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  • Posted: Feb 21, 2024
    Deadline: Feb 27, 2024
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  • Committed To Good (CTG) is an award-winning private sector company that enables humanitarian and development projects in conflict zones. As a people solutions business, we recruit, deploy and manage the right people with the right skills to implement projects in the world's toughest regions.
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    State Facilitator (VSL)

    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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    State Facilitators

    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.

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