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Ethiopia’s malaria program is one of the health programs, which has been receiving funding from development partners on a regular basis. Notably, the Program has been receiving funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria since 2003. It also has been getting additional financial support through the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) since 2008.
This ToR is prepared for hiring a senior grant management coordinator with the detail presented as follows.
OBJECTIVES
The general objective of the grant management coordinator is to effectively coordinate and administer malaria program grants as per the grant management manuals/guidelines.
Specific objectives of the incumbent include the following:
JOB SUMMARY
He/she will conduct a rapid assessment using agreed tool/s to find out bottlenecks related to effective and efficient coordination and absorption of the GF grant and propose amenable recommendations. In addition, he/she will contribute to the development of grant documents and provide strategic advice on the implementation of Global Fund (GF) and other partners supported malaria grants, and liaise with sub-grantees at central and sub-national levels. The incumbent works closely with and reports to the National Malaria Elimination Program.
He/she will oversee the GF malaria grant implementation through strengthening processes to ensure key activities are agreed and approved before funds are disbursed to regions, zones and woreda, and other agencies to improve the timeliness of in-country disbursements and subsequent utilization of funds. He/she will regularly monitor grant implementation, assess performance, and identify bottlenecks, challenges and solutions to improve grant implementation. The incumbent will also provide high-level partnership strengthening support between the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and the GF Country Team.
Moreover, he/she will maintain good working relationships with government officials, local and international partners and closely support and follow-up at regional, zonal and lower levels to ensure implementation is happening as planned; and providing guidance and support on how to accelerate implementation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Required Experience