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Overview of Position

• To sustain the vaccine management technical support, ensuring effective supplies of safe & quality vaccines up to the last mile as well as facilitating the visibility into vaccine stock data for decision making.

Role Objectives

• Support the development of annual & quarterly state work plans for EPI (vaccine security, logistics & service delivery) to ensure conformity with Comprehensive Multi Year plan (CMYP) / Nigerian Strategy for Immunization & Primary Health Care System Strengthening (NSIPPSS) & State Logistics Working Groups (SLWG) workplans.
• Support the implementation of state work plans for EPI (vaccine security, logistics & service delivery) to ensure alignment with the workplan goals, Effective Vaccine Management Improvement Plan (EVM IP) including articulation of a well defined action tracker for monitoring implementation.
• Support the development of State Logistics Working Group (SLWG) work plans towards implementing the vaccine management standards & practices including bundling vaccines, maintaining stocks levels, preparing & following optimised distribution plans of vaccine, devices & data tools for RI & SIAs & ensuring cold chain functionality & maintenance in line with Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) standards.
• Review the temperature records of state cold stores & advocate for solving identified gaps such as ensuring timely repair & routine maintenance of cold chain equipment; backup generators are functional, adequate funds are provided to operate generator as required on continued basis & provide regular reports.
• Ensure that computerized temperature monitoring devices, provided to stores are functional & maintained & Temperature Monitoring & Control (TMC) systems are adhered to.
• Facilitate the development of a state action plans for implementation of the polio & other SIAs including MNCHWs in the target states & support their implementation.
• Facilitate tracking progress of implementation of the Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) improvement plans at state, LGA & health facility level by the SLWG.
• Facilitate conduct of cold chain inventory & development of cold chain planning, including CCEOP implementation in the state of assignment.
• Facilitate the roll out of open LMIS & Thrive 360 in the state of assignment, ensuring timely & quality reporting.
• Support last mile vaccine delivery to ensure availability of potent vaccines at the service points.
• Serve as State Technical Advisors in cold chain management, delivery & distribution of vaccines for the polio eradication & routine immunisation programs.
• Assist with the implementation of guidelines & norms regarding cold chain & safety of immunization services delivery.
• Support the state team in ensuring timely planning & disbursement of funds to LGAs.
• Develop specific related vaccine security & logistics strategies for reaching the hard to reach, nomadic & minority groups in the high risk within the state.
• Transfer of competences to state & LGA Cold Chain / Logistics Officers on VSL issues.
• Support capacity building of government & partners in immunization with special emphasis on VSL taking into account the lessons learnt & new developments from the Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) processes & new vaccine introduction.
• Support capacity building of State Cold Chain Officers on new cold chain equipment technologies, in light of GAVI CCE optimisation systems, for effective cold chain planning in respective states.
• Assist state / LGAs in building cold chain & logistics equipment inventory & efficient equipment management systems, utilize same for needs assessment & provide corrective trainings as the need arises.
• Support states in conducting trainings, supportive supervisions in vaccine management & logistics & cold chain maintenance.
• Provide regular comprehensive bottleneck analysis of stock, cold chain operational status & coverage (RI & SIA, including COVID-19) of states & support states in implementing the innovative solutions on a monthly basis.
• Support the CCO & SIO to be conversant with the use of navision & ensure completeness & accuracy of the data therein.
• Undertake supportive supervisory field visits to LGA & communities to assess progress, identify problems & propose remedial or alternative strategies or courses of actions to accelerate / improve quality of EPI delivery in the assigned state.
• Carry out any other duties in support of our client led health interventions as assigned by supervisors or authority of our clients field office.

Deliverables:

• Weekly stock validation & submission of collated status of vaccine stocks on approved formats.
• Weekly temperature monitoring reports, incidence management & tracking of implementation of RTMD system.
• Monthly RI & SIA (where applicable) vaccine utilisation / consumption & wastage rate tracking & reporting.
• Quarterly cold chain inventory status update & submission of updated IRP tool.
• Quarterly submission of state heat map for supervisory / targeted / standalone EVMA & CIP updates.
• Consultant must submit a detailed work plan to his / her supervisor at the beginning of the contract period for the entire contract period.
• Supervisors will have the flexibility to review with the consultant as needed on a monthly or quarterly basis.
• A monthly progress report should be provided by each consultant to their supervisor for payment of consultants fees.
• A detailed assignment report will be required at the end of the current contract period.

Project Reporting

• This role reports to the line manager.

Key Competencies

• Bachelor degree in basic sciences, health & allied / material management / engineering or equivalent (minimal), with at least 3 years progressively professional work experience with at least 1 year at providing technical support in the area of logistics, supply chain management, cold chain or a master’s degree in public health / pharmacy, health sciences, basic medical sciences or engineering.
• Experience in managing cold chain system for vaccines or other related medical supplies & providing immunization services is an advantage.
• Fluency in English (minimal) & knowledge of any of the three major Nigerian languages is an added advantage.
• 2 to 3 years of relevant work experience is required for this role.
• Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, plan & coordinate logistics activities as well as to transfer knowledge & skills.
• Good analytical & negotiating skills.
• Ability to work in an international or multicultural environment.
• Proficiency in computer applications including Excel & PowerPoint.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to monitor progress, collect & analyse data, effect corrections & prepare reports.

Team Management

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Further Information

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.

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Overview of position    

• The engagement of State Facilitator is to ensure that program implementation in hard to reach areas is monitored & quality assured for the delivery of expected results. The State Facilitator will work closely with the partners on the field to provide the effective coordination & monitoring of the implementation of all activities under the Education & Youth Empowerment Program (EYE-p) work plan & contributing to the overall results of Jigawa, Kano & Sokoto field offices.
• The State Facilitator will ensure the effective facilitation in the implementation & coordination of equitable access to quality learning for all children in the EYE-p focus LGAs, tracks progress, document results, develop recommendations for progress & ensure resources are utilized judiciously for intended purposes.
• The State Facilitator will deploy knowledge & experience to create momentum at LGA, community & school levels in the quality & timely implementation of planned activities.

Role objectives    

• The assignment will entail the State Facilitator to effectively contribute to coordination & monitoring of the implementation of all activities under the EYE-p work plan & contributing to the overall results of the field office workplan, in partnership with state education agencies & private / public organizations. The State Facilitators shall carry out the following tasks in fulfilling the expectations of the post: 
• In consultation with the Education Specialist, conduct secondary & primary data collection & cross sectoral analysis, preparing & disseminating key education response outputs / results.
• Document & report the reach and impact of our clients interventions weekly using a pre aggregated template.
• Report any actual or potential acts of misappropriation, abuse, misuse, or deviation from implementation plans to the supervisor.
• Maintain up to date & accurate records / database on our clients education program implementation across the three output areas in the state & ensure effective & timely information reporting as required.
• Conduct quality assurance activities at LGA, community & school levels to ensure quality of the implementation of interventions, under the guidance of the Education Specialist.
• Work closely with MOE, SUBEB, IQSB & SAME EMIS officials to ensure timely completion (based on the agreed timeframe) of annual school census data collection, processing, data cleaning, data merging & analysis.
• Standard statistics reports generation & dissemination of gender disaggregated results.
• Liaise with MOE, SUBEB & SAME officials to provide technical support to strengthen capacity of staff at LGEA level for effective coordination of different interventions including LURITS, TMIS, ASC, school safety, GBV in schools & community engagement activities.
• Document lessons learned & best practices, producing monthly stories on EYE, including human interest stories & picture stories at least twice a year.

Key competencies    

• Bachelors degree in education, social sciences, economics, or related fields.
• Must be computer literate with an excellent knowledge in data management.
• Fluency in English language & good English writing skills.
• Fluency in Hausa, the language of the immediate environment where the State Facilitator is deployed.
• At least 5 years of experience & demonstrated ability in supporting capacity development work in the education or social sciences.
• Experience working on gender issues & extensive knowledge & skills of education & social sectors in Nigeria, preferably in northern Nigeria.
• Strong analytical skills using diverse & complex quantitative & qualitative data.
• Experience working in a humanitarian context is an asset.
• Skills in use of Microsoft office suites are a must.
• Experience working with UN or NGO programs / projects is an asset.
• Demonstrates, applies & shares technical knowledge.
• Good understanding of community involvement & participation.
• Communicates effectively, both orally & in writing, to varied audiences, especially in target states.
• Able to work effectively in a multicultural environment, sets high standards for quality of work & consistently achieves project goals.
• Skillsets in assessment, basic statistical analysis, situation analysis, participatory & field assessment methods.
• Local knowledge, gender, age & protection expertise required.
• Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to analyse diverse & complex information from a wide range of sources to make analytical statements to inform decision making.
• Good report writing skills.
• Capacity to work in an emergency context under stressful conditions & strict deadlines.
• Good communication & networking skills, including the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams as well as establishing & maintaining close working relationships with a variety of implementing partners including government MDAs at the local level & counterparts at different levels.
• Good computer skills, including experience with various software.