Africa Project Manager at Adept Systems

Key Responsibilities

Project Management and Operational support

• Work closely with the Senior communication and advocacy manager to develop and implement workplans, budgets, and strategies for key workstream deliverables
• Manage event planning for MNMUK supported functions
• Support the organisation’s Monitoring and Evaluation leads to develop monitoring and evaluation activities of program interventions and oversee their implementation and reporting in the Africa workstream
• Lead the delivery of high quality, timely, impact focused reporting for a range of stakeholders
• Budget development, monitoring and management
• Support MNMUK fundraising activities including proposal writing
• Line management of the Africa Officer

African Advocacy Activities

• Work collaboratively with the Africa Director, team members located in Africa and the UK and key partners to achieve Africa workstream objectives and deliverables, including supporting strategic project planning for advocacy impact areas
• Coordinate strong working partnerships with Ministries of Health, National Malaria Control Programs, Zero malaria campaign coalition partners, and international malaria partners - connecting in-country activities to regional and global communication and advocacy efforts
• With colleagues, identify strategic moments and emerging opportunities to influence target stakeholders and support their integration to workstream plans and budgets

Communications

• Support the communications team to design and develop roll-out plans for inspirational and contextually relevant communications campaigns
• Work with the communications team to disseminate media distribution for campaigns, including mass media and community-based approaches while monitoring and expanding social media presence of MNMUK’s work and campaigns
• Support and work with the Senior Africa communications and Talent Manager in the continuous engagement of local/national talent/champions
• Develop strong relationships with relevant media and secure press coverage of events and campaign developments

Job Qualifications

• At least a master’s degree qualification in Communication or relevant discipline
• Strong skills and experience in all aspects of program cycle management – design and development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation
• Demonstrated experience working with a range of stakeholders and partners
• Demonstrated experience managing budgets and ensuring financial compliance with donor contracts
• Demonstrated experience leading complex impact focused projects with multiple areas of work, tight timelines, and diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Relevant experience in health advocacy and communications particularly in management of national and regional programmes.