State Campaign Logistics Advisor at Malaria Consortium

Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable and under privileged populations. We increasingly find our work on malaria can be effectively integrated with other similar public health interventions for greater impact and therefore expanded our remit to include child health and neglected tropical disease interventions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: State Campaign Logistics Advisor

Location: Abia
Employment Type: Full-time

The Vacancy

• Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Logistics Advisor to join our team in Abia State. Nigeria.

Job Purpose

• To provide technical support on the supply chain management of campaign ITNs across the mass campaign implementing States.

Scope of Work

• Logistics Advisor will be actively responsible for maintaining an effective and efficient logistic management, inventory control and accountability of ITNs across implementing states and provide technical assistance to State Malaria Elimination Program (SMEP) and Logistics Management Coordinating Unit (LMCU) to implement the mass campaign and related data management.
• S/he will work directly with the campaign implantation team and State Logistic Management Coordinating Unit in each state to ensure proper ITN inventory management and accountability.

Key Working relationships:

• The Health System Supply Chain Officer will be a member of the National Campaign implementation team and report to the Health Systems Country Supply Chain Manager with dotted line reporting to the Campaign Senior Technical Specialist in delivering the mass campaign work plan.

Key Accountabilities
Supply Chain Management (70%):

• Ensuring that the supply chain activities meet the needs of the programmes in a timely manner and does so in accordance with donor requirements, MC policies and procedures.
• Support ITN microplanning during which targets which form the basis for ITN mass campaign are determined
• Provide technical support to strengthen the   procurement, delivery and supply chain management of ITN and non-ITN commodities in all state implementing ITN Mass campaign.
• Contribute to state level quantification of commodities as well as development of distribution plans using credible and verifiable data sources
• Support the state and the state campaign team to submit timely and accurate Logistic Report and Reconciliation Tool (LRRT) at the end of every ITN mass campaign.
• Work with the Digital Team to review, reconcile and finalize ITN campaign data by triangulating and harmonizing the LRRT record and Digital Platform data.
• Coordinate Reverse logistics for unused ITNs from distribution hubs to the state central storage location and at the end of mass campaign.
• Support and coordinate the delivery of ITNs to the campaign implementation states and escalate any discrepancies in the quantity delivered and any quality issues. This will be done at all the levels of ITN handling and distribution during the mass campaign.
• Working with the state Logistic Management Coordination Unit on the management of ITNs and also serves as a primary link between Malaria Consortium and the state Logistic Management Coordinating Unit.
• Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to triangulate and reconcile logistics data with service data.
• Performs other duties as assigned the SPM and/or the Supply Chain Specialist.

Coordination / Feedback (30%):

• Ensure smooth relationship with Country Office Technical and Supply Chain Team.
• Coordinate micro-planning for the supply chain component of ITN implementation in all campaign state.
• Provide regular feedback and updates to the Health System Country Supply Chain Manager in a timely manner.
• Provides support to the LMCU, N/SMEP Supply chain management unit.

Person Specification
Qualifications and experience:
Essential:

• 5 - 7 years of post – qualification in pharmacy or any other public health-related field.
• Minimum of 3years cognate and continuous previous experience in ITN Mass Campaign Supply Chain and Logistics Management.
• Experience working with and engaging stakeholders at both National and state level.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders on the supply chain management of public health commodities.
• Good inter-personal, communication and planning skills.

Desirable:

• Experience with good understanding of logistic management of public health commodities in Nigeria.

Work-based skills and competencies:      
Essential:

• Ability to work effectively and sensitively at the sub national levels.
• Demonstrated understanding of Pharmacutical Importation and Customs processes.
• Ability to communicate and negotiate with people from different back grounds and professions .
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to make complex information understandable to diverse different audiences.
• Flexible and able to adapt to a quickly changing environment by applying knowledge and experience to solve unforeseen and unexpected problems
• Strong representational skills and strong writing skills.
• Excellent computer skills in Excel and knowledge / use of database tools.

Salary
Competitive.

Application Closing Date
22nd May, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Due to the nature of this role we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date.
• Early applications are encouraged and qualified female candidates are strongly advised to apply.