Job Opportunities at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Job Profile: 

• The Procurement Officer supports the Team leadership in the efficient management of all procurement activities to ensure required supply of commodities and services are obtained efficiently and in a timely manner. The position ensures effective execution of the sourcing strategy and value chain optimisation

Job-role: The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Support commodities planning, procurement and supply chain activities, inventory control, logistics and distribution, customs clearance, ensuring effectively functioning processes to avoid costly delays and lost opportunities.
• Ensure effective lines of communication to ensure the timely delivery of commodities using the most appropriate procurement procedures.
• Assessment and engagement of 3PLs through a competitive and transparent process and facilitate process improvements in the supply chain.
• Ensure full compliance with procurement rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Manage vendor contracts and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure completeness of deliverables outlined in the contract and develop milestones for payment/payment modalities for the 3PL activities and prompt payment of 3PLs.
• Data management and ensure proper and accurate records are maintained on the ERP.
• Follow up on all liabilities including insurance repayment by 3PLs for all losses.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Must possess a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in sciences or social sciences with a preference for a B. Pharm degree.
• Professional certification and membership of a reputable procurement and supplies body will be an added advantage.
• Four to Seven years relevant post-graduation experience in procurement, supply chain or logistics
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of good procurement practice, procurement processes, policies, and systems, preferable in the private sector.

Skills

• Knowledge of procurement and contract management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Excel spreadsheets, word processing, PowerPoint, and electronic mail) and an ERP
• Good understanding of risk management principles and strategies
• A well organised, initiative-taking, self-motivated person with excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Strong credibility and integrity in this domain.
• Strong leadership, analytical and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a team

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Job Profile:

• The Technology & Innovation Adviser (TIA) plays a crucial role in driving innovation and success by spearheading initiatives for designing, development, security, infrastructure, testing and implementation of technological systems to drive process efficiency.
• The TIA provides multi-platform hardware and software support and identifies innovation opportunities around technological applications, fosters collaboration and partnerships, manages, and mitigates risks, and communicates and enables an innovation culture in the organization.

Job-role: The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Explore the industry for technology advances that are relevant for the organisation’s business; identifies innovation opportunities and follows through to develop the ideas in collaboration with business partners and external stakeholders.
• Innovate and articulate technology into the transportation and payment processes of 3PL activities
• Identify and execute initiatives for business processes improvement through the application of technology and more efficient use of resources.
• Managing and mitigating risks by creating robust risk management strategies and contingency plans to manage unexpected situations. Also ensures intellectual property is protected during the innovation process.
• Collaborate with relevant personnel to ensure all learnings are documented and used for subsequent projects.
• Data clean-up, management, and transformation on the various electronic data collection platforms for data quality improvement
• Manage the activities of the platform and the effective use of the software, resolve bottlenecks, and provide information appropriately, troubleshoot and manage the backend of the website.

Qualifications/Experience:

• BSC Computer Science, BSC Software engineering and or any other degree with any relevant certification.
• Four to seven years of relevant experience delivering digital/technology-enabled business innovative solutions and transformational change across industries, platforms, and lines of businesses within the supply chain or 3PL industries or equivalent experience as a management consultant.
• Demonstrable ability to evaluate, explore and implement digital/technological opportunities.
• Good experience leading project management including budgets and strategic shifts.
• A track record of designing and launching successful products and/or services (preferably in supply chain/logistics contexts).

Skills and competencies: 

• Highly organised with superior problem-solving and synthesis skills, strong presentation and communication skills and ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Good knowledge of digital delivery in terms of product, technology, and people buy-in, supported by data driven insights.
• Comfortable facilitating project planning, generating critical insights and delivering effective communication.
• Strong people management, collaboration, and relationship management skills
• Strong negotiation skills and good understanding of risk management procedures
• Flexibility and adaptability

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Job Profile:

• To support the E-Pharma4FP finance and administrative operations including archiving in the Lagos office.

Job-role: 

The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Support the Finance Advisor in the preparation and review of vendor requests for E-pharma Project, and ensure documents are ready for payment within 48hrs of receipt.
• Support the Finance Advisor and other responsible Officers in the preparation and conclusion of monthly Bank Reconciliation Statements for E-pharma Project on SAP at the Field Offices. This is to be achieved no later than the 10th of the next financial reporting month.
• Support the Finance Advisor in the process, preparation and payments of ALL expenses on E-pharma Project activities, trainings, Outreach and conferences.
• Support the Finance Advisor in the scanning and archiving of E-pharma Project documents to ensure proper documentation of expenses and ready for both internal and external audit process. 
• Support the Finance Advisor in the review and posting of all common cost at the Field level and ensure proper documentation of such costs. 
• Support the Finance Advisor in all administrative functions which includes but not limited to the supervision of the MVO and protection of the E-Pharma Project assets.
• Any other duty assigned on the project.

FOUR KEY RESULT AREAS INCLUDE:

• FINANCE OPERATIONS
• PROCUREMENTS
• FIELD OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
• ARCHIVING

Qualifications/Experience:

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree/HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related field with strong numerical/analytical background.
• Professional Qualification in Accounting will be an added advantage
• 3-5 years of experience in Finance / Administrative & logistics.
• Attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Personal Attributes and Skills Required:

• Integrity
• Good Oral Communication
• Good Interpersonal and leadership
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Result Oriented
• IT Savvy
• Creativity/Innovation.

Skills and Competencies required

• Budgeting and Budget Analysis
• Tax computing and Remittance (WHT, PAYE etc.)
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Treasury and Cash Management Meticulous
• Proficiency working with SAP – “FI Module”
• Adept at Microsoft excel and other Microsoft application packages (Word and PowerPoint).
• Excellent analytical and numeracy skills.
• Demonstrable integrity, objectivity & confidentiality, with excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Customer focused, exhibits thoroughness and attention to detail.
• Integrity and time management.
• Collaboration and teamwork, with persuasive negotiation skills.
• Self-driven and result oriented with a drive for continuous professional development.
• Excited about new knowledge/ learning with good interpersonal skills, proactive and flexible
• Cross functional awareness and willingness to understand overall project objectives.
• Resourcefulness and creativity in managing high level information, minimizing financial risks and problem solving.

Compensation & Benefits:

• The compensation package for these positions is based on industry standards, and designed to attract, motivate, and incentivize talented individuals.

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Job- Profile: 

• The Finance and Admin Manager (FAM) is responsible for all aspects of financial management and administration of the Supply Chain Initiative. 
• The FAM is responsible for overall financial management, including budgeting and monitoring of expenditures; financial reporting and auditing; forecasting expenditures; and maintaining and supervising accounts, banking and financial operations, and all administrative work.

Job-role: The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Oversee the financial management functions and provide strategic leadership for accounting and financial reporting functions including financial processing on the ERP, monthly bank reconciliations and reporting to leadership team.
• Business strategy development, planning and forecasting to ensure achievement of organisational targets.
• Design, develop and update financial, procurement and administrative policies to ensure the unit complies with laid down policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Establishes and implements internal controls, and administrative systems, policies, and procedures to ensure day-to-day operational activities are efficient and effective and are in-line with approved strategic initiatives and budgetary allocations.
• Ensure that all operational services are audited for their efficiency and effectiveness on a regular basis and establish suitable risk identification and mitigation management measures.
• Customer service optimisation including prompt payment for 3PLs, vendors and employees.
• Efficient Administrative services and supervision of admin officers.

Qualifications/Experience

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance, Business, Accounting, or another relevant field is required.
• A master’s degree or membership in a professional body such as ACCA, CPA or ICAN will be an added advantage.
• Six to ten years of relevant work experience managing, in increasing roles of responsibility broad financial and admin management roles with at least three years in the supply chain/logistics industry.
• Sound knowledge of financial management, administrative skills including procurement
• Sound knowledge of the Nigerian financial regulatory environment.

Skills and Competencies required.

• High level financial management skills including accounting, financial modelling, financial reporting, cash flow management etc.
• Highly analytical with demonstrable ability for strategic thinking, expertise in complex problem solving and critical thinking.
• Demonstrable proficiency with using ERPs, financial management systems and accounting software, excel and spreadsheets.
• Strong risk management and mitigation skills
• Excellent written and oral communication, presentation, and negotiation skills