Specialist, Logistics Strengthening – Capacity Building x2 at Chemonics International Inc

Specialist, Logistics Strengthening – Capacity Building (2 positions)

Reporting: Logistics Strengthening Program Manager – Capacity Building

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with a team of technical staff to meet project objective focused on improving logistics information systems to avail critical data for informed supply chain management;
• Develop capacity building interventions and work through field teams to build capacity of GRZ staff who supervise facility commodity management and data reporting activities;
• Design and roll out innovations to increase reporting rates, improve data quality at all levels of supply chain activity in country, and increase access to information on stock status country-wide;
• Create capacity building curriculum materials in support of identifying opportunities for streamlining data management and reporting to increase data availability for supply chain decision making;
• Ensure all contract deliverables meet within various areas of logistics strengthening by compiling and providing accurate data and reporting as requested;
• Coordinate with management to further integrate commodity management and logistics systems operations into pre service curriculum of health learning institutions for sustainable training of supply chain management;
• Implement project efforts to build capacity of Ministry of Health (MOH) staff at facilities in proper execution of various logistics systems;
•   Support management to identify opportunities for streamlining data management and reporting in support of USAID objective to increase data availability for supply chain decision making;
• Document innovations to increase reporting rates, improve data quality at all levels of supply chain activity in country, and increase access to information on stock status country-wide;
• Ensure all contract deliverables meet various areas of logistics strengthening;
• Execute team annual work plans and budgets based on project resources available and intended annual and life of project targets set according to GRZ and USG priorities;
• Exhibit Chemonics values and build culture of “Living our Values” within the team;
•    Verify that USAID regulations, Chemonics policies, and quality management best practices are enforced consistently;
•   Carry out additional responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time in consultation with supervisor of record.

Minimum Education Qualifications, Experience and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Social Science or related field; Master’s or other advanced degree a plus;
•   Minimum four years of experience working in supply chain management, international project management, or capacity building required;
• Thorough knowledge of USAID funding and its contractual and reporting requirements required; experience working on USAID-funded health programs strongly preferred;
• Strong leadership and motivational ability;
•   Strong written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills;
• Written and spoken English proficiency.

Location of Assignment

The location of assignment is Lusaka, Zambia with intermittent travel throughout the country.

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