Health Officer (Supply and Logistics) at UNICEF

Purpose of the Job:

Under the guidance of the Health Specialist HSS and the overall guidance of the HSS Manager, the Health Officer (Supply & Logistics) supports professional technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the health programming process, from development planning to delivery of results, by preparing, executing, managing, and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks for effective delivery of essential medicines and supplies to facilitate attainment of UNICEF’s health program results in Nigeria.

The officer will also provide technical support to the logistics component of the overall health systems strengthening portfolio.

Key function and duties:

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

The officer will carry out the following activities related to the child survival and wellbeing program within the overarching health systems strengthening component of the health and HIV portfolio in Nigeria:

• Conduct and update the situation analysis for the development, design and management of supply chain and logistics packages for health programs. Research and report on development trends (health commodity value chain), including equity analyses, for higher management use to enhance programme management, efficiency and delivery of results.
• Contribute to the development and establishment of sectoral programme goals, objectives, strategies, and results-based planning through analysis of health needs and areas for intervention and submission of recommendations for priority and goal setting.
• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical programme transactions, preparing materials and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results-based planning (RBM), and monitoring and evaluation of results.
• Support the implementation of the primary health care supply systems strengthening policy working closely with the different departments in the Government and the health and supply teams internally.
• Work with the programme and supply section to ensure timely procurement of essential life- saving health supplies and services and track their shipment in country including last mile reach and use with a focus on the humanitarian supplies
• Prepare, disseminate and regularly on a weekly basis update procurement and supply distribution plan for the section and maintain a database of the supplies and commodities delivered for the section and monitoring the supply pipeline including alerts for action.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences is required. Additional qualifications in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, Health or related social science field from recognized institutions are an added advantage.
• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in supply, logistics, procurement, contracting, administration and/or other directly related technical fields is required.
• Understanding of development and humanitarian work is an asset.
• Emergency experience is an advantage.
• Health supply chain management experience an advantage

Skills:

• Good analytical skills and negotiating skills.
• Ability to manage and monitor the effective use of financial and material resources.
• Ability to supervise and direct a team of professional and support staff.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious working relationships, both within and outside the organization.
• Fast learner, adapts and responds to change, tolerates ambiguity.
• Ability to contribute to formulation of strategies and policies.
• Good knowledge of latest developments and technology in supply chain management.
• Good understanding of supply chain processes, from programme needs assessment, through planning, procurement and contracting, logistics and delivery, monitoring and evaluation.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.