Senior Technical Officer - Procurement, Supply, and Logistics at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is an indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health interventions, education and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi is an allied organization to Family Health International (FHI360) with co-existing and mutually supportive interest in advancing the collective goals of the people and communities we serve. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.

To strengthen our operations and interventions in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Senior Technical Officer - Procurement, Supply, and Logistics

Location: Adamawa
Job Category: Fixed Term

Description

• Will work to provide technical leadership in the planning, implementing, and monitoring of procurement and supply chain management activities at the Head and State Office level in the project.
• S/he will contribute to providing technical assistance and coordination to implementing Health Facilities within the project to promote commodity security.
• S/he will also provide technical support and leadership to Nigeria’s efforts to strengthen the supply chain process of health commodities, using the LMIS supply chain management information system, to reduce stock-outs, lower costs and eliminate wastage.
• S/he will coordinate the Logistics Management Information System at the ACE-supported Health Facilities by ensuring collation, validation, prompt, and timely submission of CRRFs by the Health Facilities to the stakeholders. Coordinate the generation and validation of the last mile distribution (LMD) orders in collaboration with the state’s LMCU and ensure the same is submitted to the service providers for resupplies to the health facilities.
• S/he will also ensure expired commodities are properly managed in readiness for disposal.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• MPH or MS / MA in Logistics or Pharmacy with 5 to 7 years post-national youth service experience with at least 5 years progressive experience in managing a PSM cycle, including rational health commodities selection, forecasting/quantification, quality assurance spanning the PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and LMIS
• Or BS / BA in Logistics, Pharmacy or relevant field with 7 to 9 years of relevant experience managing a PSM cycle, including rational health commodities selection, forecasting/quantification, quality assurance spanning the PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and LMIS
• Familiarity with the Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

Application Closing Date
27th December, 2022.