USAID Global Health Supply Chain, Workforce Development Advisor Jobs Vacancy

Scope
of Work
Workforce
Development Advisor
The
USAID Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management project
Background
The
USAID Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM)
project is the primary vehicle through which USAID 1) procures and provides
health commodities, 2) provides technical assistance to improve partner
countries’ management of the supply chain, a

nd 3) collaborates with key
international stakeholders to support global health initiatives. There are four
main task orders for the project: HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Population and
Reproductive Health, and Maternal and Child Health.

Purpose
The
Workforce Development Advisor for GHSC-PSM Project Rwanda is responsible for
providing the effective transfer of skills, knowledge and technology for
improved and sustained performance through technical assistance. S/he will
conduct the coordination with relevant stakeholders in the provision of
assistance to build the capacity and capabilities of national systems. Along
with relevant global and national-level stakeholders, s/he will identify and
select strategies for building human resource capacity while considering the
context for the capacity development, including all other initiatives. S/he
will also identify short-term technical assistance needs and find ways of
meeting these, and monitor and report on them.
Principal
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Support
    the GHSC-PSM project and Government of Rwanda to implement key workforce
    development approaches (including planning, policy, management, training,)
    in support of ensuring supply chain performance management.
  • Support
    the GHSC-PSM project and Government of Rwanda to carry out supply chain
    workforce assessments using a range of tools and approaches that are
    adapted for local use.
  • Provide
    technical assistance in implementing strategies to transfer health
    commodity supply chain management skills, knowledge, and technology to the
    partner country; in identifying barriers to effective skills transfer and
    institutionalization of best practices, and with partner country
    governments and other in-country partners, in finding approaches to
    address and overcome these challenges.
  • Support
    in-country program teams at early stage technical activities planning and
    during implementation to ensure proper capacity building and effective
    transfer of skills (including during development of training materials,
    tools, SOPs, and monitoring of transfer of skills) of supply chain
    workforce at different levels of the supply chain system in Rwanda.
  • In
    collaboration with GHSC-PSM team and others, ensure lessons learned in
    developing a supply chain management workforce are captured and
    disseminated broadly within the project, in Chemonics and through external
    publication and presentation.
  • Develop,
    write, and review documents such as: strategy papers, programmatic
    reports, articles and presentations and technical briefs. Work in close
    consultation with other program and country-based Technical Advisor and
    staff.
  • Regularly
    review international and domestic advances in SCM related workforce issues
    and make recommendations on how to apply the most up-to-date and relevant
    practices to the project.
  • Provide
    updates to GHSC-PSM technical staff as needed, using an array of
    communication approaches appropriate to specific country settings (e.g.
    email, workshops and trainings, SharePoint, etc.).
  • Any
    other activities as required by the supervisor.
Experience,
Skills and Qualifications required:
  • Master’s
    Degree in pharmaceutical supply chain management, public health work-force
    and organizational development, public health, and health policy, or
    Bachelor degree with 5 years relevant experiences in the related field’s
    areas.
  • 5+
    years’ experience in conducting the design, development, and evaluation of
    training approaches, curricula, courses, and products to build the
    capacity of individuals in a wide variety of health logistics and health
    commodities fields.
  • Understanding
    of the role of health supply chains in the broader context of national
    health systems is required.
  • Experience
    in implementing projects in Rwanda focused on health systems
    strengthening, capacity building of local governments, and supply chain
    management.
  • Understand
    effective communication (oral and written) concepts, tools and techniques;
    ability to effectively transmit, explain complex technical concepts in
    simple, clear language appropriate to the audience; and receive, and
    accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application
    of appropriate communication behaviors.
  • Develop
    new, better or significantly different ideas, methods, solutions or
    initiatives within your role that result in improvement of GHSC-PSM
    Project’s performance and meeting objectives, results and commitments.
  • Knowledge
    and ability to determine and satisfy client needs (internally and
    externally) and maintain partnering and productive relationships during
    engagements, including influencing, communicating, presenting,
    facilitating, and managing new relationships.
Level
of Effort and Location
This
long-term position will be based in Kigali, Rwanda, with intermittent travel
throughout the country
Supervision
The
Workforce Development Advisor will report to the Senior Health System
Strengthening Advisor
Application
Process
Application
should include an application letter, a detailed Curriculum Vita, copy of
academic qualifications, three professional references, telephone contact and
email address, by Monday November 20th 2017 at 12 noon.
Please
apply to:
The
Country Director, GHSC-PSM Project, Rwanda E-mail your application on: psmrwanda.recruitment@gmail.com and mention
“Workforce Development Advisor Application” as subject of your email. Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls will be accepted in
relation to the subject.
Done
at Kigali on November 6, 2017
GHSC-PSM Project Country Director
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