Technical Director at Abt Associates

Abt Associates, a major American business and government research, technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded VectorLink ProjectTask Order 1. Task Order 1 will support the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria.

Abt has implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2011, delivering high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control entomological data in the world. Under this contract, Abt will expand entomological monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through IRS and capacity building in 22 African countries where malaria is endemic. Abt also will continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as environmental compliance.

We seek qualified candidates for the project’s operations in the position below:

Job Title: Technical Director

Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and management oversight of all of the project’s entomological surveillance activities.
• Guides key project and country-level entomology decisions based on data analysis and interpretation.
• Ensures environmental compliance pof spray operations, and the storage and transport of insecticides.
• Leads the development of entomological monitoring plans.

Requirements

• Masters Degree in Entomology, Environmental Health, Public Health, or related field. Significant experience in vector control, IRS operations, and the regulatory and operational aspectrs of insecticide use.
• 20 years relevant experience, or; Bachelor’s Degree plus 15 years relevant experience, Masters Degree (desirable) plus 10 years relevant experience, or a Phd. and 8 years relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a minimum of direction and supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to work both as a member of a team and as a team leader, with the ability to accept the inputs of other team members.
• Strong management and planning skills of project tasks and budgets.
• Demonstrates leadership and team work and produces high quality work in a timely, cost effective manner and has excellent writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communications and organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills, computer software programs, including MSWord, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with U SAID funded programs and/or other international development experience.
• English language fluency.

Application Closing Date
23rd November, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and Documentation which should include their Cover Page, CV's, biodata form, payslip from the most recent position held, copies of educational certificates/degrees, and contact information of at least 3 references we can contact (must include email addresses and phone numbers) to: [email protected] with the position title in the subject line of the email.

Note

• Candidates selected for an interview will be sent a more detailed job description in advance of the interview.
• Applications that do not follow these instructions above or do not meet the stated minimum qualification requirements, will not be considered.