Human Centered Design Lead Consultant

Job ID

2026-7689

Location

NG-Abuja

Category

International Positions

Employment Status

Consultant Opportunities

Malaria remains a major public health threat in Africa, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the cornerstone of malaria treatment, but the emergence of antimalarial drug resistance, including partial resistance to artemisinin and partner drugs poses a serious risk to malaria control gains. Currently, there is no resistance in Nigeria, however, if resistance sets in; it will be catastrophic.

The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) in collaboration with Jhpiego (Johns Hopkins University affiliate) is implementing Scaling the Optimal Use of Multiple ACTs to Prevent Antimalarial Drug Resistance (STOP-AMDR) through the WHO recommended Multiple Firstline Therapies (MFT). The STOP-AMDR project is designed as implementation science research, generating evidence on feasibility, acceptability, cost-impact, and programmatic approaches to inform national policy and potential scale-up.

Jhpiego is seeking a Human Centered Design Consultant to lead the co-creation and design of a demand generation agenda for MFT, tool kits with communities and Community-led and Civil Society Organizations (CCSOs), define Community and Civil Society Engagement (CCSE) activities, CCSO roles, key CCSE messages for advocacy and SBCC in pilot activities

• Participate in pre-orientation activities, meetings and workshops
• Development of orientation packages on HCD to support CCSOs on the MFT pilot implementation in Nigeria
• Using HCD, to co-create and design a demand generation agenda for MFT with communities and CCSOs and define CCSE activities, CCSO roles, key CCSE messages for advocacy and SBCC in pilot activities
• Co-design a CCSE toolkits, in collaboration with CCSOs to orient communities in the MFT pilot districts
• Support CCSOs on advocacy with community leaders and gatekeepers and facilitate demand generation activities at community and Facility levels
• Support CCSOs to use CCSE framework to gather feedback on challenges/barriers, success stories related to MFT strategy at community level in pilot districts
• Mobilize national-level technical expertise to resolve issues that affect local public policy or program design.
• Collaborate with all local stakeholders and implementing partners, especially the Ministry of Health, to ensure all activities conform to national requirements and regulations.
• Conduct regular reporting to technical staff, documenting successes, challenges, and lessons learned in MFT implementation.
• Document and maintain an inventory of successful tools and approaches for MFT implementation.

• A minimum of a master’s degree in public health, Social work, Community Development, Anthropology, Human Rights, Sociology, or related field
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience implementing malaria programs at the state and community levels
• At least 5 years’ experience managing large donor-funded projects (≥ $5M annually), including design and implementation of community engagement, leading co-creation methodologies; experience in Malaria program in Africa, Nigeria preferred.
• Certified “Master Trainer” with proven experience training health workers on malaria case management at facility and community levels.
• Demonstrate experience in capacity building at both individual and organizational levels.
• Strong background in malaria service delivery at state, Local Government Areas/facility, and community levels.
• In-depth understanding of the Nigerian healthcare system, particularly the public health system; prior experience living and working in Nigeria preferred.
• Familiarity with UNITAID management and reporting procedures.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Required Abilities/Skills:

• Demonstrated expertise in at least two to three of the following core areas: service delivery strengthening; training and workforce development; community engagement and participation; performance and quality improvement; and monitoring and evaluation.
• Strong technical competence in facilitating community engagement, leading co-creation processes, and translating innovation into measurable, sustainable health outcome
• Proven ability to liaise effectively with senior government officials, donor representatives, NGOs, and other stakeholders, while fostering productive partnerships nationally and internationally.
• Strong analytical capacity to identify and apply best practices, coupled with excellent oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to perform under pressure in complex environments, with appreciation for socio-cultural differences and experience in low-resource, multi-cultural settings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, readiness to travel nationally, and capacity to engage with established networks of health professionals, CSOs and partners.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in knowledge management, reports, and manuscript publications in high impact peer-reviewed journals.

Period of Consultancy: approx. 120 non-consecutive working days (approx. 6 months)

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

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