Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) Specialist Full-time Job

Functional Responsibilities:

The Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) Specialist shall work for the RBM Country/Regional Support Partner Committee (CRSPC) to provide technical support and guidance to national malaria control programmes in optimizing the quality and effectiveness of country and regional programming of malaria including developing plans, conducting reviews, providing ongoing technical support in programme implementation, addressing bottlenecks, resource mobilisation and advocacy.

Strategy, planning and implementation technical assistance

Provide technical inputs to the definition of the campaign strategy, including microplanning approach, allocation of ITNs to households and household identification, methods for ITN distribution and digitalized components

Provide technical inputs to the development of the plan of action (based on the defined strategy), timeline of activities and macro budget for mass distribution of ITNs including: roles and responsibilities of campaign partners; quantification of human resources and materials required; identification of specific issues related to multi-product and digitalized campaigns; adjustments and modifications for the security context

Facilitate the discussions related to digitalization of campaign processes with a focus on improving effectiveness, efficiency and overall campaign outcomes

Assist with developing the timeline of activities and budget for mass distribution of LLINs

Provide guidance in the development or modification of tools for campaign implementation, such as training guides, data collection forms, training simulation exercises, supervision and monitoring checklists, etc.

Facilitate the discussions about strategies to ensure 100% of targeted households are reached, including mapping and registration team planning, independent monitoring of household registration and/or ITN distribution and in or end process evaluations

Provides technical inputs to the development of materials for microplanning for all levels of activity and/or implementation of the microplanning workshops for operational planning and budgeting, as well as consolidation of the data

Support the implementation of activities during key phases (e.g. training, household registration, ITN distribution)

Give guidance during post-campaign review meetings, including development of tools for collection of information from decentralized levels, to provide final inputs to national malaria programmes and partners for reporting

Logistics and in-country supply chain management technical assistance

Provide technical input to the definition of the logistics and supply chain management strategy: warehousing, transport and security of ITNs and overall supply chain management

Provide technical input during the development of the logistics plan of action, timeline and budget, as well as supporting documents: roles and responsibilities of campaign partners, quantification of macro storage and transport requirements, human resources, and methods for ITN distribution, waste management and reverse logistics; identify specific issues related to digitalization, multi-product campaigns and security in the macroplanning

Provide technical input during the development of the logistics timeline and budget, as well as the risk assessment and mitigation plan

Facilitate discussions related to digitalization of logistics processes with a focus on improving effectiveness, efficiency and overall supply chain management outcomes

Review final logistics tools for campaign implementation, such as training guides, logistics tracking tools, training simulation exercises, standard operating procedures, supervision and monitoring checklists, etc.

Gude in identification of strategies to ensure optimal ITN accountability, including standard operating procedures for warehouse and transport management, planning and tools for spot checks and ITN reconciliation for each stage of the campaign and each level of the supply chain

Provide technical input during the development of materials for microplanning for all levels of activity and/or implementation of the microplanning workshops for operational planning and budgeting, as well as consolidation of the data

Provide technical input during development of feasible waste management plans and budget aligned to the infrastructure/context of the country

Provide technical input during the development of materials and/or implementation of commodity management assessments, including in-country training and oversight during data collection, analysis and reporting

Provide guidance during the implementation of activities during key phases (e.g. ITN reception, logistics training, warehouse assessments, ITN transport, ITN distribution, ITN reconciliation/reverse logistics, waste management)

Support independent process evaluations of campaign implementation to provide external feedback to national malaria programmes and partners

Provide guidance during post-campaign review meetings, including development of tools for collection of information from decentralized levels, to provide final inputs to national malaria programmes and partners for reporting

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