Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
• Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with local partner(s) to prepare reports per established reporting schedule.
• Collect information on staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
• Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.

Other Specific Responsibilities:

Program and Case Management

• Ensure that SR program and Case Management activities are implemented according to the approved work plan and budget, focusing on meeting agreed deadlines.
• Assist in organizing monthly PR-SR review meetings, quarterly review meetings with GF CT and other periodic program reviews, ensuring that case management is prioritized
• Support the preparation/finalization of meeting agenda and distribute minutes of meetings
• Support the development and tracking of GF Malaria Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP)
• Ensure that the CRS Zero Cash Policy is adhered to during implementation

Service Uptake

• Provide technical and programmatic support required for improving malaria service uptake
• Ensure that SR Service uptake activities are implemented according to the approved work plan and budget, focusing on meeting agreed deadlines.
• Work closely with the Programme team and SRs to drive malaria service uptake in health facilities and in the community.
• Work closely with relevant government organizations at national and state levels, as well as other stakeholders, to strengthen quality of case management.

 Training and Mentoring

• Provide regular programmatic support to SRs in the implementation of grant activities such as trainings, workshops and other capacity development interventions.
• Support the SRs’ planning and implementation of trainings, workshops and other capacity development interventions.

Representation

• Represent CRS at all required national level sub-committee/technical meetings with NMEP, liaising with other partners as required
• Any other duties as assigned by supervisor

Required Languages - List languages required to perform the job

Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 70%.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Observation, active listening and analysis skills with ability to make sound judgment
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members
• Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
• Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented

 Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
• Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data preferred.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

 Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none)

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Global Fund Malaria Program Team, Deputy Country Representative, Country Representative, Head of Operations, Finance, Procurement and Administration Staff, Regional and Senior Technical Advisors, Deputy Regional Directors for PQ and MQ

External: Global Fund’s Fund Portfolio Manager and Nigeria Country Team, SRs, State Ministries of Health (SMOH), National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) within the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH), Technical and Financial Partners, supported health facilities, Local Fund Agent (LFA)