Analyst, Technology solutions at Clinton Health Access Initiative

Job Description

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) was established in 2002 to increase access to care and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS and to strengthen health systems in resource-poor countries. Over the past few years, CHAI has expanded the scope of our work to include access to high-quality treatment for malaria, new vaccines, and essential treatments for maternal and child health. CHAI has also increasingly supported governments to build the capacity required for high-quality health care and treatment programs. Currently, CHAI partners with governments in more than 25 countries while more than 70 countries directly benefit from the low-priced drugs and diagnostic test agreements that CHAI has negotiated.
CHAI is embarking on an ambitious initiative to address critical gaps in access to life-saving medicines and commodities, and deliver them in an efficient and cost-effective manner.  In Nigeria, CHAI is working closely with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) to assess and improve the supply chains for priority maternal and neonatal health (MNH) commodities, specifically in implementing systems that strengthen logistics practices across the supply chain.
The Technology Analyst will manage the development and implementation of a logistics management and information system (LMIS) that will collect and enable access to reliable, accurate, and timely stock and consumption information at the facility level. This will inventory management process, while reducing stock-outs and expiries at the facility level. The Analyst will be responsible for day-to-day management of CHAI’s MNH LMIS program, ensuring timelines, budgets and deliverables are met and addressing bottlenecks and issues as they arise.
Reporting to the RMNCH manager, this role will be based in Abuja, with some travel to the field.
Position title: Analyst, Technology solutions
City: Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Type: Regular – Full Time (eligible for benefits)

Responsibilities:

• Conduct an assessment of existing and emerging LMIS systems for public health in Nigeria
• Develop technical requirements for a LMIS system for maternal and child health commodities
• Work with software development partners to design, develop, test and deploy the system
• Work closely with multiple FMOH departments and other partners in the assessment, design and deployment of the system, and ensuring the solution is interoperable with existing systems
• Develop a detailed implementation plan and M&E plan for deployment at pilot facilities
• Deploy system at pilot facilities, including procurement of hardware resources as needed.
• Develop training material and SOPs, plan and conduct trainings for health workers
• Monitor and analyze performance indicators to quantify impact of system implementation
• Develop a long-term strategy and timeline for the scale-up of the system

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, or other relevant fields
• A minimum of 3 years progressive work experience in designing, testing and deploying ICT solutions
• Excellent analytical skills, particularly in systems and/or information systems analysis
• Experience developing work plans and proposals
• Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Detail-oriented with strong organization skills
• Ability to multi-task and work well in pressure situations
• Demonstrated skills in negotiating and communicating with multiple and diverse stakeholders in challenging environment environments
• Ability to solve challenging problems without extensive structural or operational support
• Strong business-oriented, verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in information systems, computer engineering, or relevant field
• Experience in supply chain and/or inventory management systems, especially in public health
• Experience living and working in developing countries
• Familiarity with applicable programming languages

Mode of Application: Follow this link to apply
Application Deadline: 14th Feb, 2014.