Technical Director

Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Technical Director to join our team in London, UK.

An experienced international director in communicable diseases control. The Technical Director is responsible for the technical oversight of Malaria Consortium programmes and activities worldwide and for the quality of the technical input into all Malaria Consortium’s work. This post has global responsibilities for directing the technical strategy across all Malaria Consortium’s offices and programmes in Africa and Asia and to lead the technical team in areas of expertise.

The successful candidate will have:

• Substantial and extensive experience in global health with a focus on communicable diseases control and universal health coverage
• A PhD, or equivalent experience, in a scientific area relevant to Malaria Consortium’s mission
• Senior leadership experience in an international NGO, academic institution, multilateral agency or relevant private sector business
• Strategy implementation experience at regional or global levels
• Strong experience in mentoring senior, high-calibre technical staff
• Demonstrable experience of representation at government-agency level on behalf of an organisation
• Significant experience of writing/reviewing proposals targeted at major government development partners and foundations