Fresh Vacancies at The Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

Job ID: 13-10576
Location: Abuja
Group/Office: PDG (Program Delivery Group)
Dept/Unit: PDGGEN - Program Delivery Group
Project/Program: A000 - None Specified
Reports To: Director, Supply Chain Management
Slot: 2 Openings

Overview

• The objective of the Supply Chain Data Analyst position is support the Director Supply Chain in the management and coordination of the implementation of the grant supply chain management interventions and activities, towards meeting grant goal.
• S/he will support the strengthening of supply chain competencies and performance across the national, state and LGA levels of the health system.
• S/he will lead project level PSM data management including performance tracking on key PSM indices.

Specific Responsibilities

• Support the development of SCMS-related data use products.
• Lead project-level SCMS data management and result measurement.
• Support the development of guidance documents, concept notes, SOPs, capacity building events etc
• Support the management/coordination of grant SCMS interventions and activities.
• Support grant stakeholder management effort including support to SRs.
• Support LMCUs
• Represent the project within the SCMS community.
• Support the development and or upgrade/review of SCMS tools.
• Participate in national-level SCMS technical working group (TWG) meetings.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree; or Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences. Post-graduate degree is a plus.
• Minimum of 4 years’ field level experience in supply chain management within the public health settings.
• Experience implementing supply chain interventions in HIV, TB & Malaria programs.
• Experience working in leadership and coordination.
• Experience in data management and use particularly as it relates to SCMS.
• Experience working with a broad number of stakeholders [government, donors, implementers] within the SCMS space.
• Strong experience using the LMIS tools [electronic and paper-based] in Nigeria.

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Job ID: 13-10578
Location: Abuja
Group/Office: PDG (Program Delivery Group)
Dept/Unit: PDGGEN - Program Delivery Group
Project/Program: A000 - None Specified
Reports To: Senior Operations Manager

Overview

• The Operations Assistant is responsible for ensuring the smooth operations of logistic provided by the Senior Operations Manager by providing clerical support.
• She or he works with the Senior Operations Manager to make hotel and airline arrangements, provide assistance to staff in need of visas, assist Expats and TCN in obtaining Nigerian resident visas, coordinate the arrangement of materials and equipment as specified in the activity profiles and provide assistance to assure shipments to the projects clear customs in a timely manner

Specific Responsibilities

• Arrange hotel for Nigerian staff, participants, consultants who are coming to Abuja for assignments
• Arrange hotel for TDY staff coming to assist Nigeria teams
• Assist staff in obtaining visas for international travel
• Assist in making international and local travel arrangements
• Arrange for telephones and internet modems for TDY and new staff, as the case may be
• Provide assistance and follow up to Expats and TCNs on obtaining Nigerian resident VISAS
• Assist in organizing for the dispatch  of goods  and equipment  whenever  required and ensure  that  packing  list,  waybills  and  export  documentations   where  necessary  are prepared and ensure that shipping details are communicated in writing promptly to the receiver
• Calendar management, ensuring conference rooms are booked and Meeting/conference/activity logistics and making sure to update the records regularly
• Arrange spaces for new employees making sure the availability of desks, chairs etc. are ready for them to use on the start day
• Coordinate the approved Activity Profiles making sure that materials, equipment, etc required for the activity are organized and ready for the activity
• Coordinate catering services for official functions within and outside the office location
• Other tasks as requested by supervisor
• Ensure that systems are in place in country to ensure that operations are managed and staff act in full compliance with local laws, adhere to contract/award and donor requirements, and comply with MSH policies and standard operating procedures.
• Monitor and ensure compliance

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3-4 year working experience 
• Verbal and written language skills in English required
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Ability to learn complex program procedures.
• Good typing skills. Good memo composition and editing skills. Good computer skills with sound knowledge of commonly used application software
• Familiar with internet search engines and able to undertake background search on well-defined tasks

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Job ID: 13-10573
Location: Nigeria-Abuja
Group/Office: PDG (Program Delivery Group)
Dept/Unit: PDGGEN - Program Delivery Group
Project/Program: A000 - None Specified
Reports To: Director, MEL/HIS
Grade: J

Overview

• The MEL Specialist is to support the strengthening of the national Health Information System.
• This includes but not limited to the strengthening of M&E coordination platforms, supporting the electronic reporting, improving the data use culture, data quality management and supportive supervision across the ATM landscape, and supporting interventions around strengthening the national DHIS2 instance.

Specific Responsibilities

• Support project stakeholder management efforts
• Represent the project within the M&E/HMIS community.
• Support the development of concept notes, guidance documents, manuals etc
• Support the documentation and dissemination of best practices.
• Support the development and communication of products including fact sheets, success stories, technical briefs, reports, publications and more.
• Support the implementation of grant interventions and activities including supporting national DHIS2 instance, improving e-reporting approaches, supporting scale up of EMR, supporting systems interoperability initiatives, improving reporting rates, data quality and data use at all levels of the national data flow pipelines for ATM services. Support the triangulation of PSM, LMIS and routine service data; and the development /review of data collection as applicable.
• Support the design, development and deployment of project data use products including interactive data use products.
• Support the design and or upgrade of the project grant management and tracking tools.
• Support the design and or upgrade of the grant comprehensive data management system.
• Link and analyze resource inputs, outputs and outcomes and report on project effectiveness and efficiency.
• Supporting the preparation and submission of donor narrative and data reports.

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in Information Science, Data Science, Public Health, Statistics, Health Informatics or any field. Post graduate qualification desirable.
•  At least 6 years’ experience in M&E of health interventions.
• A strong experience with the national M&E system especially as it relates to ATM.
• Very good hands-on involvement in the government and donor landscapes.
• Experience working with key M&E/HMIS stakeholders across a multiplicity of disease programs as well experience with applicable platforms for coordinating and managing the M&E system.
• Experience in development and deployment of data quality management systems and tools.
• Experience in M&E in relation to a variety of donors [eg GF and PEPFAR].
• Experience with electronic medical records and interoperability of databases.
• Experience in the development of national tools and documents
• DHIS developer or super user experience is a strong advantage.

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Job ID: 13-10577
Location: Nigeria-Abuja
Group/Office: PDG (Program Delivery Group)
Dept/Unit: PDGGEN - Program Delivery Group
Project/Program: A000 - None Specified
Reports To: Senior operations Manager
Grade: H

Overview

• The role of the Procurement Specialist is to procure goods and services in compliance with MSH procurements policies and procedures.
• S/he collects proforma invoices on approved purchase requisitions, prepares offer analysis and makes recommendations.  
• Once the purchase order has been completed, the Procurement Specialist will follow up to assure delivery.
• She/he maintains procurement data including supplier list and standards of goods and services, and ensures the effectiveness of procurement in timely and cost effective manner.

Specific Responsibilities

• Facilitate the preparation of procurement plan
• Receives approved Purchase Requisitions (PR) for procurement of goods and services
• Tracks all PRs, for both local purchases and those requested through Cambridge
• Determines price reasonableness
• Responsible for collection and analysis of proforma invoices and presents to the supervisor for further processing or approval;
• Inquires immediately for more specifications from requesting units if the purchase request is not clearly specified and completed;
• Handles field office purchases when required;
• Ensures that purchases are made in the best interests of the donor and MSH;
• Assures delivery or pickup of PO for collection of goods;
• Prepares weekly procurement status report and submits to the supervisor;
• Regularly updates the supervisor of all partial collection of the procured goods;
• Informs the supervisor about prices and qualities of goods if purchases are not of routine nature.
• Does quarterly or 6 month reviews of preapproved vendors for routine items such as office supplies, cleaning products, etc.
• Also performs other duties as requested by the immediate supervisor.
• Inform supervisor immediately if asked to compromise integrity by any vendor or other.

Qualifications and Experience

• University Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management or Business. Master’s degree in a relevant discipline is an advantage.
• Minimum of three years’ in purchasing and supply management experience
• Experience in a USG or donor funded project or NGO preferred
• Strong numeric skills and attention to detail and quality Ability to work in a team-oriented environment while maintaining an individual workload
• Logical and flexible approach to solving problems, especially when working under pressure
• Monitoring/assessing performance to make improvements or take corrective action 
• Ability to work under pressure
• Planning and scheduling skills
• Good organizational skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to interact professionally with a culturally diverse staff, clients and consultants.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and ability to meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality
• Demonstrated intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications.

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Job ID: 13-10574
Location: Nigeria-Abuja
Group/Office: PDG (Program Delivery Group)
Dept/Unit: PDGGEN - Program Delivery Group
Project/Program: A000 - None Specified
Reports To: Director, MEL/HIS
Grade: J

Overview

• The M&E Specialist, Health Informatics [EMR] as a member of the project M&E team is to contribute to the overall attainment of project objectives.
• H/her primary focus will be on ensuring project EMR platform and EMR-related operations are of topmost quality and effectiveness.

Specific Responsibilities

• Influence the project leadership towards delivering on project health informatics-related mandate
• Represent project in Health Informatics-related groups.
• Work with stakeholders on the development and roll out of health informatics products.
• The health informatics team will lead the design and execution of capacity and skill transfer schemes for stakeholders.
• To provide technical assistance and support in the development of health informatics-related products.
• Represent the project in Health Informatics-related groups.
• Support and review the work of consultants working on project-supported health informatics deliverables including but not limited to strengthening of DHIS2, development of interoperability systems and user-friendly interactive data use products.
• Support the development of guidance documents, manuals, concept notes and SOPs.
• Support the achievement of interoperability of multiple in-country electronic platforms.
• Support the design, development and execution of capacity transfer systems.
• Development of customized interactive data use products

Qualifications and Experience

• B.Sc./HND in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or any other degree with demonstrable expertise on the subject matter.
• Minimum of 5 years designing and deploying EMR systems
• Solid experience on database platforms in-country including but not limited to EMR, DHIS2, NAVISION.
• DHIS2 developer or super user experience.
• Experience with development of mobile EMR applications
• Experience with the national health management information system
• Experience designing, developing, executing and or supporting interoperability between EMR and other platforms including DHIS2.
• Minimum of 5 year working with RDBMS in particular MySQL. knowledge of PostgreSQL is an added advantage
• Experience developing interactive data use products
• Experience designing and executing capacity transfer schemes/exercises.
• Strong experience with Power BI or advanced excel, is an advantage.
• A solid understanding of M&E is a plus
• Must have excellent knowledge of Java programing language and familiar with JavaFX, Open Web App (OWA) and other java libraries
• Must have excellent knowledge of and experience in MySQL
• Competence in Python, R or equivalent programming language
• Ability to write at least 2 programming languages
• Strong competence in advanced excel and or Power BI
• Excellent knowledge of RDBMS
• Very good hands-on experience working with Linux and Windows OS
• A solid knowledge of the SDLC process
• Very good practical skills working with Tomcat and Apache web server
• Ability to deploy and manage virtual machine
• Extensive experience in computer hardware, network design and switching
• Ability to develop simplified algorithm from user specification
• Very quick in resolving software issues around Linux and windows OS
• Experience working with any electronic medical record system particularly Open Source
• Experience organizing/formatting of source code
• Ability to use analytical soft wares
• Excellent organizational skills, great attention to detail
• Strong experience in the development of procedure manuals, SOPs and guidance documents
• Excellent communications skills, including writing and oral presentation skills.
• Good analytical, presentation and reporting skills
• Excellent inter-personal and leadership skills.

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Job ID: 13-10575
Location: Abuja
Group/Office: PDG (Program Delivery Group)
Dept/Unit: PDGGEN - Program Delivery Group
Project/Program: A000 - None Specified
Reports To: MEL Specialist

Overview

• M&E Data Analyst is to support the strengthening of the national Health Information System. This includes but not limited to the improving data analysis and use, strengthening M&E coordination platforms, supporting the electronic reporting, improving the data use culture, data quality management and supportive supervision across the ATM landscape, and supporting interventions around strengthening the national DHIS2 instance.

Specific Responsibilities

• Support project stakeholder management efforts
• Represent the project within the M&E/HMIS community.
• Support the development of concept notes, guidance documents, manuals etc
• Support the documentation and dissemination of best practices.
• Support the development and communication of products including fact sheets, success stories, technical briefs, reports, publications and more.
• Support the implementation of grant interventions and activities including supporting national DHIS2 instance, improving e-reporting approaches, supporting scale up of EMR, supporting systems interoperability initiatives, improving reporting rates, data quality and data use at all levels of the national data flow pipelines for ATM services. Support the triangulation of PSM, LMIS and routine service data; and the development /review of data collection as applicable.
• Support the design, development and deployment of project data use products including interactive data use products towards evidence based decision making.
• Support the design and or upgrade of the project grant management and tracking tools.
• Support the design and or upgrade of the grant comprehensive data management system.
• Link and analyze resource inputs, outputs and outcomes and report on project effectiveness and efficiency.
• Supporting the preparation and submission of donor narrative and data reports

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in Information Science, Data Science, Public Health, Statistics, Health Informatics or any field.
• At least 3 years’ experience in M&E of health interventions.
• Very strong experience in data analysis and use.
• A strong experience with the national M&E system especially as it relates to ATM.
• Very good hands-on involvement in the government and donor landscapes.
• Experience working with key M&E/HMIS stakeholders across a multiplicity of disease programs as well experience with applicable platforms for coordinating and managing the M&E system.
• Experience in development and deployment of data quality management systems and tools.
• Experience in M&E in relation to a variety of donors [eg GF and PEPFAR].
• Experience with electronic medical records and interoperability of databases.
• Experience in the development of national tools and documents
• DHIS developer or super user experience is a strong advantage.