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Technical Facilitator Immunization Supply Chain Consultant
Closing: Apr 15, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Apr 9, 2024 (21 days ago)
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Requirements / Key Competencies
- Bachelor's Degree in Basic Sciences, Health & Allied / Material Management / Engineering or equivalent (minimal) with a minimum of five years of progressively responsible work experience in supply chain management with emphasis on vaccine delivery systems, vaccine management & cold chain, monitoring or other relevant disciplines.
- Experience in public health data science a strong asset.
- Experience working with NLWG / SLGs & NPHCDA / SPHCMBs is an asset.
- Basic data management, interpretation & reporting skills are mandatory.
- Demonstrated expertise / skills in data analysis for immunization health commodities.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, plan & coordinate.
- Demonstrated experience with global health surveys & data validation / analysis.
- Logistics activities as well as to transfer knowledge & skills.
- Proficiency in computer applications including Excel & Power Point.
- Good analytical & negotiating skills.
- Ability to work as a team member.
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Requirements / Key Competencies
- Bachelor's Degree in Basic Sciences, Health & Allied / Material Management / Engineering or equivalent (minimal) with a minimum of five years of progressively responsible work experience in supply chain management with emphasis on vaccine delivery systems, vaccine management & cold chain, monitoring or other relevant disciplines.
- Experience in public health data science a strong asset.
- Experience working with NLWG / SLGs & NPHCDA / SPHCMBs is an asset.
- Basic data management, interpretation & reporting skills are mandatory.
- Demonstrated expertise / skills in data analysis for immunization health commodities.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, plan & coordinate.
- Demonstrated experience with global health surveys & data validation / analysis.
- Logistics activities as well as to transfer knowledge & skills.
- Proficiency in computer applications including Excel & Power Point.
- Good analytical & negotiating skills.
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Providing immunization services to children & others has been identified as one of the most cost effective development interventions, with both health & economic benefits. Nigeria’s Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) has made significant efforts at ensuring increase in immunization coverage over the last three decades. However, there are gaps at national & sub national levels.
- To mitigate against iSC challenges in Nigeria, last mile vaccine delivery initiatives have been proposed or implemented including outsourcing, direct delivery in a few states, supply chain level skipping etc. all of these contributing to increased product availability, reduction in stock outs etc.
- Nigeria’s direct Delivery of Routine Immunization Vaccines (& other PHC commodities) for Equity (DRIVE) initiative is designed to scale innovative direct delivery (& similar supply chain) interventions up to the last mile, prioritizing the most underserved & unreached populations. This will support Nigeria’s immunization program objective of increasing vaccines (& other child health commodity) availability for every child (& others), reducing the time spent on logistics by health workers, reducing out of pocket expenses for logistics (a disincentive for health workers) & contributing to higher coverage & increasingly targeting & reaching underserved & zero dose populations.
- Therefore, one Technical Facilitator is required to support DRIVE implementation across selected states.
Role Objectives
- Facilitation of the implementation of DRIVE at both national & subnational level.
- Support the conduct of state engagement with the selected states to ensure delivery & achievement of the set DRIVE targets.
- Tracking the functionality of CCE at the service delivery level & providing support in establishment & the operations of an efficient system for CCE maintenance.
- Supporting the deployment of appropriate planning & data collection tools for DRIVE implementation in the states.
- Support the state in tracking the distribution of all EPI vaccines to health facilities & in maintenance of records of utilization.
- Support the state in the planning & implementation of an efficient & effective waste collection & reverse logistics system for the state.
- Support the analysis of all data from vaccine storage facilities, the use of such data for action with provision of regular feedback to state & national level.
- Provide technical & administrative support in the management of the contracts of all vendors that may be engaged for the DRIVE implementation.
- Facilitate the implementation of innovative ways of vaccine delivery, including the engagement & management of other stakeholders such as CSOs etc.
- Review the temperature records for each distribution routes & delivery points & escalate accordingly.
- Facilitate the development of detailed micro plans for commencement of DRIVE in assigned states. This will include supporting the states in:
- Identification of the target delivery sites.
- Efficient mapping of routes from state store to delivery sites.
- Quantification of commodities for delivery to sites.
- Scheduling of deliveries based on appropriate session planning etc.
Deliverables:
- Availability of report of state engagement meeting.
- Availability of detailed microplan towards commencement of DRIVE in assigned states.
- Weekly report of functionality status of CCE.
- Availability of tailored data collection tools for DRIVE implementation in the states.
- Provision of detailed EPI vaccine distribution plan & its implementation.
- Provision of detailed waste management plan & its implementation.
- Weekly report of management of vendors’ contract.
- Weekly report / review of temperature records for each distribution routes & delivery points.
- 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 consultant’s 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,
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