Job Vacancy for Marketing Support Officer at SuNMaP

The Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP) is being implemented by a Malaria Consortium-led partnership of international and national companies and non-governmental organisations.

It currently operates in six states, namely; Anambra, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Niger and Ogun with headquarters in Abuja. This £50m project is managed by a consortium of three international organizations, namely: Malaria Consortium UK, Health Partners International UK and GRID Consulting Nigeria.

The objective of SuNMaP is to strengthen the delivery of the Nigeria’s National Malaria control effort by providing technical support to improve the capacity of the National Malaria Control programme (NMCP) at all levels. In doing this, the programme is working with stakeholders in the health sector public and private; as well as civil societies and partners from the commercial sector.

The programme has been in operation for over three years and is now expanding to four additional states; namely; Enugu, Jigawa, Kaduna and Yobe.

A vacancy currently exists for a suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Marketing Support Officer

Location:  Lagos

This position will be operationally based in the Lagos Programme Office. The Marketing Support Officer will be responsible for providing support to the antimalarial commodity (LLINs, ACTs and RDTs) market and its key players.

Responsibilities

• S/he will work with the Programme Commercial Sector Partners to analyse the market and design interventions to address market constraints.


• S/he will monitor all market interventions through regular field visits and also work closely with the Senior Manager to document market information for lesson learning and decision making

Qualifications:

• A University degree in Business, Marketing, or other related discipline is required.


• A minimum of 3-years’ experience in market development, a good understanding of the private sector,  as well as excellent communication skill is required for this post.

Method of Application

To apply for this post, please email a covering letter addressing your suitability for the post and a CV to  sunmap@gridconsulting.net . Please quote the job title in the subject line.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing Date: 12 noon, Friday 23 January 2012