The MENTOR Initiative (MENTOR) is a “not for profit”, charitable, non-governmental organisation devoted to reducing death and suffering from malaria in humanitarian crises. The MENTOR Initiative is currently providing ongoing emergency support to the most vulnerable communities in Liberia, Angola, Kenya, Somalia, 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 Logistics Coordinator will work to provide logistical support to the MENTOR technical team in five Malaria Case Management and Neglected Tropical Diseases Programmes, including IEC/BCC. This post will work with the Ministry of Health, the National NTD Programme and Provincial Directions of Health teams to ensure all programmes are delivered with logistical efficiency. They will help to organise Mass Drug Administration campaigns. They will ensure that MENTOR developing vehicle fleet is well managed and maintained (12 vehicles currently, more to come). This will be achieved through a combination of support from the base in Huambo and from the field bases. They will be in charge of developing the capacity of the field bases logisticians and teams through specific training in stock management, fleet management and basic vehicle maintenance.
HOW TO APPLY:
CV and letter of motivation to recruitment@mentor-initiative.net
