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Responsibilities

The Malaria Health Product Management Consultant will support the Senior Technical Manager to carry out the following;

• He or she shall support health facility and store assessment and ensure they meet minimum required standards and document all information accordingly.
• Work closely with SMOH officers to ensure all criteria for personnel selection are adhered to
• He or she shall support the state on micro-planning and quantification of SMC products and ensure a robust distribution plan
• He or she shall track all transactions from state medical stores to health facilities and ensure all SMC products are delivered to the last mile with, all documents duly completed and signed.
• He or She shall be responsible for the collation of daily logistics and services data from the implementing states and enter such in the reconciliation database
• Work closely with the central team to analyze the daily reconciliation reports from the database to inform stock status of the implementing facilities for an informed decision that improves the uninterrupted supply of SMC products
• He / She will work with the operations units for the printing of the training materials and daily reconciliation tools.
• He / She will support the conduct of the SMC training in the supported states.
• Provide support to the implementing states on inventory management of SMC commodities at the LGA level.
• Closely work closely with state SMC supervisors to collate all Pharmacovigilance reports from the states
• Support implementing states on the conduct of SMC products monthly close out and warehouse location reports for insurance update
• Support implementing state to write end-of-cycle reports
• Work closely with implementing states to support the coordination of end-of-cycle data review meetings at LGA and state
• Carry out other duties assigned by Senior Technical Manager

Qualifications

• He or she must be a Pharmacist
• A Master’s degree is an added advantage
• Previous experience in SMC or malaria implementation
• Basic computer appreciation Knowledge: MS word, spreadsheets, other record management and statistical software such as SPSS as added Advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Communicating in the local language would be an added advantage.
• Willingness to travel at about 25% of the time

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How will you accomplish this?

As the Principal Technical Advisor you will be expected to carry out the following:

• Lead the development and/or review of technical approaches and strategies for strengthening commodity security and supply chain management systems.
• Provide technical assistance to design and implement supply chain management and logistics interventions, which may involve work in commodity security, quantification and forecasting, supply planning, procurement, inventory management, warehouse management, distribution and transport, and logistics management information systems and logistics system performance monitoring.
• Regularly report on MTaPS supply chain management initiatives in accordance with the M&E plan, objectives, and USAID intermediate results. Support implementation of the MTaPS M&E strategy in collaboration with the Performance M&E Specialist.
• Develop and review operations research protocols and facilitate multicountry studies on common technical areas; facilitate sharing of technical approaches and best practices across MTaPS countries.
• Plan, organize, and conduct training courses covering supply chain technical areas for external audiences and MTaPS staff.
• In collaboration with the Pharmaceutical Management Information Systems team, the PTA shall guide the development and implementation of appropriate electronic and/or paper-based tools, and appropriate management information systems to facilitate evidence based decision making in pharmaceutical management and system strengthening interventions.
• Maintain liaison with USAID, international organizations, donor agencies, foundations, universities, and voluntary organizations; seek opportunities for dissemination of lessons learned, research, publications, and other development and communications activities.

Education:

• A post-graduate degree in a supply chain management, business administration, or a health-related field with specialized training and/or experience relating to supply chain management required; a physician, nurse or pharmacist qualification preferred.

Experience:

Required:

• A minimum of 8 years relevant experience in commodity security, supply chain management, and health care logistics systems development and strengthening in developing country context, including demonstrated expertise in forecasting and quantification, procurement management systems, storage and distribution, transportation, LMIS, governance and organizational systems for supply chain management.
• Or a bachelor’s degree with at least 12 years’ relevant experience.
• Relevant experience in international public health with experience in supply chain management and systems strengthening strongly preferred, particularly those related to the implementation of reproductive health, MCH, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB prevention, care, and treatment programs in developing countries.
• Interest in and experience managing and supervising technical staff.
• Experience with public health programs supported by donors such as USAID and multinational agencies such as WHO and World Bank preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A dynamic leader able to meet project goals, convey learnings, entice stakeholder engagement, and be an active contributor to overall project success.
• Demonstrated competence in assessing priorities and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills in English are essential.
• Demonstrated experience working in/with low- and middle-income countries at country and regional levels.
• Fluency in English is required. Fluency in French and Portuguese preferred.

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Responsibilities

The Malaria Health Product Management Consultant will support the Senior Technical Manager to carry out the following;

• He or she shall support health facility and store assessment and ensure they meet minimum required standards and document all information accordingly.
• Work closely with SMOH officers to ensure all criteria for personnel selection are adhered to
• He or she shall support the state on micro-planning and quantification of SMC products and ensure a robust distribution plan
• He or she shall track all transactions from state medical stores to health facilities and ensure all SMC products are delivered to the last mile with, all documents duly completed and signed.
• He or She shall be responsible for the collation of daily logistics and services data from the implementing states and enter such in the reconciliation database
• Work closely with the central team to analyze the daily reconciliation reports from the database to inform stock status of the implementing facilities for an informed decision that improves the uninterrupted supply of SMC products
• He / She will work with the operations units for the printing of the training materials and daily reconciliation tools.
• He / She will support the conduct of the SMC training in the supported states.
• Provide support to the implementing states on inventory management of SMC commodities at the LGA level.
• Closely work closely with state SMC supervisors to collate all Pharmacovigilance reports from the states
• Support implementing states on the conduct of SMC products monthly close out and warehouse location reports for insurance update
• Support implementing state to write end-of-cycle reports
• Work closely with implementing states to support the coordination of end-of-cycle data review meetings at LGA and state
• Carry out other duties assigned by Senior Technical Manager

Qualifications

• He or she must be a pharmacist
• A Master’s degree is an added advantage
• Previous experience in SMC or malaria implementation
• Basic computer appreciation Knowledge: MS word, spreadsheets, other record management and statistical software such as SPSS as added Advantage.
• Excellent Written and verbal Communication Skills.
• Communicating in the local language would be an added advantage.
• Willingness to travel at about 25% of the time