Job purpose

To provide technical support on the supply chain management of malaria commodities at the project offices within the SuNMaP 2 project.

Scope of work

The Supply chain officer will be actively responsible for maintaining an effective and efficient logistic management of drugs at the state level. S/he will be work directly within the State Logistic Management Coordinating Unit and the Malaria Consortium offices at the assigned state.

Key working relationships

The Supply Chain Officer will be a member of the programme implementation team and report to State Team Manager and other project staff in delivering programme work plan.

Key accountabilities

  1. Supply Chain (70%)

· Ensuring that the supply chain activities meet the needs of the programmes in a timely manner and does so in accordance with donor requirements, MC policies and procedures

· Carry out monthly stock status assessment of all SuNMaP 2 commodities at the state central medical stores and report on the assessments to higher levels flagging issues needing actions

· Provide technical support to strengthen the procurement and supply chain management of malaria commodities at the assigned state

· Support and assist in the management of SuNMaP2 commodities at the assigned State Central Medical Stores (SCMS) and health facilities.

· Provision of general and technical logistics/Supply chain management support for SuNMaP2 commodities

· Submit timely and accurate logistic report and review all LMIS reports for project commodities at the assigned state.

· Monitor the delivery of SuNMaP2 commodities and escalate any discrepancies in the quantity of commodities delivered and any quality issues.

· Working with the state Logistic Management Coordination Unit on the management of project commodities and also serves as a link between Malaria Consortium and the state Logistic Management Coordinating Unit

· Provide support for the Monitoring and Evaluation team and reconcile logistic data with M&E data

· Maintaining and regularly updating a database of malaria commodity logistics data for the project

· Performs other duties as directed.

  1. Coordination/Feedback (30%)

· Ensure smooth relationship with Country Office and other technical managers within the project;

· Facilitate routine monitoring and supportive supervisory visits to health facilities on effective supply chain management of commodities.

· Coordinate review meetings for all LMIS reports to provide feedbacks on the quality of LMIS reports

· Provide regular feedback to the country Supply Chain Specialist and Country Commodity Manager as well as State Malaria Service Delivery Expert in a timely manner

· Provides support to the Malaria Service Delivery Expert on program implementation

Person specification

Qualifications and experience:

Essential

· Proven previous experience in Supply Chain and Logistics Management of Malaria or HIV/AIDS commodities

· A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a related role

· Have a bachelor degree in Pharmacy

· Experience managing a medical supply chain and coordination

· The person must be familiar with the national supply chain system of MoH and LMIS , including MCLS

· Ability to engage with stakeholders on the supply chain management of public health commodities

· Good inter-personal, communication and planning skills

Desirable

· Experience with good understanding of logistic management of public health commodities in Nigeria

· Experience with using Microsoft Dynamics NAV or another equivalent Enterprise Resource Planning system

Work-based skills and competencies:

Essential

· Strong analytical skills

· Proven writing skills in English

· Ability to work effectively and sensitively in developing countries

· A collaborative and flexible style, with a strong service mentality

· Negotiation, Facilitation and coordination skills

Desirable

· Demonstrable passion for Malaria Consortium’s mission; a strategic manager with integrity and a desire to work in a dynamic environment

· Excellent computer skills in Excel and knowledge and use of database tools

This vacancy is archived.

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