Technical Adviser to National Malaria Control Programme

Position           :    Technical Adviser to National Malaria Control Programme

Counterpart     :    National Malaria Control Programme Management Officials

Report to         :    National Malaria Control Programme Manager, Head of Communicable Disease Control Department and National Manager of Division of Global Fund

 

 

Location

 

Dili, Timor-Leste, with possibility of travelling to districts

 

 

Organization

 

Ministry of Health of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

 

 

Duration

 

1 May 2015 - 30 June 2017, contract will be renewed as per below phases depending on performance

 

 

Closing Date

 

April 12^th, 2015

 

 

Job Description

 

General roles and responsibilities:

The Adviser will provide ongoing technical support and expertise throughout the period of contract to the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) and assist MOH in overall management of NMCP. This includes, but not limited to:

1.     Assist MOH in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of NMCP;

2.     Assess national health needs, review and support overall malaria control programme with emphasis in surveillance, prevention, treatment, epidemic prevention and control, malaria stratification, vector control for programme planning and evaluation;

3.     Assist MOH in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Global Fund grant for malaria;

4.     Monitor and support implementation of national plan for prevention and control of malaria including LLIN distribution and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS);

5.     Review planning, distribution and utilization of logistics provided by development partners or donors;

6.     Assist in strengthening the national laboratory network for malaria microscopy including laboratory quality control systems;

7.     Liaise and coordinate with other malaria control projects including the Global Fund;

8.     Facilitate and coordinate malaria training programme; and

9.     Collaborate with the national and international research and training institutes;

10. Assist for the strengthening the information, education and communication (IEC) and behavior change communication (BCC) for malaria control and prevention.

 

 

a.    From 1 May 2015 to 31March 2016

 

Specific roles and responsibilities:

 

1.     Assist for the preparation of the 2015 Annual Report of the National Malaria Control Programme;

2.     Assist for preparation of Annual and District Malaria Profiles 2015;

3.     Assist Programme Manager and national staff of NMCP in planning of the activities to be carried out as per work plan of Global Fund NFM grant and national plan;

4.     Assist for monitoring and evaluation and supervision (implement routine supportive supervision at all levels, integrated with M&E where appropriate);

5.     Assist NMCP in training and preparation of district targets with the relevant officers to be implemented in 2016;

6.     Assist and guide for implementation and monitoring & evaluation of the Revised Insecticide Resistance Management Strategy 2015-2020 and action plan;

7.     Assist for implementation of the guidelines and formats to carry out reactive based case detection and M & E;

8.     Assist for training and implementation of the pre-elimination guidelines and formats in 5 districts by 2017;

9.     Assist for stratification of the districts and sub districts based on the malaria receptivity and implementation of malaria control and prevention based on malaria receptivity;

10. Guide and facilitate for Training of Trainers (TOT) on for the training of the clinicians and clinical nurses on revised National Malaria Treatment Protocol (treatment for uncomplicated malaria);

11. Training for improvement of knowledge and skills to carry out ELISA test for malaria vector incrimination and blood meal identification;

12. Assist for strengthening the capacity of entomology and vector control officers for selection and implantations of the evidence based vector control programme based on the entomology surveillance data collected;

13. Training of national and district based health personnel in targeted areas, in epidemic preparedness and outbreak response as well as effective contingency planning in the event;

14. Assist for strengthening community based activities and services - delivery, use and quality - Support diagnosis and treatment at moderate and high risk villages by the Community Health Volunteers of complex emergencies guidelines and formats;

15. Assist to develop knowledge and skills on all steps of forecasting and buffering and distribution plan of LLINs, insecticides, protective clothes and spraying equipments and protective clothes;

16. Assist to develop knowledge and skills on all steps of forecasting, buffering and distribution plan of RDT, laboratory reagents and equipments and specifications;

17. Assist to develop capacity to prepare LLINs mass distribution and IRS plan, implementation, and M and E;

18. Assist National Laboratory for strengthening the laboratory network, including quality assurance systems by preparation of the SOPs for malaria microscopy, RDT and reporting and recording;

19. Assist NMCP and National Health Laboratory to improve capacity for preparation of the proposal, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, analysis and writing the report to monitor the therapeutic efficacy of antimalarials;

20. Assist for understanding and improvement of capacity to prepare verified Progress Updates/Disbursement Request (PU/DR) and quarterly reports based on the Performance Framework of Global Fund NFM grant;

21. Assist for identification of research priorities related to malaria control and prevention in the country with collaboration of the national and international experts and institutions/training institutions;

22. Assist for preparation and entering data to the training database to avoid duplication of the training of trainers; and

23. Assist programme manager in planning day-to-day operational management.

 

Deliverables:

 

1.     National Malaria Control Programme Progress Report 2015;

2.     Annual District Malaria Profiles 2015;

3.     Performance Frame (PF) work 2016 for the districts as per National PF;

4.     Quarterly insecticide susceptibility report, National Insecticide Resistance Monitoring committee report;

5.     Refresher training on reactive based case detection guidelines and formats to national officers and 13 District Malaria Officers;

6.     Training of the National and 8 district malaria officers in 2015 and 2016 on the pre-elimination guidelines and formats;

7.     Chart on stratification of the districts and sub districts based on the malaria receptivity and implementation of malaria control and prevention based on malaria receptivity

8.     Training on revised National Malaria treatment Protocol;

9.     Annual Entomology Surveillance Report 2015;

10. Estimates of antimalarials, RDTs, entomology reagents and equipments, laboratory reagents and equipments use for malaria microscopy for 2016 and 2017;

11. Therapeutic efficacy test report;

12. Verified PUDRs;

13. Research priorities 2017;

14. SOPs for malaria microscopy, RDT and QC;

15. Training database; and

16. Brief report to the National Malaria Control Programme and Division of Global Fund on the relevant counterparts staff‘s progress against the plan on a quarterly basis.

 

 

2. From 1 April 2016 to 30June 2017

 

Specific roles and responsibilities:

 

1.     Guide the preparation of the Annual Report of the National Malaria Control Programme;

2.     Guide the preparation of Annual and District malaria Profiles for 2016;

3.     Assist programme manager and national staff of NMCP in planning of the activities to be carried out as per work plan of NFM and national plan 2017;

4.     Assist for monitoring and evaluation and supervision (implement routine supportive supervision at all levels, integrated with M&E where appropriate);

5.     Assist NMCP in training and preparation of district targets with the relevant officers to be implemented in 2017;

6.     Assist and guide for implementation and monitoring & evaluation of the Revised Insecticide Resistance Management strategy 2015-2020 and action plan;

7.     Training for the implementation of the guidelines and formats to carry out reactive based case detection and M & E for 5 districts in 2017;

8.     Assist for training for 5 District malaria officers for implementation of the pre-elimination guidelines and formats to be implemented in 5 districts by 2017;

9.     Guide to carry out for stratification of the districts and sub-districts based on the malaria receptivity and implementation of malaria control and prevention based on malaria receptivity;

10. Guide Training of Trainers (TOT) for the training of the clinicians and clinical nurses on revised National Malaria Treatment Protocol (treatment for uncomplicated malaria);

11. Guide and monitor the knowledge and skills to carry out ELISA test for malaria vector incrimination and blood meal identification;

12. Assist and guide for strengthening the capacity of entomology and vector control officers for selection and implantations of the evidence based vector control programme based on the Entomology surveillance data collected;

13. Refresher training to national and district based health personnel in targeted areas, in epidemic preparedness and outbreak response as well as effective contingency planning in the event;

14. Assist for strengthening community based activities and services - delivery, use and quality - Support diagnosis and treatment at moderate and high risk villages by the Community Health Volunteers of complex emergencies guidelines and formats;

15. Guide to develop knowledge and skills on all steps of forecasting and buffering and distribution plan of LLINs, insecticides, protective clothes, spraying equipments and protective clothes;

16. Assist to develop knowledge and skills on all steps of forecasting, buffering and distribution plan of RDT, laboratory reagents and equipments and specifications;

17. Assist to develop capacity to prepare LLINs mass distribution and IRS plan, implementation, and M and E;

18. Assist National Health Laboratory for strengthening the laboratory network, including quality assurance systems by preparation of the SOPs for malaria microscopy, RDT and reporting and recording;

19. Assist for understanding and improvement of capacity to prepare verified PUDR and quarterly reports base on the Performance Framework NFM grant;

20. To assist and guide for planning and implementation of External Review of the National Malaria Control Programme 2010-2016;

21. Assist for development of the National Malaria Pre-elimination Strategy 2018-2022 with the recruited expert;

22. Assist for planning and implementation of the Malaria Indicator Surveys (House Hold Survey, Health Facility Survey and Malaria Prevalence survey);

23. Guide for LLINs mass distribution implementation, M and E, and reporting;

24. Assist for refresher training to relevant officers of NMCP and National Health Laboratory to improve capacity for preparation and implementation of the proposal to monitor the therapeutic efficacy of antimalarial;

25. Assist for planning, implementation and M and E of the funded research proposal when necessary; and

26. Assist Programme Manager for planning day-to-day operational management of the plan.

 

Specific deliverables:

 

1.     National Malaria Control Programme Progress Report 2016;

2.    Annual District Malaria Profiles 2016;

3.     Performance Frame (PF) work 2017 for the districts as per National PF;

4.     Quarterly insecticide susceptibility report, National Insecticide Resistance Management committee report;

5.     Training on reactive based case detection and pre-elimination guidelines and formats to 5 district malaria officers for implementation in 2017;

6.     Chart on stratification of the districts and sub districts base on the malaria receptivity and implementation of malaria control and prevention base on malaria receptivity in 2016;

7.     Annual entomology surveillance report 2016;

8.     Estimates of antimalarials, RDTs, entomology reagents and equipments, laboratory reagents and equipments use for malaria microscopy for 2018;

9.     Verified PUDRs;

10. External Review of NMCP Report 2011-2015;

11. House Hold Survey report;

12. Malaria Prevalence Survey Report;

13. National Malaria Pre-elimination Strategy 2017-2021;

14. Proposal for monitoring the therapeutic efficacy of antimalarials;

15. Training database; and

16. Brief report to the National Malaria Control Programme and Division of Global Fund on the relevant counterparts staff‘s progress against the plan on a quarterly basis.

 

 

Qualification

• Postgraduate degree in malariology, public health or related field from a recognized university

 

Experience

• At least 10 years of experience in planning, management, monitoring and evaluation of malaria prevention, control and elimination programmes
• Experience in development of malaria databases
• Experience in undertaking malaria related surveys
• Experience in development of capacity of the national programme team
• Experience in working in malaria endemic countries
• Experience in working in Southeast Asia countries is an asset
• Technical working experience in management of Global Fund supported malaria control programmes is preferred

 

Core competencies

• Demonstrating ability to work as a member of a team and to maintain working relationships in a multicultural environment
• Demonstrating accountability and commitment
• Communicating effectively
• Having high flexibility and patience in difficult situation
• Strong interpersonal skills, particularly in developing capacities of national staff

Language

• Excellent knowledge of English is required
• Good working knowledge of one of the following languages is an asset:

o    Tetum;

o    Bahasa Indonesia; or

o    Portuguese

 

 

How to apply

 

Email addresses to receive application:

To         : hr_dgf@mohcdc.gov.tl

Copy     : ninatelma@mohcdc.gov.tl

 

The application must contain the following:

1.     Cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements for the post and relevant experiences

2.     Most recent resume/CV

3.     Expected Gross Salary in US Dollar

 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within one week of the closing date.