This position is located in the Health, Population and Nutrition (HPN) Team, USAID/Malawi, Lilongwe.  The primary purpose of this supervisory position is to serve as the lead for the Presidential Malaria Initiative in Malawi, managing a 27 million dollar portfolio; the one of the largest, most complex and politically sensitive within the USAID/Mission. Based in USAID/Malawi, the Senior Malaria Advisor shall provide leadership, guidance and overall direction on the development and execution of the PMI in collaboration with the PMI CDC Technical Advisor. The Contractor shall liaise with backstops for the PMI in USAID Washington, counterparts in CDC/Atlanta, and USAID personnel working within the Mission’s activities related to cross-cutting malaria control. These responsibilities include regular contact and collaboration with senior level ministerial counterparts such as in the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), Central Medical Stores and other government ministries and agencies, as well as in a wide range of civil society and private organizations, other donor and international organizations, and other United States Government (USG) entities working in malaria prevention and control.