Jobs at Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation

Role Summary

• The Health Financing Specialist will be responsible for driving the DRF strengthening and optimization, and affordable access to MNH bundle commodities objectives of the project.
• The role will focus on ensuring full functionality of DRF governance and accountability structures, improving DRF commodity budgeting and financing and revenue tracking to ensure its availability for commodity replenishments. He/she will actively collaborate with state stakeholders (DRF Committees and DMAs) and HSDF state program staff to drive targeted improvements. The role will involve frequent travels to the 5 program states for meetings and workshops designed to achieve program targets. and other free MNCH programs is also a key deliverable. The key focus of the role is to:
• Strengthen DRF programs across program states to ensure uninterrupted availability of MNH bundle commodities at supported health facilities
• Reactivate and strengthen DRF governance and accountability structures to drive DRF program effectiveness and sustainability
• Facilitate and track incremental performance improvements in states DRF MNH commodity financing, budgeting, and replenishment systems
• Identify and leverage financing mechanisms (social health insurance) and other programs to facilitate affordable access to MNH bundle services for end beneficiaries across the project states

About HSDF:

• The Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (HSDF) is a not-for-profit organization established in 2013 with a mission to improve the quality of decision-making and execution in the health sector through a focus on results at scale.
• HSDF provides analytical support, drives innovation, and engages substantively with governments, development partners, and other stakeholders to strengthen health systems and improve health outcomes.
• Through evidence-based approaches and strategic partnerships, HSDF supports health systems strengthening initiatives across diverse work streams including primary health care, maternal and child health, health financing, public financial management, and institutional capacity development.

About the MNH-ASSIST Project:

• The Maternal and Newborn Health Accelerated Scale-Up of Sustainable Supply Chain Interventions and Systems Transformation (MNH-ASSIST) project aims to improve the uninterrupted availability, beneficiary access, utilization, tracking, and reporting of MNH bundle commodities across supported health facilities.
• This will be achieved through multi-stakeholder collaborations that cut across various MDAs including the SMoH, SPHCDAs, DMA/CMS and health facilities, and partners like FIELD Intelligence, C4SD, ACEPHAP, TA Connect, SCIDaR, and CHAI among others.
• The project seeks to sustainably achieve the following: effective MNH commodities last-mile delivery (LMD) to facilities, improved states capacity to plan, finance, and execute LMD, digitalize states LMIS and enable real-time visibility for logistics data, consumption-driven MNH bundle commodities forecasting/quantification, and strengthened DRF programs to ensure continuous replenishment of MNH commodities.
• Additionally, the project aims to facilitate affordable access to these bundled MNH services for beneficiaries by leveraging existing government and donor-driven financing mechanisms that protect women and their families from financial risks; these include national and states health insurance schemes, free/subsidized MNCH services integrated into BHCPF 2.0 and HOPE-PHC project, and states free MNCH programs where available.

Key Responsibilities

• The HFS will provide technical support to state DRF committees, DMAs, State health insurance agencies (SHIA) and other relevant stakeholders to deliver on project objectives through the following activities.

Strengthen DRF Governance and Accountability Structures:

• Facilitate the training and reactivation of non-functional or weak DRF committees across the 5 states
• Track reconstituted DRF committee meeting frequency, agendas, and outputs to ensure they are consistently decision-focused and not perfunctory
• Facilitate the review and update (where required) of DRF policy manuals across the program states
• Lead advocacy to DRF committees for early policy adoption for the following.
• Operationalization of DRF revenue accounts for supported health facilities to hedge funds from diversion
• Ring-fencing of funds for MNH tracer commodity in DRF budgets
• Adoption of high cost-recovery models by DRF committees to guarantee replenishment stability for MNH commodities
• Priority for high-demand MNH tracer commodities during reordering where funds are inadequate

TA Support to Improve DRF MNH Commodity Financing:

• Facilitate the establishment and actively participate in states quarterly DRF commodity replenishment and performance review meetings to be guided by clear agendas and trackable outputs
• Participate in states AOP development workshops to ensure integration of ring-fenced MNH bundle commodity budgets in states AOP document
• Introduce and drive the adoption of consumption-based quarterly DRF budget cycles for MNH bundle commodities using data from states NHLMIS
• Facilitate improvements in DRF revenue projection accuracy required for accurate budgeting by leveraging consumption data from NHLMIS

Data and Performance Management:

• Co-develop state-level dashboards with SLDA and state stakeholders to routinely track DRF budgeting, allocation and replenishment performance targets
• Actively track DRF budgets and replenishment targets with dashboards and use the insights to inform strategy redirections and intervention approaches
• Use dashboards during quarterly replenishment and performance review meetings with stakeholders to drive evidence-based decision-making

Health Insurance and DRF Integration:

• Facilitate the integration of MNH bundle services into state health insurance benefit package
• Work with relevant state stakeholders to expand access to affordable MNH bundle services for women and newborns at supported facilities leveraging BHCPF, HOPE_PHC project and states free MNCH program (where applicable)
• Facilitate the integration of DRF and state health insurance to improve access to affordable MNH bundle services

Knowledge Management:

• Collate, curate and archive experience and learnings from field implementation
• Contribute to the development of abstracts, technical briefs, blog posts, and other knowledge products

Key Deliverables:

• Reactivate DRF committees and ensure they stay functional and decision-driven across the program states
• Actively track and achieve DRF budget and allocation target in program states
• Actively track and achieve DRF commodity replenishment targets in focus states
• Integrate DRF with state health insurance to improve affordable access to MNH bundle services

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelors Degree in public health, health economics, health services, or a related field (Master’s degree will be an advantage)
• 3–5 years’ experience implementing or supporting health financing or public finance management projects
• Experience working with or implementing DRF programs in Nigeria or any a low-income country
• Familiarity with the health insurance space or experience implementing donor-supported health insurance projects

Competencies:

• Good understanding of public health finance systems
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Ability to create high-impact decks and other resources using MS power point, Word, Excel and Publisher
• Data-driven decision-making skills
• Strong communication and coordination skills
• Problem-solving skills and adaptive thinking
• Ability to work in complex multi-stakeholder environments

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About the MNH-ASSIST Project

• The Maternal and Newborn Health Accelerated Scale-Up of Sustainable Supply Chain Interventions and Systems Transformation (MNH-ASSIST) project aims to improve the uninterrupted availability, beneficiary access, utilization, tracking, and reporting of MNH bundle commodities across supported health facilities. This will be achieved through multi-stakeholder collaborations that cut across various MDAs including the SMoH, SPHCDAs, DMA/CMS and health facilities, and partners like FIELD Intelligence, C4SD, ACEPHAP, TA Connect, SCIDaR, and CHAI among others. The project seeks to sustainably achieve the following: effective MNH commodities last-mile delivery (LMD) to facilities, improved states capacity to plan, finance, and execute LMD, digitalize states LMIS and enable real-time visibility for logistics data, consumption-driven MNH bundle commodities forecasting/quantification, and strengthened DRF programs to ensure continuous replenishment of MNH commodities.
• Additionally, the project aims to facilitate affordable access to these bundled MNH services for beneficiaries by leveraging existing government and donor-driven financing mechanisms that protect women and their families from financial risks; these include national and states health insurance schemes, free/subsidized MNCH services integrated into BHCPF 2.0 and HOPE-PHC project, and states free MNCH programs where available.

Position Summary

• The Pharmacy and Logistics Specialist will provide overall technical leadership and oversight for project-supported supply chain and logistics interventions across five states and be responsible for coordinating and reporting all supply chain-related program updates and performance metrics to the central team.
• He/she will oversight the activities of the State Pharmacy and Logistics Officers and work closely with the state Logistics Data Analyst to ensure effective implementation of activity work plans and real-time tracking of logistics and program performance data which will contribute to achievement of the overall project objectives.

Role Expectations

• Lead the project supply chain/logistics strategy implementation to ensure the achievement of KPIs and timely delivery of project milestones
• Provide technical leadership to the States Pharmacy and Logistics Officers and States Logistics Data Analysts for the routine implementation and reporting of the following.
• DMA/CMS warehouse MNH bundle commodities inventory management
• Consumption-based MNH bundle commodity forecasting and quantification
• Last-mile distribution (LMD) of PVAC-procured MNH bundle commodities and strengthened states capacity for sustainable LMD
• DRF program strengthening to ensure uninterrupted availability of MNH bundle commodities at health facilities
• Digitization of state logistics management information system (LMIS) and its sustained operational effectiveness in collaboration with FIELD Intelligence
• Ensure the consistent availability of routine program data from the states for analysis, interpretation, planning and progress updates to the donor and HSDF management

Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership and Oversight:

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for all supply chain and logistics management activities across project states.
• Provide technical oversight to the State Pharmacy and Logistics Officers and State Logistics Data Analysts.
• Ensure effective implementation of project interventions related to warehouse management, MNH bundle commodity LMD, LMIS digitization, and DRF program optimization.
• Coordinate routine supply chain program updates and logistics data analysis and reporting to the central team and organization.

Program Management:

• Oversee incremental progress towards consumption-driven MNH commodities forecasting and quantification in each state, procurement planning, inventory management, and distribution of maternal and newborn health commodities.
• Strengthen logistics management and distribution systems at state and facility levels.
• Ensure ongoing implementation of effective warehouse management, and commodity accountability.

LMIS and Data Systems Strengthening:

• Provide oversight for operationalization of LMIS digitization and sustainability across supported states.
• Ensure all 5 states are onboarded onto the NHLMIS and all MNH bundle-related logistics data is accessible in real-time by state governments, donors and partners.
• Track progress of LMIS digitization adoption at CMS and health facilities across the 5 states

Capacity Building and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Conduct periodic mentoring and supportive supervisory visits to the 5 states.
• Facilitate the reactivation of DRF governance and accountability structures and update of DRF policy manuals across the 5 states.
• Facilitate the establishment and participate in states quarterly DRF commodity replenishment and performance review meetings
• Engage government agencies, implementing partners, and other stakeholders to drive project implementation and performance.
• Support development of logistics guidelines, SOPs, and technical tools.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:

• Track implementation progress against project targets and deliverables across the 5 states
• Oversee development and routine use of state-based performance dashboards for performance tracking, stakeholder engagement, decision-making, and systems improvements.
• Collaborate with MEL team to operationalize a centralized integrated dashboard that brings together all 5 state dashboards onto a single platform
• Review state-level reports and provide technical feedback.
• Prepare high-quality technical reports and updates for project leadership and donors.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) degree.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience working in supply chain and logistics management (public sector experience preferable)
• Demonstrated experience in inventory management within government Drug Management Agencies, central/zonal medical stores, or similar institutions
• Experience with Drug Revolving Fund (DRF) programming
• Experience working with Logistics Management Information Systems (LMIS) and commodity reporting systems
• Experience working with government institutions and donor-funded health programmes
• Strong knowledge of forecasting, quantification, commodity inventory and distribution systems
• Excellent analytical, communication, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to create high-impact decks, reports, and communication materials using tools like MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Publisher

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About the MNH-ASSIST Project

• The Maternal and Newborn Health Accelerated Scale-Up of Sustainable Supply Chain Interventions and Systems Transformation (MNH-ASSIST) project aims to improve the uninterrupted availability, beneficiary access, utilization, tracking, and reporting of MNH bundle commodities across supported health facilities. This will be achieved through multi-stakeholder collaborations that cut across various MDAs including the SMoH, SPHCDAs, DMA/CMS and health facilities, and partners like FIELD Intelligence, C4SD, ACEPHAP, TA Connect, SCIDaR, and CHAI among others. The project seeks to sustainably achieve the following: effective MNH commodities last-mile delivery (LMD) to facilities, improved states capacity to plan, finance, and execute LMD, digitalize states LMIS and enable real-time visibility for logistics data, consumption-driven MNH bundle commodities forecasting/quantification, and strengthened DRF programs to ensure continuous replenishment of MNH commodities.
• Additionally, the project aims to facilitate affordable access to these bundled MNH services for beneficiaries by leveraging existing government and donor-driven financing mechanisms that protect women and their families from financial risks; these include national and states health insurance schemes, free/subsidized MNCH services integrated into BHCPF 2.0 and HOPE-PHC project, and states free MNCH programs where available.

Role Summary

• The State Logistics Data Analyst will lead end-to-end logistics data management for MNH bundle commodities in the state ensuring real-time access to high quality data that encompasses commodity LMD, LMIS digitization, and DRF program optimization.
• He/she will work closely with the State Pharmacy and Logistics Officer, State Technical Assistants and state officials to ensure harmony between activity work plans implementation and timely data generation, analysis and reporting for decision-making.

The role will focus on the following:

• Provide routine data analytics support to the state DMA/CMS for MNH bundle commodities inventory management, last mile distribution and end-to-end logistics data management
• Support FIELD Intelligence to digitize states LMIS, integrate NHLMIS with CMS warehouse management systems (WMS), and onboard health facilities unto the NHLMIS platform
• Routinely collate, analyse, track and report logistics data including DRF MNH commodity stock levels, consumption trends, reorders, deliveries, stock out rates, order fill rates, order turnaround time, proportion of facilities reporting, DRF revenue tracking, among others
• Routinely track and report progress of LMIS digitization and adoption trends both at CMS and across health facilities
• Support FIELD with NHLMIS platform monitoring, issues resolution and conduct data quality checks
• Develop, use and maintain state-level dashboards to engage stakeholders, track project implementation progress and for target performance monitoring

Key Responsibilities
LMIS Digitization:

• Support FIELD in digitalization of state LMIS and integration of NHLMIS with CMS WMS
• Support training of CMS personnel on NHLMIS tools and reporting systems.
• Support FIELD with NHLMIS platform monitoring and issues resolution
• Technical support to state for post-NHLMIS deployment operation and sustainability
• Facilitate continuous flow of data from health facilities to state level systems.

LMIS and Data Systems Management:

• Facilitate real-time access to commodity logistics data from CMS to facility-level for planning and decision-making by facilities, LGAs, state, partners and donor.
• Support STAs with the rollout and day-to-day use of NHLMIS tools by HCWs across facilities
• Ensure accurate entry, validation, and cleaning of logistics data.
• Support integration of facility data into state and national dashboards.
• Monitor system functionality and data reporting compliance.

Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Analyse commodity stock levels, consumption trends, and stockout patterns.
• Develop, use and maintain state-level dashboards to engage stakeholders, track project implementation progress and for target performance monitoring
• Facilitate use of commodity consumption data for state-level forecasting and quantification
• Track KPIs such as DRF MNH commodity stock levels, months of stock at CMS, consumption trends, reorders, deliveries, stock out rates, order fill rates, order turnaround time, proportion of facilities reporting, DRF revenue tracking, among others

Decision Support:

• Provide data insights to support DRF committees and CMS/DMAs.
• Support state quarterly replenishment and performance review meetings with actionable analytics.
• Identify supply gaps, inefficiencies, and risks in commodity flow.
• Recommend and support corrective actions based on real-time data.

Data Quality Assurance:

• Conduct routine data quality checks (DQA) on logistics data.
• Support facility supervision visits focused on data quality improvement.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Public Health, Pharmacy, or related field.
• 2–3 years’ experience in data management, health information systems, or supply chain analytics.
• Experience with LMIS, DHIS2, or similar health data platforms preferred.
• Proficiency in the use of Excel, data visualization tools, and creation of reporting dashboards.
• Experience working in donor-funded or public health programs is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.