Chemonics,ME Advisor Jobs in Malawi

n for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),
the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), and Population and Reproductive
Health. It is developing and managing a wide array of services for health
commodity procurement and supporting related systems strengthening of elements
of a comprehensive supply chain.

• Global
  commodity procurement and logistics
• Systems
  strengthening technical assistance
• Global
  collaboration to improve long-term availability of health commodities

• Build
  the supply chain management capacity of the HTSS, particularly around the
  use and quality of data for decision-making, including stakeholder
  coordination, performance monitoring, forecasting, quantification,
  national needs assessment, and supervision
• Support
  ongoing improvements in supply-chain data generation, collection,
  processing, storage, and utilization, ensuring that data is cleaned and
  reports are prepared, shared, and used in decision-making
• Identify,
  analyze, and recommend options to strengthen HTSS’s oversight, systems,
  and procedures using quality data to improve management of the supply
  chain
• Participate
  in relevant meetings and technical working groups and liaise between
  organizations managing the supply chain, MOH programs, donors, and other
  partners
• Provide
  advice on implementation of the pharmaceutical strategic plan, ensuring
  its performance indicators are regularly used in performance monitoring;
  provide input to the subsequent strategic plan
• Coordinate
  the annual national quantification activities; review methodology for
  quantification of medicine needs, coordinate data
  collection/cleaning/analysis, and document and share assumptions
  particularly for essential medicines
• Utilize
  the quantification report to support development of an integrated national
  supply plan for essential medicines
• Support
  ongoing supply chain data utilization and quality assurance efforts,
  including reviews of tools, standard operating procedures, and manuals
• Liaise
  with zonal coordinators to engage districts, support the Integrated
  Supportive Supervision and Peer Mentorship program, and troubleshoot the
  Supply Chain Manager program in collaboration with the eLMIS team
• In
  collaboration with the eLMIS team, provide input to the development of
  guidelines, training manuals, and tools for OpenLMIS as the program rolls
  out; support capacity building on OpenLMIS within HTSS
• Monitor
  reforms and policy changes and highlight potential impact of these changes
  on the supply chain and product availability
• Regularly
  report and disseminate information on progress and improvements to the
  supply chain, supervision reports, stock status reports, and
  quantification and forecasts

• Bachelor’s
  degree in a field related to logistics/supply chain management or data
  management required; advanced degree preferred
• Minimum
  10 years of experience in supply chain management, performance monitoring,
  and logistics data management, particularly at the national level
• Minimum
  seven years of experience working in the health system of developing
  countries, supporting ministries of health
• Experience
  and familiarity managing projects in monitoring and evaluation for systems
  performance, process improvement, and data management strongly preferred
• Experience
  conducting capacity building, on-the-job mentoring, and continuous process
  improvement programs preferred
• Donor-funded
  field experience desired, including long-term overseas positions or
  extended short-term engagements; Malawi, or southern Africa experience
  preferred
• Ability
  to achieve results in dynamic and high-pressure environments
• Ability
  to communicate effectively in a cross-cultural environment with multiple
  stakeholders and partners
• Proficiency
  in Microsoft Access, Word, and Excel and familiarity with database and
  spreadsheet queries, formulae, and graphical presentation data
• Demonstrated
  leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Fluency
  in English and excellent report-writing skills required