Technical Advisor, Logistics Management Information System at Chemonics International
Employment Nigeria
21-Oct-2017
LAGOS ,
Logistics
Chemonics International has been engaged by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, with the concurrence of USAID to leverage on the GHSC-PSM health supply chain in Nigeria to provide warehousing and distribution services for Global Fund- procured HIV and malaria health commodities in Nigeria.
POSITION : Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) Technical Advisor
Responsibilities
- Anticipate project risks and mitigate challenges, ensuring the successful delivery of the e-LMIS
- Build a detailed training plan for onboarding users
- Develop a communication plan to ensure that stakeholders, users, and donors are informed of progress, challenges, and key milestones
- Work with NSCIP and VAN PMU to set up a "help desk"
- Play a key advisory role in developing the request for proposal (RFP) to select a service provider that will identify system solutions and implement the system
- Work with system developers during the configuration phase to ensure that implementation deadlines are met
- Provide other needed technical support, including for VAN implementation, as necessary
- Review and document the "as-is" and develop the "to-be" business processes
- Evaluate and record the detailed user and functional requirements as well as the technical architecture and design of the e-LMIS
- Advise on interoperability strategy and integration specifications
- Map out hardware and equipment requirements, and identify gaps
- Work with the Visibility Analytics Network (VAN) Project Management Unit (PMU) and Field Intelligence to develop a budget for system implementation, deployment, and maintenance
- Foster an inclusive workplace environment that creates opportunities, serves others' needs, builds trust, promotes innovation, and exceeds expectations
Qualifications
- Technical expertise in the design of information systems, information technology, and control towers
- Experience working closely with public and private entities in the health supply chain sector
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong negotiation, relationship-management, consensus-building and conflict-resolution abilities
- Ability to navigate highly political situations and coordinate disparate stakeholder groups to ensure timely project delivery
- 10 years of experience in the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems; experience in e-LMIS system development and working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics Navision preferred
- 8 years of experience in health-system strengthening, design, and reform in low- and middle-income countries; experience in Nigeria preferred
- Attention to detail and commitment to results
- Nigerian work authorization required
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
How To Apply
Candidates should send their CV's and cover letter in electronic submissions to: SCSSAMRecruitment@chemonics.com with "LMIS Technical Advisor - Nigeria" as the subject
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