Health Officer (Supply and Logistics)

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A bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences is required. Additional qualifications in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, Health or related social science field from recognized institutions are an added advantage.

A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in supply, logistics, procurement, contracting, administration and/or other directly related technical fields is required.

Understanding of development and humanitarian work is an asset.

Emergency experience is an advantage.

Health supply chain management experience an advantage

1. Conduct and update the situation analysis for the development, design and management of supply chain and logistics packages for health programs. Research and report on development trends (health commodity value chain), including equity analyses, for higher management use to enhance programme management, efficiency and delivery of results.

2. Contribute to the development and establishment of sectoral programme goals, objectives, strategies, and results-based planning through analysis of health needs and areas for intervention and submission of recommendations for priority and goal setting.

3.Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical programme transactions, preparing materials and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results-based planning (RBM), and monitoring and evaluation of results.

4.Support the implementation of the primary health care supply systems strengthening policy working closely with the different departments in the Government and the health and supply teams internally.

5.Work with the programme and supply section to ensure timely procurement of essential life- saving health supplies and services and track their shipment in country including last mile reach and use with a focus on the humanitarian supplies

6.Prepare, disseminate and regularly on a weekly basis update procurement and supply distribution plan for the section and maintain a database of the supplies and commodities delivered for the section and monitoring the supply pipeline including alerts for action.