LGA Technical Assistant

Established in 2003, Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable populations. Our mission is to save lives and improve health in Africa and Asia, through evidence-based programmes that combat targeted diseases and promote universal health coverage. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: LGA Technical Assistant Locations: Jigawa, Kaduna, Kebbi Slot: 43 Openings - Jigawa (13), Kaduna (14) & Kebbi (16) Purpose of the Assignment The purpose of this Terms of Reference (ToR) is to engage LGA Technical Assistants to support training, Mass Drug Administration (MDA) of Azithromycin (AZM), coordination and supervision at the LGA, reverse logistics, reporting, network assessment and overall personnel management. Jigawa (13), Kaduna (14) & Kebbi (16) states respectively. Scope of work The role of the LGA Technical Assistants (TAs) is to ensure proper planning, execution, and monitoring of the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) of Azithromycin and reverse logistics at the LGA level in the state. They are expected to collaborate with LGA teams, health facility supervisors, traditional leaders, and Officers in Charge (OICs) of all AZM-implementing facilities. These stakeholders are required to adhere to established AZM administration protocols and implementation strategies. The TAs will also engage with the State Ministry of Health, the NTD team, and LGA management teams, where applicable, to keep them informed about program progress and to ensure high-quality implementation of activities across the Local Government Areas in the States. Specific Deliverables for LGA TA The LGA TA supports the implementation of activities at LGA, health facilities and household level. He/she is responsible for planning, implementation, reporting and coordination with local government representatives and community level stakeholders. The role of LGA TA assists the quality implementation of delivery of AZM services at the community level by HFW/supervisors and CDDs through the timely delivery of AZM commodities and supplies and documentation of program activities. He/she interacts with the LGA management team, keeps them updated on the program progress and ensures high-quality AZM implementation. The LGA TA takes instructions from the Program Officer (PO) on the implementation of AZM activities. S/he gives feedback to the PO in form of basic documentation and to the M&E Officer in form of data entry for administrative coverage and supply chain management. S/he will also support the Finance Officer in getting account details of distribution personnel for payment. Ensure the conduct of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) of Azithromycin (AZM) across implementing health facilities (HFs) in the assigned LGA. Support last-mile distribution of commodities from the State Central Medical Store (CMS) to the health facilities. Support the roll out of robust SBC interventions in the assigned LGA. Support the conduct of refresher training for Health Facility Workers (HFWs) and Community Drug Distributors (CDDs) to ensure effective program delivery. Monitor and report any issues related to digital HCM and non-compliance with AZM administration protocols to the Command-and-control center and HCM team. Manage the delivery of all AZM-related activities assigned by the supervisor.