John Snow, Incorporated Vacancy

Posted on: Tue 27-08-2013

CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY: M&E CONSULTANT

The Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) Project in Nigeria is assisting the National Product Supply Chain Management Program (NPSCMP) of the Food and Drugs Services (FDS) within the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) to seek the expertise of an M&E Consultant who will be engaged on a consultancv basis domiciled within the NPSCMP to provide technical assistance in the planning and strategic implementation of health programs' supply chain activities. This will Include the statistical analysis of data collected across various programs and the review of this data for high level decision making aimed at achieving a successful supply chain system in the country.

Job Description

The consultant will support NPSCMPto achieve the following:

1. Participate in the overall M&E strategic planning activities, work plan development, monitoring and reviews ofthe NPSCMP

2. Coordinate the development of national supply chain indicators, in conjunction with national health programs, to monitor program performance and report on the indicators at national coordination meeting

3. Support the development and review of Data Collection Tools (DCTl/questionnaires in coordination with relevant departments for various studies/surveys/assessment

4. Support the national health programs in coordination of supply chain assessments to ensure it is in line with national PSM program direction

5. Support the development and maintenance of supply chain database for data collection, collation, review, analysis and presentation

6. Coordinate the preparation of reports: monthly and quarterly reports, semi-annual and annual program reports, and any other required program/indicator reports

7. Conduct periodic facility LMIS data quality assessments in collaboration with staff in the program

8. Track and analyze program monitoring indicator on data quality issues and implement agreed strategies designed to improve the situation

9. Design and supervise periodic Monitoring and Supportive visits (MSV) to Service Delivery Points (SDPs) and ensure timely development/circulation ofthe MSV report

10. Participate in capacity building activities on M&E for programs' M&E staff, staff of partner organizations and of the government of Nigeria

11. Provide technical feedback using data collected from project activities and/or those from other sources to track overall progress in achieving program goals and to improve program activities

12. Work collaboratively with staff in all data management processes in the office, including data collection, collation, cleaning, entry, analysis and report writing

13. Ensure that all relevant M&E documents are organized and updated

14. Coordinate and ensure implementation of NPSCMP Monitoring and Evaluation activities in the country

15. Carry out other functions as may be assigned by the National Coordinator

Minimum Skills and Qualifications

. Master's degree in Public Health, Science, Social science, Management or any related discipline

. 5 years relevant work experience in any of these disease programs; Reproductive Health, TB,

. Malaria, and HIV/AIDS preferred

. Experience in designing and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems for public health service programs

. Work experience with an International Organization is required

. Experience with health commodity procurement and/or supply chain management is required

. Exceptional management, interpersonal and cross-cultural sensitivity to effectively relate to all levels of staff and members of the donor organizations

. Advanced written and verbal communicationskills

. Strong analytical and conceptual skills to think and plan strategically with ability to translate this into practical and feasible operational program planning

. Ability to monitor, supervise and train staff to support health programs

. Proficiency in the use of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, outlook) and leading data management analysis applications (SPSS, DHIS, Stata, Epi Info, etc.) is required

. Willingness to travel on field assignments

. Applicants currently in public service need not apply

Deliverables

1. Provide executive summary of PSM across all programs, highlighting trends based on agreed Key Performance Indicators (Kpls) which includes stock out rates, reporting rates and months of stock

2. Monitor implementation and finalize logistics aspect of the M&E plan and update data sheet

3. Develop a guideline for conducting assessments.develop protocol for assessment

4. Provide technical feedback on the programs logistics performance to the ministerial ATM

5. Design, develop and manage a national data base of key program Indicators

6. Develop M&E capacity building plan for staff in the program

Interested applicants for this position should send their resume and cover letter by email to

[email protected]

JSI offers excellent benefits, Salary will be commensurate with experience and salary history. Interested applicants should submit their cover letter and within one week from the date of this advert with salary expectation boldly written at the top of the resume. please ensure thar you write the position applied for in the subject line of your email, otherwise you will be disqualified. Multiple applications will also be disqualified

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