management programs mainly oriented towards capacity building; 1 Private Sector Program introducing Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (ACTs) and Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) in private pharmacies; and in 2013, a new Neglected Tropical Diseases Control program was launched. All five programs are 5 year-programs.
The Consultant’s services are required to assist the MENTOR Initiative in the overall implementation of the project in general and ensure that The MENTOR Initiative achieves program objectives in Angola in a timely manner, while strategically developing its support in response to identified needs on the ground and in terms of donor opportunities, to support the HQ Programs Manager.
The consultant will assist the project in representation, fundraising and grant management, financial management, human resource management, technical program support and logistics support.He/she will be entrusted with the critical task of ensuring the program achieves its objectives in terms of all activities in accordance with the program grant/awards and The MENTOR Initiative guidance/guidelines.
He/she will coordinate the different programs in order to ensure an equal level of quality, accountability and transparency across them all. He/she will directly supervise The MENTOR Initiative senior staff in the country.
HOW TO APPLY:
CV and letter of motivation to recruitment@mentor-initiative.net
