Logistics Advisor, HIV/AIDS at John Snow Inc - Sokoto

John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is a US based international Public Health consulting firm and manages two (2) projects/contracts through its integrated office in Abuja, Nigeria. Through the Partnership for Supply Chain Management consortium, JSI implements the Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) project for the US Government as part of the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The purpose is to establish and operate a safe, secure, reliable and sustainable supply chain management system to procure pharmaceuticals and other products needed for the care and treatment of persons with H IV/AIDS and related infections. JSI implements the USAID DELIVER Project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a global technical assistance project aimed at increasing the availability of essential health supplies through procurement services and assistance designed to strengthen health commodity supply chains in developing countries.

To support the implementation of the health supply chain project in Nigeria, JSI is seeking qualified candidates for the vacant position:

Job Title: Logistics Advisor, HIV/AIDS

Location: Sokoto

The Logistics Advisor (Sokoto) will provide hands-on support to health facilities under the HI V/AIDS supply chain unification. The advisor will also provide technical assistance to the State Ministry of Health (SMOH) in assigned states, PEPFAR implementing partners, Global Fund-supported partners and other stakeholders in a defined location as appropriate. The Logistics Advisor will support a number of facilities based personnel on supply chain management of health commodities a team working with a team of other advisors to ensure smooth implementation of the HIV/AIDS supply chain unification activities and report to the Associate Director HIV/AIDS

Specific Tasks include:

• Provide technical support to ensure that health facilities covered under the HIV/AIDS supply chain unification project are adequately supplied with the health commodities.
• Serve as the link between the PEPFAR implementing partners; SMOH and Global Fund/NACA partners and the warehouse location to ensure commodities supplies to health facilities are seamless.
• Support coordination of supply chain activities for timely receipt of reports from health facilities, processing of reports and filling of requirements to ensure that health facilities are resupplied with appropriate commodities.
• Collaborate with implementing partners and state government officials to organize monitoring and support visits to health facilities and provide the needed support for smooth implementation of supply chain activities in selected area and other locations.
• Participate in monitoring and supportive visit to health facilities within the assigned states to support capacity transfer to appropriate health facility staff to efficient management of supply chain activities at the facility level
• Support the establishment and implementation of regional technical working group that will support and monitor the activities of the unification project Support the coordination of distribution activities for timely supply of commodities to facilities. Support capacity building activities for State Government of counterparts and other stakeholders on supply chain activities
• Support the activities of warehouse & distribution service providers to troubleshoot and address supply chain issues that will impact commodities availability before, during and after distribution of commodities.
• Support the process of proof of delivery gathering, review and sharing with relevant stakeholders in the state to validate the supply of health commodities to the facility
• Participate in supply chain assessment and other relevant studies to monitor implementation of the unification exercise
• Collaborate with other JSI project staff in the states to support supply chain activities and relationship with the State officials and relevant stakeholders
• Attend relevant supply chain meeting within the states and make presentations as required
• Contribute to routine monthly, quarterly and annual reports for submission to program funders.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Skills/Knowledge Required:
Applicants for this position should possess the following minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy, Public Health, Laboratory science, Logistics Management or Business Administration
• Three to five years of professional experience in health programs, preferably in an international health care supply chain management environment
• Specific experience in HIV/AIDS, TB, or Malaria programs strongly desired
• Demonstrated ability to monitor, supervise and provide support to health facilities in supply chain activities
• Extensive knowledge of the Nigerian public health sector.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent technical writing and oral presentation skills highly desired
• A proven ability to work as part of a team and to be self-managing
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability and willingness to travel in the field

Remuneration
JSI offers excellent benefits Salary will be commensurate with experience and salary history. Interested applicants should submit their cover letter and resume within 2nd July, 2013 with salary expectation boldly written at top of the resume

Application Closing Date
2nd July, 2013

Method of Application
Interested applicants for this position should send their resume and cover letter by email to [email protected]

Please ensure that you write the position applied for in the subject line of your email, otherwise you will be disqualified Multiple applications be disqualified