Job Description

Annex 1 – Scope of Work (SOW)

Supply Chain Program Advisor- Malaria

The Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management Ethiopia

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

Background

The purpose of the Global Health Supply Chain– Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Program is to ensure uninterrupted supplies 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 collaboration to improve long-term availability of health commodities

The Supply Chain Program Advisor – Malaria is responsible for demand planning, commodities procurement, and logistics for technical activities related to malaria.  S/he will evaluate the supply chain to reduce waste, time, and cost. The Supply Chain Program Advisor – Malaria works with the government as well as private or public sector counterparts to ensure proper storage, delivery, and quality of health commodities

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the National malaria control program, EPSS, MOH, USAID and other counterparts to monitor malaria commodity supply chain to ensure that the right quantities of malaria commodities are procured and made available at all levels of the supply chain.

• Provide advice to the Health Program director and other PSM staffs on technical issues relevant to malaria-related health policies and strategies, interventions, and innovations.

• Work with public and private sector partners to implement activities across the country

• Provide technical leadership on malaria prevention and management issues, particularly highly malaria areas, in Ethiopia.

• Compile, evaluate and maintain the malaria-related evidence base to support advocacy, policy dialogue and planning with MOH, EPSS, regional and woreda health teams and implementing partners.

• Collaborate with PSM staff, EPSS, and other partners to design and implement supply chain systems strengthening strategies, approaches, and tools to ensure availability of malaria commodities.

• Provide technical assistance to MOH/NMEP in translating policy into implementation guidelines for use at the RHBs and Woreda levels. Serve as a liaison for PMI cooperating agencies working at the provincial and district levels.

• Responsible for collecting and maintaining information required for regular reporting to USAID according to timelines as specified in the contract.

• Follow all USAID regulations and Chemonics policies, and quality management best practices consistently.

• 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 Supply Chain Health Systems Strengthening & Capacity Building Manager or his/her designee.

Level of Effort and Location

This long-term position will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with intermittent travel throughout the program’s target regions as needed.

Supervision

The USAID GHSC-PSM Supply Chain Program Advisor – Malaria will report directly to the Health Programs Director or his/her designee.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in supply chain activities related malaria experience interacting with Ethiopian government officials at the national, regional, and woreda levels.

• Advanced degree in medicine, public health, supply chain, or a related field preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to manage and implement complex USAID-funded public health programs or projects in a developing country context.

• Written and spoken English fluency required.

• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

How to Apply

To apply, please use the following link to submit your application including motivation letter and updated curriculum vitae: PSMEthiopiaRecruit@ghsc-psm.org before July 27, 2022. Please specify Supply Chain Program Advisor- Malaria as the subject line in your email application. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

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.