Newborn LMIS Integration Consultant (Remote, Nigeria)

About the role

UNFPA is seeking a National Individual Consultant to provide technical support for developing, harmonizing, validating and integrating newborn health commodity reporting tools into Nigeria's National Health Logistics Management Information System (NHLMIS). The assignment is home-based and remote, lasting 30 working days (6 weeks), and is open only to Nigerian nationals.

Key responsibilities

• Inception and desk review of existing NHLMIS tools, policies and procedures, and of the 41 newborn commodities onboarded, including opportunities to harmonize with MNH and Family Planning reporting tools
• Consult with stakeholders such as the Family Health Department, DFDS, NSCMP, DHPRS, development partners, state focal persons and NPHCDA, and document reporting requirements
• Define standardized data elements (stock on hand, consumption, losses, receipts, issues, stock-out status, months of stock) and develop central, state and facility-level reporting tools, requisition forms, summary templates and data collection guidelines
• Align newborn indicators with MNH and Family Planning systems, ensure compatibility with NHLMIS architecture and build an integration framework and integrated SOP
• Co-facilitate validation workshops, incorporate feedback, develop training materials and job aids, and train trainers (ToT) and field test the tools
• Develop a phased implementation roadmap, recommend monitoring and data quality assurance mechanisms, and produce a comprehensive report

Required profile

• Nigerian nationality; the vacancy is only for Nigerian nationals
• Ability to work remotely, with in-person review and validation meetings in Abuja and a ToT and field test in a state to be determined
• Full-time engagement over 6 weeks, under the supervision of the Newborn LMIS Consultant and the Technical Specialist, Reproductive and Maternal Health