Supply Chain Management of Health Products Advisor, DOS LEAP Global - Niger

About the Role

The Directorate of Maternal, Child, Adolescent and Youth Health (DSM/E/A/J) is responsible for implementing public health policies related to maternal and child health, with a core mandate to reduce maternal, neonatal, infant morbidity and mortality. Given the complex logistics challenges, DSM/E/A/J requires a dedicated technical specialist to lead, optimize, and secure all processes within its supply chain. The Advisor will support DSM/E/A/J in the effective use of the Quantification Analytics Tool (QAT) and in strengthening mechanisms for planning, storage, distribution, and continuous coordination of the system, while contributing to life‑saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) service delivery aligned with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to DSM/E/A/J in the overall management, operational monitoring, and strategic optimization of the supply chain for maternal and child health medicines and health products—from needs planning to last‑mile delivery.
• Quantification and Review: Provide technical support for annual quantification exercises for maternal and child health products using the QAT tool and lead periodic revisions based on actual consumption data and available stocks.
• Order Management and Follow‑Up:
  • Coordinate with partners on order management and ensure rigorous monitoring of delivery timelines to prevent stockouts.
  • Strengthen strategic use of logistics data for decision‑making.
  • Support the institutionalization of QAT as the national reference tool for forecasting and supply planning.
  • Develop mechanisms for validation, triangulation, and quality control of logistics data.
  • Support performance monitoring of warehousing and distribution carried out by ONPPC.
  • Develop dashboards and supply chain performance indicators.
  • Develop SOPs, guidelines, and standardized tools.
  • Support the formalization of processes.
  • Organize capacity‑building sessions.
  • Contribute to the progressive autonomy of national teams.
  • Document achievements and institutionalized mechanisms.
• Expected Results:
  • Sustainable improvement in the quality of logistics data.
  • Better capacity to anticipate stockouts.
  • Institutionalization of QAT as the single source for logistics data management and quantification.
  • Development of a data‑driven management culture.
  • Strengthened supply chain performance monitoring.
  • Improved visibility of logistics risks.
  • Progressive strengthening of national technical autonomy.
• Reporting:
  • Provide a detailed monthly report to the U.S. Department of State submitted by the 5th day of the following month.
  • Submit a weekly progress report to the U.S. Embassy/Department of State (and participate in weekly calls) including a short paragraph about main successes for that week.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in supply chain management, health logistics, health systems, or related fields highly desired.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in public health supply chain.

Qualifications

• Confirmed experience in quantification and supply planning.
• Proven experience using QAT or similar forecasting and supply planning tools.
• Experience in analysis and use of logistics data.
• Experience with DHIS2, eSIGL, or other logistics information systems.
• Proven experience in developing analytical tools, dashboards, and performance monitoring mechanisms.
• Experience collaborating with partners and projects funded by the U.S. Government