REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH COMMODITY SECURITY (RHCS) ANALYST at United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA

Under the overall supervision of the  Resident Representative and the direct supervision of the  Head, Reproductive Health Unit, the National Programme Analyst  (RHCS) will contribute to ensuring that a national contraceptive supply and a logistics management system is  effective and efficient in the context of reproductive health commodity security (RHCS) in the Country.  The NPA  (RHCS) will undertake the following duties:

• Provide technical support to ensure the institutionalization of a sustainable national RH commodity supply and logistics management system.
• Contribute to the development and formulation of national policy and plan of action in the areas of RHCS.
• Provide overall guidance required to strengthen and build national capacity in the use of management information to forecast the required contraceptives for the national in general and the public sector in particular.
• Provide guidance in the formulation and institutionalization of a competitive and transparent contraceptive procurement system and plan.
• Provide strategic national technical guidance in the development of a computerized functional management information system for the overall management of RHCS in the Country with emphasis in selected States supported by UNFPA.
• Provide evidence-based information for advocacy contraceptive supplies and logistics management in the context of RHCS.
• Provide technical oversight for the development and implementation of a monitoring and supervision plan for the RHCS in Nigeria.
• Facilitate effective partnerships for collaboration and dialogue on RHCS among donors, civil society organizations and government.
• Facilitate the leveraging of resources to support the national contraceptive supply and logistics management system.
• Work with focus states to develop state-level RHCS strategic plans and provide technical support for implementation.
• Mentor/support state RH and FP staff in UNFPA focus states to conduct routine monitoring and supportive supervision of the Contraceptive Logistics Management System
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the UNFPA Representative or Deputy Representative.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

 Values

• Exemplifying integrity
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
• Embracing cultural diversity
• Embracing change

Core Competencies

• Achieving results
• Being accountable
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen
• Thinking analytically and strategically
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships
• Communicating for impact

Required Skillset

• Strategically positioning UNFPA programmes
• Providing conceptual innovation to support programme effectiveness
• Generating, managing and promoting the use of knowledge and information
• Providing a technical support system
• Strengthening the programming capacity of implementing partners
• Facilitating quality programmatic results
• Internal and External relations and advocacy for results mobilization.

The ideal candidate should:

• Possess a Post graduate degree or equivalent in the field of Social Sciences, Health, Public Health, or in a related field with experience in the area of contraceptive logistic management.
• Have a minimum of 3 years  experience required in reproductive health/family planning or related work of which at least 2 years should be in the area of RHCS Logistic management.
• Possess good technical drafting and report/proposal writing skills and presentation and interpersonal communication skills.
• Be experienced in working with government institutions and donor organizations.
• Have a strong capability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written English.
• Have the ability to work under pressure.
• Have proficiency in current office software applications.