Logistics Manager – Katsina State-Nigeria – M/F

ALIMA in NIGERIA

ALIMA has been present in Nigeria since 2016. Its actions are part of a regional response strategy to health and nutrition emergencies, with a focus on paediatric, maternal-infant and epidemic interventions. ALIMA is present in North-East Nigeria in Borno State (MMC and Jere LGAs) and in Yobe State (Bade and Karasuwas LGAs) where it provides outpatient and inpatient healthcare and nutrition services for IDPs and host communities. In North-West Nigeria, ALIMA is in Katsina State (Kaita LGA) to respond to increased nutritional needs. ALIMA is present in the North-West, in Katsina State (Katsina, Batagarawa, Batsari and Kaita LGA) where teams are treating patients for SAM, paediatric diseases, MYCIN and conducting OptiMA research to improved SAM treatment.

Since 2021, ALIMA has been supporting the health facilities and the State Ministry of Health in Katsina State in response to malnutrition emergency by case management, active case detection of SAM cases, patient triage, public awareness campaigns, and reinforcement of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures among health workers in the different hospital structures of Katsina State. As of today, ALIMA is intervening in 18 PHCCs and 2 CHC (2 stabilisation canters) Katsina State to support the response to the SAM management, paediatric consultation, MYCIN and the management of paediatric and SAM cases with medical complications; Conducting the OptiMA clinical research. 

In addition to prevention and case management, ALIMA is currently participating in the coordination of OptIMA study to improve the SAM management guideline and optimize PPN use to improve case management and the capacities building of MoH staff and experiences sharing. It is comprehensively documenting and analysing the clinical and biological parameters of these patients who were admitted to the study in Kaita LGA health facilities in Katsina State. 

In Ondo State, ALIMA has been supporting the NCDC and the State Ministry of Health with case management, active case detection, patient triage, public awareness campaigns, and reinforcement of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures among health workers in the different hospital structures of Ondo State. In addition to prevention and case management, ALIMA is currently participating in the coordination of several studies to better understand the disease, including an observational cohort study (LASCOPE) to describe the clinical, biological course, management and outcomes of hospitalized patients with a diagnosis of confirmed Lassa fever and a phase II clinical trial (SAFARI) to evaluate the safety and efficiency of Favipiravir.

POST TYPOLOGY

Mission Location: Nigeria, Katsina State, Katsina

Management lines: 

• Report to (Direct): Project Coordinator

• Report to (Functional):  Log Coordinator

• Staff Reporting to him:  3 (Hospital log, Outreach log and Log Supervisor)

MAIN ACTIVITIES

The Project Logistic Manager is responsible for defining, implementing and monitoring logistics activities and objectives based on ALIMA’s strategic planning, standards and protocols.

This involves the following tasks:

• Responsible for ensuring the implementation of support (communications, electricity, transport, IT) and any others logistics activities required to achieve the medical objectives (construction/restoration, solar installation, water & sanitation, cold chain, etc.).

• Responsible for managing and monitoring the material resources for the project. 

• Responsible for the hygiene IPC and vectors control in the health facilities supported by ALIMA. 

• Ensure installations and maintenance of functional office space and lodging facilities in the project in an adequate living condition as well as all the equipment required with a support from the logistics team at the field and from ALIMA’s Coordination team.

• Lead role in asset inventory, fleet, stock, contracts & follow up, vendors and price lists management of the project.

• Plan and play a role in the supply chain for the Project with the direct support of the Supply Chain Manager of the coordination.

• Responsible for ensuring implementation of the technical SOPs, policies of logistics/security procedures in the Project areas/zones according to ALIMA standard Logistics & Security Guidelines.

• Responsible for coordinating, organizing (review PDP, POP, annual leave plan, individual action plan, performance evaluation, training plan), supervising, coaching and supporting logistics team members’ performance to improve the logistics components of the project.

• Responsible for planning and supervising, in close collaboration with the Project Coordination, the associated processes (recruitment, training, induction, performance evaluation, development of skills and internal / external communication) of the project logistics staff in order to ensure the required performance and achieving goals, shall ensure implementation, manage and monitor the necessary reporting tools for logistics activities.

• Responsible for compiling the quantitative logistics data (Fuel consumption, stocks, distributions) and analyse them before transmission to the project coordinator and the logistics coordinator in monthly reporting.

• Key member in training staff on security (for both local and expat staff) in the field.

• Participate actively in the security memo review and is in charge of the implementation of it when has approved. 

• Ensure the security of the building where ALIMA is having activities (office, guest house, store, health facilities etc.)

• Ensure that the mapping of the health facities and the mapping of all wash structures are in place. 

• Participate in the development of the project proposal and project budget review.

• Participate in the project procurement plan for all the donors in the project level.

• Ensure weekly/bimonthly and monthly Logistics reports as per ALIMA standards Guidelines.

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