Logistics Advisor, Public Health John Snow Inc. – Vacancies and Jobs

John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is a US-based, international public health firm with project in thirty countries. JSI provides supply chain management and capacity building services to public sector and non-governmental organizations. In Nigeria, JSI manages four projects that support accesss to reproductive health commodities as well as to medicines and supplies for combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and avian influenza.

Jobs Detail

Job title: Logistics Advisor, Public Health

Job Location: Abuja

Qualification(s)

• An advanced clinical degree or masters degree in public health, pharmacy, logistics management, business administration, social science or related field of study

Job Experience & skills

• Three years of professional experience in health programs, preferably in health care supply chain management


• Proven experience in managing public health programs or projects in Nigeria or similar environment


• Demonstrated ability to monitor, supervise, and train in the health service programs


• Extensive knowledge of the Nigeria public health sector


• Strong analytical and problem solving skills


• Excellent technical writing and oral presentation


• Proven ability to work in a professional manner and as part of a collaborative team


• Knowledge of Microsoft office, including word, excel, and powerpoint


• Specific experience in reproductive health and/or Tuberculosis programs is strongly desired

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting JSI’s USAID/DELIVER PROJECT logistics technical assistance activities related to contraceptives/family planning, Tuberculosis and Leprosy (TBL)


• Will always report to the Associate Director, Public Health


• Help to implement work plan activities for USAID/DELIVER PROJECT reproductive health and TBL system strengthening efforts


• Support the establishment and routine meetings of procurement and supply management coordination working groups and committees for reproductive health and TBL commodities


• Provide technical leadership and support for annual, national qualification and procurement planning of contraceptive and TBL commodities, in collaboration with program stakeholders and partners


• Facilitate the design and implementation of assessment and evaluation studies and to analyze and present result to stakeholders


• Provide technical input in developing standard operative procedures (SOPs) for routine PSM activities for contraceptive and TBL commodities, and participate in developing training curricula and training federal and state-level program and logistics officers in implementing and monitoring adherence to the SOPs


• Provide technical input in developing training curricula and in training federal, state, LGA, and SDP- level program and logistics officers in implementing and monitoring adherence to TBL logistics SOPs


• Monitor and provde supportive supervision to the national logistics officers and state level team as appropriate


• Collaborate with other JSI project personnel in harmonization efforts for the logistics systems in the health sector in order to establish a harmonized commodity logistics system including logistics management information system (LMIS)


• DO any other duties as assigned by the chief of party

closing date: 13 January 2011

How to apply for this job

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume as well as salary history to recruitment@ng.jsi.com