Consultant Job at The Nigeria Supply Chain Integration Project

iplus Consortium - The Nigeria Supply Chain Integration project which is funded by the Global Fund is designed to improve patient access and availability of medicines - through visibility, control and efficient last mile delivery. The project will also ensure tighter integration of National health commodities supply chains between Federal & State, Donors, Public & Private Sector, and across commodities - HIV, Malaria, TB, Reproductive Health and Vaccines.

The consortium will be supporting the National Product Supply Chain Management Program (NPSCMP) within the Food and Drugs Services (FDS) Department of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) in achieving its set objectives of having a streamlined, cost effective and ultimately more sustainable National Pharmaceutical Supply Chain.

iplus Consortium is recruiting to fill the vacant position below:


Job Position: Local Monitoring & Supervision (M&S) Consultant
Location: Home-based (Abuja or any other state in Nigeria)
Level of effort: 40 days/year
Validity: 12 months, with effective from 1 Feb 2017
Number of positions:2
Specific Responsibilities

• Work  in  close  collaboration  with and  under  the  overall  supervision  of Lead  Expert  M&S, National M&S coordinator, LMCU zonal coordinators and i+solutions Nigeria office team;
• Contribute to routine reports and progress updates;
• Contribute to the planning and implementation of M&S activities, documented in an activity plan;
• Coordinate pilot testing of the proposed M&S system in selected states and contribute towards finalization of the M&S framework document;
• Provide technical support to the state consultants and LMCU staff on M&S activities, where necessary;
• Work with consortium partners and i+solutions local staff to ensure successful implementation of project work plans at state level;
• Conduct  monitoring  visits  to  year  1  states  (14)  to  follow-up  on  the  implementation  of  M&S  work plan, as per defined schedule;
• Draft and disseminate routine progress updates (reports)on M&S activities per state;
• Provide technical assistance to the states in the area of M&S, where required including data quality assurance;
• Participate in stakeholder consultative workshops to discuss year 2 implementation plan;
• Facilitate the training of state consultants and LMCU staff in monitoring and supervision activities for year 2 states (23);

Qualifications and Experience

• University Degree in Pharmacy, Public Health or related Health area;
• Demonstrated mix of monitoring, evaluation, assessment, and research skills, including qualitative and quantitative;
• Must be able to work independently, with minimum supervision;
• Strong interpersonal/communication (verbal and written) skills;
• Ability and willingness to travel to the field, on short notice.
• At least 5 years work experience in the area of health supply chain management, preferably within the Nigerian public health system;
• At least 2 years work experience in the area of monitoring and supervision and/or monitoring and evaluation including measuring key performance indicators;

Remuneration

• Based on qualification and experience.
• Hiring on the basis of consultancy contract.

 
Method of Application
All qualified candidates should send their comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter in ONLY one attachment (MSWord document) explaining suitability for the job; to: iplusconsortium@gmail.com

Note

• Please indicate the title of post applied for and location in the subject line of the email.
• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
• Applicants are advised to provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on the application letter as well as three professional referees.
• Candidates must provide functional e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of the referees.

Deadline 26th January, 2017.