Technical Assistant at Malaria Consortium

Malaria Consortium Nigeria is committed to tackling the large number of malaria cases and deaths in the country. Working in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other partners, we lead and support three major malaria control initiatives in the country: Support to the National Malaria Control Programme (SuNMaP); NetWorks and MAPS. Our areas of focus include:
Technical support for malaria control
Capacity building, harmonisation and training of health workers
Heath systems strengthening
Behaviour Change Communications and community outreach activities
Operational research, policy and advocacyPurpose of the assignment

The purpose of this ToR is to engage a technical assistant that will provide technical support to Gwagwalada Area Council, FCT between the months of September and November 2026 in the absence of a Field Assistant.
This is to ensure all the SMC implementation activities go on as expected.

Scope

The role of Technical Assistant is to support the quality implementation of delivery of SMC services in Gwagwalada Area Council, health facilities and at the household level.
S/he will be responsible for planning, implementation, reporting and coordination with Gwagwalada Area Council representatives and community stakeholders.
S/he will interact with the Area Council management team, keep them updated on the programme progress and ensure high-quality SMC implementation of SMC in Gwagwalada Area Council.
S/he provides supportive supervision and training to the above actors and ensures adherence to SMC administration protocols. He/she interacts with the State Ministry of Health, LGA management team, keeps them updated on the program progress and ensures high-quality SMC implementation in Gwagwalada Area Council.

Specific Activities of the Technical Assistant
Programme Implementation, treatment tracking and management:

Support implementation of all SMC activities at Gwagwalada Area Council level, including timely implementation of work plan, planning meetings, commodity distributions and monitoring to avoid any stock out, community mobilization activities, supervision, monitoring and reporting.
Work with the Gwagwalada Area Council Field officer in ensuring accountability of received commodities and supplies through tracking consumption levels and review of reconciliation reports.
Support capacity building of field partners (Supervisors, Health Facility Workers (HFWs), Community Drug Distributors (CDDs), and community mobilisers) through on-job support and quality supervision.
Track program targets and timely implement the planned activities to ensure program meets targets and review reports from LGAs and HFW for accuracy and completeness prior to submission.
Ensure implementation of activities is in line with the laid down protocols, by continuously monitoring and conducting supervision and on-job training of LGA, HFW and CHWs.
Maintain a good relationship and work jointly with Public Health Officers and other partners to undertake home visits, meetings and to ensure LGA’s ownership.

Reporting & data quality assurance:

Reach out to the area council for personnel that may be flagged by Compliance Unit from the database and provide timely and appropriate feedback

Assist M&E Officer on the data quality queries and ensure identified issues are rectified in time.
Review all field implementation reports, provide feedback on areas which needs correction and submit the final hard copy report to the Program officer after LGA Level approval.
Ensure submission of EoC Report, success stories, trip reports etc. to the Program Officer and SPM

Coordination and representation:

Responsible for overall coordination of Gwagwalada Area Council Team and HFW/supervisors and CDDs during training and SMC implementation
Liaise with key stakeholders and partners including LGA Administrator, State MOH, Community leaders, other stakeholders (for their support and buy-in, resolution of disputes/conflicts etc.) ahead of SMC activities.
Attend data validation meetings at LGA level and as directed by LGA cluster supervisor / State project manager.
Establish and maintain links with health and other nutrition services with special attention to referral cases while working closely with the State / LGA NAFDAC focal persons

Administrative and other duties:

Ensure the development of individual and team action plans to ensure role complementarities in achieving the set treatment target.
Participate in the follow-up of supplies consumption.

Compile and submit daily training reports and attendance summaries as may be required
Ensure physical inventory of all SMC commodities supplied to all HF at the end of each cycle.
Any other duties as required by the line manager.

Deliverables:

Comprehensive End of Cycles Reports within two days after implementation.
Complete Reverse Logistics of used and unused SPAQ after each cycle.
Follow up on Personnel payment.
Attend all Meetings at LGA level (planning meeting, EOC, DVM).
Support SPAQ distribution to HF from the LGA transit point.
Detailed TA report on MC report template, clearly highlighting specific tasks/role during the period of engagement submitted at least 2days after completion of the engagement.

Qualifications and Experience

Clinical Officer, nurse, social science, science, or any other Public Health-related qualification with at least five years’ field experience in SMC Implementation.
Fluency in English, Hausa and/or other local languages is required.
Experience working in drug/commodity supply management, M&E and logistics.
Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences including LGA staff, HFW and community leaders.
Must be familiar with the use of Survey CTO and Microsoft Office suite.
Experience in conducting quality supportive supervision and data use.