Health Consultant, Vaccine Management at Nina Jojer Limited

Nina Jojer Limited is a Pan-African consulting firm committed to empowering transformation in Africa by providing innovative solutions to businesses, governments, and organizations. Our core services include Policy Development, Strategic Advisory, Stakeholder Management and Advocacy, Digital Transformation, and Data-Driven Insights. We are dedicated to driving impact and fostering long-term growth for our clients.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Health Consultant, Vaccine Management

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• To provide technical support to the National and States’ Primary Health Care Development Agency/Boards (NPHCDA)/(SPHCMB), ensuring vaccine management function of the immunization Program, including COVID-19 vaccines delivery is optimal.

Scope of Work:

• Proactively address stock management (RI and COVID-19) challenges and ensure relevant national and subnational authorities (NLWG / ZLWG / SLWG / EOC) have adequate capacity to receive, store, distribute and monitor RI/SIA vaccines and the upcoming major surge in COVID-19 vaccines.
• Work with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and State Primary Health Care to ensure vaccine management and logistics functions of the immunization Program function optimally at the National, zonal and state levels.
• Under the direct guidance of the Health Specialist, Vaccine Management and Logistics, Health Section, Abuja the incumbents will act as a liaison between the National Logistics Working Group and subnational zonal and state working groups to fulfil the strategic goals of improving stock management in direct collaboration with state vaccine security and logistics officers.

Job Details

• Support the development of annual and quarterly national work plans for immunization supply chains, vaccine security, logistics to ensure conformity with comprehensive Multi-Year plan (cMYP)/Nigerian Strategy for Immunization and Primary Health Care System Strengthening (NSIPPSS).
• Support the implementation of National work plans for Immunization supply chains, vaccine security, and logistics 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 National Logistics Working Group (NLWG), ZLWGs/SLWGs and N(S)CS Work Plans towards implementing the vaccine management standards and practices including bundling vaccines, maintaining stocks levels, preparing and following optimised distribution plans of vaccine, devices and data tools for RI/SIAs/COVID-19 and ensuring alignment with Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) standards.
• Ensure issues in vaccine management are identified and actively addressed at National, Zonal and state levels.
• Support revalidation of Supply Chain and Waste Management section of country National Deployment and Vaccination Plan (NDVP) for COVID-19.
• Support NLWG/EOCs to effectively manage the arrivals, storage, temperature monitoring and control during storage and distribution and redistribution, vaccine accountability, disposal and waste management for COVID-19 and routine vaccines.
• Plan, receive, store, deploy and monitor COVID-19 related logistics (UCC equipment, shippers) including waste management as per manufacturer’s guidelines.
• Facilitate NLWG/ZLWG/SLWG access to up-to-date stock management data including on forecast/actual quantities, stock-on-hand, consumption rates, expiry dates, open and closed vial wastage, critical operational challenges and data use for action.
• Lead the development of monthly vaccine accountability reports at national and subnational levels, including stock receipts, distribution, utilization, and wastage rates.
• Support the deployment or where exist the strengthening of vaccine inventory tools to automate data collection on vaccine arrivals, dispatch and closed vial wastage. Develop/adopt relevant SOPs and guidelines
• Support vaccine forecasting, data triangulation of stock, consumption, and coverage at all levels of the supply chain, considering data use barriers and mitigation strategies.

Deliverables

• Weekly stock reports (EPI/COVID-19 vaccines) from all the states under the area of assignment.
• Monthly stock situation analyses identify stock performance gaps and measures taken to address them.
• Quarterly supervisory/Standalone EVMA reports.
• Quarterly EVMA cIP tracking report and analyses.
• Quarterly CCOs supervisory meeting tracking report.
• Monthly tracking report targeted at wastage rate reduction.
• Monthly waste management plan and tracking report for EPI, SIAs and COVID-19 activities.
• Monthly tracking of utilization and quality assurance for open LMIS in states.
• Monthly progress report should be provided by each contractor.
• Supervisors will have the flexibility to review with the Consultant as needed on a monthly or quarterly basis.
• A detailed assignment report will be required at the end of the current contract period.

Requirements
Education:

• University Degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, Medical sciences, Public health, Engineering or the Physical Sciences and an Advanced degree in a related area of study.
• Equivalent educational qualification in relevant areas (transport or logistics operations/management, supply management,etc.) with additional vaccine management, cold chain and health commodities training/experiences.

Language:

• Very good knowledge of English language

Work Experience:

• At least (8) years of experience in international public health programme management including at least three (3) years in immunization, preferably in the areas of:
  • Broader immunization supply chain management
  • Polio and other outbreak/emergency vaccine management
  • Logistics management systems
  • Supply chain bottleneck and root cause analysis
  • Familiarity with inventory policies, allocation, ordering and distribution strategies and other supply chain operations
  • Health systems strengthening
  • Assessing and measuring supply chain performance
  • Experience interfacing with national ministries of health, NPHCDA an advantage.
  • Proven experience in strategic negotiations and planning in multi-stakeholder settings
  • Experience in writing complex strategic proposals, developing multi-year operational plans
  • Experience in training, planning and delivery of technical assistance
  • Effective presenter including ability to adapt the message and visual aids for multiple audiences to deliver concise, impactful presentations
  • Knowledge of supply chain management and operations
  • Excellent analysis skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
  • Fluency in written and spoken in English and the official UN language of the duty stations is required. Knowledge of local languages is an added value.
  • Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word
  • Familiarity with ODK, U-Report, DHIS2, eLMIS and field data collection is an asset

Application Closing Date
9th July, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter to: careers.ninajojer@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.