Immunization Supply Chain

Overview of position    

• Providing immunization services to children & others has been identified as one of the most cost effective development interventions, with both health & economic benefits. Nigeria’s Expanded Program on Immunization EPI has made significant efforts at ensuring increase in immunization coverage over the last three decades. However, there are gaps at national & sub national levels.
• To mitigate against iSC challenges in Nigeria, last mile vaccine delivery initiatives have been proposed or implemented including outsourcing, direct delivery in a few states, supply chain level skipping etc. all of these contributing to increased product availability, reduction in stock outs etc.
• Nigeria’s direct Delivery of Routine Immunization Vaccines & other PHC commodities for Equity DRIVE initiative is designed to scale innovative direct delivery & similar supply chain interventions up to the last mile, prioritizing the most underserved & unreached populations. This will support Nigeria’s immunization program’s objective of increasing vaccines & other child health commodity availability for every child & others, reducing the time spent on logistics by health workers, reducing out of pocket expenses for logistics a disincentive for health workers & contributing to higher coverage & increasingly targeting & reaching underserved & zero dose populations.
• Therefore, one Data Analyst is required to support DRIVE implementation across selected states, engage in active data collection, lead Monitoring & evaluation efforts.

Role objectives    

• Facilitation of the implementation of DRIVE at national & subnational level.
• Facilitate the development of M&E mechanism for the implementation of DRIVE, including the tools for data collection & analyses.
• Facilitation of the digitalization of tracking of last mile delivery of vaccines using open LMIS & other relevant tools.
• Tracking of the distribution of all EPI vaccines to subnational level & maintenance of distribution records.
• Support the analysis of temperature monitoring data from vaccine storage facilities & in transit & share regular feedback to state & national level.
• Triangulate, analyze & provide feedback on vaccine utilization including wastages & management data collected using open LMIS, DHIS2 / Thrive 360, CCE & temperature monitoring records or any other relevant iSC tools use for DRIVE implementation.
• Support the collection & analysis of stock performance data & share feedback on weekly / monthly basis.
• Maintain record of distribution of CCEs & performance of maintenance in collaboration with SLWGs & NLWG.
• Develop & manage dashboar d /matrix for monitoring the timeliness & completeness of stock management data submission from DRIVE implementing states.
• Facilitate capacity building on logistics data management for Vaccine Managers & handlers.
• Any other relevant tasks as may be assigned by the our client / NLWG.
• Deliverables:
• Availability of M&E mechanism for the implementation of DRIVE, including the tools for data collection & analyses.
• Weekly report / feedback by tracking vaccine utilization including wastages & management using open LMIS & other relevant tools.
• Weekly tracking of the distribution of all EPI vaccines using vaccine distribution plan.
• Weekly report / review of temperature records for each distribution routes & delivery points.
• Monthly / weekly stock performance report / feedback.
• Monthly / weekly CCE inventory distribution & performance of maintenance update.
• Availability of dashboard / matrix for monitoring the timeliness & completeness of stock management data submission from DRIVE implementing states.
• Trained competent vaccine managers on logistic data management.
• Consultant must submit a detailed work plan to his / her supervisor at the beginning of the contract period for the entire contract period.
• Supervisors will have the flexibility to review with the consultant as needed on a monthly or quarterly basis.
• A monthly progress report should be provided by each consultant to their supervisor for payment of consultant’s fees.
• A detailed assignment report will be required at the end of the current contract period.

Project reporting    

• This role reports to the line manager,

Key competencies    

• Bachelor’s degree in basic sciences, health & allied / material management / engineering or equivalent minimal with a minimum of five years of progressively responsible work experience in supply chain management with emphasis on vaccine delivery systems, vaccine management & cold chain, monitoring & similar years of progressively responsible work experience in data validation & triangulation & quality assurance.
• Experience in public health data science a strong asset.
• Demonstrated expertise / skills in data analyzing for immunization health commodities.
• At least four years of experience working with PowerBI, Tableau, ODK, LMIS.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, plan & coordinate.
• Demonstrated experience with global health surveys & data validation / analysis.
• Logistics activities as well as to transfer knowledge & skills.
• Proficiency in computer applications including Excel & Power Point. 
• Good analytical & negotiating skills.
• Ability to work as a team member.