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Job Summary
Under the guidance and supervision of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Lead Execute Office, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supply Management (PMSM) Desk, Head. The officer will closely work with different Ministry of health agencies, DPC-LEO, Finance-LEO, RHBs and GF-LFA to improve the supply chain management of Malaria commodities.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support the national quantification of Malaria commodities
- Prepare procurement and supply plan of Malaria commodities and monitor the implementation as per the national and the GF guidance
- Monitor the distribution of relevant health products to the last mile
- Support the continuous stock status monitoring for the Malaria health products
- Provide technical support in the expansion of electronic logistics management information system at all levels
- Ensure adherence of procurement and supply management activities to the Global Fund policies and guidance by closely working with SRs and GF-LFA team
- Support the grant proposal writing exercise for the GF-supported health programs
- Ensure that global fund resources are utilized as per the grant agreement and for the intended use.
- Serve as a country contact point of the Global Fund for Malaria related investments.
- Engaged in national level Malaria programs coordination mechanisms and platforms
- Closely work with EFDA, EPSS and other relevant organizations with respect to Malaria related commodities
- Ensure relevant reports are generated and shared timely.
- Provide overall technical support to ensure effective supply chain operations from request all the way to delivery to end user
- Coordinate and support supervision to the regional health bureaus, EPSS and health facilities
- Building capacity among the supply chain team
- Strengthen commodity logistic management, information management and tracking at health facilities
- Develops and update procurement plans including costing, scheduling and applicable procurement methods for GFATM approval and internal follow up of procurement and contracting activities.
Reports to: MoH-PMD-LEO
Duty station: MoH, Addis Ababa
Required number: 1 (one)
Type & Duration: One year, renewable based on performance and availability of funds
Salary: 60,141.00 (Sixty thousand one hundred forty-one) ETB
About You
Job Requirement
Education and Experience:
- Undergraduate degree in pharmacy is mandatory.
- Bachelor’s degree OR Masters degree OR PhD degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Health Supply Chain Management and Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management, MBA with specialization Business Administration, Logistics and Supply Chain Management or Project Management with at least 16 years of proven work experience in Pharmaceutical & Supply Chain Management areas with Bachelor’s OR 14 years of proven work experience in Pharmaceutical & Supply Chain Management areas with Masters degree OR 12 years of proven work experience in Pharmaceutical & Supply Chain Management areas with PhD, out of which 8 years at federal or regional level supply chain management or value chain management project (s).
Other Requirements
- Ability to demonstrate in depth understanding and analytical capacity across issues related to grant management
- Experience working with Ministry of Health or Ethiopia Pharmaceutical Services services in mandatory.
- Ability to promote teamwork.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and empower a diverse team focused on many priorities.
- Strong quantitative skills with expertise in Excel and Enterprise Resource Planning systems.
- Ability to initiate, plan, organize, and lead projects.
- Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively with diverse staff across LEO and agencies
- Strong operational skills and analytics thinking.
- Fluency in English, good communication and negotiation skills
- A good understanding of epidemiologic issues with at least two years’ experience of managing Clinical cases in Health facilities.
- Proven team and personnel management experience
- Proven analytical and strategic planning skills
- Experience of managing donor grant funding projects of program
- Experience in developing and monitoring budget
- Willing to spend at least 80% of his/her time in the field
- Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Excellent computer literacy; advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access. Ability to use data management software’s, including SPSS and Epi Info.
- Proficient and skilled in report writing
- Able to program management database
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment
- As new priorities arise, MoH may periodically revise the TOR for this position
Accountability
- Both the Civil service and MoH rules and regulations will be applied to guide the day to day activities and performance of the manager.
*As new priorities emerge, the MoH may periodically revise this TOR for this position.
Required Skills
- Analytical skills
- Teamwork
- Microsoft Office Pack: Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Powerpoint
- Communication
- Budgeting
- Strategic planning
How To Apply
Interested and qualifying applicants are invited to submit their application indicating the Title of the Position, non-returnable Resume of maximum 3 pages and copies of their educational and
work experience
credentials together with original documents to Competency and Human Resource Administration Executive Officer, within 10 working days from first date of announcement. Qualifying women
are encouraged
to apply. If you fail to follow the instructions, you will be disqualified from the competition! We strongly encourage qualifying women to apply.
Competency and Human Resource Administration
Executive Officer, First Building, Ground Floor
Ministry of Health-Ethiopia, Addis Ababa