Job Title: Supply Chain Management Officer
Organisation: University
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Project Name: USAID
Strengthening Uganda’s Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN) Project
Strengthening Uganda’s Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN) Project
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
About URC SUSTAIN Project:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is implementing the USAID-funded
Strengthening Uganda’s Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN) project.
The project supports delivery of quality HIV prevention, treatment, care and
laboratory services at selected regional referral and general hospitals.
Strengthening Uganda’s Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN) project.
The project supports delivery of quality HIV prevention, treatment, care and
laboratory services at selected regional referral and general hospitals.
Job Summary: The Supply
Chain Management Officer will be tasked with ensuring effective management of
medical supplies, including systems for forecasting, quantification, ordering
and reporting, storage and stock management.
Chain Management Officer will be tasked with ensuring effective management of
medical supplies, including systems for forecasting, quantification, ordering
and reporting, storage and stock management.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Routinely verify all NMS Laboratory
requests for accuracy and correctness for the supported facilities - Prepare allocations for buffer supplies
when necessary - Implement the logistics capacity building
plan (in terms of on-site training, mentorship and coaching) for medical
supplies staff basing on the health unit and individual needs - Regularly monitor laboratory reagents and
other supplies credit line uptake by supported facilities - Keenly tack all inventory at suppliers,
SUSTAIN and facilities for availability, expiry and monitor laboratory
supplies usage at the facility - Coordinate the adherence to drug policies
and regulations at supported facilities - Monitor attainment of Supply chain
management Performance targets and appraise the systems from time to time - Quantify and leverage supplies for HIV
commodities not supplied by NMS from other source - Work closely with hospital focal persons
to ensure accurate forecasting, quantification, timely order submission,
and effective stock management for laboratory supplies and commodities - Support health facilities to establish
logistics teams to conduct 5S in addition to CQI to bridge service
delivery gaps - Coordinate with the districts, health sub
districts and other stakeholders to improve supply chain management in the
region - Keep a database of all received
accountabilities /requests and supplies to/ from facilities and generate
quarterly reports on reporting rates for each of the supported site - Write quarterly and annual reports to
senior pharmaceutical logistics TA - Take up any other duties as may be
assigned
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicants for the USAID SUSTAIN
Supply Chain Management Officer job opportunity should hold a Bachelor in
Pharmacy with a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Supply Chain, or other
relevant field - A minimum of three (3) years’ professional
experience public health with a focus on commodities, or related area - Excellent networking and work relations
with the MOH and health partners in Supply Chain - Previous experience on USAID programs is
highly preferred
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should submit their
cover letter, certificate of good conduct, curriculum vitae, copies of academic
credentials and contact information for 3 professional references addressed to:
cover letter, certificate of good conduct, curriculum vitae, copies of academic
credentials and contact information for 3 professional references addressed to:
Human Resource & Administration Coordinator,
University Research Co., LLC – Centre for Human Services,
Plot 7 Ntinda View Crescent, Naguru
Kampala, UGANDA
E-mail to: [email protected]
Deadline: 10th March 2017 by
12:00 Noon
12:00 Noon
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