Trainee Programme Manager / Technical Placement

MENTOR HQ

The MENTOR Initiative is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations dedicated to the control of malaria and other vector borne diseases in emergency settings. The organisation directly delivers large scale disease control interventions to the most vulnerable communities caught up in emergencies, and in parallel, also works to build the technical and operational capacity of local and international partners on the ground, to incorporate medium and long term disease control systems into their operations and country strategy.

The MENTOR Initiative is looking for a highly motivated trainee Programme Manager, to join its Headquarters management team to work on programmes in Africa. The right person will have the initiative and developing technical skill set to assist the team in the design and delivery of programmes to control vector borne diseases in some of the most challenging settings on earth today.

You will need to have excellent team skills, and good written and verbal communication skills. Ideally, you would come with experience of working at a country level and have some technical experience. You would be able to support country level teams and help them to achieve their full potential and impact.

Some of your skills will include a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the design, planning and implementation of programmes relevant to MENTOR’s work. You will have a degree (or Masters) in Public Health, Epidemiology, Parasitology, Disease control or a related subject area. You will have some experience in working in partnership with other organisations, and a good understanding of monitoring and evaluation of programme activities in health or other related areas. You will also be fluent in English, with other languages such as French, Portuguese, Arabic or Spanish a bonus.

If you think you may have the energy and all that it takes to help lifesaving teams in conflict settings and natural disasters, or those countries recovering from these, and the patience and ability to help build disease control responses and systems that will last into the future, and you still have capacity to learn new skills every day, then please contact us and send us your CV and a letter explaining why you are the person that we should be seeking to join our dynamic team.

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

The Mentor Initiative applies zero tolerance to the exploitation, sexual abuse and mistreatment of women, children and all others, and, mobilizes all its staff in the implementation of its global policy. The Mentor Initiative will contact previous employers of applicants to determine if they have had a history of violating codes of conduct relating to sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse and fraud.