Fresh Vacancies at Chemonics International

Location: Abuja, Nigeria with intermittent travel throughout the country

Scope of Work

• This scope of work (SOW) sets forth the services to be provided by the M&E Manager (Performance Management) to SAII Associates Ltd/Gte, an associate company of Chemonics International Inc. in the implementation of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) in Nigeria.

Background/Job Description
The purpose of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program–Procurement and Supply Management single award IDIQ contract is to ensure uninterrupted supplies of health commodities to prevent suffering, save lives, and create a brighter future for families around the world.

The IDIQ has three task orders that directly support the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), and USAID’s family planning and reproductive health program.

GHSC-PSM provides health commodity procurement services and systems strengthening technical assistance that address all elements of a comprehensive supply chain. All three task orders are implemented in Nigeria.

This position will support the leadership and coordination for TO2, TO3 and TO4 M&E activities. This position will manage the implementation of TO2, TO3, and TO4 M&E activities and ensure continuous tracking of respective task order performance using the performance management plan (PMP).

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Participate in the development and update of the Country Performance Management Plan, that is aligned with PSM Nigeria goal and USAID Nigeria Mission development objective.
• Coordinate the tracking of program indicators, measure performance against benchmark/targets and track trends of project performance.
• Participate in project work plan development and update ensuring that work plan outputs are aligned with PMP indicators.
• Identify source documents for new indicators and pattern of information flow and critical assumptions for meeting project deliverables.
• Support the development of performance feedback mechanism to the state LMCU.
• Support performance review meetings, where performance trends and exceptions are discussed with technical leads, and follow up on corrective actions that are identified, lessons learned, and potential risks to project implementation, and associated preventive actions.
• Conduct capacity building for Government of Nigeria staff at federal and state level on Performance Management to transfer requisite skills, and imbibe the culture of performance management to strengthen supply chain management system within the government.
• Support the development and implementation of electronic data management system including performance dashboard to track in country supply chain indicators.
• Coordinate efforts to ensure data used for decision making are of good quality through capacity building initiative at data collection and processing points.
• Support the development and review of consultants’ and STTA provider`s SOWs
• Support the development of the methodology for program performance review and Continuous Quality Improvements.

Supervision:

• The M&E Manager will report to the Snr. M&E Manager

Job Qualifications and Knowledge Requirements

• Bachelor degree in a Science/Social Science discipline or a related field
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience in an M&E position, where responsible for implementing M&E activities for USAID or international donor-funded development projects
• Proven experience in designing and implementing Monitoring and Evaluation systems for public health programs / projects or logistic services in Nigeria.
• Experience in planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing Performance Management Plans
• Knowledge of evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative / quantitative), data collection and analysis methodologies; experience with innovative and electronic, real-time monitoring methods highly desired
• Proficiency in database software packages; Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and SPSS. etc.
• Demonstrated experience in working with government structures at central or sub-national levels
• Attendance in any logistic training at least 5 days training on core areas of logistics
• Specific experience in HIV/AIDS, RH, TB, or Malaria programs strongly desired
• Ability and willingness to travel in the field
• Ability to lead a team, and coordinate across different teams
• Fluency in English is required

Required Skills:

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and coordination skills
• Good technical writing skills
• Good interpersonal skills: must function well in a team setting.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Training facilitation skills is a plus.

Working Conditions/Duration of Assignment:

• This is a long-term position for the life of the contract based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Annual Salary package

• 5 % increase on your current annual base salary (The base salary is the salary before tax without any benefits, allowances or bonuses)
• Transportation Allowance: NGN 267,802.00(Per year)
• Meals Allowance: NGN 173,407.00 (Per year)
• Miscellaneous Allowance: NGN 774,534.00 (Per year)
• Housing: NGN 1,099,896.00 (Per year)

Other Allowances:

• Annual Leave Allowance calculated at 10% of your annual base salary
• 13th Month Benefit calculated at 8.33% of your annual base salary

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Scope of Work

• This scope of work (SOW) sets forth the services to be provided by the Director Health System Strengthening Team to SAII Advisors Ltd/Gte, an Advisor company of Chemonics International Inc. in the implementation of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) in Nigeria.

Background

• The purpose of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program–Procurement and Supply Management single award IDIQ contract is to ensure uninterrupted supplies of health commodities to prevent suffering, save lives, and create a brighter future for families around the world.
• The IDIQ has four task orders that directly support the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), and USAID’s family planning and reproductive health program. GHSC-PSM provides health commodity procurement services and systems strengthening technical assistance that address all elements of a comprehensive supply chain. All four task orders are implemented in Nigeria.
• The Director Health System Strengthening will be responsible for strengthening institutional capacity and accountability for the management of USAID Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) in Nigeria strategic response.
• The Director Health System Strengthening will ensure a seamless link between the supply chain operations and technical assistance interventions and capacity development of the Government of Nigeria staff at National and State level.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Manage the System Strengthening Department to work in collaboration with the Federal and State Government of Nigeria Stakeholders Implementing Partners, etc. in identifying the Institutional and Technical Capacity Building needs at Federal and State levels of Government.
• Direct the Human Resource Capacity Development efforts of the System Strengthening Department such as the design of Public Health Supply Chain training curricula, on-the-job training manuals/references, and other learning resources appropriately targeted to specific jobs and management tiers. Travel within Nigeria to monitor training and implementation of capacity building activities.
• Work with stakeholders at the Federal and State levels to coordinate the development and implementation of cohesive human resource capacity development building strategies.
• Provide technical and programmatic oversight, strategic direction and ensure appropriate support for the implementation of Workplan activities in the areas of health systems strengthening, workforce development and quality improvement
• Prepare annual plans, training budgets and training implementation strategies.
• Support the development of project technical reports as needed.
• Oversee the development of training curricula and quality improvement systems
• Work closely with the team members and other departments within the GHSC-PSM Field Office in Nigeria in managing relationships and maintaining routine communications with the Central /Federal Government of Nigeria Stakeholders, Partners and all other related stakeholders in the public health supply chain landscape.
• Direct the System Strengthening Department activities in the implementation of the GHSC-PSM Field Office work plans and activities.
• Provide over-sight functions in the monitoring of capacity building activities and providing leadership to ensure accomplishing the workplan
• Provide Project Managerial support and coverage on Federal and State level TWGs, Coordination meeting with the Systems Strengthening Department and other relevant departments and teams within the GHSC-PSM project in Nigeria.
• Coordinate project activities with all stakeholders, including FMOH, USAID, NACA and other government agencies as may be required to ensure a suitable maintenance of the Lagos and Abuja Premier Medical Warehouses.
• Support the development and completion of a Public Private Partnership initiative between Donors and the Government of Nigeria to identify a suitable operator management system for Abuja and Lagos Premier Medical Warehouses. This includes supporting the Donors and the GON to engage a Private Sector Operator to manage the Federal Warehouses (and other GON warehouses as may be agreed) through a PPP approach and building the capacity of GON to manage Government warehouses.
• Provide managerial support for system strengthening activities of logistics and supply chain management for HIV, TB, and Malaria disease programs, in collaboration with all program stakeholders and partners.
• Manage the GHSC-PSM Government embedded staff within the different public health programs as applicable.
• Contribute in identifying best practices and success stories for the GHSC-PSM Nigeria Project Office.
• Maintain a good knowledge and understanding of all office rules and procedures as set forth in the field office policy manual.
• Support achievement of the overall project goals as required to ensure project performance.
• Any other activity as deemed appropriate by your supervisor.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, public health, laboratory science, logistics management or social sciences.
• 7-10 years of Management experience in health programs, preferably in a health care supply chain management environment degree in a relevant field.
• Fluency in English is required

Supervision:

• The Director Health System Strengthening will report directly to the Deputy Country Director Technical Assistance.

Working Conditions/Duration of Assignment

• This is a long-term position for the life of the contract based in Abuja, Nigeria with occasional travel.

Annual Salary Package

• 5 % increase on your current annual base salary (The base salary is the salary before tax without any benefits, allowances or bonuses)
• Transportation Allowance: NGN 338,409.00 (Per year)
• Meals Allowance: NGN 173,407.00 (Per year)
• Miscellaneous Allowance: NGN 811,826.00 (Per year)
• Housing: NGN 2,289,971.00 (Per year)

Other Allowances:

• Annual Leave Allowance calculated at 10% of annual basic salary
• 13th Month Benefit calculated at 8.33% of your annual basic salary