Country: Liberia
Closing date: 20 Jul 2016
ABOUT LAST MILE HEALTH
Founded by the survivors of Liberia’s civil war, Last Mile Health (LMH) saves lives in the world’s most remote villages. The organization specializes in the development and management of professionalized Community Health Workers who bridge the gap between the health system and remote villages, bringing critical services to the doorsteps of people living in the last mile. LMH’s programs are implemented hand-in-hand with community members, local government officials, national policy makers, and global partners to ensure sustainable impact.
Last Mile Health is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization with offices in Liberia, Boston and New York. For more information, visit www.lastmilehealth.org.
GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:
The Logistics and Supply Chain Coordinator will work closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to design and oversee the implementation of scalable logistics and supply chain solutions necessary to support Liberia’s national Community Health Assistant (CHA) program. The Coordinator will provide logistics and supply chain technical assistance and capacity building support for senior staff at the MOH Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) and the National Drug Service (NDS) to identify and to address supply chain bottlenecks at all levels of the health system, with an emphasis on factors impacting availability of drugs and supplies for the CHA program. The Coordinator will work with MOH officials and their partners to plan for the inclusion of commodities, supplies, and equipment needs of the national CHA program in national quantifications, forecasts, procurement, and distribution plans. With technical input from across LMH, the Coordinator will help ensure that optimal commodities, supplies, and equipment are procured, used and standardized (through training materials and standard operating procedures) across counties and implementing partners involved in implementing the national CHW program. The Coordinator will also lead the design and execution of a phased strategy to transition LMH’s supply chain over to the MOH, identifying and capitalizing on opportunities for operational research and advocacy for streamlining of the MOH supply chain system where appropriate.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Provide technical assistance to the MOH SCMU/NDS relating to logistics and supply chain management for the CHA program.
• Support MOH SCMU/NDS to develop standardized commodity lists, national commodity forecasting analyses, projections, and supply chain standard operating procedures with particular emphasis on the community-based supply needs.
• Assess needs and propose recommendations for national, county, facility, and community-level supply chain management, fleet management, and transportation logistics in standardized implementation guides for the national CHA program.
• Identify key supply chain bottlenecks and propose solutions that would help to ensure the timely and sufficient availability of commodities at the community level.
• Collaborate with LMH technical teams to help the MOH and Pharmacy Board ensure that commodities planned for procurement for the national CHA program meet necessary international approvals and pre-qualifications.
• In collaboration with MOH and LMH technical teams, identify (via mapping exercise) and engage implementing partners who could provide comprehensive, long-term community health supply chain solutions to the MOH.
• Lead the design and execution of a phased strategy to transition LMH’s supply chain over to the MOH, identifying and capitalizing on opportunities for operational research and advocacy for streamlining of the MOH supply chain system where appropriate.
• Support the development and revision of logistic and supply chain training material.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
• Graduate degree in Supply Chain Management or similar field
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in logistics and supply chain management.
• Experience working in supply chain challenges and producing forecasting analyses.
• Experience establishing new national-level programs, protocols, or procedures
• Experience working with governments in resource-limited settings preferred.
• Experience managing policy and/or government compliance
• Strong project management skills and the ability to meet tight timeline requirements
Reports directly to: Director, National Community Health Systems (NCHS)
Location: Monrovia, Liberia
Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience
How to apply:
Please submit your resume and cover letter on our online application platform at www.lastmilehealth.org/careers