Ongoing Recruitment at Chemonics International

Chemonics International - We're one of the world’s leading partners in international development, because where Chemonics works, development works. From our founding in 1975, we have worked in more than 150 countries to help our clients, partners and beneficiaries take on the world’s toughest challenges. Today, we re-imagine global supply chains to deliver essential medicines to the right place at the right time. Our global network of more than 4,000 specialists share an unwavering resolve to work better, driven by a conviction that the world must be better.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Finance and Planning Specialist

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• We seek a Finance and Planning Specialist for the USAID Lagos Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Activity (LUWASH) in Nigeria.
• The project aims to increase availability and sustainable management of safe and climate-resilient water and sanitation services in Lagos, Nigeria. LUWASH will increase the availability, quality and use of safe water and sanitation services and improve the governance and sustainable management of associated sector institutions in Lagos.
• The activity’s objective is to expand and improve urban WASH service delivery and infrastructure through strengthened governance, increased accountability, and improved financial and technical capabilities of public water utilities and private sector providers.
• The project has four components as follows: governance and institutional arrangements strengthened to deliver improved WASH services, public and private service provider performance improved, access to safe and sustainable water services increased, access to safe and sustainable sanitation increased and the quality of source water improved.

Reporting:

• The Finance and Planning Specialist reports to the DCOP/Service Strengthening

Job Summary

• Embedded within LWC and provides technical assistance in financial management, infrastructure planning, engineering, data, and management of private sector contracts (Task 2.2).
• Collaborates with DCOP and utility operations and management specialist to help LWC establish a LIC unit, advising and building capacity of LWC staff to develop appropriate subsidies and business models, improve cost recovery, and forecast mid- and long-term capital investment requirements.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities
The main objective of this position is to support and build capacity of the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) in downstream utility operations including finance management, planning, monitoring and evaluation and general strategy development with the aim of improving their operational viability. In this respect the position will support the LWC to have adequate capacity for budgeting, financial management reporting, planning, M&E, and other revenue generation ventures. This means developing a robust, accurate, transparent accounting systems and strengthening transparent financial management along with a long-term strategic thinking hub for the utility. The position also supports the (LWC) in routine budgeting processes, and design of appropriate tariffs. Other functions will include:

• Facilitate the development and implementation of Financial Management Manuals and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Support prioritization and use of private sector options to improve delivery of water supply services.
• Identify innovative cost recovery mechanisms and service delivery models.
• Recommend IT hardware requirement for the financial management systems.
• Build the capacity of the relevant financial management staff of the utilities.
• Support the M&E Unit personnel to be able to collect, collate and track utility data for decision making.
• Analyze financial data to identify LWC’s financial status.
• Advise senior management team on financial planning.
• Undertake Lagos State economic analysis and support the tracking of WASH investment trends.
• Facilitate an effective budgeting process and investment planning with specific sight on directed subsidies to low-income communities.
• Support the review and development of an appropriate financial management system for the LWC in compliance with international accounting standards.
• Review existing and if need be, propose the procurement or development of an accounting package or integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution.
• Liaise with other LUWASH Technical Specialist to build the capacity of the Production, Network Intelligence and Engineering Services personnel.

Qualifications

• At least a Master’s Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, or any such related fields.
• A minimum of Master's Degree and 6 years of experience or Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience post qualification experience in any of the above areas.
• Experience in designing and undertaking financial management systems, evidence-based budgeting.
• Knowledge of the key components of a utility tariff and familiarity with finance and statistical analysis software with MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook will be an advantage.
• Applicants should also have strong analytical skills with an attention to detail, excellent interpersonal and communication alongside customer relations skills.

Duration:

• This is a long-term assignment.
• The expected duration is at least one year.
• This position will be based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Application Closing Date: 10th November, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter attached to: LUWASHrecruit@gmail.com with “Finance and Planning Specialist” as the subject of the email.

Note

• No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.
• Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
• Chemonics values the protection of your personal data. If you are in the European Union, please read our EU Recruiting Data Privacy Notice to learn how we process personal data. You may access the notice via the following link: https://chemonics.com/eu-recruiting-data-privacy-notice/

 

 

2.) Accountability and Monitoring Specialist

Job Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Job Description

• We seek an Accountability and Monitoring Specialist for the USAID Lagos Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Activity (LUWASH) in Nigeria. The Accountability and Monitoring Specialist will work towards the implementation of Component 1 tasks to achieve required results, under the Governance and Regulatory Lead (GRL).
• This role will work from within key institutions, including Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LAWARCO) and the Ministry of Environment, identifying needs as they arise and providing capacity support and technical assistance in response.
• At the same time, this role will assist in the development and implementation of activities to support accountability and monitoring systems for urban WASH services.

Background

• The Lagos Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program (LUWASH) activity aims to rebuild the social contract around WASH services in Lagos through contributing to the following objectives 1) reliable data on water resources and services and 2) change management for institutional development across objectives to catalyze sector transformation, generating WASH service improvements for at least 4 million people in LICs and building a foundation for continued progress beyond LUWASH.
• Component 1 of the LUWASH program focuses on strengthening governance and institutional arrangements necessary for achieving sustainable WASH outcomes in the long run.
• This will be carried through three main sub-components: 1) Improve the policy, legal, and regulatory environments of both public and alternative private providers; 2) Enhance the capacity of sector institutions to improve accountability, equity, and transparency in the sector; and, 3) Support government planning efforts to manage water resources and incorporate the risks associated with climate change.

Reporting:

• The Accountability and Monitoring Specialist will report directly to the Governance and Regulatory Lead (GRL).

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
The Component 1 / Accountability and Monitoring Specialist will be responsible for the following:

• Assist the GRL with activities associated with Component 1: Governance and Institutional Arrangements Strengthened to Deliver Improved WASH Services.
• Assisting in the drafting of annual work plans and design and manage activities listed within the work plan to achieve Component 1 required results
• Assist in the institutional development and capacity building initiatives with LWC, LSWMO and LAWARCO to strengthen their ability to carry out more effective, accountable, and transparent sector management and regulation.
• Assist GRL in coordination of stakeholder’s meetings, workshops, and / or learning and knowledge sharing visits
• Work with GRL in the mapping of the policy, institutions, and regulation (PIR) landscape, determining responsibilities and identifying elements to change to ensure accountability and effective service delivery
• Support the development and enforcement of effective planning and management frameworks for water resources and ensure these frameworks are integrated into technical activities across project components
• Monitor and report on results and successes of relevant previous and ongoing WASH activities in Nigeria and Lagos to leverage into future activities.
• Assist GRL in putting together USAID facing deliverables that proactively communicate progress, achievements, and challenges.
• Provide support to the GRL for resolution of complex issues, timely completion of tasks, and achievement of project goals and objectives.
• Other duties as assigned by the GRL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree in Engineering, Management, Urban Planning, law or any relevant social science preferred.
• Minimum of three years’ experience working on water and sanitation sector reforms and utility management enabling environments at senior level.
• A good understanding of operational challenges of water service providers in Nigeria, specifically Lagos
• Professional level of technical WASH knowledge, skills, and experience providing technical and management support related to similarly sized programs.
• Experience using integrated approaches to WASH including systems thinking.
• Demonstrated capacity strengthening skills and experience with focus on institutionalizing capacity strengthening systems within partner organizations.
• Demonstrated understanding of the institutional and legal framework in Lagos state and Nigeria at the federal level for WASH services, resources management and regulation
• Experience working on urban water supply systems and community-based water supply and sanitation services is preferred.
• Strong communication skills, both interpersonal and written.
• Written and spoken English fluency required.

Duration of Assignment:

• Long term, minimum of 2 years expected

Location of Assignment:

• This assignment will take place in Lagos, Nigeria.

Application Closing Date: 10th November, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter attached to: LUWASHrecruit@gmail.com with “Accountability and Monitoring Specialist” as the subject of the email.

Note

• No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.
• Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
• Chemonics values the protection of your personal data. If you are in the European Union, please read our EU Recruiting Data Privacy Notice to learn how we process personal data. You may access the notice via the following link: https://chemonics.com/eu-recruiting-data-privacy-notice/

 

 

3.) Senior Logistics Advisor - Program Operations

Job Location: Plateau
Supervision: The Senior Logistics Advisor, Program Operations will report to the Director-Program Operation, Region 1 (Regional Director) or designee

Project

• This scope of work (SOW) sets forth the services to be provided by the Senior Logistics Advisor-Program Operations to SAII Associates Ltd/Gte, an associate company of Chemonics International Inc. in the implementation of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) in Nigeria.

Background

• The purpose of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program–Procurement and Supply Management single award IDIQ contract is to ensure uninterrupted supplies of health commodities to prevent suffering, save lives, and create a brighter future for families around the world.
• The IDIQ has four task orders that directly support the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), and USAID’s family planning and reproductive health program. GHSC-PSM provides health commodity procurement services and systems-strengthening technical assistance that address all elements of a comprehensive supply chain. All four task orders are implemented in Nigeria.   
• The Senior Logistics Advisor-Program Operations will be responsible for coordinating technical activities in the assigned state for the GHSC-PSM project in Nigeria.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
The Senior Logistics Advisor-Program Operations, working through the State Logistics Management Coordinating Unit (LMCU), shall be responsible for:
Facility-Level Replenishment and Reporting: 

• Ensuring donor-procured health commodities “stock on-hand” within State/health facilities continuously falls within the min/max range established for each product by supporting the LMCU to:
  • Support data collection at the state level
  • Support data review at the state level (accuracy of facility reporting)
  • Coordinate data input into the National Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) reporting tool
  • Support assessment activities (EUV, state warehouses, storage facilities, supply chain, etc.)
  • Submit bi-monthly replenishment orders for quantities of each donor-procured commodity not to exceed the allocated value of commodity made available to the State from the national supply of donor stock,
  • Submit emergency orders if/when donor-procured stock levels fall below min/max values in between bi-monthly distributions.
  • Support replenishment trend analysis and consumption data pattern analysis to help supervise and identify future distribution requirements.

Facility Level Receiving:

• Share the distribution plan with identified Stakeholders within the state.
• In conjunction with the W&D Advisor/Associate, will develop a schedule to monitor distribution services of the 3PLs making deliveries of donor-funded commodities (appropriate trucks, delivery times, etc.)
• Coordinate with SDP IPs and other stakeholders to ensure that facilities have the appropriate staff with signature authority are present during delivery windows, that facilities conduct a comprehensive review the quantities of each product delivered against the proof of delivery, that facilities inspect the quality of the products being delivered, and facilities carefully noting any discrepancies on the proof of delivery document prior to accepting the delivery.
• Oversee the review of PODs to detect any issues and address/escalate accordingly.
• Provide feedback to the regional and central W&D team on delivery issues

Facility Level Storage:

• Coordinate with SDP/ IPs and other stakeholders to ensure that donor-procured commodities within health facilities are stored and managed in keeping with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, and good inventory control best practices.

State Central Medical Store:

• Support the state to strengthen storage practices at the central medical store, applying best practices and improving the state systems.
• Support routine ITN distribution in malaria-supported states.

Coordination and Governance:

• Support state monthly PSM TWG meetings, providing technical inputs and information regarding supply chain activities of program areas supported by GHSC-PSM.
• Support the conduct of biannual ART focal person meeting.
• Facilitate periodic visits to the health facilities, by the GHSC-PSM M&E team, to monitor implementation of supply chain activities that supports service delivery, and report results to the Director-Program Operations (Regional Director).
• Support the state programs in their annual workplan development and periodic review.
• Providing state level reports to the Director-Program Operations (Regional Director) on stock status of health products within health facilities in the state and warehouses that have stock allocated to their state.

System Strengthening and Collaboration with other Donors:

• Work with other USAID supported IPs to coordinate program activities and promote synergy among partners.
• Work with stakeholders to conduct Joint monitoring and supportive visits.
• Work with stakeholders to conduct capacity building activities suited to address identified gaps
• Conduct joint routine review of data quality issues with all relevant stakeholders and develop appropriate strategies to address issues identified.
• Ensure availability of commodities for all partner programs where it falls within GHSC-PSM mandate  

Report of commodity loss:

• Immediately report donor and state-procured commodity loss at the health facilities or during distribution to the Director-Program Operations (Regional Director). The losses will include, expiries, theft, discrepancies inventory, commodity damage during handling, damage in product quality etc. while in custody of the state officials at the warehouses and/or health facilities.
• Facilitate the collection of a police report on the incident to ascertain the root cause and preventive action.

Project related:

• Maintain a good knowledge and understanding of all office rules and procedures as set forth in the field office policy manual.
• Support achievement of the overall project goals as required to ensure project performance.
• Perform other tasks as directed by the Director-Program Operations Region 1 (Regional Director)

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy, Public Health, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Logistics Management or other related Sciences.
• At least 6 years of relevant work experience
• Experience working on a USAID or donor-funded project required
• Good knowledge of using Microsoft office especially word, excel and power point
• Specific experience in supply chain and programming related to HIV/AIDS, TB, FP, MNCH or Malaria strongly desired.
• Outstanding organizational and coordination abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluency in English is required 

 Working Conditions/Duration of Assignment:

•  This is a long-term position for the life of the contract.

Application Closing Date: 28th November, 2023.

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4.) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Assistant

Job Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting: The MEL Assistant reports to the MEL Advisor.

Background
The Lagos Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program (LUWASH) activity aims to rebuild the social contract around WASH services in Lagos through contributing to the following objectives 1) reliable data on water resources and services and 2) change management for institutional development across objectives to catalyze sector transformation, generating WASH service improvements for at least 4 million people in LICs and building a foundation for continued progress beyond LUWASH.

The project aims to increase availability and sustainable management of safe and climate-resilient water and sanitation services in Lagos, Nigeria. LUWASH will increase the availability, quality and use of safe water and sanitation services and improve the governance and sustainable management of associated sector institutions in Lagos. The activity’s objective is to expand and improve urban WASH service delivery and infrastructure through strengthened governance, increased accountability, and improved financial and technical capabilities of public water utilities and private sector providers.

The project has four components as follows: governance and institutional arrangements strengthened to deliver improved WASH services, public and private service provider performance improved, access to safe and sustainable water services increased, access to safe and sustainable sanitation increased and the quality of source water improved.

Purpose

• Chemonics seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Assistant for the USAID Lagos Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Activity (LUWASH) in Nigeria.

Job Summary

• The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Assistant will support the MEL Advisor in ensuring accurate and timely data collection for performed project activities, through following established procedures and ensure common understanding for technical teams and project grantees and subcontractors.
• In coordination with the MEL Advisor, the MEL Assistant will also be responsible for preparing reports for internal project review and client reporting on MEL Plan.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating with technical teams and third parties (e.g., grantees, subcontractors) to support establishment of procedures of data collection to ensure timely reporting.
• In cooperation with MEL Advisor, provide consultations/clarifications to technical teams and third parties (e.g., grantees, subcontractors) on data requirements under USG-funded programs.
• Supporting the MEL Advisor in responding to requests from project staff, Chemonics, or USAID.
• Liaise with technical teams to ensure compliance with internal project procedures with regard to reporting related to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan.
• Maintain records on indicators, including lists of participants and agendas (only for events accounted under indicators).
• Support the safe storage of data and upload to USAID DIS.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Duration

• This is a long-term assignment. The expected duration is at least one year. This position will be based in Lagos, Nigeria

Qualifications

• University Degree in Mathematics, Data Analysis, Economics or related field required.
• Minimum two (2) years of Monitoring & Evaluation experience required.
• English fluency, with excellent presentation skills and strong ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing in all languages.
• Ability to analyze and report on program performance and impact from the perspective of donors, program planners, and partners.
• Experience working with USAID or other donor-funded programs preferred.
• Demonstrated professional excellence and strong analytical skills.
• Willingness to learn usage of modern tools on data analysis and visualization.
• Experience with report writing and editing.

Application Closing Date: 3rd November, 2023.

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Note

• No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.
• Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.