Scope of Work
Health Systems Strengthening Advisor
The Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management
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, and 3) collaborates with key international stakeholders to support global health initiatives. TI1ere are four main task orders for the project: HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Population and Reproductive Health, and Maternal and Child Health.
Purpose
The Health Systems Strengthening 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 initiatives for MOH. 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 Ministry of Health (MOH) 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 MOH to carry out supply chain workforce assessments using a range of tools and approaches that are adapted for local
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 to carry out technical planning during and after implementation of supply chain, workforce activities to ensure proper capacity building and effective transfer of skills (including development of training materials, tools, guidelines, procedure manuals, SOPs, and monitoring of transfer of skills) at different levels of the supply chain system in
Support the design and implementation of technical assistance and capacity building initiatives that improve the ability of MOH personnel, including the Logistics Management Office (LMO) staff, to better manage the supply and distribution of priority health commodities. This includes supporting the LMO’s efforts to continue to build the capacity of District Pharmacies (DPs) and Service Delivery Points (SDPs).
Support the implementation of the various supply chain system strengthening interventions through the Quality Management Improvement Approach (QMIA) at all levels of the supply chain (Central level, DPs and SDPs).
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
In collaboration with GHSC-PSM team and others, ensure lessons learned in health system strengthening activities are captured and disseminated broadly within the project, in Chemonics and through external publication and presentation.
Any other activities as required by the
Experience, Skills and Qualifications Required
Master’s Degree in pharmaceutical supply chain management, public health workforce and organizational development, public health. and health policy, or bachelor’s degree with 5 years relevant experiences in the related fields 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
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 Health Systems Strengthening Advisor will report to the Senior Health Systems Strengthening Advisor
Application Process
Application should include an application letter, a Curriculum Vitae not exceeding 4 pages, copy of highest academic qualification, three professional references, telephone contact and email address, by August 16th, 2021, at 12:00
Please apply to:
The Country Director and e-mail your application to psmrwandarecruit@ghsc-psm.org. Mention “The Health System Strengthening Advisor Application” as subject of your email. Only complete applications will be vetted, and short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls will be accepted in relation to the subject.
Done at Kigali, August 10, 2021
Country Director, GHSC-PSM Project in Rwanda
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