Multiple openings at Malaria Consortium
📢 Project Research Manager
Organization: Malaria Consortium
📍 Location: Abuja, Nigeria
💰 Salary: Competitive
📅 Application Deadline: June 1, 2026
🌍 About the Role
Malaria Consortium is seeking a Project Research Manager (PRM) to lead and coordinate operational research activities across Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) programmes in Nigeria.
The role involves managing research projects across multiple states, ensuring high-quality implementation, compliance with donor requirements, and translating research into actionable insights for programme improvement.
🔧 Key Responsibilities
Operational Research Management (70%)
- Lead planning and execution of research across SMC-supported states
- Manage research teams, including data collectors, supervisors, and partners
- Support development of research proposals, concept notes, and studies
- Ensure timely delivery of surveys (baseline, midline, endline)
- Translate research findings into programme improvements
Project & Budget Management (10%)
- Support development and monitoring of research budgets
- Track expenditures and ensure compliance with donor requirements
Capacity Building (10%)
- Strengthen operational research capacity within teams and partners
- Support training and institutional development initiatives
Representation & Safeguarding (10%)
- Participate in technical working groups and stakeholder engagements
- Develop policy briefs and reports for donors and policymakers
- Ensure safeguarding and compliance with research standards
🤝 Key Working Relationships
- Reports to the Programme Director (PD)
- Collaborates with technical teams, Operations Research Specialists, and Principal Investigators
- Works with government stakeholders, research institutions, and partners
🎓 Requirements
Essential
- Postgraduate degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, or related field
- 12–15 years of experience in research/programme management
- Strong expertise in operational research and data analysis
- Experience with HMIS systems (e.g., DHIS2)
- Proficiency in tools like STATA, NVIVO, CSPro, etc.
- Strong communication and report writing skills
Desirable
- Experience in malaria or communicable disease control
- Experience working with government and NGOs
💡 Key Skills
- Project and team management
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Stakeholder engagement
- Research communication for non-technical audiences
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
🔎 Other Openings at Malaria Consortium
📍 GF iCCM Service Delivery Officer
- Location: Niger State
- Focus: Implement community health programmes (malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea)
- Responsibilities: Programme delivery, M&E, stakeholder coordination
📍 GF iCCM Demand Creation Officer
- Location: Niger State
- Focus: Drive community demand for health services
- Responsibilities: Communication strategy, community engagement, reporting
Why Work with Malaria Consortium
Malaria Consortium is a globally recognized NGO delivering evidence-based health interventions. Working here means contributing to life-saving programmes, strengthening health systems, and improving outcomes for vulnerable communities.
