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PSI is seeking an experienced, dynamic Malaria Technical Advisor II to support the Malaria Department to deliver on PSI’s rapidly expanding portfolio of malaria programs in over 27 countries, worldwide, accounting for more than a third of PSI’s total business. PSI’s new global strategy focuses on improving consumer powered healthcare through shaping market systems, shifting policy and funding and strengthening global capacity. For the Malaria Department this means moving quality malaria case management closer to consumers; bringing next generation LLINs to market; scaling response driven surveillance to accelerate malaria elimination progress and maximizing the control value of drug-based prevention interventions.

PSI is seeking an experienced, dynamic, and innovation-driven Malaria Technical Advisor II to sustain PSI’s efforts to scale up its malaria programs globally, lead the implementation of technical activities in line with PSI and global best practices, capture and share best practices, as well as provide technical support to specific country programs to ensure high quality of and measurable impact through their malaria programs.

Job Description:

• Technical: Contribute to the development and implementation of the malaria department’s technical activities and strategy. Provide mentoring and capacity building at the individual and department level in planning, management, supervision, and quality assurance for malaria services. Lead development and implementation of the department’s, projects, or network member’s workplans in collaboration with the program management team with limited supervision.  Contribute to report writing and development of technical guidance. 40% of time.
• Program Management: Provide inputs into development of budget by malaria department’s, projects, or network member’s program management team. 20% of the Time.
• Representation: Represent the department, project, or network member internally and externally. 15% of the Time  
• Thought Leadership / Knowledge Management: Contribute to the development and implementation of the department’s, projects, or network member’s thought leadership and knowledge management agenda, including the development and internal and external dissemination of technical and programmatic briefs, toolkits, webinars, manuscripts, etc. 10% of the Time 
• Fundraising: Contributes to new business development by writing or reviewing proposals. Help PSI country offices to raise funds for malaria programs in support of national strategies, including from the GLobal Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria; USAID President’s Malaria Initiative; the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and UNITAID. 10% of the Time 
• May manage people; provide coaching and mentoring to staff. 5% of the Time

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or international equivalent) in a related field
• At least 7 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent combination of related education and experience may be substituted.
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of malaria control and proven experience in managing a malaria program. Knowledge of the Malaria partnership landscape and familiarity with the international donor community. preferred Experience working with the Global Fund and/or USAID.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Fluency in written and spoken English; French required.
• Ability to provide technical assistance to PSI network with minimal support.
• Ability to share knowledge internally and externally with communities of practice. 
• Ability to produce technical products and tools with oversight and direction. 
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external colleagues. Able to work as a member of a team and independently.
• Self-starter.
• Ability to lead development of technical approach for proposals with oversight.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability.
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence and ability to collaborate with colleagues.
• Coordinate and work effectively with diverse stakeholders in numerous locations and levels, including private partners, donors, government officials and bodies, technical experts, civil society organizations, community members and organizations and project support staff.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365. Familiarity with a quantitative or qualitative data analysis program preferred.
• Strong oral, writing, and presentation skills, including effective communication of deliverables through data visualization.
• Cultural Humility and respect.

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