Newborn Logistics Management Information System (NLMIS) Integration - Lead Consultant

About this role

This is a six week consultancy for a lead consultant to support the development, harmonisation, validation and integration of newborn health logistics reporting tools into the National Health Logistics Management Information System. The role involves working with UNFPA and Nigerian health partners to standardise data elements, create reporting tools and templates, and align newborn indicators with existing MNH and Family Planning systems. The assignment is remote, with in-person meetings in Abuja and field activities to be conducted in a state yet to be determined. The consultant will collaborate with national stakeholders and build capacity through training materials and workshops. The work aims to enable nationwide rollout of integrated newborn LMIS reporting tools and to document processes and data flows.”

What you would do

• Conduct desk reviews of NHLMIS tools, policies and 41 newborn commodities; prepare an inception report.
• Define standard data elements and develop central, state and facility level reporting tools and templates.
• Develop data collection and reporting guidelines, indicators and data quality measures.
• Align newborn indicators with MNH and Family Planning systems and design an integration framework for data flow.
• Co-facilitate stakeholder meetings, validation workshops and capacity-building activities.
• Create training materials, job aids and a ToT framework; document each meeting and share outputs.
• Plan phased implementation and identify resource needs and sustainability measures.
• Coordinate with UNFPA, FMOH&SW and partners for logistics, field testing and validation.
• Support end-to-end documentation including final tools, reports and training materials.
• Oversee or assist with rollout planning and monitoring recommendations.

What they are asking for

• Postgraduate degree in public health, pharmacy, health informatics, supply chain management, health information systems or related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in health supply chain management or LMIS/ HIS.
• Experience coordinating national programmes related to RMNCAEH, SRHR, maternal/newborn/child health, family planning or humanitarian supply chains.
• Experience with NHLMIS, DHIS2 or national health information systems and health commodity reporting.
• Experience facilitating national stakeholder consultations and capacity-building workshops.
• Experience with working with Federal Ministry of Health, UN agencies, development partners or NGOs.
• Strong drafting, organisational and time-management skills; proactive and detail-oriented.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office and digital collaboration tools.
• Ability to work remotely with occasional in-person meetings in Abuja.

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