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  • Posted: Apr 30, 2026
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  • Malaria Consortium Nigeria is committed to tackling the large number of malaria cases and deaths in the country. Working in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other partners, we lead and support three major malaria control initiatives in the country: Support to the National Malaria Control Programme (SuNMaP); NetWorks and MAPS. Our areas of focus in...
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    Supply Chain Technical Assistant

    Purpose of the Assignment

    • To provide technical support on the supply chain management of Azithromycin Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities at the project States, to ensure rational and effective commodity management, security, accountability and end-to-end visibility.

    Scope of Work

    • The Supply chain consultant will be actively responsible for maintaining effective and efficient logistic management and inventory control of AZM Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities at the state level.
    • S/he will be working directly within the State Logistic Management Coordinating Unit, NTD, SPHCDA and the Malaria Consortium office at the assigned state.

    Specific Tasks for the Supply Chain Management:

    • 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 AZM Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities at the state central medical store and report on the assessment to higher levels flagging issues needing action
    • Support AZM microplanning during which targets which form the basis for AZM Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities quantification are determined.
    • Contribute to state level quantification of commodities as well as development of distribution plans using credible and verifiable data sources
    • Support the management of AZM Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities at the assigned State Central Medical Stores (SCMS) and health facilities.
    • Ensure the availability/access Pharmacovigilance forms during each implementation cycle.
    • Provide guidance on reporting ADR using the Pharmacovigilance forms to the state teams
    • Carrying out post-distribution gap analysis for all AZM Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities at the assigned state
    • Submit timely and accurate logistic report at the end of every AZM cycle and review all LMIS reports for AZM Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities at the assigned state.
    • Coordinate Reverse logistics for AZM Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities from health facilities to the state central medical store after every cycle and at the end of the round
    • Monitor the delivery of AZM Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities and escalate any discrepancies in the quantity of commodities delivered and any quality issues. This will be done at all the levels of the distribution of Commodities (SCMS, Health Facilities and Communities)
    • Working with the state Logistic Management Coordination Unit and other relevant stakeholders on the management of AZM Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities and also serves as a link between Malaria Consortium and the state Logistic Management Coordinating Unit
    • Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation team and reconcile logistic data with M&E data

    Qualifications and Experience

    • Proven previous experience in Supply Chain and Logistics Management of Malaria or HIV/AIDS commodities particularly in campaign and/or community level of implementation
    • Have a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy with at least 5 years’ post –qualification experience
    • The person must be familiar with the National Supply Chain system of MoH and LMIS, including MCLS
    • Experience working with and engaging stakeholders at the state and LGA level
    • Ability to engage with stakeholders on the supply chain management of public health commodities
    • Good interpersonal, communication and planning skills

    Report Format and Content:

    • The final report should include an executive summary, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions, and recommendations.
    • The report should be written in clear and concise language, with tables, figures, and graphs used to support findings.
    • The report should be submitted in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint formats.

    Specific Tasks for Supply Chain Consultant (TA):

    • Maintaining and regularly updating a database of AZM Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities logistics data.
    • Support collation and transmission of Pharmacovilance reports to NAFDAC and the state LMCU.
    • Coordinate micro-planning for the supply chain component of AZM implementation at the assigned state.
    • Facilitate routine monitoring and supportive supervisory visits to health facilities on effective supply chain management of AZM Mass Drug Administration (MDA) commodities.
    • Coordinate review meetings for all LMIS AZM reports to provide feedback on the quality of LMIS reports.
    • Provide regular feedback to the country Supply Chain Manager in a timely manner
    • Ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of data collected.

    Qualifications and Experience

    • Proven previous experience in Supply Chain and Logistics Management of Malaria or HIV/AIDS commodities particularly in campaign and/or community level of implementation
    • Have a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy with at least 7 years’ post –qualification experience
    • The person must be familiar with the National Supply Chain system of MoH and LMIS, including MCLS
    • Experience working with and engaging stakeholders at the state and LGA level
    • Ability to engage with stakeholders on the supply chain management of public health commodities
    • Good interpersonal, communication and planning skills
    • Ability to speak local languages
    • Must be a resident of Jigawa State.
    • Familiarity with the terrain, tradition, and culture of the locality.
    • Ability to pay attention to details.
    • Ability to write reports.
    • Must not be a current government staff at any level.

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    Interested and qualified? Go to Malaria Consortium on ee.kobotoolbox.org to apply

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