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Kainuwa Sustainale Development Foundations (KSDF) – Hiring Management Advisor – Medicines and Supply Chain

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Kainuwa Sustainale Development Foundations (KSDF) was founded in 2019 out of a shared passion for social equity and human development. Recognizing the deep inequalities in access to basic services, our founders created KSDF as a platform for change where sustainable impact could be delivered through practical, community-driven solutions.

As a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization, we are dedicated to improving human capital in underserved communities. Since 2019, we have been ensuring that every person regardless of background has access to the resources they need to live a healthier, more empowered life. In 2025, the Foundation was formally registered, marking a new chapter of growth and greater accountability to the communities we serve.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Management Advisor – Medicines and Supply Chain

Location: Gombe
Nature of role: Embedded, time-bound technical assistance
Reporting / Accountability: Reports to the Senior TA / SDIU Stand-up Lead
Institution Location: Commissioner-level DMU; primary interface with GODMA / GoPharma
Key working relationship: GODMA / GoPharma, Logistics and Commodities TWG, DIU, Senior Programme Analyst, service-delivery institutions

Background

The Gombe State Delivery and Insights Unit (SDIU) aims to strengthen the state’s existing health-system architecture by creating a consistent mechanism that connects data, management decisions, coordinated implementation, follow-up and escalation.
The SDIU works to strengthen existing statutory functions and connect them into one repeatable evidence-to-decision-to-action cycle. it will connect leadership structures, technical forums, delivery agencies and data systems into one government-led decision-to-action mechanism.
The SDIU is not intended to operate as a parallel programme management unit, replace existing government institutions, duplicate technical committees, or assume responsibility for programme implementation.

Role Purpose

To ensure that supply-chain performance issues identified through GODMA/GoPharma, LMIS and service-delivery data are converted into coordinated management action and considered as part of wider facility-performance discussions.
The Advisor’s role is to strengthen management follow-through around supply-chain constraints.

Key Responsibilities
Monitor priority supply-chain issues:

Track availability, stock-outs, expiry/unusable stock, inventory turnover, procurement adherence and DRF-related performance.
Use existing GODMA/GoPharma and LMIS outputs as the starting point rather than creating duplicate reporting.

Link commodities to service delivery:

Work with DIU analysts to connect commodity availability with service volumes and facility performance.
Distinguish supply problems caused by procurement, warehousing, ordering, distribution, financing, facility consumption practices or poor data quality.

Coordinate resolution and escalation:

Support GODMA/GoPharma in resolving cross-institutional issues that exceed normal operational authority.
Track TMT actions affecting procurement, distribution, financing or facility compliance.
Ensure emerging integration with the state data environment is used rather than replicated through separate SDIU reporting.

Key Deliverables

Monthly commodity exception and bottleneck brief.
Supply-chain action tracker.
Root-cause summaries for repeated commodity failures.
Quarterly assessment of whether corrective actions improved commodity availability.

Suggested performance indicators:

Reduction in repeated high-priority commodity bottlenecks.
Share of supply-chain issues resolved within agreed timelines.
Increased linkage between commodity and service-performance analysis.

Recommended Profile / Capabilities

Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, experience with Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Public Health, Health Administration, or a related discipline.
Professional qualification in pharmacy or a related field is an advantage.
Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in health commodities, pharmaceutical supply chains, logistics, programme management and health-system strengthening
Familiarity with LMIS, DRF and public-sector commodity systems.
Strong ability to distinguish technical supply problems from coordination and financing constraints..
Demonstrate experience managing or supporting public-sector medicines and health-commodity supply chains.
Strong understanding of forecasting, quantification, procurement, warehousing, distribution, inventory management, and LMIS processes.
Demonstrate experience working with government health institutions and multidisciplinary teams.
Experience in supply-chain performance management and bottleneck resolution.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management capabilities.