John Snow,
Inc. (JSI) is a US based international Public Health consulting firm and
manages two (2) projects/contracts through its integrated office in Abuja
Through the Partnership for Supply Chain Management consortium, JSI implements
the Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) project for the US G4 as part of the
United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Associate
Director (HIV/AID ABUJA)
BASIC
FUNCTION:
The
Associate Director HIV / AIDS amongst other job functions is a member of the
Management Team and will report to the Director HIV/AIDS Program.
He/she will
help to provide leadership, management, and technical expertise for the
improvement of systems. He/she will help to collaborate closely with other
major stakeholders in the implementation and improvement of the project goals.
DUTIES AND
RESPONSBILITIES:
Support the
Director, HN/AIDS Program to develop and maintain
HN / AIDS
work-plan as part of the overall SCMS work plan for technical assistance
activities in collaboration with other JSI staff and partners.
He/She will
assist in the development of budgets, activities and timelines to meet the
project goals.
Support the
Director in managing the department, deputies while the
Director is
on leave or out of office, defining strategies, goals, objectives and
monitoring their implementation.
Coordinate
the implementation of work plan activities, including
Development
of monthly cash How projections and submission to finance and admin, assigning
of relevant staff to specific tasks to ensure the achievement of project goals.
Support the
Director to set overall strategic direction and lead the
implementation
of the HIV/AIDS supply chain unification project in
Nigeria,
developing strategic documentation, monitoring
implementations
and reporting of performance measures to all
stakeholders
on the project
Lead the
process of strategic engagement with the state level officials to support skill
transfer and ownership of the HIV / AIDS supply chain by the state official,
collaborating with the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) team to develop and
implement capacity building strategies for the states.
Lead the
collation and review of SCMS performance measures as relates to the work of the
HIV / AIDS program department, provide interpretation of the measures, and
coordinate effort to improve performance where appropriate.
Coordinate
the development of supply chain related abstracts for national and
international conferences to showcase the work of JSI in Nigeria.
Assist the
director in Managing the relationship and collaboration with
Government,
donors and partners on HIV/AIDS related activities to ensure the success of the
JSI Nigeria integrated office information sharing on supply chain management
activities.
Support the
JSI Integrated office health system strengthening department activities in
cross cutting area including capacity building, organizational development and
facilitation of PSM meetings as appropriate.
Write and
review technical reports on HIV/AIDS related activities for
submission
to FMOH, NACA, donors and other stakeholders
Collaborate
with the M&E to design and implement supply chain
assessments
and evaluation studies and to analyze and present results to
stakeholders
Work with
M&E unit to develop monthly, quarterly and annual reports
for the HIV/
AIDS programmes in the integrated office
Work with
procurement unit as appropriate to support activities that will
ensure
uninterrupted supply of HIV / AIDS commodities including
Assist in
the approval of time sheets and leave requests, travel
and
retirement documentation for defined list of staff, and res
for
conducting APRs for a defined list of staff in consultation
Director.
Supervise
and mentor staff working in the department,
HIV /
AIDS-related drugs and laboratory commodities focused a
to ensure
timely completion of activities in the work plan and in
JSI Nigeria
policy.
Assist in the development of
scope of work for Short-Term T<
Assistance
(STTA) providers and work with them to provide reqt
for
activities and also facilitate transfer of skills to appropriate JS]
Contribute
to the development and maintenance of syster
effectively
respond to PEPFAR Nigeria requirements re
implementation
procedures, reporting and evaluation
18. Assist to identify best practices and
success stories for JSI Nigeria's
periodic
logistics bulletin.
19. Perform other duties as assigned by
the Director, DCOP or COP
SKILLS &
QUALIFICATION.
• At least 7 years' experience in
managing public health programs or projects
in health
care supply chain management funded by international donors in
developing
country context, with more than three years of senior
management
experience preferred
• A Master degree in logistics,
management, public health, business or other
related area
with a minimum of five years' experience in supply-chain
system
strengthening activities.
• Excellent writing and oral
presentation skills.
• Must be able to use the Microsoft
Office Suite applications, including
Word, Excel,
Outlook, Project and Power Point.
• Proven ability to work independently and
with little supervision. Able to
manage a
strong supply chain technical team.
• Proven, successful experience
communicating and collaborating
effectively
with national and sub-national governments, international
donors,
commercial companies, non-governmental organizations, and
other
program partners.
• Experience with USAID health
programs is a strong plus.
• Good knowledge of using PipeLine
and Quantimed software is a strong
plus.
• Ability to spend up to 50 of time
on domestic travels
• Strong analytical and problem
solving skills
• Specific experience with National
HIV/AIDS programs, Malaria or TB
program
strongly desired.
Interested
applicants for this position should send their resume and cover
letter by
email to associate-director-hiv@ng.jsi.com
within one week from
the date of
this advert.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Location:
Abuja
Experience:
7 year(s)
Course of
Study: Not Specified
Required
Grade: Not Specified
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