The Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (HSDF) is a not-for-profit firm established in December 2013 to improve the quality of decision-making and execution in the health and social sectors. HSDF supports key stakeholders at all levels of government and the private sector to achieve measurable and sustainable impact.

HSDF focuses on evidence, rigor, continuous improvement, and results at scale, through substantive engagements that cover conceptual design, long-term strategy, and implementation. By doing so, HSDF seeks to address complex and fundamental health system challenges and ultimately impact the transformation of the health and social sectors in Nigeria and Africa.  We focus on improving existing processes and where necessary, deviate from the status quo to introduce transformative and sustainable processes and ideas.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: State Pharmacy and Logistics Officer

Locations: Lagos, Borno, Bauchi, Katsina & Yobe

Employment Type: Contract

Reports to: Pharmacy and Logistics Specialist

Duration of Assignment: Full-time position for the duration of the project

Role Summary

The State Pharmacy and Logistics Officer will be domiciled primarily at the state DMA/CMS to provide hands-on day-to-day technical and operational support to relevant personnel to facilitate effective warehouse inventory management, MNH commodity LMD planning and execution, LMIS digitization, data-driven MNH bundle commodity forecasting and quantification, DRF optimization,real-time logistics data visibility and overall strengthening of the state-level supply chain system.

He/she will work closely with state stakeholders and implementing partners to ensure effective coordination, execution, and reporting of project activities while incrementally ensuring a sustainable, efficient, and data-driven state supply chain system. The SPLO will

Work directly with state Drug Management Agency (DMA)/ Central Medical Store (CMS) to strengthen warehouse management systems, MNH bundle commodity forecasting and quantification

Facilitate last-mile distribution (LMD) of PVAC-procured MNH bundle commodities and strengthen states capacity for sustainable LMD

Strengthen DRF program to ensure uninterrupted availability of MNH bundle commodities at facilities

Facilitate digitization of state logistics management information system (LMIS) and ensure its sustained operational effectiveness in collaboration with FIELD Intelligence

Coordinate the program staff and overall team deliverables for each state

About the MNH-ASSIST Project

The Maternal and Newborn Health Accelerated Scale-Up of Sustainable Supply Chain Interventions and Systems Transformation (MNH-ASSIST) project aims to improve the uninterrupted availability, beneficiary access, utilization, tracking, and reporting of MNH bundle commodities across supported health facilities. This will be achieved through multi-stakeholder collaborations that cut across various MDAs including the SMoH, SPHCDAs, DMA/CMS and health facilities, and partners like FIELD Intelligence, C4SD, ACEPHAP, TA Connect, SCIDaR, and CHAI among others.

The project seeks to sustainably achieve the following: effective MNH commodities last-mile delivery (LMD) to facilities, improved states capacity to plan, finance, and execute LMD, digitalize states LMIS and enable real-time visibility for logistics data, consumption-driven MNH bundle commodities forecasting/quantification, and strengthened DRF programs to ensure continuous replenishment of MNH commodities.

Additionally, the project aims to facilitate affordable access to these bundled MNH services for beneficiaries by leveraging existing government and donor-driven financing mechanisms that protect women and their families from financial risks; these include national and states health insurance schemes, free/subsidized MNCH services integrated into BHCPF 2.0 and HOPE-PHC project, and states free MNCH programs where available.

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