Chemonics International seeks experienced professionals for the USAID-funded Global Health Supply Chain-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project. GHSC-PSM Ethiopia will serve as the primary vehicle through which USAID will procure and furnish health commodities, provide technical assistance to improve the country’s management of the supply chain, and collaborate with key international stakeholders to support global and local health initiatives.

Background

The goal of Global Health Supply Chain– Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Program is to ensure uninterrupted supply of health commodities in support of United States Government (USG) funded public health initiatives around the world. The project provides direct procurement and supply chain management support to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and Population and Reproductive Health. In supporting USG-funded global health activities, GHSC-PSM will develop and manage a wide array of services for health commodity procurement and related systems strengthening technical assistance encompassing different elements of a comprehensive supply chain. At the country level, GHSC-PSM supports country strategies and priorities that fall under the following three project objectives:

• Global Commodity Procurement and Logistics
• Systems Strengthening Technical Assistance
• Global and local collaboration to improve availability of health commodities

Purpose

The Supply Chain Management Specialist for Tuberculosis (TB) – in consultation with the Supply chain Coordinator for TB, provides technical assistance on the supply management of TB commodities to the Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency (EPSA) and the national tuberculosis program (NTP). S/he will also work in close collaboration with the warehouse and distribution (W&D), field support (FS) and other teams in the project in providing technical assistance in overall TB program commodities supply management. S/he will report directly to GHSC-PSM Supply chain Coordinator for TB or to his/her designee.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Agency (EPSA), and other counterparts to monitor TB related health commodity supply chain to ensure that the right quantities of TB health commodities are available at all levels of the supply chain.
• Support the design and implementation of TB drugs LMIS tools, operational guidelines, manuals, and procedures.
• Participate in TB TWG and TB supply chain related technical working groups as appropriate
• Contribute to design and implementation of supply chain systems strengthening strategies, approaches, and tools to ensure sustained availability of TB commodities.
• Supports in collecting and maintaining information required for regular reporting to USAID according to timelines as specified in the contract.
• Assists in supporting the EPSA & NTP to conduct forecasting and developing of supply plan for all TB commodities including new MDR TB drugs, shorter MDR TB regimens and new Pediatric formulations to ensure regular and uninterrupted supply of TB pharmaceuticals.
• Participate in integrated supportive supervisions, and assessment of TB commodities management and prepare report and provide feedback
• Support in ensuring bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting of TB commodities stock status through continuous monitoring of the pipeline to inform on the TB commodities stock status situation.
• Contribute to quarterly and annual progress reports of GHCS-PSM
• Support the implementation of TB patient kits in health facilities supported by GHSC-PSM project and improve the quality of the implementation through supportive supervision, on the job training and providing job aids on the proper use of TB PKs at HFs.
• Supports in designing, and implementing TB commodities supply management related activities including trainings, workshops, manuals, and other related documents and activities.
• Participate in training and mentoring pharmacists and other relevant health workers on quantification and ordering of TB commodities.
• Conduct and support relevant TB commodities supply management assessments.
• Exhibit Chemonics values and build culture of “Living our Values” within the team
• Understand and adhere to established policies and procedures and promote them throughout GHSC-PSM staff
• Carry out additional responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time by GHSC-PSM project management and Health Programs director or his/her designee.

Level of Effort and Location

• The duty station for this position will be at the Field Office, Addis Ababa, with intermittent local travels as needed.

Supervision

• The GHSC-PSM Supply Chain Specialist for TB will report directly to GHSC-PSM Supply chain Coordinator for TB or to his/her designee.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• Advanced/first degree in pharmacy, public health, supply chain, or a related field.
• Minimum of five/seven years of experience in health supply chain
• Hands on experience in the quantification of TB related commodities using robust forecasting and supply planning tools such as QuanTB.
• Demonstrated ability of working in the public health supply chain environment
• Written and spoken English fluency required.
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

How to Apply

Application Instructions:

To apply, please reply to this e-mail PSMEthiopiaRecruit@ghsc-psm.org and please specify the position title as subject line in your application or your application will be denied.

Please submit no later than September 23, 2020. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. Chemonics is 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.